Nikos Iatropoulos
Co-Founder & CEO
Nikos is a Co-Founder of Lingospot and is responsible for building the company's world-class algorithmic publishing and semantic search business, focusing on delivering measurable value for online publishers, curators and brands globally. Nikos has been actively involved in the software and digital media industries for the last 18 years. Prior to Lingospot, he launched several software and digital media ventures. He was the founding CEO of Upstream, one of the top mobile marketing companies worldwide, with 2007 revenues of over $36 Million. Nikos was also the co-founder and COO of Snack TV, led the global launch of RCS Mobile (acquired by Clear Channel), and has advised several digital media companies including Out There Media, NCI Mobility (acquired by In-Touch), Hi-Tide Media and Event Now. Prior to catching the entrepreneurial bug, Nikos was an investment banker for Credit Suisse and a management consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Education
- Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, B.S. in Computer Science
- MIT Sloan School of Management, M.B.A.
Personal Interests
Nikos is married and has a young son. When he is not thinking about the future of digital media or spending time with his son, you can usually find him underwater. He is an avid scuba diver and a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. He enjoys diving with his wife and friends both locally and in various more exotic locations around the world. His all-time favorite dive destination is the Maldives.
"There is nothing more exciting to me than watching some ideas sketched on a whiteboard transform into products that add real value to our customers. Entrepreneurship is all about visualizing a potential solution to a problem and mobilizing the resources at your disposal to make this vision a reality. It's a fantastic journey."
Connect with Nikos
nikos@lingospot.com
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