Founded in 2007, Knocknok is a new social communication company with offices in Los Angeles and Maryland.
Dan Bates, Founder and CEO
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Knocknok was founded in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and technologist Dan Bates. The Knocknok platform delivers live chatrooms with streaming topics and self-moderation technology to add interactivity to web coverage of major sporting, entertainment and news events. Dan is a Former President and Founder of Avant Interactive, an industry-leading video advertising company, Mindfire Entertainment, a producer of Feature Films and Television and Extreme Audio Reality the first interactive audio company for PC and console gaming.
Michael Richmond, CTO
Michael Richmond has been developing rich internet applications for over eight years. His formal education from Virginia Tech and Frostburg State University provides him with a background in Computer Science and Mathematics. Michael has lead development teams at Avant Interactive, Vectormax, and Willetts Systems. His roles have ranged from system administration to development and architecture design. These experiences helped him become an expert in scalable internet architectures and deployment.