David Renard is the co-founder of The Loadown, a recently launched mobile apps competitive tracking and analytics site. He is also a partner with mediaIDEAS, a global consultancy providing research and advice on the publishing industry's technology-enabled future, and helps established and independent publishers, wholesalers, and distributors with circulation and marketing through MU Inc. In 2007, he authored The Last Magazine (published by Rizzoli), a visual anthology of the stylepress and a commentary on the future of printed periodicals. Before that Renard co-created Stare, a publishing and advertising agency, more than seven years ago, producing magazines that included Stare and Critic Eye. This led to the creation of Netcirculation, the largest nationwide distribution network for high-end boutique fashion, art, photography, and design titles. From 1994 to 1998, he worked at Gartner Group, the foremost provider of research and analysis on the global IT industry, advising executives and board directors of Fortune 500 companies regarding the impact of technological innovations on the financial industry, and spearheading a new European subsidiary that developed research-driven decision support tools.