Internet & Mobile Entrepreneur
Barcelona Area, Spain
- Current
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- Owner at Yup.mobi Mobile Network
- Owner at Mobility.mobi
- Owner at AirlineComplaints.org
- Entrepreneur at Internet (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Board Member at dotMobi Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
- Steering Committee Member at dotMobi Advisory Group
- Capital Markets at Banco Modal (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Member of the Executive Committee / Treasurer at Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (Sydney, Australia)
- Co-Founder & President at Spanish and Latin-American Student Association (Sydney, Australia)
- Funds Management at Citigroup Asset Management (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Trade Bureau at Consulate-General of Brazil (Sydney, Australia)
- IT at Hexacta.com
- Education
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- University of New South Wales
- Tufts University
- Connections
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- Industry
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Andres Kello’s Summary
I'm an Internet & Mobile Entrepreneur who owns several diverse online and mobile businesses and who is always looking for new business opportunities.
"Entrepreneurship is not a Profession. It's a lifestyle."
Andres Kello’s Specialties:
Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese with basic knowledge of French.
Lived in 6 countries and 4 continents: Argentina, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and Spain.
Andres Kello’s Experience
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Owner
Yup.mobi Mobile Network
(Internet industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Yup.mobi is a new network of high-quality mobile sites based on Premium .mobi domains. It is still in its very early stages.
The network includes:
*Dating.mobi - a free mobile dating site with location-based dating.
*Horoscope.mobi - an iPhone-optimized site offering free Horoscopes.
*FreeGames.mobi - offering over 400 free games for most mobile phones.
*FreeDictionary.mobi - a simple, easy, and powerful mobile dictionary that is completely free.
*FreeThesaurus.mobi - much like our free dictionary, a complete thesaurus for people on the go.
*FreeTranslation.mobi - a powerful, free mobile translation service that can translate between 52 different languages.
*ExchangeRates.mobi - offering near-real-time exchange rates for over 170 different currencies and metals in a uniquely versatile and hyperlinked environment specifically for people on the go.
*Plus several more...
The Yup.mobi Mobile Network encompasses high-quality mobile sites that are completely free and supported entirely by advertisement. They are all built on valuable, generic .mobi real estate that is both relevant and memorable.
Yup.mobi is focused on popular mobile niches to ensure healthy growth as the mobile web continues to take off. -
Owner
Mobility.mobi
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
I own and run the largest, most active, and fastest growing dotMobi forum, Mobility.mobi, comprised of domainers and developers sharing ideas and knowledge and working together to help build the mobile internet one .mobi at a time.
Mobility.mobi offers a friendly place to discuss the mobile internet and .mobi extension, exchange mobile web development tips and ideas, a marketplace to buy, sell, and trade .mobi domain names, and a news space to find out the latest that's happening around the mobile world. It is very much an international community, with members from all over the world, and hosts language and market-specific forum areas in 7 different languages. -
Owner
AirlineComplaints.org
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Airlines/Aviation industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
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Entrepreneur
Internet (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
November 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
I own and run several diverse online businesses.
I own a large portfolio of .mobi domain names for the mobile internet, considered one of the Top 3 most valuable in the world, which includes premium names such as Banking.mobi, Call.mobi, Dubai.mobi, Adult.mobi, Dating.mobi, Horoscope.mobi, Student.mobi, Classifieds.mobi, FreeGames.mobi, Musica.mobi and 200+ others, all of which I'm gradually developing into a vast network of mobile websites.
My .mobi portfolio is located at www.MobiShowcase.com.
I am always looking for business opportunities.
"There are 4 mobile phones for every PC, and 2 mobile phones for every TV. By 2008, 1 in 2 humans will own a mobile phone." -
Board Member
dotMobi Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
May 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 5 months)
I'm a member of the 10-person dotMobi Policy Advisory Board.
The Policy Advisory Board (PAB) provides a vital link between mTLD and the dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG). The PAB is a sounding board for mTLD and it apprises the company of any wider public policy issues which may have an impact on dotMobi's operations.
The PAB develops policy proposals for consideration by stakeholders and/or mTLD and consults with interested parties, including the MAG, where appropriate. -
Steering Committee Member
dotMobi Advisory Group
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
December 2007 — September 2009 (1 year 10 months)
I am on the 13-member Steering Committee of the dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) together with Nokia, Sony, GoDaddy, and several other companies in the Mobile Industry.
http://www.advisorygroup.mobi/steering_committee.htm
The MAG's objective is to provide its members a global forum to openly discuss industry-wide issues, agendas and services related to the dotMobi company as well as a place to explore the commercialization opportunities .mobi domains have to offer globally. Through the MAG, members are empowered with a structured, collaboration platform to get direct feedback from the dotMobi company and its stakeholders.
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Capital Markets
Banco Modal (São Paulo, Brazil)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Banking industry)
August 2004 — November 2004 (4 months)
www.modal.com.br
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Member of the Executive Committee / Treasurer
Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (Sydney, Australia)
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2003 — December 2003 (7 months)
-Responsible for processing payments.
-Responsible for the web page and professional formatting of the monthly newsletter.
-Student representative at the monthly Executive Committee meetings. -
Co-Founder & President
Spanish and Latin-American Student Association (Sydney, Australia)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 8 months)
-Responsible for leading, managing, and representing S.A.L.S.A. and its more than 500 members.
-Development of the structure, objectives, and strategic direction of the organization.
-Point of contact for industry, professional organizations, and other societies.
-Chair of the monthly executive meetings and responsible for the development of new projects.
-Responsible for the creation and modification of executive positions based on the needs of the organization. -
Funds Management
Citigroup Asset Management (São Paulo, Brazil)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Investment Management industry)
January 2003 — February 2003 (2 months)
-Simulation of returns of a new fund to be launched to retail clients based on historical asset allocation decisions of the Investment Committee.
-Responsible for various projects including the analysis and documentation of the advantages of the Sortino ratio and Semi-Mean Quadratic Error in evaluating portfolio performance, the Expectations Risk Index to assess relative value, the Covering Period of stocks versus their P/E ratio, the analysis of the return of preferential versus common shares, and the influence of the Time Horizon in the asset-allocation decision of pension funds. -
Trade Bureau
Consulate-General of Brazil (Sydney, Australia)
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)
June 2002 — October 2002 (5 months)
-Market analysis for Brazilian companies wishing to export to Australia and Australian companies wishing to import from Brazil.
-Data compilation of Australian Bureau of Statistics data to analyze the market size of various imported products.
-An event coordinator for one of the largest annual events, the Visit Brazil Workshop. -
IT
Hexacta.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 2000 — December 2000 (4 months)
-Tested the implementation of Ariba, an electronic marketplace for B2B commerce;
-Conducted various market research and analysis tasks;
-Gained great insight into the business side of a consulting firm having worked side-by-side with several former Accenture and McKinsey consultants.
Andres Kello’s Education
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University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Commerce , Finance, Management , 2001 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Founded S.A.L.S.A. (Spanish And Latin-american Student Association) which won "Club of the Year" (out of about 160 Uni clubs) in its first full year.
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Tufts University
Computer Science 1998 — 2000
Transferred to UNSW in 2000.
Additional Information
Andres Kello’s Websites:
Andres Kello’s Interests:
Internet Entrepreneurship
Andres Kello’s Groups:
.mobi / dotMobi / mTLD, Mobile Monday Barcelona, Domains, .mobi, dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG), Mobility.mobi
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dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) Open Networking Forum -
dotMobi
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