Sam Altman
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Sam Altman is a co-founder and CEO of Loopt,[1] a location-based social networking mobile application. Loopt was founded during Altman's sophomore year at Stanford University[2] where he studied computer science with a focus on security and machine learning. He helped build an autonomous helicopter navigation system.
Altman was named one of the "Best Young Entrepreneurs in Technology" by BusinessWeek.[3]
Paul Graham lists Altman as one of the most interesting five startup founders in the last 30 years.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Executives / Loopt". Loopt. http://www.loopt.com/about/executives. Retrieved 2009-04-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Mobile Service Provider flipt Lands $5 Million in First Round". Digital Media Wire. 2006-05-01. http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2006/05/01/mobile-service-provider-flipt-lands-5-million-in-first-round. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Tech’s Best Young Entrepreneurs". BusinessWeek. 2008-04-18. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/03/0326_tech_entrepreneurs/source/9.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Graham, Paul (April 2009). "Five Founders". http://www.paulgraham.com/5founders.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
