Black Web 2.0 Show: Interview with Clarence Wooten CEO of CollectiveX
by Markus Robinson
In episode # 6 of the Black Web 2.0 Show, I spoke with serial entrepreneur Clarence Wooten. The creator of 4 start-ups Clarence’s newest venture, Collective X, was described by Michael Arrington of Techcrunch as “the way LinkedIn should’ve been done in the first place”. CollectiveX is a group collaboration system which mixes the social networking capabilities of LinkedIn with the intranet features of Windows Share Point Services. CollectiveX features include built-in calendaring, discussion boards, file and media sharing. 
In 1994 to early 1998, Clarence ran Metamorphosis Studios, Inc., a multimedia and Web design firm. Metamorphosis Studios was acquired in 1998 by MediSolv, Inc. In 1998 Clarence founded ImageCafe.com, a leading e-commerce website solution. With less than $1 million in capital raised, Clarence sold ImageCafe to Network Solutions/VeriSign for more than $20 million. Prior to starting his most recent venture, Clarence was a managing partner of Wooten Ventures, an angel investment firm providing seed funding and guidance for entrepreneurs building innovative businesses.
Clarence and I discussed a range of topics including CollectiveX, the business of start-ups, and tips on leading a successful start-up.
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Natasha Vincent says:
Interesting network that CollectiveX. Thanks for the invite, Markus, and personal welcome, Angela!
Black Web 2.0 Group | Black Web 2.0 says:
[...] hoping will fill this void. Many of you are already familiar with Collective X, if you aren’t we recently did a podcast with the CEO that you can check out, I think it will be a great platform to not only communicate but also to share information and [...]
Black Web 2.0 » Blog Archive » Scoble loves CollectiveX too says:
[...] new features and from the video you can tell he loves CollectiveX too. You might remember we interviewed CollectiveX’s CEO, Clarence Wooten, back in April where we spoke about CollectiveX and he shared some tips on running [...]
Start-up Funding Explained, Part 2 | Black Web 2.0 says:
[...] really mean? I had the same question so I asked someone who has played in this realm often, Clarence Wooten of Collective X. He gave some perspective, “For seed stage start-ups giving away 20% of [...]
web design says:
Nice, thanks for sharing the actual interview.
illawarra web design says:
That person inspired me a lot to work harder and create different concepts and styles on website design..!!