Rodney Gibbs
Two-time entrepreneur. Co-founder of Ricochet Labs, maker of Qrank, a social-mobile-geo platform for knowledge-based quizzes. Previously founded Fizz Factor, which I sold to Amaze Entertainment.
Active in technology and media communities. Advisory board member of KUT, the Austin Film Society, and KLRU.
In a previous life, I was a screenwriter and journalist.News junkie, food lover, music nut, mixologist, and cinephile.
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- Social Mobile Game Platofrms, Game Development, Ricochet Labs co-founderComputer Software | Austin, Texas Area, USSummaryEntrepreneur and designer in Austin's technology and media communities. I've founded two companies, Fizz Factor, which I sold to Amaze Entertainment, and Ricochet Labs, which develops social mobile platforms, including Qrank, which Esquire magazine calls one of the "80 people, places, and ideas that matter right now."
Augmenting my efforts creating and growing companies is my work on a variety of boards and initiatives that advance digital media production education.Specialties: Strategic leadership, entrepreneurship, creative and technical team management, strategic relationships, project management, design, creative direction, location-based applications, smartphone app development, viral marketing, community volunteering, digital media educationExperience- Sept 2011 - PresentAdvisory Board Member / KLRU-TV
- Sept 2009 - PresentCEO & Co-founder / Ricochet LabsWe make social mobile platforms for knowledge-based quizzes. Our not-so-modest goal is to create a game layer across all knowledge.
- Sept 2009 - PresentMember, Board of Directors / Austin Film SocietyFinance committee chair
http://www.austinfilm.org/ - Sept 2009 - PresentAdvisory Board Member / KUT Radiohttp://kut.org/
- Sept 2009 - Sept 2011Advisory Board Member / International Game Developers Association
- Oct 2006 - Sept 2010Chair / Digital Media Council
- Nov 2001 - Aug 2009Co-founder and Studio Director / Fizz Factor
- Mar 1999 - Nov 2001Senior Producer / Sapient (formerly Human Code)
- Sept 1997 - Feb 1999Screenwriter / Various TV Networks
- Aug 1996 - Sept 1997Writer and Associate Producer / Dead Man's Gun Productions
- Feb 1993 - Nov 1995Program Director / Austin Film Festival
- Sept 1992 - Apr 1993Harris Fellow / WTTW TV Chicago
- 1992 - 1992Writers' Assistant / Comedy CentralAssisted writers prepare for nightly broadcasts from the 1992 Republican National Convention.
- 1992 - 1992International Radio and TV Society Fellow / Time Magazine
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1993 - 1996The University of Texas at AustinMFA
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1988 - 1992Rice UniversityB.A. in Sociology
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Honors:• Austin Under 40 Arts and Entertainment category winner, 2008 • SXSW Interactive Dewey Winburne Nominee, 2007 • Big Brothers Big Sisters' Supporter of the Year, 2002 • Big Brothers Big Sisters' Big Brother of the Year, 2000
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Interests:professional: strategy, product development, brand development, team building, marketing, fundraising, public speaking personal: travel, reading, movies, bicycling, swimming, cooking, fringe technology
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- Met Boris, the mayor of London. Later saw a faux Andy Warhol screen print of him. How do I get my own fake Warhol?
- @tasneemraja Great meeting you too. Yes, I'd love to chat about MoJo and Qrank. Chat early next week?
- About to take my first international flight in quite a while. They still ply you with free booze?
- RT @knightfdn: Thinking outside the box: can newspapers also be digital tech incubators? http://t.co/AlJokiCh via @CNNMoney
- I'm at Spark Camp. Think I'm the only local here. Everyone's from NYC!
- We're gonna miss you, Bryan. Poyser Leaving AFS - Screens Blog - The Austin Chronicle http://t.co/uE9V1Cdk
- Taking the plunge! http://t.co/yYf9K8qf
- Bracing for New Year's Day jump into Barton Springs. Brrr! @ Barton Springs Pool http://t.co/DK84fPg8
- What a year in film. I've only seen half of these. Bob Mondello's Top 10 (Plus 10): NPR http://t.co/GUR9MqSw
- Bob Boilen's Favorite Live Shows of 2011 : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR http://t.co/Fcfysf4J
- You know your liquid nitrogen tank has a problem when... @ University of Texas http://t.co/czjKJglV
- Happiness Is On The Decline, Says Twitter Study http://t.co/KuDKmbVQ
- Tests Cast Doubt on F.A.A. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad - http://t.co/Qerqu8Ie http://t.co/iSfXYZYC
- How Amazon Wants To Force Actresses To Stop Lying About Their Age http://t.co/BKINTybd
- Just posted a photo @ Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve http://t.co/Wt1gaKD8
- Woody Allen's 5 Favorite Parisian Films - The Daily Beast http://t.co/UZaxE2T9
- Cookies gone wild! http://t.co/8g8bDYjj
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/SlVDUUv0
- A light touch. http://t.co/FUPGy5OV http://t.co/wOBzUoGM
- Sing it, David. http://t.co/HPdK1cew http://t.co/Ky33gVlW
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- @fidmart85 Thanks so much for the correction!
- @heartlesshackle Sadly no, though you do win a free sub if you collect all the QRANK awards! #butnotreally
- @heartlesshackle Looks like you've pleased us in the past and already have a FOQ award. Thanks again!
- @heartlesshackle Slip of the fingers, it seems. Thanks for the correction! Send us your QRANK username and we'll credit you with a FOQ award
- @danielgerling No kidding? Well, looks like we'll dedicate our breakfast to him this morning and then stage a coup to take over the office.
- @GenevieveKoski You're very welcome! Let us know if you're missing anything else.
- @GenevieveKoski Sure thing, Genevieve!
- Hint o' the Day: Always hydrate before answering trivia. Drink some tea, or just have a swig from your SIGG. http://t.co/0Xa7G5Tk #Orchie
- Hint o' the Day: Always hydrate before answering trivia. Drink some tea, or just have a swig from your SIGG http://t.co/0Xa7G5Tk #Orchie
- @jackied321 Can do.
- @mdougm2001 Yup. We'll get that to you.
- Hint o' the Day: Remember that Disney film where Cruella De Vil wanted to skin some dogs to make fake beards? #Obelus http://t.co/pnbuF2ha
- Hint o' the Day: Remember that Disney film where Cruella De Vil wanted to skin some dogs to make fake beards? http://t.co/pnbuF2ha #Obelus
- Why, in that time, you could also... RT @haveyoumettony: Just learned it takes 7 minutes, 18 seconds to play 2 games of @QRANK. #nowyouknow
- @thesalzereffect Thanks for letting us know. We'll take care of it.
- @simonsaybrams Happy Birthday!
- @iellie We weren't entirely clear with that question, though: http://t.co/icJgrkBV
- @simonsaybrams It's not really. Just a gimmick from back in the day. http://t.co/icJgrkBV Wouldn't want you to murder anyone for no reason.
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- Beauty Queen by Roxy Music
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- Your Algebra by The Shins
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