1. Richard Marc Rosenblatt was born on April 6,1969 and is an American entrepreneur.
20 Facts About Richard Rosenblatt
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Richard Rosenblatt built, operated, and sold over US$3.3 billion of Internet media and content-aggregation companies.
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Formerly the chairman and CEO of Demand Media, Rosenblatt left the company on October 14,2013, and currently serves as founder, chairman and CEO of Whip Media.
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Richard Rosenblatt was born in Woodland Hills, California, United States, and was raised in Southern California by his physicist father, Martin, and mother Jane, who was a Health Sciences professor.
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In October 1994, Richard Rosenblatt co-founded iMALL and served as head of internet media and web development.
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Richard Rosenblatt replaced one of the founders, Craig Pickering, as CEO in July 1996 and took on the additional role of chairman of the board in January 1997.
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In July 1999, Richard Rosenblatt negotiated the sale of iMALL to Excite@Home for $565 million.
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In 1999, iMALL and two of its founders were sued by the Federal Trade Commission, though Richard Rosenblatt was not among those named in the suit.
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Richard Rosenblatt became a leader in the secondary domain market and was acquired by VeriSign, Inc in October 2000 for $100 million.
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Richard Rosenblatt's participation was part of a larger effort by investors to reconfigure the business into a hybrid online and offline venture that was structured to be less dependent on the erratic flow of advertising dollars.
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In 2005, former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit against Intermix, but Richard Rosenblatt was not among those named in the suit.
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Richard Rosenblatt launched in May 2006 with US$120 million in equity and announced the acquisitions of eNom, Inc and eHow.
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In 2014, Richard Rosenblatt joined as CEO of Whipclip, a startup offering a legalized way to share TV clips.
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In 2021, Richard Rosenblatt co-founded Autograph with NFL quarterback Tom Brady and serves as the chairman of the company.
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Richard Rosenblatt was on the board of FRS and iCrossing, Inc, now acquired by Hearst.
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Richard Rosenblatt was the owner of nightclubs named Air Conditioned but sold it to his partner, Gary John Collins.
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Richard Rosenblatt sits on the boards of Cameo, DraftKings and Imagine Entertainment.
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Richard Rosenblatt was recognized as one of The 50 Smartest People in Tech by Fortune magazine and one of the Most Admired CEOs by Los Angeles Business Journal.
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In June 2010, Richard Rosenblatt was associated with "several philanthropic organizations," including the Floor Members Outreach Program, the NYSE Fallen Heroes Fund, and, the NYSE Foundation.
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Richard Rosenblatt is married to his wife of 28 years, Lisa Richard Rosenblatt.