TipdOff Taps Bill Crane as Acting Vice President of Engineering

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TipdOff, an innovative financial social network connecting first-time investors and veteran traders, announced today that Bill Crane, former VP of engineering for LinkedIn and E-Loan, has joined the team as acting vice president of engineering. For more information, please visit www.tipdoff.com/team.

Crane will be instrumental in driving the development of TipdOff's next generation platform to empower customers with a real-time forum for sharing ideas and investment strategies. His background includes:

• Hands-on leadership with a proven success record: Crane's extensive engineering background includes software leadership at IBM, Sun Microsystems, E-Loan and LinkedIn, where he served as vice president of engineering during the company's key growth phase.
• Trusted mentorship: In addition to his work as an advisor for multiple technology startups, Crane is a champion for furthering the education of others. He fosters this passion by serving on the boards of several non-profits, including Women Who Code and GreatNonProfits.org.

Bill Crane, acting vice president of engineering for TipdOff, said: "Millennials are a diverse and highly social demographic, and have shown time and time again a distrust in traditional institutions like the stock market. TipdOff's approach to investing empowers customers with access to information from trusted peers through collaborative shared experiences.  I look forward to supporting these initiatives as we prepare to launch the leading financial social platform and deliver an exceptional user experience."

Akshay Oberai, CEO of TipdOff, said: "Social media has transformed how people connect, communicate, and build relationships. Creating environments that are comfortable and intuitive to use is at the heart of what we are building for emerging and experienced investors. Bill's knowledge of the social media space and his in-depth understanding of these communities are a huge advantage for TipdOff as we build a social investing platform that is elegant and accessible for everyone."

About TipdOff
TipdOff is an online financial social network that connects individual investors and enables real-time access to stock tips, trades and advice from trusted friends and proven experts. For more information, visit www.tipdoff.com.

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