Russel Simmons
Entrepreneur and technologist, 29, living in San Francisco and working on Yelp.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Skills: | C/C++, Databases, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Product design, Python, Software Engineering, Web Development |
| Groups: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | artificial life, bass guitar, driving, hiking, Japanese, juggling, learning, math, rock climbing, science, snowboarding, table tennis, technology, Travel |
| Schools: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
FEATURED STARTUP
Yelp
Yelp
A way to find and share the best local businesses.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
FULL BIO
Entrepreneur and technologist, 29, living in San Francisco and working on Yelp.
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
| Time period: | 1995 - 1998 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, BSc |
Russel's Startups (1)
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Mochi Media
Mochi Media is an online gaming network that reaches over 100 million unique players a month. The company's suite of products are designed for game developers and publishers to monetize, track, and distribute Flash games.
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Slide
New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.
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Yoga Retreat
Yoga Retreat is an hour of spoken yoga instruction on CD, from one of the UK's top teachers, Joan Stonehouse. It's designed to supplement taught classes as you move toward independent practice.
Russel's Contacts (24)
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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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Sumon Sadhu
British, 26, Entrepreneur, Innovation obsessive, Achievement Junkie, Builder of $Bn businesses
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Ryo Sode
Applied Mathematics graduate from UC Berkeley. Currently working as Test Automations Engineer at Apple Inc.