With varying stints as a banker, real estate developer and investor, Mark has finally found a way to combine his interests in food, wine, travel and writing in a venture that allows for the tax deductibility of same. With two kids in college and one in boarding school, Mark is counting on the successful launch of WinePicks to help him avoid debtors prison and the embarrassment of having to get a real job.
Bill Kolano heads Kolano Design, a Pittsburgh based visual marketing firm. In addition to WinePicks, his clients include companies in the tabletop, restaurant and food service industries. He is the coordinator of the Pittsburgh Magazine Restaurant Review Panel and lives to eat and drink.
Paul Mabray is the Chief Strategy Officer for VinTank: a digital think tank for the wine industry. Paul has been around the block when it comes to the intersection of wine and tech having worked for Niebaum-Coppola, Wine.com and Inertia to name a few. Through his involvement in VinTank, Cruvee.com, Taste.com and Openwineconsortium.com, Paul has been and continues to be an innovator of digital products and marketing for the wine and spirits industry
Q: How many submissions can I submit? A: You can submit up to 2 submissions
Q: When is the Concept submission deadline A: June 17, 2010 12:00PM
Q: Will I earn any money if someone shoots a video based on my idea? A: You will receive a 5% residual of every winning video your work is used to generate.
Q: What is the repost threshold for this phase? A: This phase won't be extended.
Q: How many submissions can I submit? A: You can submit up to 2 submissions
Q: When is the Video submission deadline A: July 26, 2010 4:04PM
Q: Will I earn any money if someone shoots a video based on my idea? A: You will receive a 5% residual of every winning video your work is used to generate.
Q: What is the repost threshold for this phase? A: If there are less than 20 submissions, the phase is extended for 7 days.
Q: Are Wildcard submissions permitted? A: No
Q: When can I share/post videos elsewhere? A: After the project winners have been announced.
Mark Zappala
With varying stints as a banker, real estate developer and investor, Mark has finally found a way to combine his interests in food, wine, travel and writing in a venture that allows for the tax deductibility of same. With two kids in college and one in boarding school, Mark is counting on the successful launch of WinePicks to help him avoid debtors prison and the embarrassment of having to get a real job.
Bill Kolano
Bill Kolano heads Kolano Design, a Pittsburgh based visual marketing firm. In addition to WinePicks, his clients include companies in the tabletop, restaurant and food service industries. He is the coordinator of the Pittsburgh Magazine Restaurant Review Panel and lives to eat and drink.
Paul Mabray
Paul Mabray is the Chief Strategy Officer for VinTank: a digital think tank for the wine industry. Paul has been around the block when it comes to the intersection of wine and tech having worked for Niebaum-Coppola, Wine.com and Inertia to name a few. Through his involvement in VinTank, Cruvee.com, Taste.com and Openwineconsortium.com, Paul has been and continues to be an innovator of digital products and marketing for the wine and spirits industry
Pritam Advani