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'''Naveen K. Jain''' is an entrepreneur and software executive. Naveen founded [[infospace|InfoSpace]] in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer |
'''Naveen K. Jain''' is an entrepreneur and software executive. Naveen founded [[infospace|InfoSpace]] in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer until 2002. |
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His latest venture, founded in 2003 is [[Intelius]], a people search and [[background check]]er site.<ref>Forrest, Brady ''[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/the_seattle_sta.html The Seattle Start-Up Index]'', O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007</ref> |
His latest venture, founded in 2003 is [[Intelius]], a people search and [[background check]]er site.<ref>Forrest, Brady ''[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/the_seattle_sta.html The Seattle Start-Up Index]'', O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007</ref> |
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| Born | September 6, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO, Intelius Founder, Infospace |
| Website | Naveen Jain Naveen Jain (Intelius) |
Naveen K. Jain is an entrepreneur and software executive. Naveen founded InfoSpace in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer until 2002.
His latest venture, founded in 2003 is Intelius, a people search and background checker site.[1]
He left Infospace at the board's request[2][3] in December 2002 amid accusations of dubious deals, insider trading and troublesome accounting.[4][3] Naveen Jain resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and 3 children.[5].
During a stint at Microsoft working on MSN, computer magazine InfoWorld proclaimed him "smarter than Bill Gates".[6]
Awards
- 1996, Ernst & Young finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year[7]
- 1997, one of the "Top 20 Entrepreneurs" by Red Herring.[6]
References
- ^ Forrest, Brady The Seattle Start-Up Index, O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007
- ^ Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; Dot-con Job: Part 2: Cashing Out, The Seattle Times, 2005
- ^ a b InfoSpace bubble-era accounting highly "complicated", USA Today, March 10, 2005 Cite error: The named reference "USA" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; Dot-con Job: Part 1: Dubious Deals, The Seattle Times, 2005
- ^ 'http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/54/2000/LIR.jhtml?passListId=54&passYear=2000&passListType=Person&uniqueId=7I27&datatype=Person, Forbes, 2000
- ^ a b Smarter than Bill, Red Herring, June 30, 1997 Cite error: The named reference "bill" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ http://www.ey.com/global/Content.nsf/US/SGM_-_EOY_-_Regional_Programs_-_PNW_-_Pacific_Northwest_-_2006_Finalists