My name is David Cancel, but you probably knew that already. (Look at the URL)

Quick biography:

I am the co-founder & CTO of Lookery.com . Before starting Lookery I started Compete.com where I was the CTO, now part of Taylor Nelson Sofres [LON:TNS]. Before Compete I was the CTO of BuyerZone.com, now a part of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: RUK]. In the late 90’s I was a part of the founding team of Bolt.com & part of Lycos.com .I’m originally from New York City and now live in the Boston, MA area with my superstar wife and daughter.In addition to Lookery I sit on the board of directors of Geezeo.com and the advisory boards of Compete.com, Visible Measures , MyPerfectGig , Sonian Networks and Swift .

5 things you didn’t know about me:

1. I was born at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, NY.
2. I spent the first 5 yrs of my life living in the South Bronx before moving to Forest Hills which is in the borough of Queens (NY).
3. I attended 12 yrs of Catholic School, including 4 yrs at an all-boy high school (Our Lady of Mercy + Archbishop Molloy H.S.). Which of course means I am now agnostic.
4. I held a string of unrelated full-time jobs while attending college full-time (Queens College). This led to me not enjoying college much; go figure.
5. I am 50% Puerto Rican (Dad) & 50% Ecuadorian (Mom)

5 things you might know about me:

1. I am married to a superstar, Lise Carrigg.
2. We have a baby girl, her name is Caralena and she’s a superstar-in-training.
3. Until July 2007 I worked at Compete, Inc. in Boston, MA, USA. (Founder & Chief Technology Officer)
4. Places I worked at before Compete:
   • BuyerZone.com (Chief Technology Officer) [Acquired by Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK)]
   • Lycos.com (Labs/Research)
   • Bolt.com (Founding Technologist, Chief Software Architect) [Acquired by GoFish (OTCBB: GOFH)]
   • GirlsonFilm.com/GirlsOn.com (Founding Technologist) [Acquired by Oxygen Media (Private)]
   • Concrete Media (Founding Technologist) [Dead & Buried].
5. Things I like of: Wilco, Sage Francis, The Decemberists, Jay-Z, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes , Apple Hardware, Esoteric Hardware (NeXT cubes , DEC Alphas , etc), Sierra Nevada, Schneider Weisse Hefeweizen, and eating burritos with Lise and Caralena at Loco Cocos and at Taqueria El Buen Sabor with Scott and Chasse when in San Francisco.

Cheers,

David Cancel