Brady Becker
Co-Founder of @Forkly. Previously co-founded @Brightkite. designer, eagle scout, skier, sailor, foodie
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- SummaryDesigner, UX/UI Enthusiast, "Product guy". Brady has a passion for creating things that challenge how we define and interact with the world around us.
Brady is currently a Founder at Forkly.com. Previously he co-founded Brightkite.com (acquired in 2009), Check.in and Loopnote.com.
His work has been featured in the iOS App Store, The New York Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, Smashing Magazine and more. Brady attended Carnegie Mellon, and holds a Masters in Architecture from the University of Colorado.Specialties: Product Management, UX Design, UI Design, Mobile Design, Branding, Identity, Geolocation, ArchitectureExperience- Sept 2010 - PresentFounder / ForklyLaunched in August 2011, Forkly makes it easy to match your tastebuds with the food/drink you love. Forkly has been featured as “App of the Week” and added to “Essential Apps for Foodies” in the US App Store. Additionally its been covered by Techcrunch, Forbes, The New York Times, Mashable and more.
- May 2007 - Jul 2010Founder / BrightkiteCo-founded Brightkite in 2007 as a part of TechStars, it was acquired by Limbo in early 2009. I managed and designed the Brightkite experience across the web and multiple mobile platforms. I was in charge of product strategy/management, user experience, user interface design and helped build a team that could make it all happen. Pre-acquisition responsibilities also included everything from investor relations and fundraising to business development and HR.
- 2006 - 2008Founder / Loopnote.comFounded and designed this multi-channel messaging product.
- Jan 2005 - May 2007Sr. Designer / Local Matters, Inc.Designed and directed a creative team who created local search and geospatial products.
- Jan 2001 - May 2007Principal/Owner / Goodlunch CreativeRan a small agency that specialized in branding, interactive and film.
- Jan 2001 - Mar 2003Designer/Multimedia Producer / EEF Productions Film/Broadcast DesignProduced, designed and edited spots for world class agencies and national networks such as Discovery, OLN and ESPN.
- Jun 2000 - Apr 2001Jr Designer / Agency.com
- Aug 1999 - Jan 2000Design Intern / Communication Arts
Education-
2005 - 2006University of Colorado at DenverMasters in Architecture & Design
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1995 - 1996Carnegie Mellon UniversityDesign
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Honors:Eagle Scout
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Tweets
- One of my favorite bars in NYC White Negroni at @amoryamargo - http://t.co/zmjNepuI
- @joshmishell @HiroProt @CreativeDensity Lean Startup, it's something we might be able to help with. Send us an email/DM
- RT @WholeFoods: In it to win it? Follow us on @Forkly & you'll be entered to win a gift certificate! http://t.co/GLIBCYV4 #LanguedocDay
- Awesome to have @happycoffeeco in the neighborhood. Now open! - http://t.co/GABLb6YO
- @swirlgirldenver informative event tonight. Thanks for having me :) We love you over here at Forkly!
- App Tip: Customize your @Forkly Tweets & Facebook Posts: http://t.co/fQ3khQGo
- haha cc: @forkly http://t.co/CtrzZZFE
- @renn glad to see the shirt made it!
- LOL @taptaptap good one! http://t.co/zNSjSeIo
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- Emil-Lene's Sirloin House16000 E. Smith Rd.
- Austin Convention Center500 E. Cesar Chavez St.
- Rio Rita1308 E 6th St
- Justine's Brasserie4710 E 5th St
- City Beer Store1168 Folsom St, Suite 101
- The Westin St. Francis335 Powell St.
- Ignite Bar And Grill2124 Larimer St
- Beach @ RosecransRosecrans
- The Strand106 42nd St
- Wurstküche800 E 3rd St
- 3rd Ward195 Morgan Ave.
- Peasant194 Elizabeth St
- General Assembly902 Broadway, 4th Floor
- Smith & Mills71 N Moore St
- Locanda Verde377 Greenwich St
- Last Exit136 Atlantic Ave
- City Beer Store1168 Folsom St, Suite 101
- Rebel Yell1168 Folsom #203
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)McDonnell Rd
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Weather here is challenging to say the least. We went from 80 degrees and sunny on the north side of Angel Island to fog 50 degrees with 30 knot winds while on the way back across the bay.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller (This quote has really been resonating with me lately.)Funny to come back to Colorado only to discover my friends now have a sailboat. Sailing on Grand Lake.
Sailed by this today… supposedly belongs to a Russian billionaire, Philip Stark designed.
