Dave Balter

CEO at Flipside

Dave Balter is currently CEO of Flipside Crypto, which provides business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Previously I led the Transactions (M&A and Partnerships) Team at Pluralsight, which I joined via the acquisition of Smarterer, a venture backed skills assessment startup I co-founded in and led as CEO since .I founded BzzAgent in , a social marketing company that accelerates word of mouth to drive sales. BzzAgent was acquired in by dunnhumby, a division of Tesco PLC. Post acquisition, I acted as Global Head of Investments for dunnhumby and served on the organization's Global Executive Team until late , when I stepped down to focus full time on Smarterer. I founded dunnhumby Ventures during my tenure at dunnhumby.In I was named one of Most Disruptive People in Boston Tech by Boston Magazine. In I was a Finalist (darn) for E&Y Entrepreneur of the year. In , was recognized as a Future Legend by the Ad Club.In , Harvard University dubbed me one of Boston’s “Hottest Technology CEOs.” I co‐founded the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) in , and authored two books on the subject, Grapevine and The Word of Mouth Manual: Volume II.