Matthew Allan Watson (born July 7, 1981, in Oklahoma City) also known as Matt Watson, is an American entrepreneur and the current CEO of Stackify LLC, a technology company based in Leawood, Kansas. In 2003, Watson co-founded and served as CTO of VinSolutions, a developer of online CRM and lead management software for auto dealerships.[1][2] In 2011, VinSolutions was sold for $135 million to AutoTrader.com.[3][4] Then Watson founded Stackify in January 2012[5][6] to assist software developers in troubleshooting and support with a suite of tools including Prefix and Retrace.[7][8] Watson has credited his experience at VinSolutions for the skills necessary to build Stackify.[9][10] During the same period, he also launched the Watson Technology Group to support other entrepreneurs via angel investing.[11] Watson received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems at DeVry University in 2009.
Matt Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Allan Watson July 7, 1981 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Alma mater | DeVry University |
| Occupation | Software development |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Stackify, CTO of VinSolutions |
References
edit- ^ "VinSolutions sale in rearview, Watson hones in on Stackify, angel investing". Silicon Prairie News. 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Autotrader Acquires VinSolutions.com". Dealer Marketing. June 13, 2011.
- ^ Raletz, Alyson (19 June 2012). "Details emerge: VinSolutions sale price was $135M". Kansas City Business Journal.
- ^ "With wide array of perks, startups seek to sweeten deal for employees". Silicon Prairie News. 13 July 2013.
- ^ Raletz, Alyson (14 June 2013). "NextGen Leaders: Matt Watson". Kansas City Business Journal.
- ^ Arnold Arnold Tijerina (May 23, 2011). "In The Trenches During The AutoTrader Acquisition Of VinSolutions". Automotive Digital Marketing.
- ^ Maheu, Pierre-Luc (22 February 2017). "Introducing Prefix and Retrace : Interview with Stackify's Founder Matt Watson". InfoQ.
- ^ "The Best Business Products of 2016 - Stackify". PC Magazine. December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Episode 104: Prefix & Stackify with Matt Watson". Microsoft Developer Network - Channel 9.
- ^ "Matt Watson's Stackify launches with new look, support for Linux". Silicon Prairie News. 27 June 2012.
- ^ Kittrell, Ben (13 April 2015). "Episode 12: Matt Watson of Stackify talks about Angel Investing, Bootstrapping and Kansas City". Spare Room Radio.
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