About
Jose M. Puga is the CEO, CPO, and Co-Founder of Imaginario AI, a company that applies AI to help teams search, curate, and repurpose video footage. The company was founded during his time at Entrepreneur First, later participated in the Techstars Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs accelerator, and raised $2M in funding. Puga has around 17 years of experience in product innovation, business development, and sales across international media and technology markets, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master's in Media Management and Entrepreneurship from the University of Warwick.
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Jose Miguel Puga VeccoExecutive Officer, Director
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Abdelhak Mahmoud LoukkalDirector
Experience
- Imaginario AICEO, CPO and Co-Founder (Techstars '22)current2022 — presentEstados Unidos
- TechstarsFounder in Residence2022United States
- PartnerFlowCEO and Founder (Media Tech)2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Warner Bros. DiscoveryBusiness Development Director, UK and Scandinavia2016 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
- SkyDigital Ad Sales Revenue and Strategy Manager, UK and ROI2015 — 2016London, England, United Kingdom
- Modern Times Group MTG ABStrategy and Business Development Manager, Emerging Markets2013 — 2015London, England, United Kingdom
- BBCBusiness Development, TV Sales & Distribution, Global Markets2011 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- BBCBusiness and Strategy Analyst2011London, United Kingdom
- El ComercioJournalist and Columnist - Music, Cinema and TV2007 — 2010Lima, Peru
- Mark Burnett ProductionsProduction and Finance Assistant2006Los Angeles y alrededores, Estados Unidos
Skills & more
SpanishEnglishStrategic Planning9Negotiation SkillsTeamworkTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipLeadershipMulti-Cultural Team LeadershipProduct Management2Business Development14Project Management9
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Market ResearchDigital MediaFinancial AnalysisDirect SalesB2BPrivate EquityStart-upsSalesDigital StrategyDigital VideoCustomer AcquisitionBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Italiano · Spanish
- Introducing Semantic Kernel: Building AI-Based Apps — LinkedIn
- Designing and Building AI Products and Services — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Data Analysis with Python — IBM
- SQL and Databases for Data Science — IBM
- Python for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence — IBM
- Data Science Methodology — IBM
- Open Source Tools for Data Science — IBM
- Data Science Orientation — IBM
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Neural Networks — LinkedIn
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Thinking Machines — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jose M. Puga?
- Jose M. Puga is the CEO, CPO, and Co-Founder of Imaginario AI, a company that applies AI to help teams search, curate, and repurpose video footage. The company was founded during his time at Entrepreneur First, later participated in the Techstars Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs accelerator, and raised $2M in funding. Puga has around 17 years of experience in product innovation, business development, and sales across international media and technology markets, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master's in Media Management and Entrepreneurship from the University of Warwick.
- Where does Jose M. Puga work?
- Jose M. Puga is CEO of Imaginario.ai.
- What companies did Jose M. Puga found?
- Jose M. Puga founded Imaginario.ai.
- Where did Jose M. Puga go to school?
- Jose M. Puga studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Certificate, Designing and Building AI Products); Y Combinator (Startup School, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Global Executive MBA).
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