John C. Adler
Entrepreneur, Executive and Educator
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Overview
Work Experience
President
2021 - Current
Combining a big data and sophisticated algorithms to produce high confidence wireless networks.
Board Member
2016
Spun Call Control out from a software development company, expanded the solution across Consumer (Play and AppStore) and Enterprise platforms. Launched landline solution on Amazon and QVC marketplaces and roadmap for the product. Contributing to numerous industry and government best practices to stop unwanted callers of all kinds.
Entrepreneur, Founder, Advisor, Board Member
2016
Working with founding teams and developing organic ideas in big data, mobile, cloud software and networking. Consulting with later-stage companies on disruptive projects, M&A, divestitures. Board Member and Advisor to Zabo (COIN) in this role. Contact email: jcadler (AT) kagenetworks.com.
Adjunct Professor
2022 - 2022
Sharing experience and lessons learned in a structured setting with aspiring student entrepreneurs. Continuing to work with UTD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Advisor
2017 - 2021
Acquired by #Coinbase. Zabo is a provider of secure, cloud-based digital platform solutions for the cryptocurrency ecosytem.
Zabo connects any crypto wallet to any application in a few lines of code.
Raised $3,650,000.00 from Tezos Foundation, Digital Currency Group, Blockchange Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Capital Factory, Moonshots Capital, CoinShares and Blockchange Ventures.
General Partner
2007 - 2015
Research technology and market dynamics, source new investment(s), and manage portfolio companies as a member of the Board of Directors. Work directly with portfolio company management to find new opportunities and accelerate growth. Interact with Limited Partners in fundraising and ongoing portfolio management.
Venture Partner
2001 - 2007
Joined InterWest as a Venture Partner responsible for sourcing, closing and managing of portfolio companies. Served on Board of Directors to develop, manage and accelerate company growth.
InterWest invests an average of about $7 - 15 million over the span of their involvement with each company in their portfolio.
Director of Marketing, WRBU
1999 - 2001
Led Marketing team of business unit post-acquisition. Directly involved in all aspects of product strategy, definition, positioning and customer acquisition. Participated in evaluating other potential acquisitions for Cisco during tenure.
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Sr. Director, Marketing
1998 - 1999
Joined founding team to lead broad array of company functions, then focusing on Product Management, Business Development and Systems/Sales Engineering. Directly involved in fund raising leading to an investment, then strategic sale to Cisco for $500M. Authored or co-authored nine U.S. Patents
Various, Engineering and Product Management
1991 - 1998
Began career as a Systems Reliability Engineer, then progressed thru a series of 'Intreprenuership' projects in Product Management and Marketing. Team member / leadership in programs leading to multi-billion dollars sales worldwide in multiplexers, digital cross-connects and optical networking. Initiated and led multinational development of the Optinex platform for Alcatel, which became the defacto offering for the company.