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.jpg) Kaplan in 2011 | |
| Born | October 30, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Pud Kaplan |
| Occupation(s) | entrepreneur, computer programmer |
Philip J. "Pud" Kaplan (born October 30, 1975) [1] is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer who has founded several Internet companies.
He created the Fucked Company website in May 2000 and wrote the corresponding book F'd Companies ( ISBN 0743228626) in 2002.
He has subsequently created other websites and web-based ventures, including the online advertising market site AdBrite, which he founded in 2004. In June 2009, Kaplan joined Charles River Ventures as an Entrepreneur In Residence. [2]
In July 2011, Kaplan formed ADHD Labs, [3] an incubator for web and iPhone apps. [4] ADHD Labs' company, TinyLetter, was acquired by MailChimp in August 2011. [5] In 2012, Kaplan's company founded Fandalism, a social networking website for musicians. [6] He expanded the site to offer the digital distribution of music, and in early 2013, the service was spun off under the name DistroKid. [7]
Kaplan obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the Syracuse University School of Information Studies and delivered the convocation address at the Class of 2014 graduation ceremony. [8] He currently resides in New York City.
References
- ^ "DistroKid is the easiest way for musicians to get their music into Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, TikTok, Google Play, and more". DistroKid. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Tomio Geron. "F—edCompany Founder Views VC From a New Perch". WSJ. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "adhdlabs.com".
- ^ "Exclusive: MailChimp Buys Phil Kaplan's Tiny Start-Up, TinyLetter". AllThingsD. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Anthony Ha (April 6, 2012). "Philip Kaplan's Social Network Fandalism Has Quietly Grown To 350K Musicians". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (May 28, 2013). "Fandalism's Philip Kaplan Launches DistroKid, An Affordable Way To Upload Music To Stores Like iTunes". Techcrunch. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Philip Kaplan '97 to Speak at iSchool Convocation". Syracuse University News. November 19, 2013.
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Philip Kaplan | |
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Kaplan in 2011 | |
| Born | October 30, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Pud Kaplan |
| Occupation(s) | entrepreneur, computer programmer |
Philip J. "Pud" Kaplan (born October 30, 1975) [1] is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer who has founded several Internet companies.
He created the Fucked Company website in May 2000 and wrote the corresponding book F'd Companies ( ISBN 0743228626) in 2002.
He has subsequently created other websites and web-based ventures, including the online advertising market site AdBrite, which he founded in 2004. In June 2009, Kaplan joined Charles River Ventures as an Entrepreneur In Residence. [2]
In July 2011, Kaplan formed ADHD Labs, [3] an incubator for web and iPhone apps. [4] ADHD Labs' company, TinyLetter, was acquired by MailChimp in August 2011. [5] In 2012, Kaplan's company founded Fandalism, a social networking website for musicians. [6] He expanded the site to offer the digital distribution of music, and in early 2013, the service was spun off under the name DistroKid. [7]
Kaplan obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the Syracuse University School of Information Studies and delivered the convocation address at the Class of 2014 graduation ceremony. [8] He currently resides in New York City.
References
- ^ "DistroKid is the easiest way for musicians to get their music into Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, TikTok, Google Play, and more". DistroKid. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Tomio Geron. "F—edCompany Founder Views VC From a New Perch". WSJ. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "adhdlabs.com".
- ^ "Exclusive: MailChimp Buys Phil Kaplan's Tiny Start-Up, TinyLetter". AllThingsD. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Anthony Ha (April 6, 2012). "Philip Kaplan's Social Network Fandalism Has Quietly Grown To 350K Musicians". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (May 28, 2013). "Fandalism's Philip Kaplan Launches DistroKid, An Affordable Way To Upload Music To Stores Like iTunes". Techcrunch. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Philip Kaplan '97 to Speak at iSchool Convocation". Syracuse University News. November 19, 2013.
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- Philip Kaplan on X
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