Doug Dalton
Doug Dalton | |
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| Born | January 21, 1972 Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Known for | Early internet, proprietor of the leading bars of San Francisco |
Doug Dalton is an American entrepreneur, and investor. He is the owner of FutureBars, the parent company of several San Francisco establishments including Bourbon and Branch, Rickhouse, Pagan Idol, Bottle Club Pub, Swig, Lark, Local Edition, Devils Acre, Zombie Village, Nightingale, Gingers and the Cask liquor stores.[1]
Career
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During his time as a lead engineer at Sprint, Dalton created the company's foundation for domestic internet.[2] From there, he became the Senior Manager of Network Engineering and New Technologies at Netscape, where he started working on the core technology for the framework for Netscape's website.[3] In 1998, Dalton became the Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Knowledge Universe.
In 2000, Dalton entered the electronic commerce sector becoming Chief Technology Officer for Gloss.com, a high-end online cosmetics company.[4] When Estée Lauder Companies absorbed Gloss.com, Dalton became CTO of Estee Lauder. Dalton relocated to New York City where Estee Lauder was headquartered, and while living there discovered an interest in New York nightlife.[5] He took this newfound interest to San Francisco.[6]
Dalton returned to San Francisco in 2002.[7]
Dalton teamed up with Brian Sheehy and Dahi Donnelly to create Futurebars, a parent company for concept bars and a consulting group for clients such as Ritz Carlton, Marriott, and W Hotels.[8][citation needed] As an owner of Futurebars, Dalton is a proprietor of: Local Edition, Tradition, Swig, Bourbon & Branch, Rickhouse, The Devil's Acre, and Tupper and Reed.[9][10] and in 2012 had a gross revenue of over $7 million.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Lucchesi, Paolo (December 19, 2012). "Bourbon & Branch guys eye the Twitter building and East Bay as sales top $7 million". Inside Scoop SF. sfgate.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Gloss.com Names Internet Pioneer as CTO". The Free Library by Farlex. November 4, 1999. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Epstein, Eve (February 24, 2000). "Gloss.com CTO Adds Polish to Virtual Boutique". Computerworld. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Dembeck, Chet (November 4, 1999). "Gloss.com Sitting Pretty After Fast-Paced Year". E-Commerce Times. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Luttinger, Nina (January 1, 2011). "Q & A with Doug Dalton, founder/co-owner of Cask, Bourbon and Branch". New American Chocolate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Doug Dalton: Owner of San Francisco's Bourbon & Branch and Former Netscape Engineer! - Toasted Donut". metacafe.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Dickinson, Boonsri (January 27, 2012). "This Former Netscape Engineer Owns The Coolest Bar In San Francisco". Business Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Aidin Vaziri (January 27, 2008). "Doug Dalton likes dive bars, Bamboo Village". SFGate. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Future Bars: With a twist - San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "World's Best Bars". Worldsbestbars.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Paolo Lucchesi (December 19, 2012). "Inside Scoop SF » Bourbon & Branch guys eye the Twitter building and East Bay as sales top $7 million". Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.