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{{Infobox person
| name = Monty Munford
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| caption = Munford interviewing Steve Wozniak in 2016
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|06|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Twickenham]], England
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| nationality = British
| other_names =
| occupation = [[technology|Tech]] [[Journalist]]
| known_for = Technology
}}

'''Monty Munford''' (born 4 June 1961) is an [[United Kingdom|English]]-born [[technology|tech]] [[journalist]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://londonreal.tv/monty-munford-technology-writer-for-the-economist-wired-telegraph/
|title= Monty Munford – Technology Writer for the Economist, Wired & Telegraph |work= London Real TV |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

== Career ==
Munford worked for several years as a motorbike dispatch-rider in London, before retraining as a journalist at the [[London College of Printing]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug8un9XCo-g|title= Monty Munford - Technology Writer for The Economist, Wired & Telegraph |work= Silicone Real |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

=== Writing ===
From 2015-2019 Munford was a tech columnist for ''[[Forbes]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Monty Munford|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/montymunford/|website = Forbes|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref> in New York and ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/12058772/This-medical-app-is-being-used-in-Europes-refugee-camps-to-help-doctors.html
|title= This medical app is being used in Europe's refugee camps to help doctors |first=Monty |last=Munford |work= The Telegraph |date=2015-12-19 |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> in London. He has also contributed to [[TechCrunch]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/author/tcmontymunford/ |title= Monty Munford |work= Tech Company |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> [[Mashable]], ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.fastcompany.com/3063903/the-future-of-work/can-armies-of-interns-close-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap |title= Can Armies Of Interns Close The Cybersecurity Skills Gap? |first= Monty |last= Munford |work= Fast Company |date=2016-09-23 |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> ''[[The Huffington Post]],'' ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wired.co.uk/profile/monty-munford |title= Monty Munford |work= Wired |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> [[MIT Technology Review]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.technologyreview.com/contributor/monty-munford/ |title= Monty Munford |work= MIT Technology Review |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/monty-munford|title=Monty Munford|website=The Independent|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Inquirer]],'' ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/may/21/mobile-games-industry|title=The mobile playground is now open|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[Financial Times]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://cabanamobile.blogspot.com.ee/2009/10/monty-munford-leaving-player-x.html|title=Monty Munford Leaving Player X|last=Laws|first=Jeremy|date=27 October 2009|website=Cabana Mobile|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> and ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/monty-munford/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828193153/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/monty-munford/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2012|title=Monty Munford|website=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> He has a Google News-verified tech blog, Mob76 Outlook.<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://www.mob76outlook.com.webstatsdomain.org/ |title= Mob76outlook |work= Webstatsdomain.org |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

He has interviewed [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] co-founder [[Steve Wozniak]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/montymunford/2016/12/19/steve-wozniak-went-to-beirut-and-wowed-8000-people/#60d031b3dec8|title=Steve Wozniak Went To Beirut And Wowed 8,000 People|date=2016-12-19|work=Forbes|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref> [[John McAfee]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_3fFUUhVQ&t=21s|title=Kidnapping, murder, guns and prostitutes - John McAfee at Malta BlockChain Summit|last=|first=|date=November 2, 2018|website=YouTube|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> and [[Roger Ver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1NYfZT7IW0|title=The Ultimate Bitcoin Showdown: Roger Ver vs Tone Vays|last=|first=|date= June 24, 2019|website=YouTube|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, Munford reported that he had been defrauded of £25,000 in cryptocurrency, mainly [[Bitcoin]] and [[Ethereum]], when his [[Public-key cryptography|private keys]] were stolen from his [[Gmail]] account.<ref>{{Cite news|title = 'How I lost £25,000 when my cryptocurrency was stolen'|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49177705|first=Monty|last=Munford|work= BBC|date = 16 August 2019 |accessdate = 26 August 2016}}</ref>

Munford has also written and self-published The Dust Bowls of Maturity.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mob76 Outlook - Words, wisdom and the occasional genius|url = http://www.mob76outlook.com/|website = www.mob76outlook.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref>

===Business===
In 2005 Munford joined [[mobile media]] games publisher and distributor Player X having previously worked for [[mobile game]] testing house Babel Media.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Zed acquires Player X for mobile games, TV and video|url = http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/13114/zed-acquires-player-x-for-mobile-games-tv-and-video/|website = pocketgamer.biz|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref> Munford left Player X to devote his time to connecting UK and Indian mobile content providers<ref>{{Cite web|title = Monty Munford quits Player X|url = http://www.develop-online.net/news/monty-munford-quits-player-x/0105631|website = www.develop-online.net|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref> working with in Paramount and [[Liverpool F.C.|FC Liverpool]], as well as to pursue acting in Bollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Monty Munford interview: from blogging to Bollywood and back again - Life {{!}} siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service|url = https://www.siliconrepublic.com/life/2012/06/11/monty-munford-interview-from-blogging-to-bollywood-and-back-again|website = Silicon Republic|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, he returned to the UK and set up his own consultancy Mob76. Mob76 works with companies to help them raise money, raise their profile, connect with the right network and eventually exit via acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Monty Munford – Performance Marketing Awards 7th May 2013|url = https://www.performancemarketingawards.co.uk/2013/judges/monty-munford/|website = www.performancemarketingawards.co.uk|accessdate = 9 November 2015}}</ref>

=== Acting ===
Munford has acted in two Bollywood films: as a 1930s British officer for the [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] film ''[[Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey]]'',{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} and as a [[Russians|Russian]] gangster in the [[Rohan Sippy]] film ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maro Dum]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dev Anand's and Rohan Sippy's Dum Maro Dum - Art & Entertainment|url = https://sites.google.com/a/artsentertainmentmore.com/www/movies-tv/dev-anand-s-and-rohan-sippy-s-dum-maro-dum|website = sites.google.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.mob76outlook.com/ Mob76 Outlook]

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