I'm David Smith

ABOUT ME

David is an entrepreneur, transaction broker and educator working in the high-tech sector for over 30 years. Through his incubation company Cambridge Manhattan Group, LLC, David forms new startup ventures such as Tynax Inc., a global online patent and technology trading exchange featuring hundreds of thousands of patent assets and SVBS Co. Silicon Valley Business School and Silicon Valley High School Inc. David acts as CEO of Tynax Inc., president of SVBS Co., director of Silicon Valley High School Inc., and managing member of Cambridge Manhattan Group, LLC. As Apple World Marketing Manager in the early 1990’s, David was responsible for Apple’s marketing programs in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A pioneer of the early Internet and worldwide web, David was founder and CEO of SurfMonkey, Inc., developing the leading web browser and safety service for kids. As CEO of MediaLive Inc., David designed one of the first web browsers, email and TV-set-top-box systems. David’s inventions have been awarded U.S. patents and his software and multimedia products have won critical acclaim. He relocated to Silicon Valley in 1994 and became a permanent resident an O-1A visa. David authored several books: Patents, Cloaks & Daggers (www.daggers.co), Dollar Value (www.dollarvalue.co) Zero-to-IPO (www.zero-to-ipo.com), now published in Japanese as well as English language. He has lectured in business schools and universities in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, addressed U.S. government congressional hearings and appeared on several radio and TV shows. David is recognized as one of the "World's Leading IP Strategists" in the IAM Strategy 300, published by International Asset Magazine. He holds a BSc.(Hons.) Computer Science & Economics from the University of Leeds (U.K.), a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the University of Westminster (U.K.) and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law (U.S.).