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Steve Woda, the co-founder and CEO of uKnow.com, a leading parental intelligence system joins Enterprise Radio. Steve is an experienced entrepreneur and currently raising the series A for uKnow.com.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Steve Woda discuss the following:
- Tell us a little bit about you and your company, uKnow.com?
- You also founded BuySafe, can you tell us about your experience there?
- So what made you leave BuySafe and start uKnow.com?
- Can you elaborate more about how your product, uKnowKids, works?
- Since you are the CEO and are currently raising your series A, what is one piece of advice you would give to listeners who are in the same situation? Â What have you found was the hardest part about raising capital?
- Since social media is such a large part of your product, how have you used it in your business plan?
- Why is it necessary for all parents to monitor their child’s activity on social networking sites?
Duration: 13:54
As President and CEO of uKnow.com, Steve leads the company in its mission of empowering parents with smart tools to keep social and mobile kids safe from the greatest digital dangers including child predators, sexting, and cyberbullying. He is responsible for guiding the company’s strategy and overseeing day-to-day operations.
Prior to co-founding uKnow.com, Steve was the Founder and Chairman of buySAFE, the world’s leading ecommerce trust and safety company, which is now partially owned by Symantec (purchased from Verisign) and The Hartford.  During his nine years at buySAFE, Steve led almost every aspect of operations and co-raised almost $30 million in venture capital.
Steve earned his MBA in both Entrepreneurship and Operations & Information Management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Steve juggles many projects including speaking publicly about internet/mobile safety and serving on many advisory boards, but his most treasured is that of husband and father to his incredible wife and two young children.
Related Web Site: uKnow.com
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