Dalton Caldwell
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Dalton Caldwell | |
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| Born | February 27, 1980 El Paso, Texas, US |
| Occupation(s) | Managing director and partner, Y Combinator |
| Known for | Founder 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.
Biography
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Downs, David (January–February 2009). "The Mixtape Master". Stanford Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Ustinova, Anastasia (August 11, 2008). "Printable version: Music site Imeem dials up volume of traffic". Sfgate.com. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason (October 13, 2010). "Picplz Launches Revamped Mobile Apps For iPhone And Android (With Free Effects)". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Ha, Alexander (October 16, 2010). "Imeem co-founder explains why music startups are a bad idea". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Hyman, David (October 21, 2010). "Music Startups CAN Work: MOG CEO David Hyman Responds To imeem's Dalton Caldwell". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McCracken, Harry (August 13, 2012). "App.net Made Its Goal. But Can It Make It?". Time. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (August 12, 2012). "App.net Reaches Its $500k Funding Goal With 38 Hours To Spare". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "App.net State of the Union". Dalton Caldwell. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Stone, Brad (May 27, 2009). "Music Labels Cut Friendlier Deals with Startups". The New York Times.