The Spot It Out Founders bring almost 70 years of experience in retail distribution, consumer software, digital mapping, personal navigation devices, location based services and licensing intellectual property.
 Andreas Hecht |
 George Filley |
 Kiyoshi Hamai |
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Co-Founder and General Partner Andreas Hecht has a distinguished track record in developing innovative consumer products and achieving remarkable success in marketing products to the consumer. Before co-founding Spot It Out, he held the position of executive Vice President of Digital Products and Services at Rand McNally. Prior to that, Andreas was President of NAVIGON North America, leader in GPS navigation technology. At NAVIGON, Andreas launched the brand into the consumer electronics market and quickly grew the company to become a market share leader in North America. Andreas also spent over 10 years at NAVTEQ in a variety of technical, product and business development roles. |
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Co-Founder and General Partner George Filley brings over 20 years of experience in executive sales, business development, strategy and product management in the internet, wireless and navigational marketplaces. Before co-founding Spot It Out, George spent 9 years at NAVTEQ where his leadership was instrumental in the successful creation of the consumer business with revenues in excess of $200M. George held the critical roles of Vice President, North American Consumer Business Unit and Vice President of Global Product Management. Prior to NAVTEQ, George spent 15 years at Motorola where he held numerous business and product management positions including Director of Core Technology Partnerships and Director of Product Management, iDEN Infrastructure Group. At Motorola, George played a key role in the definition of the world's first digitally integrated wireless network, which was utilized by NEXTEL Communications and generated in excess of $1B in revenues. |
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Co-Founder and General Partner Kiyoshi Hamai brings over 25 years of experience and success with B2B and consumer products, distribution, marketing and sales with hard goods, consumer software, computer and video games and consumer electronics. Before co-founding Spot It Out, Kiyoshi held the position of Director of Sales and Channel Marketing at Rand McNally. Kiyoshi also spent three years leading Mio Technology USA and brought the company from a no-name brand to a consistent top 4 player in the competitive portable navigation arena. Before leading Mio, Kiyoshi held the position of Vice President Business Development, and led the LBS group at TeleAtlas.
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