David Karp (entrepreneur)
| David Karp | |
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.jpg) Karp in 2009 |
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| Born | July 6, 1986 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Tumblr |
| Website | |
| www.davidslog.com | |
David Karp (born July 6, 1986) is an entrepreneur living in New York City. He is the founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr.[1][2] In 2010, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[3]
[edit] Early life and education
Karp grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the son of Barbara Ackerman and Michael Karp. He attended The Calhoun School from age 3 through 8th grade, where his mother teaches science, until high school when he attended Bronx Science for one year before dropping out at the age of 15 and started homeschooling.[2] Karp began interning for animation producer Fred Seibert at 14, and from there went on to work as a software consultant for UrbanBaby, an online parenting forum. Karp left UrbanBaby in 2006 and began working on Tumblr later that year. The site launched early in 2007.[2][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Kushner, David. "David Karp is the Barely Legal Blogfather". http://www.maxim.com/humor/articles/57088/davidkarpisthebarelylegalblogfather.html. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ a b c Shafrir, Doree. "Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man?". http://www.observer.com/2008/would-you-take-tumblr-man. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "2010 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2010. http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/?year=2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ Shafrir, Doree (April 18, 2010). Tweet Tweet Boom Boom. New York
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