Scott Ticer is a seasoned communications and digital media executive with extensive new business creation, development and operations expertise. He has served in key roles at Dow Jones, Computer Sciences, BellSouth, McGraw Hill, and as an entrepreneur at successful upstarts VentureWire and Covad, and airBand Communications, where he was a co-founder. He also co-founded and operates a small wireless ISP in Dallas called Tieless Communications.
Ticer advises startups and provides management consulting services out of Dallas, Texas. He co-founded a new, non-profit angel capital association called Lone Star Angels to connect investors with startup opportunities in north Texas. He has extensive experience in helping create and grow new businesses, having raised nearly $300 million in capital for privately-held companies since 1998.
Prior to relocating to Dallas, Ticer was vice president of business development for VentureWire, an information service of Dow Jones & Co., Inc. He led the sale of Technologic Partners to Dow Jones, and has more than 25 years experience in the communications and information services industries. Prior to VentureWire, Mr. Ticer was one of four co-founders of airBand Communications Inc., a Sevin Rosen-backed startup in Dallas providing wireless internet access, serving as vice president of business development and network operations. Before airBand, he was the founding business development executive at Covad Communications, crafting key partnerships with AT&T, Qwest and Concentric Networks, helping pave the way for Covad’s IPO. Prior to Covad, Mr. Ticer served as a principal at Computer Sciences Corp.’s management consultant unit, and oversaw alliances, partnerships and product development at BellSouth Wireless. He began his career as a reporter and editor after graduating from theUniversity of Texas at Austin’s Plan II honors program, working for Times Mirror, Tribune Co. and McGraw Hill’s BusinessWeek magazine.
Ticer advises startups and provides management consulting services out of Dallas, Texas. He co-founded a new, non-profit angel capital association called Lone Star Angels to connect investors with startup opportunities in north Texas. He has extensive experience in helping create and grow new businesses, having raised nearly $300 million in capital for privately-held companies since 1998.
Prior to relocating to Dallas, Ticer was vice president of business development for VentureWire, an information service of Dow Jones & Co., Inc. He led the sale of Technologic Partners to Dow Jones, and has more than 25 years experience in the communications and information services industries. Prior to VentureWire, Mr. Ticer was one of four co-founders of airBand Communications Inc., a Sevin Rosen-backed startup in Dallas providing wireless internet access, serving as vice president of business development and network operations. Before airBand, he was the founding business development executive at Covad Communications, crafting key partnerships with AT&T, Qwest and Concentric Networks, helping pave the way for Covad’s IPO. Prior to Covad, Mr. Ticer served as a principal at Computer Sciences Corp.’s management consultant unit, and oversaw alliances, partnerships and product development at BellSouth Wireless. He began his career as a reporter and editor after graduating from theUniversity of Texas at Austin’s Plan II honors program, working for Times Mirror, Tribune Co. and McGraw Hill’s BusinessWeek magazine.