Steve Huffman

Not to be confused with Steve Hoffman.

Steve Huffman
Born	(1983-11-12) November 12, 1983 (age 32)
Education	Computer Science
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Occupation	CEO of Reddit

Steve Huffman (born November 12, 1983) is an American web developer and both the co-founder and CEO of the social networking website Reddit.^[1][2] More recently, he co-founded the airfare search site Hipmunk.^[3][4]

Career

Huffman, a graduate of Wakefield School in The Plains, Virginia, attended the University of Virginia and majored in Computer Science.^[5] After college, he teamed up with classmate Alexis Ohanian to start Reddit, which was initially funded by Y Combinator.^[5]

Huffman and Ohanian first pitched their idea to Paul Graham from Y-Combinator. He advised and gave his suggestions, changing of what was an app for ordering food, to become Reddit.^[6]

Reddit was later acquired by Condé Nast in 2006.^[7]

In 2010, Huffman teamed up with Adam Goldstein to create the travel site Hipmunk, with funding also from Y Combinator.^[3][4] In 2011, Huffman was named to Inc. magazine's 30 under 30 list.^[8] Huffman is also the instructor for "CS253: Web Development", an e-learning course that began on April 2012 offered by online education provider Udacity.^[9]

In 2014 Huffman stated that his decision to sell Reddit was a mistake, and that the site's growth had exceeded his expectations.^[10]

On July 10, 2015, after Ellen Pao's resignation, Huffman was appointed CEO of Reddit.^[2] Huffman expressed that some controversial communities shouldn't be on Reddit, writing "Neither Alexis nor I created reddit to be a bastion of free speech, but rather as a place where open and honest discussion can happen."^[11] Huffman later stated "we didn’t create reddit to be a bastion of free speech, the concept is important to us." Huffman went on to publish a lengthy statement around objectionable content, creating new policies that would require users to opt-in to seeing some content, and blocking material that encourages "Systematic and/or continued actions to torment or demean someone."^[12][13][14]

References

1. ^ "Three Years After Their Acquisition, Reddit Founders Move On". Techcrunch. 2009-10-27. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Issac, Mike (July 10, 2015). "Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief". New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2015. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "About Hipmunk". Hipmunk. 2010-08-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Leena Rao (2010-08-01). "Reddit Co-Founder Dips Back Into Y Combinator With Travel Startup Hipmunk". 
5. ^ ^{a b} Zak Richards. "Unleashing High-Profile, High-Profit Websites". 
6. ^ Eyerys (2015-08-08). "A Community Of Diversity By Steve Huffman". 
7. ^ "Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Reddit". 2006-10-31. 
8. ^ "Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, Founders of Hipmunk". Inc.com. 2011-06-27. 
9. ^ "Udacity CS253 Web Application Engineering". 2012-04-01. 
10. ^ Matthew Hall (10 Dec 2014). "'Atrocious, mobile sucks': Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman on what site has become". The Age. 
11. ^ "New CEO: Some People on Reddit ‘Shouldn’t Be Here at All’". Re/Code. 14 Jul 2015. 
12. ^ "Let's talk content. AMA. : announcements". reddit. 
13. ^ "Reddit CEO Steve Huffman Is Cracking Down On Hateful Content". Fast Company. 
14. ^ Trisha Thadani, USA TODAY (16 July 2015). "Reddit CEO to discuss site's values, policies in AMA today". USA TODAY. 

External links

• Steve Huffman interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network

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Brynerio (born February 16, 1986) is an Indonesian entrepreneur, businessman and public figure, who was the founder (along with Cahyo Wicaksono), president and CEO of BilineDev. BilineDev (previously known as The4id)^[1] was started as a mobile application developer company, but within just a few years Brynerio puts BilineDev in the maps of Indonesia's digital revolution as one of the best mobile application developer and expanded BilineDev's services into a wider scope of an end-to-end digital agency.^{[citation needed]}

One of his first application concepts that was developed on the BlackBerry platform was MacetTerus^[2] ('Bad Traffic' in Indonesian language), a mobile application that allows one to access CCTVs from the main streets of Jakarta, a city known for its heavy traffic.^{[citation needed]} It caught the attention of Research In Motion Ltd, which made it one of their featured applications in Asia.^{[citation needed]} Currently BilineDev develops mobile applications as their own products, or as a service to their clients.^{[citation needed]}

After a successful run at BilineDev, Brynerio started BilineSpace with Adhi Setyo Santoso, one of the first coworking space in Jakarta. Located at Jalan Prapanca Raya number 12, BilineSpace went into one of the favourites for expatriate at Jakarta that lives nearby Kemang.^{[citation needed]} BilineDev, BilineSpace and a few other of his businesses are now managed under Biline Holdings, a holding company that he established as an investment company that hold his ownership in many subsidiaries.^[3]

Aside of his businesses, Brynerio also has the passion on leveraging other people^[4] to become an entrepreneur and pursue their dreams. He was a speaker on many national or international occasions,^[5] mostly in the field of digital campaigns and startups/entrepreneurship. He believes that whoever you are, there will always be something inside of you that could play a big role in a future business. One of the most famous story is that his Biline Holdings is a partnership with one of his first employee who was a cleaning service at BilineDev.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Interview dengan CEO 4id Brynerio - Developer MacetTerus for BlackBerry". Gopego.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.  |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
2. ^ Purwanto, Didik (9 April 2012). "MacetTerus, Pantau Kemacetan dari BlackBerry". KOMPAS. 
3. ^ B.S, A Mohammad (2012). Brynerio, Pendiri dan CEO 4id: Tak Puas Hanya Berkiprah di Bisnis TI. SWA Magazine. 
4. ^ Mahatma, Rein. "@Brynerio : Tidak Perlu Skill Dewa Untuk Mendirikan Startup". StartUpBisnis.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012. 
5. ^ "is speaking at Jakarta Satellite.". e27. Retrieved 2012.  |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

Brian Acton

Brian Acton
Born	(1972-02-24) February 24, 1972 (age 44) Michigan
Residence	California
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Co-founder of Whatsapp
Organization	WhatsApp Inc.
Known for	Co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009
Net worth	US$ 4.6 billion (September 2015)[1]

Brian Acton (born February 24, 1972) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder (with Jan Koum) of WhatsApp,^[2] a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook Inc. in February 2014 for US$19 billion. He was formerly employed at Yahoo Inc.

Education and early career

Acton, born in Michigan, grew up in Central Florida^[3] where he graduated from Lake Howell High School. He later graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a degree in computer science.^[4] In 1992, he became a systems administrator for Rockwell International, before becoming a product tester at Apple Inc. and Adobe Systems. In 1996, he became the 44th employee hired by Yahoo Inc.

Yahoo

In 1998, Jan Koum was hired by Yahoo as an infrastructure engineer. Shortly afterward he met Acton while working at Ernst & Young as a security tester.^[5] Over the next nine years, they worked at Yahoo. Acton invested in the dotcom boom and lost millions in the dot-com bubble of 2000. In September 2007 Koum and Acton left Yahoo and took a year off, traveling around South America and playing ultimate frisbee. Both applied, and failed, to work at Facebook. In January 2009, Koum bought an iPhone and realized that the then seven-month-old App Store was about to spawn a whole new industry of apps. He visited his friend Alex Fishman and talked about developing an app.^[5] Koum almost immediately chose the name WhatsApp because it sounded like “what’s up,” and a week later on his birthday, Feb. 24, 2009, he incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California.^[5]

WhatsApp

In 2014, Koum and Acton agreed to sell WhatsApp to Facebook for approximately $19 billion USD in cash and stock.^[4] Forbes estimates that Acton held over 20% stake in the company, making his net worth around $3.8 billion.^[6] According to Acton's personal Twitter feed, he was turned down for employment by both Twitter and Facebook in 2009.^[4]

References

1. ^ Forbes: The World's Billionaires – Brian Acton March 2014
2. ^ "Brian Acton". Forbes. 
3. ^ Zuckerberg Bonded With WhatsApp CEO Over Coffee and Dinners
4. ^ ^{a b c} Wood, Zoe (February 20, 2014). "Facebook turned down WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton for job in 2009". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2014. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Parmy Olson (February 19, 2014). "Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby". Forbes. Retrieved February 20, 2014. 
6. ^ Mac, Ryan (February 19, 2014). "WhatsApp Founders Become Billionaires In $19 Billion Facebook Deal". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2014. 

External links

• Brian Acton on Twitter
• Brian Acton on Facebook
• http://www.whatsapp.com/

Burton Rocks

Burton Rocks
Born	(1972-06-25) June 25, 1972 (age 43) New York, New York, US
Alma mater	Stony Brook University, B.A. History 1994 Hofstra University, School of Law, J.D. 1997
Occupation	President, C.L. Rocks Corporation
Known for	writer, business entrepreneur, sports attorney/agent,
Notable work	With Paul O'Neill: Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir (Harper Collins 2004);
Parent(s)	Lawrence Rocks (chemist), Marlene Rocks

Burton Evan Rocks (June 25, 1972), born in New York City, is an American sports attorney/agent, and writer. Rocks has collaborated with many sports personalities on their memoirs, including the 2003 New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir with Yankee outfielder Paul O'Neill.

Early life and career

Burton Rocks is the son of chemist Lawrence Rocks.^[1] Growing up, he contracted asthma, which he attributes to a bad flu shot. Rocks was repeatedly hospitalized and experienced three code blues before he was 9 years old.^[2]

He graduated from Stony Brook University with a history degree in 1994.^[3] After graduating Hofstra University School of Law, he cowrote Clyde King's memoirs.^[4] In 2015 Stony Brook University hired Rocks as an adjunct business professor.^[3]

In 2006, Burton Rocks and Andrew Goodwin co-founded and launched the social media company Chatwithastar Inc.^[5]

Writing

Rocks is the co-author, with New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill, of the 2003 New York Times bestselling book Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir. It details O'Neill's relationship with his father and how they bonded over baseball.^[6] Andrea Cooper reviewing for the New York Times described the book as a charming eulogy for O'Neill's father.^[7]

Rocks has also collaborated on books with other sports personalities such as Bob Feller,^[8] Carl Erskine,^[9] and Steve Lyons.^[10]

Rocks collaborated with actor Jack Klugman on his memoirs, which celebrated the friendship that Klugman shared with actor Tony Randall.^[11]

C.L. Rocks Corporation

Rocks is the founder and owner of C.L. Rocks Corporation, a sports agency, which he launched in 2008.^{[12] [13]}

C. L. Rocks Corporation MLB/NFL/college coaching clientele list includes: Jim Riggleman,^[14][15]Mike Easler,^[16]Joe Oliver,^[17]Dave Eiland,^[18] Chip Hale,^[19] Stump Mitchell^[20][21] and Dawson Odums.^[22]

C.L. Rocks Corporation MLB players include: Alex Cintron,^[23] Robinson Cancel,^[24] and Kip Wells.^[25]

Bibliography

Co-authored

• King, Clyde – A King's Legacy : The Clyde King Story (1999, Masters Press) ISBN 9780809226610
• O'Neill, Paul – Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir (2003, Harpercollins Publishers) ISBN 0-06-052405-7
• Klugman, Jack – Tony And Me: A Story Of Friendship (2005, Goodhill Press) ISBN 978-0976830306
• Erskine, Carl – What I Learned From Jackie Robinson (2005, McGraw-Hill) ISBN 0-07-145085-8
• Feller, Bob – Bob Feller's Little Black Book Of Baseball Wisdom (2001, McGraw-Hill) ISBN 0-8092-9843-0
• Lyons, Steve "Psycho" – The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments (2009, Triumph Books) ISBN 978-1-60078-167-4
• Feller, Bob – Bob Feller's Little Blue Book of Baseball Wisdom (2009 Triumph Books) ISBN 978-1-60078-219-0

References

1. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907177,00.html (May 7, 1973)
2. ^ "Code Blue in a Dark Room". The Huffington Post. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Stony Brook Alum Rocks — as Author and Sports Agent". Stony Brook University. March 4, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015. 
4. ^ "Burton Rocks On". The Huffington Post. 
5. ^ "The Blogmobile: 'Blogmobile', the World's First Mobile Blogging Sanctuary, Makes Star-Studded Debut in New York City (press release)". businesswire.com. August 8, 2006. 
6. ^ 10 Bestseller List, New York Times Book Review (Sunday, June 29, 2003)
7. ^ Baseball Books in Brief New York Times Book Review (Sunday, May 25, 2003)
8. ^ "Bob Feller's Little Black Book of Baseball Wisdom: Bob Feller, Burton Rocks: 9780809298433: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. 
9. ^ "What I Learned From Jackie Robinson: A Teammate's Reflections On and Off the Field: Carl Erskine: 9780071450850: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. 
10. ^ "The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments: Steve "Psycho" Lyons, Burton Rocks: 9781600781674: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. 
11. ^ "Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship, with DVD of "The Odd Couple" out-takes, 1971-75: Jack Klugman, Burton Rocks, Garry Marshall: 9780976830306: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. 
12. ^ O'Neill, Paul; Rocks, Burton (2004). Me and My Dad. Harper Collins. 
13. ^ (The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments)
14. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/chatter/2009/nov/12/reaction-from-riggleman-press-conference Riggleman Press Conference Reaction
15. ^ "Alumni in Arts & Sciences at Stony Brook University". stonybrook.edu. 
16. ^ "Report: Mike Easler files grievance against Dodgers". insidesocal.com. 
17. ^ "Joe Oliver to be named Spinners skipper". ESPN.com. 
18. ^ Ken Davidoff. "Dave Eiland, Andy Pettitte, Joe Girardi and John Farrell". Newsday. 
19. ^ "Kidd Endorses Nets' Move to Brooklyn". WSJ. June 1, 2011. 
20. ^ "Stump Mitchell a candidate to coach at Southern". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. 
21. ^ Stump Mitchell Leaves Redskins to Coach at Southern
22. ^ "Southern, Dawson Odums agree to 3-year contract extension". theadvocate.com. 
23. ^ "Nationals Journal - Hector Taveras suspended, Alex Cintron signed". Washington Post. 
24. ^ Jeff Sullivan. "POLL: The Best Baseball Agent Name". SBNation.com. Vox Media. 
25. ^ "Kip Wells - remember him - is back with White Sox on a minor-league deal". CBSSports.com. 

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Name	Rocks, Burton
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Short description	American writer
Date of birth	June 25, 1972
Place of birth	New York, New York, US
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