Dalton Caldwell
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Dalton Caldwell | |
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Born | El Paso, TX, USA | February 27, 1980
Occupation | CEO, Mixed Media Labs |
Known for | Founder of imeem |
Dalton Caldwell (born February 27, 1980) is an American technologist and digital music entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Mixed Media Labs. He currently works as a partner at Y Combinator.
Biography[]
Caldwell was born in El Paso, Texas, and graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a B.S. in Symbolic Systems and a B.A. in Psychology.[1]
After graduation, Caldwell worked briefly for VA Linux (where he had previously worked as a summer intern) before founding imeem in late 2003 with Stanford classmate (and ex-Napster engineer) Jan Jannink.[2] imeem was eventually bought by MySpace.[3]
Caldwell founded Mixed Media Labs in 2010. Its first produce was picplz, a photo broadcasting application for phones.[4]
In October 2010, Caldwell spoke at Y Combinator’s Startup School event at Stanford University about the failures of imeem and of the challenges still facing the music industry. [5][6]
Caldwell started App.net, through Mixed Media Labs, as a social network similar to Twitter, but with no advertising, instead relying on user and developer subscriptions.[7][8][9]
On May 6, 2014, Caldwell announced the service has not seen sufficient subscriptions to support any full-time employees and that it would remain online but without plans for enhancements or improvements.[10]
References[]
- ^ "STANFORD Magazine: January/February 2009 > Planet Cardinal > Imeem". Stanfordalumni.org. 2003-07-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Ustinova, Anastasia (2008-08-11). "Printable version: Music site Imeem dials up volume of traffic". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Gannes, Liz (2010-10-16). "My 9 Favorite Startup Lessons From Startup School". GigaOM. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason (2010-10-13). "Picplz Launches Revamped Mobile Apps For iPhone And Android (With Free Effects)". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Ha, Alexander (2010-10-16). "Imeem co-founder explains why music startups are a bad idea". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Hyman, David (2010-10-21). "Music Startups CAN Work: MOG CEO David Hyman Responds To imeem's Dalton Caldwell". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Simonite, Tom (July 20, 2012). "A Social Network Free of Ads". Technology Review. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ McCracken, Harry (August 13, 2012). "App.net Made Its Goal. But Can It Make It?". TIME Techland. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (August 12, 2012). "App.net Reaches Its $500k Funding Goal With 38 Hours To Spare". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "App.net State of the Union". Dalton Caldwell. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1980 births
- Geeknet
- People from El Paso, Texas
- Stanford University alumni
- Y Combinator people