One who set out to
change the virtual world

200 Projects, 20 Years of Innovation, 2 Countries

Juergen Specht

Web Pioneer, 3-time Founder and 9-time CTO

They call him a pioneer.

For good reasons: Because when Juergen Specht founded his first dotcom in 1993 he not only became part of the first Internet revolution; after moving to Japan in 1999 he also played a crucial part in revolutionizing the mobile world. Since then Juergen Specht has successfully launched more than 200 international web and mobile projects. As a matter of fact, many technologies that users take for granted these days were first introduced by him.
And today ... he still thinks ahead; developing innovative solutions for fast moving markets and world's insatiable thirst for media.

One of his clients once aptly described him: "Juergen Specht finds extraordinary solutions to ordinary problems.". His passion for technology is limitless. Every day, several hundred million people worldwide use software and services he has designed or developed. His special strength is the technical realization of vague business ideas. Juergen Specht knows how to develop rough ideas into innovative, scalable international services.

1 man. 2 countries. 3 founded startups, 9-times CTO (Chief Technology Officer). 30 programming and script languages at his disposal. Up to 45 members in his team. Over 200 successful web and mobile launches since 1993. About 40.000 international companies use API's developed by him. More than 70 million registered customers on his eCommerce platform for Rakuten Ichiba, Japan. And he still has an infinite amount of new ideas in his head...

Whatever Juergen Specht does, it is always based on profound experience, up-to-date professional knowledge and inexhaustible passion.

His services include:

  • Conception & Feasibility Studies
  • Software Architecture & Development
  • Project Planning & Management
  • Outsourcing & Recruiting
  • Management & Team-Coaching
  • Due Diligence & Compliance
  • Organization of Mergers & Acquisitions
  • etc.
  • NewCo Internet Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore)
    CTO. Technical conception and development of an eHealth and appointment-booking system for the region South-East Asia.
  • StylesClub GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
    CTO. Conception and development of a new, socially driven Facebook App with a focus on fashion.
  • Alive Company YK (Tokyo, Japan)
    CTO. Conception, consulting and development for Japanese startups and Fortune 500 companies alike.
  • Rakuten Shashinkan KK (Tokyo, Japan)
    CTO. Conception and development of the complete photo e-commerce branch of Rakuten Ichiba and their more than 70 million registered members.
  • PhotoWonder KK (Tokyo, Japan)
    CTO. Conception and development of a B2B photo editing network, set up in 6 languages and connected to more than 40.000 retail businesses in 18 countries (e.g. USA, Japan, England, Korea, Germany, and others).
  • LiveDoor KK (Tokyo, Japan)
    Technical project management and integration of the ValueClick service into the LiveDoor group.
  • ValueClick Japan KK (Tokyo, Japan)
    Technical project management and integration of the Nooper service into the Japanese ValueClick network.
  • Nooper Mobile Services YK (Tokyo, Japan)
    Founder and CTO. Development of the mobile service Nooper and consulting for international companies, seeking to learn from the Japanese mobile market.
  • GiriGiri KK. (Tokyo, Japan)
    CTO. Technical conception and development of a last-minute service for the Japanese travel market.
  • Speed-Link GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
    CTO. Responsible for various projects and ISP services.
  • KULTURBOX GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
    Founder and CTO. KULTURBOX GmbH pioneered the web long before it became mainstream and laid the foundations for many successful national and international projects.
  • Media-Link GbR (Berlin, Germany)
    Founder and CEO. Developing KULTURBOX and other projects.

Since 1993 Juergen Specht has been working for the following clients - from consulting, conception and project management to software development.

Accenture Adobe Akademie.de Alias AOL Art+Com Axel Springer Verlag Berlecon Research Berlin Partner Senat von Berlin Berlinale Bertelsmann Bibble Labs Bundesregierung Deutschland Canon Christo and Jeanne-Claude Compuserve DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Debis Systemhaus Deutsche Telekom Deutsches Forschungsnetz Deutsches Rundfunk Archiv DxO Labs E-Plus Enuvis Extensis Fraunhofer IPK Fujifilm Google Heise Medien Gruppe Heinrich Hertz Institut Holtzbrink Verlag Honda Hewlett Packard ID Media J-Phone Kodak Konica Minolta Land Brandenburg Land Rover Livedoor Lyris Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg Microsoft Mobilkom NEC Nikon Nokia NTT DoCoMo NTT Research Lab Packet Video Panasonic Pentax Photowonder PictureIQ Prospex Rakuten Ichiba Silicon Graphics Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Snapfish Sony Spiegel Springer Verlag SUN Taschen Verlag Technologiestiftung Berlin Technoseum TESCO TU-Berlin ValueClick Japan W3C Walgreens Walmart Werkbund-Berlin Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Zentral-  und Landesbibliothek Berlin ZDF

  • Accenture (USA)
  • Adobe (USA)
  • AOL (Japan)
  • AtNetwork (Japan)
  • Art+Com (Germany)
  • Axel Springer Publishing Company (Germany)
  • Benedikt Taschen Publishing Company (Germany)
  • Berlecon Research (Germany)
  • Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale (Germany)
  • Bertelsmann AG (Germany)
  • Bibble Labs (USA)
  • Government of Germany (Germany)
  • Canon (Japan)
  • Christo & Jeanne-Claude (USA)
  • Debis Systemhaus (Germany)
  • Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
  • DeTeBerkom (Germany)
  • Deutsches Forschungs Netz DFN (Germany)
  • DxO Labs (France)
  • E-Plus (Germany)
  • Enuvis (USA)
  • European Union (Belgien)
  • Extensis (USA)
  • Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany)
  • Fraunhofer IPK (Germany)
  • Fujifilm (Japan)
  • Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand (Germany)
  • Google (USA)
  • Government of Ireland (Ireland)
  • Heise Publishing Company (Germany)
  • Heinrich Hertz Institut (Germany)
  • HelloNetwork (USA)
  • Holtzbrink Publishing Company (Germany)
  • Honda (Japan)
  • HP (USA)
  • ID Media (Germany)
  • J-Phone (Japan)
  • Kevo Consulting (Japan)
  • Kodak (USA)
  • Konica-Minolta (Japan)
  • Government of Brandenburg (Germany)
  • Landesbildstelle Berlin (Germany)
  • Land Rover (USA)
  • LiveDoor (Japan)
  • Lyris (USA)
  • Microsoft (Germany)
  • Mobilkom (Austria)
  • NEC (Japan)
  • NewCo Internet (Singapore)
  • Nikon (Japan)
  • Nokia (Japan)
  • NTT DoCoMo (Japan)
  • NTT Research Labs (Japan)
  • PacketVideo Corporation (Japan)
  • Panasonic (Japan)
  • Pentax (Japan)
  • PhotoWonder (Japan)
  • PictureIQ (Japan)
  • Prospex (Japan)
  • Rakuten Ichiba (Japan)
  • Government of Berlin (Germany)
  • Silicon Graphics (Germany)
  • Snapfish (Japan)
  • Sony (Japan)
  • Spiegel Publishing Company (Germany)
  • StadtInfo Verlag (Germany)
  • StylesClub (Germany)
  • Sun Microsystems (USA)
  • Technologiestiftung Berlin (Germany)
  • Technical University Berlin (Germany)
  • TESCO (England)
  • ValueClick Japan (Japan)
  • Walgreens (USA)
  • Walmart (USA)
  • Werkbund Berlin (Germany)
  • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (Germany)
  • ZDF (Germany)
  • Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (Germany)
  • and many more...

Juergen Specht plays an important role in the international photographic scene. His platforms Shakodo and D1scussion count way over 50,000 registered users and many of his photographs have been internationally published.

Shakodo

www.shakodo.com

Shakodo was launched in December 2010 as an innovative question & answer service for amateur and professional photographers as well as their clients. The network aims to make the photography business - in particular the topic of pricing - as transparent as possible for everyone involved. Shakodo is active on Twitter and worth following for every photographer.

D1scussion

www.d1scussion.com

It is hard to believe, but digital photography had its breakthrough no sooner than in 2005. As early as in 1999, Juergen Specht founded D1scussion, a mailing list for digital pioneers, professional photographers and Nikon employees who have been active there since the beginning.

OpenRAW

www.openraw.org

In 2005 Juergen Specht brought OpenRAW to life, a network tackling far-spread problems with proprietary RAW data formats of camera manufacturers. The workgroup's activities have led to an all new approach in the handling of RAW data and have made way for a better cooperation between the camera industry and software manufacturers.

JS Photographs

www.juergenspecht.com

What started as a hobby has developed into a professional passion for Juergen Specht: With (so far) 8 exhibitions in Germany and Japan and more than 600 publications worldwide he has made a name for himself even beyond insider circles. His private photo gallery shows Juergen Specht's artistic side - with pictures that may not always safe for work...

Juergen Specht

Blumenstr. 45
10243 Berlin
Germany

Tel.: +49-151-52583028
Email: kontakt@juergenspecht.de
Skype: juergen_specht
Web: www.juergenspecht.de

Tax ID: 14/539/00311
VAT ID: DE278249442

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