Startups, Companies & Assorted Ventures
Founded or Supported
PXV Daily
Status: Bootstrapped startup, active part-time, recently incorporated and working towards further expansion
Service: Community Advocacy, E-commerce, and Event Production
Includes Phoenixville/Kimberton Meetup, The Kimberville, and The Phoenixville Zombie Run & Fun Day
Role: Owner & Advocate
Years: 2014 – Present
Phoenixville, PA
Rivertribe
Status: Bootstrapped startup, active part-time/seasonally
Service: River Trips, Events & Edu
Includes the Marsh Creek Meetup
Role: Founder, Co-Owner & Operator
Manage: several to over a dozen person team on any given weekend when operating, more with events
Years: 2018 – Present v3.0 | 2008 – 2009 v2.0 | 1997 – 1999 v1.0
Schuylkill River, Southeast PA
UX Minds
Status: Actively Consulting
Service: Experiential Design Consultancy
Includes the Phoenixville Professionals Meetup
Role: Founder
Years: 2017 – Present
Chester County, PA
RUNegades
Status: Early Exit; Consulting Advisor & Volunteer
Service: Running Club, Race Directing, Events, & Nonprofit Fundraising
Role: Cofounder, Advisor & Volunteer
Years: 2018 – 2023
Southeast PA
The Do LaB
Status: Exited
Service: Experiential & Immersive Event, Stage & Booth Design and Production
Role: Web Manager, Production Artist & Founding Member
Managed: multiple CMS-driven brand websites, company-wide social media & marketing, 4-5 person production teams or more per event
Notable Events: Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, Lightning in a Paintcan, Lucent L’amour, Lucent Delirium, Virgin Music Festival
Years: 2000 – 2012
Los Angeles, CA
Do Art Foundation
Status: Exited
Service: Private Arts Nonprofit Foundation
Role: CTO & Founding Member
Notable Events: Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, Lightning in a Paintcan, Lucent L’amour, Lucent Delirium
Years: 2010 – 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Green Gurus
Status: Dormant
Service: Sustainability Consultancy & Green Web Hosting
Role: Founder & Owner
Years: 2007 – 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Distinctive
Fabric.com
Status: Exited
Service: Retail & Wholesale Fabric Sales
Role: Cofounder, CEO & Operating Manager
Managed: 4-5 core full-time employees, 6-7 part-time employees, and contractors
Platform: Proprietary e-commerce platform developed by the Heroku founders
Years: 2004 – 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Counterspill
Status: Exited
Service: Environmental Activism & News
Role: Cofounder, Advisor
Years: 2010
Los Angeles, CA
Dianovo
Status: Shuttered
Service: Green & Conscious Social Networking
Role: Cofounder & Owner
Platform: Drupal CMS
Years: 2006 – 2007
Los Angeles & Santa Cruz, CA
"
Jedi is a master innovator. His thinking is rare in a world filled with straight lines.
He gets excellent creative results by doing and taking risks others are afraid of.
I respect and will work with him again.
/ Jeremy Burkhardt
Founder @ origin acoustics /
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