Richard Price (entrepreneur)
Richard Price | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, business executive |
| Known for | Founder and CEO, Academia.edu[1] |
Richard Price is a British entrepreneur and the founder of the academic social network and open-access publishing website, Academia.edu.[2][3]
Career
Price was born and raised in England and attended the University of Oxford, where he earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy.[2] Price was awarded a prize fellowship of All Souls College in 2004.[4] During his time at Oxford, Price started "Richard's Banana Bakery", a banana cake delivery service for cafes before starting "Dashing Lunches", which sold sandwiches to consumers directly. In 2006, he created a Facebook application that allowed people to rate their friends' photos, which was Facebook's top app for nine months.[5] After graduating from Oxford, Price became frustrated with the time it took to get his work peer reviewed and published and decided to create a platform in which academics could publish, peer review, and distribute their work. In 2007, Price raised $600,000 from London-based[6] venture capitalists and moved to San Francisco, California, where he officially launched Academia.edu in September 2008.[7][8][9]
In 2014, the website had over 10 million registered users who uploaded more than 2.9 million papers. By 2016, the company had raised $17.7 million in funding.[10][11]
References
- ^ Weir, David (October 2, 2012). "Academia.edu, a Social Network for Academics and a Free Publishing Platform, May Change Science Research". 7x7.
- ^ a b Leuty, Ron (June 4, 2014). "'Open Science' Finds Disruptive Home in Academia.edu". San Francisco Business Times.
- ^ Knapp, Alex (August 19, 2012). "Who's Reading and Using Scientific Papers? Academia Will Find Out". Forbes.
- ^ Wainright, Tom (January 8, 2005). "The Most Glittering Prize". The Telegraph.
- ^ Rao, Srikumar (October 18, 2013). "The Story Behind a Radical new Idea: A Social Network for Academia". Inc.
- ^ Shema, Hada (October 31, 2012). "Interview With Richard Price, Academia.edu CEO". Scientific American.
- ^ "Academia.edu Founder, Richard Price Convinces 4.1 Million Academics to Accelerate the World's Research". YFS Magazine. September 4, 2013.
- ^ Shah, Semil (January 24, 2013). "In the Studio With Richard Price". TechCrunch.
- ^ Shankland, Stephen (September 26, 2013). "Academia.edu Raises Funds to Build a Facebook For Scientists". CNet.
- ^ Parr, Chris (June 12, 2014). "Sharing is a Way of Life for Millions on Academia.edu". Times Higher Education.
- ^ Tweney, Dylan (June 6, 2014). "Watch This Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry Evaporate Overnight". Venture Beat.