Joe Bechtold

Joe Bechtold has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. In 2008, they worked as a Product Manager at athenahealth, where they played a pivotal role in planning, designing, and managing the execution team for the development of a SaaS cloud-based Electronic Health Record product. Joe also provided strategic and directional consulting to the strategy team and managed the transition of new business processes.

In 2012, Joe ventured into entrepreneurship and co-founded The Next Novelist, a book contest that utilized crowd-sourcing to identify novels with commercial potential. As the Technical Lead, they ensured the smooth functioning of the contest and facilitated authors in reaching a wider audience.

During the same period, Joe also founded PagesFly, a venture that provided undisclosed services from 2012 to 2014.

In 2014, they joined Gap Inc. as a Technical Manager and Iteration Manager. Joe was responsible for providing technical direction, support, and mentorship to a development team working on Gap's inventory management planning software. Additionally, Joe managed the software development life cycle (SDLC) and facilitated the team in optimizing their efficiency.

Joe's next professional journey took him to Reelio in 2015, where they served as the Head of Product Management. At Reelio, they led the development of a web/mobile marketplace, enterprise, and SaaS platform for influencer marketing. Joe drove the product from strategy and roadmap management through delivery, while also hiring and managing a product team. Their tenure at Reelio lasted until 2018 when the company was acquired.

Subsequently, Joe joined Fullscreen as the Head of Product for Reelio, a role they held until 2019. During this time, they oversaw the product operations and strategy for Reelio, which was acquired by AT&T.

Finally, in 2018, Joe founded Dare Drop and assumed the role of Founder and CEO. Further details about their responsibilities and accomplishments in this position are unavailable.

Joe Bechtold holds an AB degree in Human Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. The duration of their education is not specified.