Dalton Caldwell

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Dalton Caldwell
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Born (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 43)
El Paso, Texas, US
Occupation(s)Managing director and partner, Y Combinator
Known forFounder of imeem

Dalton Caldwell (born February 27, 1980) is an American technologist and digital music entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Mixed Media Labs. He currently works as a partner at Y Combinator.

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Biography

Caldwell was born in El Paso, Texas, and graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a B.S. in symbolic systems and a B.A. in psychology. [1]

After graduation, Caldwell worked briefly for VA Linux (where he had previously worked as a summer intern) before founding Imeem in late 2003 with Stanford classmate (and ex-Napster engineer) Jan Jannink. [2] Imeem was eventually bought by MySpace. [3]

Caldwell founded Mixed Media Labs in 2010. Its first product was picplz, a photo broadcasting application for phones. [4]

In October 2010, Caldwell spoke at Y Combinator’s Startup School event at Stanford University about the failures of Imeem and of the challenges still facing the music industry. [5] [6]

Caldwell started App.net, through Mixed Media Labs, as a social network similar to Twitter, but with no advertising, instead relying on user and developer subscriptions. [7] [8] [9]

On May 6, 2014, Caldwell announced the service has not seen sufficient subscriptions to support any full-time employees and that it would remain online but without plans for enhancements or improvements. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Downs, David (January–February 2009). "The Mixtape Master". Stanford Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ Ustinova, Anastasia (August 11, 2008). "Printable version: Music site Imeem dials up volume of traffic". Sfgate.com. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ Gannes, Liz (October 16, 2010). "My 9 Favorite Startup Lessons From Startup School". GigaOM. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ Kincaid, Jason (October 13, 2010). "Picplz Launches Revamped Mobile Apps For iPhone And Android (With Free Effects)". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ Ha, Alexander (October 16, 2010). "Imeem co-founder explains why music startups are a bad idea". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ Hyman, David (October 21, 2010). "Music Startups CAN Work: MOG CEO David Hyman Responds To imeem's Dalton Caldwell". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ Simonite, Tom (July 20, 2012). "A Social Network Free of Ads". Technology Review. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ McCracken, Harry (August 13, 2012). "App.net Made Its Goal. But Can It Make It?". Time . Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (August 12, 2012). "App.net Reaches Its $500k Funding Goal With 38 Hours To Spare". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ "App.net State of the Union". Dalton Caldwell. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
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