Arte Merritt
Summary
- Thought leader in conversational AI interfaces
- Strong relationships and network in conversational interface industry
- Skills include Business Development, Marketing, Partnerships, Product Management
- P&L Responsibility
- 3 Patents, including one for Mobile Analytics Tracking
- Frequent author and speaker on chatbots and data insights
- MIT Alum
Relevant Experience
CEO, Co-founder at Dashbot
2016-2020
- Co-founded analytics platform for conversational interfaces, chatbots, and voice assistants
- Set overall product vision and go-to-market strategy
- Led marketing efforts to organically acquire 20,000 customers, generating over 90 billion messages
- Led business development, sales, and strategic partnership efforts with key industry players
- Increased revenues in midst of Covid-19 – setting company on pace for 100% annual growth
- Closed largest deal in company history during global pandemic
- Partnered with ecosystem players, Fortune 500s, digital agencies, and system integrators
- Received multiple M&A offers
- Organized annual “SuperBot” conference featuring industry thought leaders from around the world
- Published 50 articles on conversational AI interfaces & data insights
- Industry speaker at MWC, SXSW, VentureBeat
- Managed P&L
- Raised 6.2M in venture funding
Senior Director, Emerging Tech at Turner Broadcasting
2011-2013
- Corporate Development: identified, researched, and evaluated startups for partner, investment, and acquisition opportunities
- Co-launched Turner’s “Media Camp” Accelerator program
- Two portfolio companies acquired; one raised 14M
- Evangelized mobile technologies and best practices within Turner
Founder, CEO / President at Motally
2008-2010
- Founded mobile analytics platformÂ
- Led successful acquisition to Nokia
- Set overall product vision and strategy
- Led product, marketing, business development, and partnerships
- Managed P&L
- Raised 2M in venture funding
Other Experiences
- Product Manager, Yahoo! Mobile, 2005-2007
- Product Manager, 3mg Inc, 2000-2003, 2005
- Sales Engineer, Vettro, 2004
- Senior / Lead Technologist, Viant, 1998-2000
- Consultant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 1997-1998
- Internet Developer, RandomHouse Publishing, 1996-1997
Volunteer
- Mentor, Orange Fab Accelerator, 2013-2018
- Mentor, MIT Venture Mentoring Service, 2015-2018
- Director, Mobile Monday Silicon Valley, 2011-2013
- Chairman, MIT Wireless Forum, 2001-2003
- Entrepreneur Committee, MIT Club of Boston, 2001-2003
- VP Communications, MIT Club of New York, 1997-1999
Patents
- US Patent 8,180,376 for Mobile Analytics Tracking and Reporting
- US Patent 8,620,315 for Multi-tiered anti-abuse registration for a mobile device user
- US Patent 6,341,779 for Mathematical Card and Dice Game
Awards
- 2019 Voicebot Top Technologist in Voice (Dashbot)
- 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor in AI for Conversational Platforms (Dashbot)
- 2018 MIT AI Idol Winner (Dashbot)
- 2011 Telecom Council Spiffy Edison Award for Most Innovative Startup (Motally)
- 2010 Mobile Ecosystem Forum Meffy Winner for Business Intelligence (Motally)
- 2009 Amazon AWS Startup Challenge Finalist (Motally)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Management Sciences