Title:
Startup Stories - Trying to be in the right place at the right time with
the right thing

Bio:
Mark Halliday is an entrepreneur with over 15 years experience in both
software development and film production.  He founded his second startup,
MediaPearls in May 2000. He raised an angel round and led the drive to
establish the company as a leader in the rich media application development
space.  Prior to MediaPearls, he developed new digital products for feature
film production for Panavision.  He led the development team of PreView, a
software tool that allows cinematographers to emulate film using digital
images.  Prior to Panavision in 1996, Mark founded his first startup,
Network Sound & Light, a software firm that developed products for sending
digital postcards via email.  Mark also made movies as an independent
filmmaker in New York from 1985 to 1989, directing, writing and producing a
number of documentaries, and co-writing and co-directing a 35mm feature
film.  Mark holds an MS degree from the MIT Media Lab.  His research in the
Interactive Cinema group focused on digital movies that edit themselves as
they are being watched. Mark studied computer science and film at Dartmouth
College where he received a BA degree.