Everything they didn't teach you in school.
Where do you go to find out everything you know and need to know that they never teach you in school? Where do you unleash all that stuff you've learned outside the classroom that was even more valuable in helping you succeed? SpongeFish is the place to find, share, and show off what you really know and need to know to keep swimming in the oceans of life.
Most of us haven't screened our latest movie at Cannes or hit the bestseller list or earned that Ph.D. - yet. But we still have experience, talent and insight to share and show off. SpongeFish is where you can be appreciated and find your audience no matter what your credentials.
Your knowledge is more valuable than you think. What you know may not seem revolutionary or valuable, but there are lots of people out there searching for the things you already know. Do you know what to do on the second date? Killer pesto recipe? How to get people on your side in one minute? What to do if you find yourself on an ill-tempered camel in Egypt? A great hack for finding lost passwords on a PC? Do you want to see what folks think of your new video? Do you have burning secrets that the world must know? Then you've got something valuable. SpongeFish can connect you with the people who will appreciate you.
SpongeFish's simple but powerful publishing tools will get what you know out of your head or computer and on the Web in words, video, sound or images and make it look good. You'll look smart without having to spend a lot of effort. Sharing your advice, lessons, tips, tutorials, and how-to's has never been easier.
On SpongeFish, you can also challenge and test your knowledge and cleverness against others. Maybe you're the smartest SpongeFish this week, or of all time! Every day, new members are inspired by weekly contests on different subjects to go to higher levels of wonderful, brilliant, funny, and totally unexpected. The most interesting creations, smartest commentators, and most active browsers win prizes. http://www.spongefish.com/about/contests [^] to get started and winning.
Welcome to SpongeFish. Come on in, the water's fine. Create, comment, rate, compete. Meet other people. Earn Coins. Win Prizes. Become an instant star on our leaderboard. It's what you know that sets you apart.
SpongeFish Team
Michael Neril, Co-Founder & CEO, spent nearly ten years as an investment banker, as part of the founding team at Seven Hills Partners and at ING Barings before co-founding SpongeFish in late 2006. Michael also has experience in strategy consulting and was an analyst at a foreign policy think-thank in Washington D.C. Michael holds a BA in international relations from Tufts University. Michael loves the outdoors, including skiing, golf, and hiking, and really appreciates the great cuisine of San Francisco. Check out some of Michael's creations on SpongeFish including How to Not Wait in Line at Airport Check-In, Seed Financing - Debt vs. Equity? An Entrepreneur's View, and San Francisco's Best Restaurant's - Direct from an SF Native! To see what Michael knows, and wants to know, check out his profile.
David Porush,Co-Founder and Chairman, is recognized as a pioneer in the digital media and online cultural and education worlds, most recently as Executive Director of SUNY Learning Environments. Under David's leadership, the award-winning SUNY Learning Network tripled enrollments in online learning to support over 100,000 students and $100 million in revenue. He is an award-winning AI and media researcher, author and teacher. His work has been featured on NPR, The Discovery Channel's "Beyond 2000," Voice of America, Omni Magazine and has been translated into French, German, Hebrew and Japanese. Prior to SpongeFish, David was responsible for all the electronic media in support of a $53MM list from Thomson Learning. He was an award-winning professor at Rensselaer and William and Mary and has been given grants from the Fulbright Foundation, Luce Foundation, Sloan Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Apple Corporation, Rensselaer, and MIT, where he earned his BS. He is co-founder of the Society for Literature and Science and is on the boards of several community and charitable organizations. Check out some of David's creations on SpongeFish including Meditation-for-lazy-people. To see what David knows, and wants to know, check out his profile.
Isaac Dudek, Minister of Front-End Affairs (for lack of a better engineering title), is responsible for nearly all of the front end CSS and XHTML that makes the site work. In addition, Isaac is a martial arts master (almost a ninja), enjoys great food, and is loving living in San Francisco, having recently moved up from LA. San Francisco rocks!
Stewart Bonn, Co-Founder & Advisor, brings extensive product development and consumer Internet experience to SpongeFish. Stewart is one of the pioneers who turned computer games into a business. He joined Electronic Arts in 1983 as one of the first employees and produced many of Electronic Arts' most successful titles during his 12-year career. As Senior Vice-President and General Manager of EA Studios, he directed the development for all PC and videogame cartridge game development for four years. In 1999, Stewart joined There, Inc., a massively multiplayer Internet services start-up where he was Vice-President, Production. In early 2006, Stewart joined Bix.com, a social media company, as Co-Founder and Vice President, Talent. Bix was acquired by Yahoo! in January 2007. Stewart earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. Check out some of Stewart's creations on SpongeFish including Report on My Visit to Tesla Motors. To see what Stewart knows, and wants to know, check out his profile.
Bill Gannon, Co-Founder & Advisor, is the Director of Online Production and Programming at Lucasfilm Ltd. where he is responsible for all online activities at Lucasfilm Ltd. The newly redesigned starwars website, under Bill's direction, was just named to Time Magazine's Best Websites of 2007.He was formerly Senior Editorial Director and Managing Editor of Yahoo! Inc. Gannon created a number of new products and services at Yahoo! including the Yahoo! Buzz Log, The Yahoo! Netrospective, and the Yahoo! Time Capsule. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Gannon was Editorial Director & Managing Editor of Financial Engines Inc, and was a national correspondent for The Star-Ledger of NJ, and Newhouse Newspapers Inc., where he covered national politics, terrorism, investigative reporting, and conflict beat reporting including wars in Africa and the Middle East. He is a former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, and has received a number of national journalism awards. He currently teaches online journalism with Dan Gillmor at the University of California-Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
