David Karp (entrepreneur)

David Karp (entrepreneur)
David Karp
Born July 6, 1986 (1986-07-06) (age 25)
New York City, New York
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Tumblr
Website
http://www.davidslog.com

David Karp (born July 6, 1986) is an entrepreneur living in New York City. He is the founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr.[1][2] In 2010, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[3]

Early life and education

Karp grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the son of Barbara Ackerman and Michael Karp. He attended The Calhoun School from 3rd to 8th grade, where his mother taught science, until high school when he briefly attended Bronx Science before dropping out at the age of 15 and started homeschooling.[2] Karp began interning for animation producer Fred Seibert at 14, and from there went on to work as a software consultant for UrbanBaby, an online parenting forum. Karp left UrbanBaby in 2006 and began working on Tumblr later that year. The site launched early in 2007.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Kushner, David. "David Karp is the Barely Legal Blogfather". http://www.maxim.com/humor/articles/57088/davidkarpisthebarelylegalblogfather.html. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  2. ^ a b c Shafrir, Doree. "Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man?". http://www.observer.com/2008/would-you-take-tumblr-man. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  3. ^ "2010 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2010. http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/?year=2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ Shafrir, Doree (April 18, 2010). Tweet Tweet Boom Boom. New York

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