About
The Caribbean Startup Blog is part of the Startup Blog Network. Alexander Muse started the network in 2005 when he published his first post on the Texas Startup Blog. Today his blog has more than 1,500 articles on entrepreneurship and venture capital and has garnered international attention with more than 50,000 regular readers. In 2008, Alexander and his team expanded the network to all fifty states, with plans to expand outside of the United States over the next year. The Caribbean Startup Blog is authored by Ingrid Riley.
Ingrid Riley is an Internet Strategy Consultant, tech evangelist, entrepreneur and blogger. She consults with companies who want to successfully and profitably target Caribbean, Caribbean Diaspora and Generation Y audiences online; writes and edits two blogs - SiliconCaribe.com and this one and is invested and involved in the development of the three ventures. Added to that two years ago she founded and produced Caribbean’s first web and mobile industry networking event called Kingston Beta.
She’s also a highly respected Caribbean Internet Industry pioneer, who has consulted with over 10 Caribbean focused Internet Startups in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and St Kitts; has co-founded three Internet related businesses including Caribclix.com – an online advertising network; developed Jamaica’s first Internet Guide in 1999 which won a National Press Association of Jamaica award for Innovation in Media; has written over 200 articles on Caribbean Internet Trends, Internet marketing and Internet Startups; has been a Dow Jones syndicated technology columnist and has created and produced Tech Talk Live, a weekly Technology radio show; co-founded and produced Jamaica’s first web and mobile industry networking event called Kingston Beta.
She also now serves on the executive board of C.I.T.O- the State owned, CentralInformation Technology Office and has a growing roster of speaking engagements.
Contact her at ingrid at connectimass.com | 876 864 2440