Alexander Taub has extensive experience in startup business development. He has led business development at Aviary, Inc., a leading online design application provider, securing many education and third-party partnerships. Previously, he led business development for Media/And, an online video startup, closing deals with many media companies. He also initiated ETM Media, a digital media kiosk venture. Taub has worked in entertainment at MTV Networks and holds a B.A. in Economics from Yeshiva University.

1. Alexander Taub
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STARTUP EXPERIENCE
AVIARY, INC. New York, NY
Lead Business Development May 2010- Present
Aviary is a pioneering and leading provider of fully web-based design applications. With a suite of digital creation software available as an
online service, Aviary offers a simple and cost-effective solution for creators of all genres - from graphic design to audio editing - to build,
edit, produce and distribute digital assets.
● Report to the co-founder and Vice President of Business Development
● Leading Aviary’s education initiative “Aviary Education” that is being used in 45+ U.S. states and 45+ Countries
● Leading Aviary’s partnerships with third-party websites for web and mobile API- partners include; Ning, Imgur, picplz,
Rockmelt, Friendcaster for Facebook, Fashism, Snapette, Exclaim Media, Everloop, Shopify, Rrripple, Dogster, Hyperpublic,
Market Publique, iRemix, How Mutch, and more
● Interact with senior management and maintain strong relationships with partners on a daily basis
● Company received financing; Spark Capital, Vision Ventures, Jeff Bezos, Joi Ito and Reid Hoffman among others
MEDIA/AND INC. New York, NY / Tel-Aviv, Israel
Lead Business Development March 2008- May 2010
Media/And is an Israel-based start-up company dedicated to creating new revenue streams for online video content. Media/And has
created "smartbar" technology that allows video to become shoppable without disrupting the content.
● The sole member of company's business development team in the US and in charge of day-to-day operations
● Company received financing; Jeff Pulver, Genesis Partners, Nir Tarlovsky, and Benchmark Capital-Israel among others
● Initiated conversation, presented in meetings, or closed technology integration deals with Tennis Channel, LXTV (Owned by
NBC Universal), Beautifulstranger.tv, Fashion Cents, Sony Music, Cross Bridge Media, Bad Boy Entertainment, Conde Nast,
Hachette Filappachi/Berman Braun, College Humor, Universal Sports, CBS, Brightcove, IMDB, and Warner Brothers, FOX,
FOX Sports, Summit Entertainment, MyContent, Universal Music, Disney/ABC, HBO, Time Inc, Endemol USA, and more
● Interacted with senior management and coordinated cross-functional teams to realize video strategy; influenced and
managed indirect reports to launch deals and maintained strong relationships with partners
ETM MEDIA New York, NY
Strategy & Business Development September 2007- March 2008
Initiated ETM (Entertainment Teller Machine), a media kiosk that delivers high quality digital media to mobile consumers. This service
enables users to download full-length movies, TV shows, and music in less than one minute.
● Secured seed capital of $100,000 from a Silicon Valley venture capital firm for development of company
● Delivered presentations to investors and companies, including: MPAA, Blockbuster Inc., YouTube, Time Inc., Fox News,
Hudson News, BAA, SanDisk, Wunderman, NCircle Entertainment, Hit Entertainment, Cohn & Wolfe, and Nabbr.com
ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE
VIACOM New York, NY
MTV Networks, Business Development September 2008- December 2008
Worked with team that focused on new business development in digital media and video sharing space.
● Performed industry research and analysis utilizing Nielson on weekly, monthly & quarterly music sales performance for a
Viacom subsidiary, Harmonix’s “Rockband,” to determine the impact on overall sales of the release of each song on
“Rockband” video game
● Tracked visibility and effectiveness of Viacom-owned Times Square interactive billboard, “44.5”, and bordering
advertisements, during the television show “Total Request Live”
● Performed market research of digital media availability and distribution of competing networks’ top television shows on most
popular social networks and video sharing websites
EDUCATION
Yeshiva University, Yeshiva College New York, NY
B.A. in Economics May 2009
Honor’s List; Fall 2006- Spring 2008
LEADERSHIP
DiningVille Publications (2007-09); iMentor program; Board Member of New York Venture Community (NYVC); Board Member of the Startl
Digital Learning Events; Advisory Board of various startup companies