Michael Dougherty is the CEO and co-founder of Jelli, a start-up based in San Mateo, California which is seeking to reinvent what is possible with the radio, using the power of the web. Jelli allows users to take over an actual FM, HD and online radio station with their browser or mobile device. It’s crowdsourcing for the radio, enabling new experiences and real-time understanding of traditional and online radio audiences for more relevant programming and advertising. Prior to Jelli, Dougherty was the vice president of business development at Tellme, a leader in speech applications (acquired by Microsoft in 2007), which pioneered the idea of unlocking the power of everyday devices and the web using speech technology. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of business & corporate development at Loudeye, an early leader in music web services (acquired by Nokia in 2006). Dougherty spent the first part of his career in investment banking, working on hundreds of financing and M&A transactions and closing deals worth approximately $11 billion.
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