William Spruill

Co-Founder and CEO
Global Data Consortium

Bill is co-founder and CEO of The Global Data Consortium (GDC). The Global Data Consortium helps e-commerce and payment remittance companies reduce their mis-delivery and fraud via its Worldview Web Service Platform. Worldview enables its users to Improve Delivery of physical products, Identify fraudulent transactions and Enables Payment connectivity in global growth markets.

Bill has had broad experience with the challenges facing high growth technology companies. He is currently a board member of the North Carolina based Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), one of the oldest and largest organizations focused on high growth business. As part of his volunteer work with the CED Bill has mentored over 50 companies through varied issues and challenges.

Privately, Bill has also been involved in advising a number of data management companies through strategic growth & acquisition including AddressDoctor GmbH, Intelligent Search Technology, Siperian and Delos Technology.

Bill is also an active angel investor in North Carolina. He is a member of Triangle Angel Partners a $2.6 million early stage angel fund. Current and past companies invested in include: Magnus HealthIT, Union Metrics, Loqate, WaterPlayUSA, Windsor Circle and EvoApp.

Bill attended Northrop University in Los Angeles California and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Main Conference Day 1

Monday, December 8th, 2014

16:55 Panel Discussion: Assessing Challenges And Opportunities With International Expansion

This session tackles the soup to nuts of international expansion. As a growth driver for your organization, learn which markets to enter and why, entrance strategies and understand the nuances between different markets.

In which regions are you operating internationally, and why?
How do you localize product content?
How do you determine the potential for your products in international markets?
What are the challenges that you face in terms of shipping?
What companies/partners can assist with meeting shipping requirements?
What are the challenges that you face in terms of tax and documentation requirements?
How do you overcome them?
What are the different options available to manage international customer service?