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WDLF CEO Ken Tapp Harvard Business School: Realtor.com, Move.com, HomeBuilder.com


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MjLink.com, Inc.

Harvard Business School
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About
A founder and co-founder of multiple internet technology companies over the past 25 years. Started tech career in 1995 as code developer and database administrator for the real estate tech startups, Realtor.com & HomeBuilder.com ...through the IPO as MOVE, in 1999.

After leaving MOVE.COM at the end of 2000, Ken spent the next 11 years as a venture capitalist, investing in more than 20 internet tech startups. He has held the positions of Chairman, CEO, CFO, CTO, COO, Advisor and Director in multiple real estate tech companies here in the U.S. and internationally from 2000 thru 2012.

In January of 2013, he co-founded an AI and Blockchain-powered social networking and e-commerce platform, that has since launched niche social network marketplaces in residential real estate, multiple sports industries including soccer, tennis, hunting, fishing and camping, as well as the financial markets and the emerging alternative medicine industry.


Experience
MjLink.com, Inc.
Cofounder & CEO
MjLink.com, Inc.
Jan 2013 - Present8 years
Denver, Colorado
The MjLink Cannabis and Hemp Social Network is a group of free-to-use websites, apps, and social marketing tools specifically designed to expedite the growth of the cannabis industry and shorten the business learning curve for new companies entering the marketplace.

The MjLink Network is built on an online social platform for the exchange of ideas, products and connections that work with both cannabis producers, distributors and dispensaries, as well as the tens of thousands of…
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HuntPost.com, Inc.
Cofounder & CTO
HuntPost.com, Inc.
Jun 2015 - Present5 years 7 months
Englewood, Colorado, United States
HuntPost.com, Inc. is a social network e-marketplace for hunting, fishing and camping goods. It’s home to a universe of special, extraordinary people and companies, all wildlife enthusiast who have make nature a central part of their lives.

In a time of big-box sporting good stores and white-noise that floods mainstream social networks, it is our mission to keep human connection at the heart of our social network and e-commerce marketplace. That’s why we built HuntPost, a place where…
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LikeRE
Cofounder & CTO
LikeRE
Jul 2016 - Present4 years 6 months
United States
Connect and share home pictures, videos, open houses, special offers, knowledge, events and more, with real estate professionals, home buyers and sellers on the LikeRE.com Real Estate Social Network.
Sports Social Network, Inc.
Chairman & Co-founder
Sports Social Network, Inc.
Jun 2015 - Present5 years 7 months
Greater Denver Area
Sports Social Network brings together sporting goods manufacturers, sports related businesses, athletes and fans in to niche Social Commerce Networks, and provide better levels of user interaction, privacy and engagement by removing the white noise commonly found on sites like Facebook.

The Sports Social Network provides targeted sports verticals like Hunting and Fishing, Soccer, Tennis, Golfing, Cycling and more, with individual social network and eCommerce technology…
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BRIMS-RES Australia, Pty Ltd.
CEO and CTO
BRIMS-RES Australia, Pty Ltd.
Jan 2001 - Sep 201211 years 9 months
Brisbane, Australia
A real estate technology SaaS company, providing data analytics and home listing distribution for 1.5M Realtors and Home Builders in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States and the U.K.
Cherry Creek Internet Group
Founder & CEO
Cherry Creek Internet Group
Jan 2000 - Aug 20099 years 8 months
Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek Internet Group; an incubator and $5M investment fund for online real estate technology companies. From 1999 through 2009, CCIG successfully launched, merged, acquired and sold 21 international real estate tech startups. CCIG companies generated a total gross revenue of $50M from 2001 through 2009, and serviced 1.3M international real estate professionals. In 2009, CCIG bundled multiple companies in its fund, which was then acquired by an Australian Private Equity Fund as…
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Move, Inc
VP, Application Database Engineer, Webmaster
Move, Inc
Nov 1995 - Dec 20005 years 2 months
Website Development, Network Management, Product and Revenue Model Development, Online Branding, VP of Application Database Engineers.
Education
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Executive EducationDisruptive Strategy
2018 - 2019
University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado Denver
Master of Computer Applications - MCAData Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
1992 - 1994
University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado Denver
Computer Information Science (CIS) & MS in Computer ScienceInformation Technology
1988 - 1992
Activities and Societies: V.P. of Student Body - 1990 - 1992
Interdisciplinary approaches for understanding and shaping a digital future characterized by pervasively available digital information and communication technology.
Volunteer Experience
Board Member Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
Board Member
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
Jan 2003 - Dec 20075 years
Arts and Culture
Executive Committee HomeAid America
Executive Committee
HomeAid America
Jan 2001 - Dec 20099 years
Social Services
Student Volunteer Mensa International
Student Volunteer
Mensa International
Jan 1989 - Dec 19957 years
Education
Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.
Organizations
Mensa International
Member
Jan 1990 - Present
https://www.mensa.org/
Groups
Public Relations and Communications Professionals Public Relations and Communications Professionals
Public Relations and Communications Professionals
Legal Cannabis Through Bitcoin / Blockchain Technologies Legal Cannabis Through Bitcoin / Blockchain Technologies
Legal Cannabis Through Bitcoin / Blockchain Technologies
Hemp Apparel & Textile Sourcing Hemp Apparel & Textile Sourcing
Hemp Apparel & Textile Sourcing
Everything FinTech Everything FinTech
Everything FinTech
Medical Marijuana Professionals Medical Marijuana Professionals
Medical Marijuana Professionals
BizBash—Event Pros Gather BizBash—Event Pros Gather
BizBash—Event Pros Gather
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