The Independent Filmmaker’s and Studios Best Choice for Global Film Distribution!

12 years experience in Internet commerce platform development
As CTO of Me!Box Media, pioneered designing, building and deploying SaaS based media delivery systems
Served as lead business and data analyst for multi-million dollar applications at JPMorgan Chase
Lead portal architect for small ticket items at Priceline.com and as a design and high visibility program implementer, provided Senior VPs, CTOs, and technology executives with application strategy, deployment roadmaps and development milestones
Physicist by training and has achieved two Masters Degrees, one in Pure Physics and the other in Atmospheric Physics, and currently pursuing MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

Created Urban Golf Gear (UGG) in 1997, an urban-inspired golf lifestyle apparel brand, realizing Tiger Woods would create a new generation of golfers and excite existing golfers, SOLD in 2005
Used Celebrity Fashion Formula- (unpaid), such as Samuel L Jackson (investor) Snoop Dogg, Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), Will Smith
Awareness through media-CNBC, NYTIMES, TIME, WSJ, CNN and product placements -The Wire, S.W.A.T., The George Lopez Show, Two Can Play That Game, Bernie Mack Show
Sold at urbangolfgear.com, Amazon, Marshall Fields, Fred Segal, and numerous golf courses
Recently partnered with producer Ann Carli’s independent film company, Fuzzy Bunny Films, to assist in financing of film projects

Erik has been a successful angel investor for the past 10 years
Among first to invest in Zappos, purchased by Amazon last year for $1.2 billion, and Agencourt Bioscience Corp purchased by Beckman Coulter Inc in 2005 for $150 million
Recent Investments include Appbistro, Textual Ads, and Ecomom
MBA from the Wharton School of Business
Graduated from Dartmouth College and holds a Masters Degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania

Ryan recently left Facebook to follow his passion of launching startups. While at Facebook Ryan was a Developer Relations Manager where he was able to establish relationships with a number of startups and developers.
Currently, Ryan is the CEO of Appbistro, focusing on the Facebook tab app marketplace while speaking at conferences on the benefits of Facebook Connect.
Ryan previously co-founded Ping.fm (acquired by Seesmic) and was an advisor in Workstir (fbFund company).
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmerket

Cast Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls starring Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, and Kerry Washington
In 2010, with Robi Reed & Associates, Doran partnered with BET Networks as part of the new initiative to produce original scripted programming, including casting the revival of the hit TV series The Game, and new sitcom Reed Between The Lines, starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Casting Associate on films Gridlock’d, Soul Food, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, critically acclaimed HBO’s Don King: Only In America (Emmy), TNT’s Freedom Song (WGA), Bollywood’s My Name Is Khan, Love Jones (Sundance), MacArthur Park, HBO’s A Lesson Before Dying (2 Emmy’s and Peabody), and Antwone Fisher (Independent Spirit Award)
Cast television series, Eddie Murphy’s The PJ’s (3 Emmy’s) and Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns
Co-produced indie feature Flip the Script in 2005
To date, projects Doran has worked on in film and television have grossed in excess of $500 million

Movie Goer

Flick Launch allows a truly social movie experience for you and your Facebook friends. Stream and watch Flick Launch-enabled movies on a filmmaker’s Facebook fanpage. Watch movies with your friends on Facebook and comment, chat, eat, critique, text, pause, restart, or watch uninterrupted.
As an incentive to view movies for FREE, be one of the first to hit the “LIKE” button. Rally your Facebook friends and view movies from $1 – $5. Soon you can become the ‘Executive Producer’ by amassing the most viewers. Unlock the EP badge to get access to premium deals and promotions like cast meet ups. The Flick Launch library is growing quickly and new releases on fanpages are right around the corner.
Don’t feel like going to the movies? Watch movies on your laptop and shortly on your tablet and smartphone. Have meet ups to watch with friends and family who share your movie interests.

Filmmaker

Facebook is an integral part of your marketing strategy. Now let it become a revenue generator by distributing your film on our rich movie platform. Reach your audience directly and leverage Facebook’s community to help you increase your fan base. Target users by elevating their status with incentive based rewards.
Easily load your Film onto the Flick Launch platform and onto your movie fanpage. With our user interface add your movie’s description, image, payment information (PayPal or Facebook credits), critical mass for ‘Likes’ and email address.
Let Flick Launch turn your social network into a PR machine. Have your cast and crew use their Facebook and Twitter accounts to drive their fans to watch your movie. Generate revenue to pay your investors, actors, crew, yourself and your mortgage!

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The Independent Filmmaker’s and Studios Best Choice for Global Film Distribution!