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Mochila Inc

Company Information

2111 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 330
Carlsbad, CA
United States
Phone: 1 415 308 7928

www.mochila.com

Industry: Professional Services


Overview

Founded in 2001 as a publishing automation software company, today Mochila is an online content marketplace for publishers, editors, creators and advertisers. Designed to be first to market, Mochila leverages the power of the Internet to facilitate the acquisition and sale of high quality content that includes articles, photography and soon video and audio. Mochila's executive team and advisors are distinguished media and technology veterans who have observed a shift in the publishing landscape, including huge growth in certain sectors. Last year approximately 16.8 billion words and 1.8 billion photos and graphics were sold over wire services such as the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Combine those numbers with audio and video sales, and the world spent just under $2 billion on syndicated news content last year. This market is expected to grow to $3 billion by 2008. Additionally, niche publications will spend nearly $3 billion on outsourced content...

Corporate Structure

TOP EXECUTIVES

Austin Westerling      Director
Leo Spiegel      Director
Jerry Colonna      Director
Bill Lindsey      Vice President Architecture
Jason Oliver      Founder
Tushar Patel      Vice President of Engineering and Technical Operations
Carolyn Bekkedahl      Chief Development Officer
CRAIG V CALDER      Chief Marketing Officer
Fred Wilson      Partner
Benjamin Chen      Chairman & Chief Technology Officer
Daniel Greenspun      Director
Lisa Granatstein      Editorial Director
Rick Daniels      Board of Directors
Mike Dunn      Vice President, Hearst Interactive Investments
Eve Burton      Board of Directors
Luis Fiallo      Board of Directors
Jerry Hawk      Managing Partner, Advantage Professionals