Amitt Mahajan
Founded MyMiniLife.com and sold it to Zynga in '09. Currently developing FarmVille, a top Facebook app.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.myminilife.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Gaming, Information Technology, Internet, Media |
| Skills: | Business, Computer Engineering, Design, English, Entrepreneurship, Product design, Web design |
| Next step: | Developing and growing games at Zynga. |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Visas: | US |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Zynga |
| Position: | Developer |
| Time period: | May 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Part of the core team that develops FarmVille |
| Employer: | MyMiniLife, Inc. |
| Position: | Cofounder |
| Time period: | October 2007 - May 2009 |
| Employer: | Epic Games |
| Position: | Programmer |
| Time period: | January 2006 - October 2007 |
| Description: | Programmed/Partially Designed UI for Unreal Engine 3, Gears of War, and Unreal Tournament 3. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
| Time period: | 2002 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, BSc |
Amitt's Startups (1)
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MyMiniLife
MyMiniLife allows users to express their physical life on the web by creating virtual homes. Acquired in June 2009 by Zynga Game Networks, Inc.
Amitt's Contacts (5)
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Joel Poloney
21, on leave of absence from University of Illinois, studied in Japan at Yokohama National University, founded MyMiniLife.com.
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Michael Powers
Product Manager at YouTube, early employee of Slide, founder of Ping (desktop widgets) and Flatland (3DML).
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Agravat Bipin B
Interested in Internet Technology, Moblie Technology, Social Entreprenuer etc. 10 years of Indiustrial, Educational Experience as Creative Director,Entrepreneur and Internet Visionary , ICT Consultant, Usability consultant, Community Develop...
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Sizhao Yang
co-created Farmville from MyMiniLife technology. Co-founder of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.