ENTREPRENEUR. INVENTOR. LEADER. | INSPIRED by Endless Curiosity
David Estrada
David Estrada is the Founder of EZEEBUY Experiences | EZEEBUY Revolutionizes Retail with AI Innovation to Bring Online Digital Ease to In-Store Shoppers and Retailers Worldwide
ENTREPRENEUR. INVENTOR. LEADER. | INSPIRED by Endless Curiosity
My Journey
My journey to Japan began in the summer of 1994 when tasked to find a new development center for Microsoft in the suburbs of Tokyo. I had the incredible privilege of experiencing rapid growth over the next ten years working at this office.
My experiences at Microsoft was the foundation for developing and managing successful businesses from startups to global companies. Every aspect of my personal growth resulted in learning new skills driven by my endless curiosity.
I strive and excel in an environment that continually challenges my comfort zone and feel personal satisfaction from overcoming those hurdles. Commanding the Japanese language is essential, but more critically important is understanding the culture and history that will help you build long-lasting relationships.
The EZEEBUY app instantly empowers in-store shoppers to purchase a wide variety of products by simply snapping a photo and sliding 'EZ Buy'. This eliminates long checkout waits and offers optional delivery, encouraging more purchases without the baggage—literally. Travel Light, Shop Heavy: EZEEBUY Makes International Shopping Effortless
Shop more, carry less. With the EZEEBUY app, experience effortless in-store shopping in foreign countries. The app auto-translates, shows prices in their home currency, and even delivers purchases directly to their hotel or back home. Free from the burden of bags, they can focus on shopping—supercharging retailers' revenue.
The EZEEBUY app's family-shared wishlist unites members across cities, states, or countries. With a simple 'EZ Buy' slide, they can swiftly purchase curated products for any occasion. Products stem from in-store visits by family, compiled as suggested gifts, and seamlessly shared for convenient purchase and delivery.
The EZEEBUY app empowers teens to shop seamlessly. Snap a photo of a desired product and slide 'EZ Ask' for parental approval, making it teen-friendly while parents are sipping coffee nearby or away on business.
The EZEEBUY app empowers mobile shoppers with AI, suggesting products tailored to their personalities and lifestyles, enhancing the relevancy of offers for instant purchase and easy delivery.
The EZEEBUY app empowers shoppers to buy from out-of-home ads instantly. Snap a photo with the EZEEBUY app, slide 'EZ Buy', and enjoy swift purchases with easy delivery.
The EZEEBUY app allows shoppers to effortlessly purchase from window displays anytime. Snap a photo with the EZEEBUY app, slide 'EZ Buy', and opt for delivery after hours or in-store pickup during business hours.
The EZEEBUY app empowers shoppers to expand choices from a single display. Snap a photo with EZEEBUY, unveil an augmented gallery of AI-tailored products, and slide 'EZ Buy' for instant purchases with delivery options.
The EZEEBUY app enables shoppers to choose and secure items effortlessly. Snap a product photo, slide 'EZ Pay' with a flexible pay-later plan, and opt for convenient delivery.
Migrated over 150 MPayMe/ZNAP customers to PowaTag technology
Rapidly increased revenue from $6M to over $19M in 12 months
By February 2016, PowaTag was processing over 1 Billion YEN in transactions every month
Major projects includes Japan Post Bank to develop a co-branded app to process over 190M payment transactions and DSK to process over 65M utility payments per month
Powa Technologies was acquired by Mozido in March 2016 after failing to raise additional funding
jPortal Representative Director, July 2010 to May 2013
jPortal was an incubator and startup development company to help startups enter the Japanese markets.
Omgeo Sales Director and Representative Director, May 2007 to June 2010
Rapidly grew revenue from $3.5M in 2007 to over $60M in 2010
Transformed the company from a partner driven model to a hybrid partner/direct sales model
Hired, trained and coached high performing teams that included sales, marketing, integration consultants, technical support and account managers
Developed a strategic partnership with Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) to help us establish strong relationships with domestic financial institutions. This partnership gave us the needed credibility to signup new customers in the domestic banking industry
Signed 11 domestic banks in the first 18 months which contributed to a rapid revenue growth of $27M. This significant achievement resulted in new partnerships that drove an additional $30M in new revenue for the next 24 months
Expanded into South Korea and formed a strategic partnership with Korea Securities Depository (KSD). This partnership provided access to 64 domestic and international financial institutions that are trading on the KSD platform. This partnership contributed to over $17M in new revenue, 15 months after signing the partner agreement
Awarded the President’s Club Award three years in a row from 2008 to 2010
Rapidly grew revenue from $1.5M in 2004 to over $35M in 2006
Transformed the business from an agency model to a hybrid partner/direct sales model
Hired, trained and coached high performing teams that included sales, marketing, technical support and engineers
Developed strategic partners that included SoftBank, Marubeni and SourceNext for our retail products; Sony, NEC, Sharp, Panasonic, Epson, Casio, Olympus, Avaya and Genesis for our OEM embedded and enterprise solutions; and Digital River for our e-commerce business
Signed 8 major global license agreements with Sony, NEC, Sharp, Panasonic, Epson, Casio and Olympus to bundle our embedded solutions with their hardware offerings. Negotiated 12 months in advance royalty payments for favorable global pricing which contributed $11M in new and recurring revenue in the first year
Microsoft Japan Product Development and Senior Management Roles, July 1994 to December 2003
Held various product development and product/marketing management roles for Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows Mobile devices (embedded) and Windows Server products
