Matt Watson (entrepreneur)
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July 7, 1981
Matt Watson | |
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| Born | Matthew Allan Watson July 7, 1981 |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Alma mater | DeVry University |
| Occupation | Software development |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Stackify, CTO of VinSolutions |
Matthew Allan Watson (born July 7, 1981, in Oklahoma City) also known as Matt Watson, is an American entrepreneur and the current CEO of Stackify LLC, a technology company based in Leawood, Kansas. In 2003, Watson co-founded and served as CTO of VinSolutions, a developer of online CRM and lead management software for auto dealerships.[1][2] In 2011, VinSolutions was sold for $135 million to AutoTrader.com.[3][4] Then Watson founded Stackify in January 2012[5][6] to assist software developers in troubleshooting and support with a suite of tools including Prefix and Retrace.[7][8] Watson has credited his experience at VinSolutions for the skills necessary to build Stackify.[9][10] During the same period, he also launched the Watson Technology Group to support other entrepreneurs via angel investing.[11] Watson received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems at DeVry University in 2009.
