Guest Lane Becker
Lane Becker is co-founder and President of Get Satisfaction, a web startup dedicated to fostering new methods of communication and collaboration between companies and their customers.
Previously, Lane was co-founder of Adaptive Path, a user experience strategy, research, and design consultancy, known for, among other things, coining the technology terms "blog" and "ajax." While with Adaptive Path, Lane ran the consulting business and, as the creator of the New Ventures program, developed strategic partnerships with early-stage startup companies to provide them with long-term support for their product ideation, design, and launch strategies. The New Ventures program has seen successful exits with two of its portfolio companies so far, Sphere and Plazes.
As a speaker, Lane has provided training and direction to numerous organizations, including Sun Microsystems, The Washington Post, the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business >Play conference, and South by Southwest Interactive.
Previously, Lane was co-founder of Adaptive Path, a user experience strategy, research, and design consultancy, known for, among other things, coining the technology terms "blog" and "ajax." While with Adaptive Path, Lane ran the consulting business and, as the creator of the New Ventures program, developed strategic partnerships with early-stage startup companies to provide them with long-term support for their product ideation, design, and launch strategies. The New Ventures program has seen successful exits with two of its portfolio companies so far, Sphere and Plazes.
As a speaker, Lane has provided training and direction to numerous organizations, including Sun Microsystems, The Washington Post, the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business >Play conference, and South by Southwest Interactive.
