Simone Collins is the founder of Gigaverse, which provides free courses for pursuing online careers. She researches alternative careers, internet-based entrepreneurialism, and novel ways of building income using readily-available online tools.

Before founding Gigaverse, Simone served as Director of Marketing at HubPages, an open online publishing platform that peaked as the 45th most-visited site in the US during her tenure. She lives and works in Palo Alto, CA with her co-founder and fiancé, Malcolm Collins.