Welcome to my website
a sort of blog, from Ben Saren
Galvanized
Marketing executive and behaved citizen by day, unruly insomniac by night. A dash of mania, a sprinkle of wonder, combined with a heaping tablespoon of impulsiveness. Unwilling to follow the masses, longing for truth and meaning, having some fun along the way.
Burano
one of my recent favorite shots; a house on the island of Burano, Italy. See my portfolio here.
Split personality
Another favorite recent shot from Burano. See my portfolio here.
A sort of blog from Ben Saren, a Marketing executive and behaved citizen by day, an unruly insomniac by night.
By day
Professional
New media entrepreneur, currently Vice President of Marketing at Litle & Co. Find out more on my LinkedIn profile.
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By night
Insomniac
A semi-professional photographer when time permits. You can see my online portfolio, including freelance work, here.
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About Ben Saren
MARKETING EXECUTIVE AND BEHAVED CITIZEN BY DAY, UNRULY INSOMNIAC BY NIGHT.
a bit about me.
Ben is an entrepreneurial and innovative executive with 15 years of marketing, technology, and business development experience for B2B, B2C, and Internet businesses. Ben is currently Vice President of Marketing at Litle & Co., one of America’s fastest growing companies and a pioneer in e-commerce payment solutions and Payments Intelligence.
Ben is one of those rare individuals that you meet and just know will be successful. For nearly 10 years I have watched him take on numerous challenges with conviction, drive and integrity. His leadership and steadfast belief has been the driving force in the creation and success of CitySquares. It has been a pleasure to call him a colleague and friend.
Jason Pavona
Executive Vice President
Litle & Co.
Prior to joining Litle, Ben was Co-Founder and CEO of CitySquares.com, the pioneer in hyper-local search, with the backing of several of the world’s most recognized investors including Mark Cuban and Jonathan Kraft.
Known for disrupting and challenging the status quo, Ben has been covered from industry blogs to The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and Mass High Tech. He’s a frequent speaker on innovation, Payments Intelligence, Internet trends, and entrepreneurship and has presented at conferences ranging from Web 2.0, and Search Engine Strategies, to The Kelsey Group conferences, New England New Media Association, the Web Innovators Group. Ben regularly speaks about entrepreneurship at Boston area colleges and universities.
Prior to Litle & Co. and CitySquares, Ben ran an Internet and technology consulting group, serving Internet start-ups and multinational corporations, alike. He’s also held positions in IT and business development at start-ups such as Delphi.com, Prospero Technologies, and at multinationals such as Bell Atlantic, Digital Equipment Corporation, GE Capital, RSA, and Parametric Technologies Corporation.
Ali and I spent two weeks bouncing around northern Italy and into Croatia. It was a hell of a time to say the least. I posted pictures up on flickr, you can find them here, but I wanted to also include my personal favorites on my blog. They’re below.
There are a lot of gainfully employed people out there who are considering the entrepreneurial path. I meet them all the time. Some are nascent entrepreneurs who have the idea but they lack the courage to just do it. They point to many things as reasons, excuses, rationalizations, what have you. Oftentimes these folks are listening to their gut – which is a good thing. They’re afraid of something, and they don’t quite know what it is. Having been on both sides of the equation, I thought I’d present my own version of Point Counterpoint based on some of the … 