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There are opportunities all around you.
Over the past 12 years Interminds helps incubate business ideas in the technology, consumer packaged goods, aviation and biotechnology industries. We specialize in developing unique win-win relationships with patent holders, enterepreneurs and inventors--putting the pieces of the puzzle together to bring about a positive result.
Local in thinking but global in scope
We work within global marketplaces with a particular emphasis on the United States and Asia, but extend anywhere our talents are needed. From the first Internet-based knowledge transfer nitiatives in the People's Republic of China in 2000 to developing digital imaging technologies for leading Japanese imaging companies, Interminds strives to maximize every dollar to capture market share wherever needed. As part of our thinking, we believe in helping companies develope winning local teams that can compete in the global marketplace.
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The firm's partners provide a broad array of strategic advisory services and interim-CEO or Chairman roles for early and growth stage companies, particularly in social media, e-commerce, Internet technology, gaming and racing, pre-IPO, information technology, and government services. The team's vast network of relationships forms the core of the firm's practice, assisting entrepreneurs in the development of long-term strategies that lead to significant and recurring revenue potential.
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Founder Bill Townsend has been at the forefront of technological and social change, including:
- Posted some of the first ads on the Internet back in 1992
- Created the 468x60 ad banner standard at Lycos in 1995
- Created the keyword advertising concept at Lycos that same year
- As VP Advertising and VP Worldwide Ideation, helped take Lycos public in 1996, a mere 8 months after company launch; at the time a record on NASDAQ
- Created an ad delivery system that to this day delivers more targeted advertising than Google
- Helped develop the revenue model at GeoCities before its multi-billion dollar sales to Yahoo!
- Authored the Internet’s first Children’s Advertising Guidelines, establishing rules for marketers targeting minors, in 1996.
- Was involved in voice over IP in 1997 as a board member of Really Easy Internet
- Co-founded CommonPlaces to bring distance education to university campuses in 1998. Now called Alloy, CommonPlaces was the largest young adult media and marketing services firm in America
- In 1999 restructured sixdegrees.com, the web’s original social networking site and intellectual property behind LinkedIn
- In 2002, devised a 29 fps video over broadband technology, exceeding the capabilities of Windows Media and Real and
- That same year, led market development of an anti-Denial of Service attack platform that outperformed those offered by Cisco and the likes
- In 2002, as a founding board member, helped launch what became Pay By Touch, at the time, the leader in biometric authentication for payments and personalized marketing
- Co-founded Corvosi, a sports marketing agency working with world-class athletes (e.g., Michael Jordan Motorsports) and race teams (Rahal Letterman Racing, Suzuki) in 2007
Board member and Chairman of Powered Outcomes, creator of Outcomes, a much needed software product that plugs into Microsoft Outlook, Entourage, and webmail to provide accountability and reporting to tasks requested through corporate email
A published author in Harvard Business Review, he has spent years studying the behaviors of effective executives, managers, and employees and with Associate Dean of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, Gary Carini, developed an outline for Employee Entrepreneurship that greatly increases employee productivity
An accomplished violin maker, his passion is putting musical instrumetns into the hands of talented young players. In 2000, he founded and remains Chairman of The Amati Foundation, a leading non-profit organization supporting the classical stringed arts
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Turnaround expertise: helping companies exceed their potential
Interminds has long teamed with Federer Resources, Inc., a firm with over 20 years of assisting companies through challenging circumstances. From assessments, due diligence, and interim management to seller representation, and post-merger integration, the joint Interminds/Federer Resources team provides personalized, unbiased assistance for boards of directors, owners, and managers.
If you are interested in securing the services of our restructuring team, please contact Mr. Frank Federer, President, at Federer Resources, Inc., (512) 656-4750.
Help for first time entrepreneurs
If you are interested in having our team review and assess your business plan for a nominal administrative fee of $750, please complete the form below and someone will contact you.
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Purchase your business books here and a percentage of the purchase price is donated to The Amati Foundation, a nonprofit organization returning music education to America's underserved public schools.
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THE LEGAL STUFF
Copyright 1998-2010 Interminds, LLC, Alexandria . Los Angeles . Taipei . Vilnius. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this site may be reproduced without prior written consent. Freescale is a business process and protected under trade secret laws of the United States. Client information is considered confidential and will not be released without consent. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other U.S. Government activities may be classified and cannot be divulged under any circumstances. For details contact Interminds. Equity Carlisle Defense Homeland Security
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