Josh Payne is the Founder & CEO of StackSocial, a digital commerce platform for web publishers. StackSocial’s platform matches passionate tech audiences with curated sales on the best digital tools and services and across a growing network of white-labeled publisher partnerships reaching over 27 million people each month across the web.

Earlier in his career, Josh developed strategic partnerships for several leading internet & technology pioneers including Yahoo!, Meebo (acquired by Google), and Intel helping to drive revenue and user acquisition.

He also served as a Venture Capital Associate at the Aurora Funds and founded dscover.me, a social content discovery startup.

Josh earned his MBA from Duke and his bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University. An avid explorer, Josh has travelled to over 30 countries.

His passion for “discovering the best” has been a consistent theme in his work and StackSocial continues to exemplify that.Founded in September 2011 and headquartered in Venice Beach, California, StackSocial is a marketplace for people to discover, share, and buy innovative apps, gadgets, and online tools across the world.

Our team hand-picks unique, helpful, and trending products to improve your life with everyday technology.

We are a growing and passionate community of over 400,000 early adopters, designers, developers, gamers, apple enthusiasts, and die-hard geeks.

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