Matthew Trifiro
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Occupation | Founder of Startups, CEO, Consigliere |
| Location | Seattle and Orcas Island, WA |
| Introduction | Father, son, husband, CEO. Matthew G. Trifiro was most recently co-founder and CEO of Bixbe and 1000 Markets, Inc., venture-funded technology companies that build simple and ubiquitous e-commerce platforms for individuals and small business. Formerly, he was co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of Wink Communications, Inc., one of the first publicly-traded interactive television companies. He was Vice President of Interactive Television at Geoworks and is the founder of Saxifrage Ventures, Inc., an intellectual property holding company. As a volunteer real estate expert, he has served on the Chair of Commonweal Communities, a conservation-based housing developer based in Santa Fe, NM and, from 2001 to 2008, he served on the national Board of Directors of the Trust for Public Land where he helped launch the Parks for People program in Los Angeles. He is an award-winning real estate investor and has been a technical writer, a magazine editor, and a video game designer. He is a professionally trained cook (Tante Marie's Cooking School,) and an avid hiker and kayaker. He lives on Orcas Island full time with his wife, Lisa, and his two sons, Alexander and Trevor. |
| Interests | books, food, wine, startups, indie music |
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