Gregory Galant

CEO of Sawhorse Media

Gregory recommends 45 people:

Sam writes a thought-provoking newsletter at Letter.ly. He's one of the few contrarian thinkers of the social web.
A shout out for Samuel Lessin, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant September 23, 2010
Andrew's one of the few VCs who understands product and has a strong network of developers and designers. He makes great intros too!
A shout out for Andrew Parker, Venture Capitalist
from Gregory Galant September 2, 2010
Congrats on selling Hot Potato to Facebook! Justin's a very product-minded entrepreneur who's quick to iterate.
A shout out for Justin Shaffer, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant August 20, 2010
Mullet Strategy: "Business upfront, party in the back!" http://scr.bi/dn3jy6 (Gave a great presentation on building viral products.)
A shout out for Jonah Peretti, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant August 13, 2010
Designed Mint.com - need I say more? Actually I do, he's also a good, caring fella with an uncanny ability to inspire.
A shout out for Jason Putorti, Designer
from Adam Kopec August 12, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant and Deborah Rodin
Lisa's done a great job doing PR for the Shorty Awards these past two years. She understands both social media and dead tree media.
A shout out for Lisa Gruber, Public Relations Expert
from Gregory Galant August 9, 2010
Scott knows more about ad sales than most people will ever forget from Ad.com and Yahoo. He's been a big help ramping up the Shorty Awards.
A shout out for Scott Hoffman, Marketer/Advertiser
from Gregory Galant August 6, 2010
Rick's done a great hosting the Shorty Awards and handling the unexpected. Very funny guy backstage too. Can't wait to read his new book!
A shout out for Rick Sanchez, News Anchor
from Gregory Galant August 4, 2010
Tony and team are helping publishers (including our site Listorious) collectively track what over 1 million users are doing right now.
A shout out for Tony Haile, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant August 4, 2010
Crushing it at #nytm demoing Perpetually- the great tool he built to help companies compare their analytics with changes to their website.
A shout out for Darrell Silver, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant August 3, 2010
Whitney Hess needs no introduction in the design community, she is a great talent in our industry and just 'gets it'. Highly recommended.
A shout out for Whitney Hess, Elegant.ly User Experience
from Jason Putorti August 3, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel and Gregory Galant
Lee is a great cofounder. He's got a one-in-a-million combination of product vision, business savvy and technical prowess.
A shout out for Lee Semel, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant August 3, 2010
Reshouted by Jeremiah Malina
Congrats to Stephanie on making PRWeek's 40 Under 40. Her team has done a lot to help grow Shorty Awards.
A shout out for Stephanie Agresta, Public Relations Expert
from Gregory Galant August 2, 2010
Hilary brought together a amazing group of CS students to help NYC startups through HackNY. Be sure to sign up for next summer.
A shout out for Hilary Mason, Data Scientist
from Gregory Galant August 2, 2010
Evan's known for bridging NYU and the NY tech community. His new program hackNY brought lots of bright minds to great NYC startups.
A shout out for Evan Korth, Professor
from Gregory Galant August 2, 2010
Dave's long been one of the best marketing minds in the valley. Very exciting to now watch him turn the angel world on its head.
A shout out for Dave McClure, Angel Investor
from Gregory Galant July 30, 2010
Jeff may be NYC's most understated serial entrepreneur, having founded Mimeo and more. He's always willing to help up-and-comers.
A shout out for Jeff Stewart, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant July 30, 2010
Tom's one of the few former VCs who understands tech marketing and life at a startup. I always bounce new Sawhorse ideas off him first.
A shout out for Thomas Loverro, Marketer/Advertiser
from Gregory Galant July 29, 2010
Gregg's been making people LOL on the web since '99. Impressive to watch him flip JibJab's business model. I've always valued his advice.
A shout out for Gregg Spiridellis, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant July 29, 2010
Behind every successful startup, there's a stressed out CTO. Warren's handled it masterfully with Fotolog. Now revamping MTV's platform.
A shout out for Warren Habib, CTO
from Gregory Galant July 28, 2010
Toby's revolutionizing the way people come together with his Social Media Week. He's a lot of fun to work with and always comes through.
A shout out for Toby Daniels, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant July 28, 2010
Jared's LandlineTV produced humor videos for the Shorty Awards that killed. He's got a rare mix of comedic ability and work ethic.
A shout out for Jared Neumark, Humorist
from Gregory Galant July 27, 2010
Charlie's NextNY is part of the reason there is a NYC tech scene today. Now he's at the center of it and is not shy to help startups.
A shout out for Charlie O'Donnell, Venture Capitalist
from Gregory Galant July 27, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel
We partnered with Hype Machine 2 yrs ago. Anthony & Taylor are a pleasure to work with: humble, creative and quick to implement good ideas.
A shout out for Anthony Volodkin, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant July 26, 2010
Ian's the Don Draper of social media. One of the first to place big brand ad in YouTube, Facebook, podcasts, etc. Work with Deep Focus.
A shout out for Ian Schafer, Marketer/Advertiser
from Gregory Galant July 26, 2010
Marke's built key parts of Listorious for us. He gets things done but still sees the big picture, and has great ideas on implementation.
A shout out for Marke Hallowell, Developer
from Gregory Galant July 25, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel
Great VC. Doesn't tip at roulette...
A shout out for Ted Maidenberg, Venture Capitalist
from Russell Fradin July 22, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant
She's New York's leading UX guru. Never launch a web app without her. Also a leading Shorty volunteer.
A shout out for Whitney Hess, User Experience Designer
from Gregory Galant July 16, 2010
Reshouted by Jason Putorti
Martin's a New Yorker in Silicon Valley and might be the hardest working man in VC (simultaneously doing an MBA). Makes great intros.
A shout out for Martin Gedalin, Venture Capitalist
from Gregory Galant July 16, 2010
He's the idea guy. Everytime I chat with Jonathan he has 3 new ideas he's exploring and inspires the dusty cogs in my brain to start turning
A shout out for Jonathan Wegener, Entrepreneur
from Colin Nederkoorn July 16, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant and Whitney Hess
Although Bricabox didn't last, I appreciated the concept, and beyond that, I dig Nate's unwaivering tenacity in the NYC tech space.
A shout out for Nate Westheimer, Entrepreneur
from Blake Robinson July 14, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant
Sara helps companies find ways to innovate, leading with an entrepreneurial spirit and great ability to thin-slice.
A shout out for Sara Holoubek, CEO
from Aaron Taylor-Waldman July 2, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant
Aaron is an outstanding developer, who writes some of the most cogent code I've seen. He's also a co-founder of CoTweet & public speaker.
A shout out for Aaron Gotwalt, Developer
from Chrissie Brodigan June 30, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant
Building an amazing stable of new companies / new investments
A shout out for Rick Thompson, Angel Investor
from Russell Fradin June 28, 2010
Reshouted by Gregory Galant
Jon mastered the big company thing (Google) and the startup (Social Great). Now it's exciting to watch him take Buzzfeed to the next level.
A shout out for Jon Steinberg, Business Development
from Gregory Galant June 25, 2010
Alyssa writes and edits key materials for the Shorty Awards and Muck Rack. She's talented & always comes through during tight deadlines.
A shout out for Alyssa Danigelis, Journalist
from Gregory Galant June 25, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel
Russ is a hugely successful entrepreneur (Adify, comScore, Flycast) and a contrarian thinker worth bouncing any business idea off of.
A shout out for Russell Fradin, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant June 24, 2010
Scott gets the real-time web. He invested in Hootsuite and seems to guess what our next product will be before we even know.
A shout out for Scott Wolfgang, Venture Capitalist
from Gregory Galant June 24, 2010
Ryan's a fearless twitteresq entrepreneur and past Shorty winner. His new HTML5 Hootsuite is beautiful & will surely be used by Steve Jobs.
A shout out for Ryan Holmes, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant June 24, 2010
Denise is one of the few people who understands ad sales & product development. She sold some great ad campaigns for my old company.
A shout out for Denise Zaraya, Marketer/Advertiser
from Gregory Galant June 23, 2010
Scott not only killed it with MyBlogLog (sold to Yahoo) and cofounded Mashery, but he's a consigliere to countless other entrepreneurs.
A shout out for Scott Rafer, Entrepreneur
from Gregory Galant June 23, 2010
Reshouted by Craig Plunkett
We hired Laurea to produce the Shorty Awards. She's very organized & has great judgement on what needs to happen to make events successful.
A shout out for Laurea de Ocampo, Event Producer
from Gregory Galant June 23, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel and Jeremiah Malina
Yiying's Fail Whale allows Twitter to crash with grace. I met her when she came to town for a Shorty -- hugely creative & bold thinker.
A shout out for Yiying Lu, Designer
from Gregory Galant June 22, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel
Bernie makes things happen between startups and big media companies. He hooked up Sawhorse's deal with Condé Nast's Style.com.
A shout out for Bernie Davis, Business Development
from Gregory Galant June 21, 2010
Aaron designed the logos/identity for Sawhorse, Shorty Awards and this site. Beyond design, Aaron helps us Get Things Done during launches.
A shout out for Aaron Taylor-Waldman, Designer
from Gregory Galant June 21, 2010
Reshouted by Jeremiah Malina

19 shout outs recommending Gregory:

Insane creativity and funny as hell.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, CEO
from Philip Pearlman August 16, 2010
Greg gives stellar advice to startups by looking to understand each entrepreneur's position to actually help them steam ahead. That's rare.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, CEO
from Scott Arneill August 12, 2010
Greg is The Twitter Whisperer.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Media Innovator
from Darrell Silver August 8, 2010
I'm always excited to hear about Greg's next project. His ability to span social and traditional media is impressive.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Eddie LeBreton August 3, 2010
Greg is a genius at understanding the potential of Twitter and Facebook and building them in to web apps
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Graham Lawlor August 2, 2010
Greg's an amazing entrepreneur - creative, determined, lighthearted and authentic - all around great guy and an asset to both coasts.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Martin Gedalin July 28, 2010
W00t! Props to Greg (and Lee) for this awesome new endorsement service. Screw LinkedIn recommendations!
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Whitney Hess July 16, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel and Jeremiah Malina
Extremely creative and all around good guy. Always seen in the lobby of conferences (never inside)... always a pleasure to run into.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Steven Krein July 12, 2010
life in general.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Hitter
from Daniel Gruneberg July 12, 2010
Greg has great ideas, a solid sense of humor, and his work elevates social media to a smarter, more useful level.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Alyssa Danigelis July 8, 2010
Greg keeps pioneering new ways to use online media.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Media Innovator
from Sarah Goodman July 8, 2010
Greg is an honest, earnest & creative entrepreneur and friend. He has never stolen my wallet, not even once.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Thomas Loverro July 7, 2010
Greg just keeps innovating at a pace unknown to mankind...I always love seeing what he's come up with!
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Media Mogul
from Tim Kane June 30, 2010
Created Shoutworthy!
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Human Being
from David Berkowitz June 29, 2010
Has a knack for taking an creative idea and turning it into a great product faster than almost anyone.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from David Marks June 26, 2010
Greg is one of the most prolific serial entrepreneurs in New York. He has limitless energy and enthusiasm.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Thomas Loverro June 24, 2010
If the NY Tech Scene had a "fave 5" feature, Greg would totally be in mine. He's brings amazing insight and perspective to ideas/problems.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Genius
from Jonathan Wegener June 22, 2010
Reshouted by Lee Semel
He's consistently coming up with great ideas and actually getting them deployed.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Media Mogul
from Aaron Quint June 21, 2010
Gregory Galant is a very creative thinker, an excellent speaker, gets things done, and is bound achieve extreme entrepreneurial success.
A shout out for Gregory Galant, Entrepreneur
from Lee Semel June 21, 2010
Reshouted by Jeremiah Malina