About

Our Purpose

Bookboard exists to encourage children to develop a lifelong love for reading.

Few things in life are more magical or fulfilling than watching a child read. But in a world full of distraction, encouraging a child to read can be a challenge. Bookboard helps refocus our children’s attention on the written word in an exciting new way.

Bookboard was developed by tech-savvy parents who value reading and comprehension skills yet understand the importance of keeping your child entertained. Bookboard engages children in reading by helping them discover new titles and earn fun achievements.

Our Approach

Bookboard puts the magic of story time in a delight-driven tablet experience for readers of all ages to enjoy.

Reading should not have limits. Your child’s reading potential should not be limited by the number of books on the shelf. There’s too much to explore, and owning every book your child reads is not practical. Bookboard puts a limitless number of books within reach and makes it simple to find the right content for your child – no matter what they happen to be interested in this week.

Reading should be fun. Bookboard adds a gaming element to reading. It combines our limitless supply of content with a little healthy competition and delivers the entire experience inside a delight-driven tablet that readers of all ages can control.

Reading should build confidence. We believe it is important to provide parents, family members, or teachers with insight into their child’s reading progress. We also look for ways to reinforce and reward good reading habits. Bookboard readers develop confidence from their accomplishments and become self-motivated in their reading.

Our Team

We’re parents too.

We understand the importance of keeping your child entertained while developing reading and comprehension skills. We’re technologists who love the bleeding edge, but also have a passion for thoughtful design and a strong sense that software is supposed to make our *real* lives better.

We are actively on the lookout for talented people who have a passion for early learning and technological innovation. If you are interested in joining our team, please review our current job opportunities.

  • Michael Fitzpatrick

    Michael Fitzpatrick

    Michael is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Bookboard, Inc. He watched his kids’ daily interactions with tablet devices and noticed how immersed they were in the experience. Motivated by his desire to offer them higher quality “screen time,” Bookboard was born. In 2007, he co-founded ConnectSolutions, Inc., which he turned cash-flow positive in 4 months and profitable within 13 months. Michael has over 15-years of experience in software and technology development, specializing in user experience and real-time web communication technology.

    Prior to ConnectSolutions, he led the Connect business through many releases at Adobe Systems, making it one of the top growth products for both Adobe and Macromedia. He also serves as an advisory board member of Balsamiq Studios, LLC. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and their three children.

  • Nigel Pegg

    Nigel Pegg

    Nigel is a co-founder and serves as the product and technical lead of Bookboard, Inc. With 14-years experience spanning multimedia production, web platform architecture, real-time collaborative applications, and cutting edge UI, Nigel combines the finer details of User Experience with a “serious” Computer Science background. His track record in team and product leadership spans multiple 1.0 releases for Macromedia and Adobe.

    Nigel is the holder of 5 US patents (11 more pending), and has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Alberta, which he paid for working as head instructor at a private tutoring academy, teaching reading, math, and science to kids.

  • Fang Chang

    Fang Chang

    Fang, pronounced “fah-ng,” is a co-founder and does a little of everything for Bookboard, Inc. He has over 22- years of experience in software and technology development, and has been a key leader and contributor in many cloud-based initiatives. Fang was instrumental in managing the major launches of Acrobat.com, where he oversaw all facets of each release, culminating in a community of over 5M users in less than 1-year. More recently, he co-founded Adobe’s Collaboration Service, a Platform-as-a-Service for building multi-user, social applications that include video, audio, chat, etc.

    Fang is a graduate of UC San Diego, and holds Master of Business Administration and Master of Engineering Management degrees from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, their son and family dog.