“How much information is there in the world? A study that was done last year indicated roughly five million terabytes. How much is indexable, searchable today? Current estimate: about 170 terabytes. So again we're back in that two or three percent of the indexed and searchable world.”
Mission (top)
KnowledgeBid, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed in March of 2007 to build a platform to facilitate seamless transactions of high-value information between parties with no prior relationships. KnowledgeBid is based on the principle that all information has value, but that oftentimes those that hold interesting information have no idea that their knowledge is particularly valuable, nor do they know who would be willing to pay them for what they know. Accordingly, every aspect of KnowledgeBid has been designed to facilitate the sourcing and transfer of valuable information between parties with little or no prior history.
Core Team (top)
Rob Webb: Rob is the founder and CEO of KnowledgeBid. Prior to starting the company, Rob was a product manager for WebTrends, a dominant player in the web analytics space. WebTrends purchased his previous employer, ClickShift. ClickShift algorithmically optimized online ad spending in the paid search and banner markets. At both WebTrends and ClickShift, Rob lead the development and design of products that he initiated which targeted hedge funds and the finance world. Rob is a graduate of the JD/MBA program at the University of Chicago and Colby College. Prior to and during graduate school, Rob worked for several law firms and focused on transactional and corporate law. You can read his blog here.
Joe Faron: Joe is KnowledgeBid's Lead Developer and Designer and also a co-founder. Prior to joining KnowledgeBid, Joe was a Web Developer for United Financial Mortgage Corp. He received a degree in Computer Science from DePaul University, where he studied E-commerce system development and network security. Joe was also a Technical Specialist for Business Systems of America and ran a peer-to-peer file sharing hub and web hosting operation. When Rob and Joe first met, he was building a tech-focused Q&A site in his free time. You can see Joe's online portfolio here.
KnowledgeBid contracts technical specialists on to the team when necessary.
Board of Directors (top)
Patrick Pohlen: Patrick serves on KnowledgeBid's Board of Directors along with Rob. He is a partner in Latham & Watkins' Silicon Valley office, where he is the global Co-Chair of the firm's Venture and Technology Group. He is one of the nation's leading attorneys in representing technology companies and the financial institutions that fund them. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Patrick ran a high profile technology start-up.
Contact (top)
To reach us, you can use our contact form, call or fax 800-576-4104 or send snail mail to 41 Arguello Blvd, #2, San Francisco, CA, 94118.