Andrew Keen

Founder and Chief Executive of afterTV LLC

In the mid-’90s, Andrew Keen was a member of the pioneering generation of Silicon Valley visionaries who first “got” the internet. He founded Audiocafe.com in 1995, and, securing significant investment from Intel and SAP, established it as one of the most highly trafficked websites of the late ‘90s. As the chief executive of Audiocafe.com, Keen became a Silicon Valley celebrity, speaking regularly on the digital media circuit.

In 2000, Keen produced “MB5: The Festival for New Media Visionaries,” a futurist show featuring some of Silicon Valley’s leading pundits. Since then, he has held senior management positions at a number of venture capital backed start-ups including Pulse, Santa Cruz Networks and Pure Depth. Keen is currently the founder and chief executive of afterTV LLC, a firm that helps marketers optimize their brand desirability in the post-TV consumer landscape.

Keen’s entrepreneurial experience, coupled with his writing and public speaking skills, has established him today as both the most controversial and incisive voice in Silicon Valley. He is the host of the popular internet chat show afterTV.com and regularly appears on television and radio. His writing can be found on his CultoftheAmateur weblog, on ZDNet and CBS.com, as well as in traditional publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle.

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