Jon Cardella

{{Short description|Chief Executive Officer & Entrepreneur}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jonathan Cardella

| nationality = American

| occupation = CEO of Strike Tax Advisory

| known_for = Entrepreneur and businessman

}}

Jonathan Cardella is an entrepreneur and businessman, who is best known as Founder and Chairman of [https://www.getventive.com Ventive] (which was named in the Inc. 5000 in 2018{{ndash}}2022) and Founder & CEO of its sister company, [https://www.striketax.com/ Strike Tax Advisory].{{cite web|author=ALL |url=https://commerce.idaho.gov/blog/company-spotlight-ventive/ |title=Company Spotlight: Ventive|work=Idaho Commerce |date=January 22, 2019 |accessdate=15 March 2023}} He formerly owned Ski West, which was sold to Overstock.com and renamed Overstock Travel in 2005;{{cite web|url=http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2005/07/its_all_about_the_snow_reactio.shtml |title=Mountain News Corporation – Industry Report Archive |accessdate=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507234931/http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2005/07/its_all_about_the_snow_reactio.shtml |archive-date=May 7, 2006 }}{{cite web|author=ALL |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20060823/AE/60824016 |title=Super date a Vail reality |publisher=VailDaily.com |accessdate=19 April 2014}} he was retained as CEO.{{cite web |url=http://reports.inman.com/events/speakers/jonathan-cardella |title=Jonathan Cardella |publisher=Inman News |accessdate=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419235823/http://reports.inman.com/events/speakers/jonathan-cardella |archive-date=April 19, 2014 }} He also served as CIO of FixYa.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/06/28/story3.html?page=all |title=Web startups tap into brainpower |work=San Francisco Business Times |accessdate=19 April 2014}}

Jonathan also founded and operated NeighborCity, as its CEO, which was an innovative real estate tech company that rated, ranked and recommended residential real estate agents to homebuyers and sellers. NorthstarMLS and Berkshire Hathaway Home Services sued NeighborCity and Cardella for allegedly violating copyright law by using Northstar MLS's and Berkshire Hathaways Home Service's real estate listing data without permission. The claims against Cardella were dismissed and all remaining claims were settled without admission of fault.{{cite web|author=Andrea V. Brambila Associate Editor |url=http://www.inman.com/2012/08/31/mls-granted-injunction-against-neighborcitycom/ |title=MLS granted injunction against NeighborCity.com |publisher=Inman News |accessdate=19 April 2014}} NeighborCity's case was instrumental in paving the way for real estate startups and technology companies to safely utilize MLS data, while also bringing to light the alleged anti-competitive practices of the National Association of Realtors, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Nortstar MLS, and related MLSs.