Jerry Kaplan | |
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| Born | Samuel Jerrold Kaplan March 25, 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Doctorate in Computer and Information Science[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania[2] University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, Futurist |
| Known for | Founder of GO Corporation[3] Author of "Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure” |
| Board member of | GO Corporation Onsale, Inc.[4] Winster, Inc.[5] |
Samuel Jerrold "Jerry" Kaplan (born March 25, 1952) is an American computer scientist, author, futurist, and entrepreneur.[6] He is best known as a pioneer in the field of pen computing and tablet computers.[7] He is the founder of numerous companies, including GO Corporation, whose technology was used to develop the first smartphone and tablet PC.[8][9] Kaplan is the co-founder of OnSale, the first B2C online auction site launched in 1994, five months prior to eBay.[5] He is a recipient of the 1998 Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award[10] and author of the best-selling book Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure.[11] He has been featured in major news publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Red Herring, and Bloomberg Businessweek.[12][13][14] Kaplan is also the author of the 2015 book Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Additional companies he has co-founded include artificial intelligence company Teknowledge, Inc. and social game website Winster.com.[1] Kaplan was briefly a Fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.
- ^ a b "Jerry Kaplan – Winster". ecorner – Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Rao, Arun (2013). A History of Silicon Valley: The Greatest Creation of Wealth in the History of the Planet (2nd ed.). Createspace Independent. ISBN 9781490330402.
- ^ Quinn, Michelle (April 26, 1995). "The Rise and Fall of GO Corp., Founder tells his side in new book". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Chang, Yi-Hsin (February 11, 1999). "TMF Interview With Onsale President & CEO Jerry Kaplan". Fool.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Chris (July 25, 2010). "O'Brien: Jerry Kaplan and the iPad of the '80s". Mercury News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Key, Peter (January 22, 2001). "Author/innovator gives Penn large gift". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Fried, Ina (June 24, 2008). "Jerry Kaplan on Gates' transition". Cnet. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Hamm, Steve (2008). The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN 9780071606110.
- ^ "Penning a Tale on Pen PC and Other Walking Dead Computers". Bloomberg Business News. Los Angeles Times. May 9, 1995. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "1998 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" (Press release). Stanford. June 26, 1998. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Ibarra, Herminia (October 16, 1996). "Presenting Penpoint (A)". Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Technology's 100 Wealthiest". Forbes. 1998. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "How the glut of venture capital made entrepreneurs bosses of technology". The Red Herring. CNN Money. October 5, 1998. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Hickins, Michael (February 3, 2014). "The Morning Download: How Google Is Developing a 'New Life Form'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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