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Dec 11 2013
Announcing the judges panel for the AdMob Student App Challenge
Posted by Jeff Miner, AdMob Student App Challenge team
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Google is proud to announce the judging panel for The AdMob Student
App Challenge. Our six judges have either built apps or advised
developers, and between them have accumulated hundreds of millions of
downloads.
Toni Fingerroos: Toni Fingerroos is the CEO and founder of the mobile
games company Fingersoft. He developed Hill Climb Racing which reached
1st place in top free games in the USA in Google Play and has been
downloaded over 100 million times globally. In 2013 he received the
Game Developer of the Year award in Finland. Fingerroos came up with
the name Fingersoft when he was ten years old, with a passion for
developing games. After years of making games for his friends to enjoy
he wanted to learn more about business and economics. He co-founded
two companies and also assumed managerial responsibility. After
gaining experience from these businesses he was ready to start a
company of his own that would make use of his skills and laid-back
attitude. In 2012 he officially founded Fingersoft Ltd. pursuing his
life-long dream of running an independent game studio.
Edward Kim: Edward Kim got his start in the Android development world
by developing and entering his apps in various Android development
contests. Most notably, he won 3rd place in Google's Android Developer
Challenge 2, taking a $25,000 prize. He also won 1st place in
Verizon's `Power Your App' contest, taking a $75,000 prize. Edward Kim
is the co-founder and CTO of ZenPayroll. Prior to co-founding
ZenPayroll, Edward was the CEO and co-founder of Picwing.com, a Y
Combinator-funded startup and photo-printing platform that was
acquired in 2011. Edward holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering
from Stanford University.
Artavazd Mehrabyan: Artavazd Mehrabyan is co-founder & COO of PicsArt:
a fun and full-featured mobile photo editing, drawing app, and art
community for Android and iOS. He worked previously as Senior Software
Architect at prominent web portal Lycos Europe. Artavazd has conducted
practical classes in Software Architecture at the American University
of Armenia, and has been a guest lecturer at Yerevan State
Polytechnic. He is a graduate of the American University of Armenia.
Sana Choudary: Over the last two years Sana has been the CEO and
co-founder of YetiZen, a cornerstone of the game developer ecosystem.
This includes the YetiZen accelerator, the wildly popular
games-focused accelerator and the YetiZen Innovation Lab, the only
game developer community space of its kind for game developer business
education and synergy in the new and ever evolving world of social
mobile. It has served over 10,000 game developers in the last 12
months. Sana Choudary has a reputation for being a powerful force in
creating successful entrepreneurs. She has been highly active in the
entrepreneurial and gaming communities throughout her career as a
leading member of Women 2.0, StartupWeekend; and as a co-founder of
NYC's largest entrepreneurial group, Ultra Light Startups. In addition
to YetiZen, Sana chairs TiE SF and TiEcon Youth Track, the world's
largest entrepreneurship conference. Through YetiZen, Sana is
intimately involved with hundreds of startups, gaming veterans,
investors, and gaming giants, giving her a unique and unparalleled
perspective on the game space.
Jake Ward: Jake Ward oversees operations and programming for the
Application Developers Alliance, including media relations, marketing,
membership and corporate partnerships. He has more than 10 years of
experience in public relations, marketing and public policy. He has
led strategic communication and issue-advocacy campaigns on behalf of
Fortune 100 companies, public interest groups and industry
associations.
Taizo Son: Taizo San is CEO at Movida Japan, Chairman at GungHo Online
Entertainment and Advisor at SoftBank. `I have worked fervently for
the past 15 years to start new IT-related venture companies. In 2002 I
founded GungHo, one of Japan's most successful online gaming
companies, and our flagship game Puzzle & Dragons is the world's top
grossing app for iOS and Android. With Movida Japan, a seed
accelerator I founded in 2009, we aim to significantly boost the
venture ecosystem in East Asia by 2030. I also serve as an Advisor at
SoftBank, a Japanese Telecom and IT conglomerate with more than 1300
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, founded and led by my brother
Masayoshi Son.`
Our panel is excited to see what our participants come up with during
the contest. Be sure to follow AdMob on Google + for any
Challenge-related announcements, and to check out the Challenge
website.
http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/
From: Baghdasarian
Dec 11 2013
Announcing the judges panel for the AdMob Student App Challenge
Posted by Jeff Miner, AdMob Student App Challenge team
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Google is proud to announce the judging panel for The AdMob Student
App Challenge. Our six judges have either built apps or advised
developers, and between them have accumulated hundreds of millions of
downloads.
Toni Fingerroos: Toni Fingerroos is the CEO and founder of the mobile
games company Fingersoft. He developed Hill Climb Racing which reached
1st place in top free games in the USA in Google Play and has been
downloaded over 100 million times globally. In 2013 he received the
Game Developer of the Year award in Finland. Fingerroos came up with
the name Fingersoft when he was ten years old, with a passion for
developing games. After years of making games for his friends to enjoy
he wanted to learn more about business and economics. He co-founded
two companies and also assumed managerial responsibility. After
gaining experience from these businesses he was ready to start a
company of his own that would make use of his skills and laid-back
attitude. In 2012 he officially founded Fingersoft Ltd. pursuing his
life-long dream of running an independent game studio.
Edward Kim: Edward Kim got his start in the Android development world
by developing and entering his apps in various Android development
contests. Most notably, he won 3rd place in Google's Android Developer
Challenge 2, taking a $25,000 prize. He also won 1st place in
Verizon's `Power Your App' contest, taking a $75,000 prize. Edward Kim
is the co-founder and CTO of ZenPayroll. Prior to co-founding
ZenPayroll, Edward was the CEO and co-founder of Picwing.com, a Y
Combinator-funded startup and photo-printing platform that was
acquired in 2011. Edward holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering
from Stanford University.
Artavazd Mehrabyan: Artavazd Mehrabyan is co-founder & COO of PicsArt:
a fun and full-featured mobile photo editing, drawing app, and art
community for Android and iOS. He worked previously as Senior Software
Architect at prominent web portal Lycos Europe. Artavazd has conducted
practical classes in Software Architecture at the American University
of Armenia, and has been a guest lecturer at Yerevan State
Polytechnic. He is a graduate of the American University of Armenia.
Sana Choudary: Over the last two years Sana has been the CEO and
co-founder of YetiZen, a cornerstone of the game developer ecosystem.
This includes the YetiZen accelerator, the wildly popular
games-focused accelerator and the YetiZen Innovation Lab, the only
game developer community space of its kind for game developer business
education and synergy in the new and ever evolving world of social
mobile. It has served over 10,000 game developers in the last 12
months. Sana Choudary has a reputation for being a powerful force in
creating successful entrepreneurs. She has been highly active in the
entrepreneurial and gaming communities throughout her career as a
leading member of Women 2.0, StartupWeekend; and as a co-founder of
NYC's largest entrepreneurial group, Ultra Light Startups. In addition
to YetiZen, Sana chairs TiE SF and TiEcon Youth Track, the world's
largest entrepreneurship conference. Through YetiZen, Sana is
intimately involved with hundreds of startups, gaming veterans,
investors, and gaming giants, giving her a unique and unparalleled
perspective on the game space.
Jake Ward: Jake Ward oversees operations and programming for the
Application Developers Alliance, including media relations, marketing,
membership and corporate partnerships. He has more than 10 years of
experience in public relations, marketing and public policy. He has
led strategic communication and issue-advocacy campaigns on behalf of
Fortune 100 companies, public interest groups and industry
associations.
Taizo Son: Taizo San is CEO at Movida Japan, Chairman at GungHo Online
Entertainment and Advisor at SoftBank. `I have worked fervently for
the past 15 years to start new IT-related venture companies. In 2002 I
founded GungHo, one of Japan's most successful online gaming
companies, and our flagship game Puzzle & Dragons is the world's top
grossing app for iOS and Android. With Movida Japan, a seed
accelerator I founded in 2009, we aim to significantly boost the
venture ecosystem in East Asia by 2030. I also serve as an Advisor at
SoftBank, a Japanese Telecom and IT conglomerate with more than 1300
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, founded and led by my brother
Masayoshi Son.`
Our panel is excited to see what our participants come up with during
the contest. Be sure to follow AdMob on Google + for any
Challenge-related announcements, and to check out the Challenge
website.
http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/
From: Baghdasarian