About
Clark Benson is the CEO and founder of Ranker, a crowdsourced rankings platform that, as of 2016, was profitable with 45 employees and had raised over $7 million. He previously founded five other businesses, including eCrush, which Hearst acquired in 2006, as well as Almighty Music Marketing/New Releases Now, and co-owned the record store Off/Beat Music in Redondo Beach, California, from 1996 to 2001. His prior angel investments include Jumpcut, which was acquired by Yahoo!, and he co-wrote the book College: Your Guide To The Best Five Years of Your Life.
Founder at Ranker
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Experience
- RankerCEO/Foundercurrent2009 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- MuckerLabMentor2013 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Almighty Music MarketingCEO/Founder1995 — 2009
- eCrush.com, IncCEO1999 — 2006
- Virgin Records AmericaCoordinator, Business Affairs1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Social Networking43SEO52Team Building6Start-ups85Mobile Applications8Blogging7Venture Capital7Entrepreneurship69Business Strategizing2User Interface3Online Advertising20Marketing27
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clark Benson?
- Clark Benson is the CEO and founder of Ranker, a crowdsourced rankings platform that, as of 2016, was profitable with 45 employees and had raised over $7 million. He previously founded five other businesses, including eCrush, which Hearst acquired in 2006, as well as Almighty Music Marketing/New Releases Now, and co-owned the record store Off/Beat Music in Redondo Beach, California, from 1996 to 2001. His prior angel investments include Jumpcut, which was acquired by Yahoo!, and he co-wrote the book College: Your Guide To The Best Five Years of Your Life.
- Where does Clark Benson work?
- Clark Benson is Founder of Ranker.
- What companies did Clark Benson found?
- Clark Benson founded Ranker.
- Where did Clark Benson go to school?
- Clark Benson studied at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Finance).
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