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'''Rich Riley''' is an American entrepreneur and businessperson. He is the current CEO of [[Shazam (service)|Shazam]] and former executive at [[Yahoo!]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morris|first1=Chris|title=Shazam CEO's 5 tips for making it big|url=http://www.cnbc.com/2014/01/24/-5-tips-for-making-it-big.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=CNBC|date=27 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Riley co-founded Log-me-on which allowed people to maintain multiple online passwords in one spot and became the first browser toolbar.<ref name="WhartonMagazine">{{cite news|last1=Brodsky|first1=Matthew|title=Secrets to Success in Tech|url=http://whartonmagazine.com/issues/winter-2016/secrets-to-success-in-tech/|accessdate=30 September 2016|publisher=Wharton Magazine}}</ref> Riley sold the company to Yahoo! in 1999.<ref name="BusinessInsider">{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Eric|title=Being CEO of Yahoo is not an impossible job — here are 5 people who would be great at it|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/5-candidates-who-could-be-the-next-ceo-of-yahoo-2016-1|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=Business Insider|date=2 January 2016}}</ref> |
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Riley was hired by Yahoo! as part of the deal and spent 13 years with the company before leaving and becoming the CEO of Shazam.<ref name="BusinessInsider"/> Riley became CEO of Shazam in 2013.<ref name="TechCrunch">{{cite news|last1=Butcher|first1=Mike|title=Shazam Brings On Former Yahoo Exec Rich Riley To Position For Growth And IPO|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/29/shazam-brings-on-former-yahoo-exec-rich-riley-to-position-for-growth-and-ipo/|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=Tech Crunch|date=29 April 2013}}</ref> Since becoming CEO, Riley was named to the Billboard Power 100 in both 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rich Riley: The 2015 Billboard Power 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/6458516/rich-riley-the-2015-billboard-power-100|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=Billboard|date=5 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=No. 57: Rich Riley Power 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6867349/no-57-rich-riley-power-100|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=Billboard|date=12 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-riley-05153a Rich Riley LinkedIn profile] |
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Revision as of 02:01, 11 October 2016
Rich Riley is an American entrepreneur and businessperson. He is the current CEO of Shazam and former executive at Yahoo!.[1]
Riley co-founded Log-me-on which allowed people to maintain multiple online passwords in one spot and became the first browser toolbar.[2] Riley sold the company to Yahoo! in 1999.[3]
Riley was hired by Yahoo! as part of the deal and spent 13 years with the company before leaving and becoming the CEO of Shazam.[3] Riley became CEO of Shazam in 2013.[4] Since becoming CEO, Riley was named to the Billboard Power 100 in both 2015 and 2016.[5][6]
References
- ^ Morris, Chris (27 January 2014). "Shazam CEO's 5 tips for making it big". CNBC. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Brodsky, Matthew. "Secrets to Success in Tech". Wharton Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ a b Jackson, Eric (2 January 2016). "Being CEO of Yahoo is not an impossible job — here are 5 people who would be great at it". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Butcher, Mike (29 April 2013). "Shazam Brings On Former Yahoo Exec Rich Riley To Position For Growth And IPO". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Rich Riley: The 2015 Billboard Power 100". Billboard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 57: Rich Riley Power 100". Billboard. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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