Sean O'Sullivan (engineer) explained

Sean O'Sullivan is an entrepreneur, inventor and investor, born in New York City and currently living in Princeton, New Jersey. He is best known for co-founding MapInfo Corporation,[1] [2] which popularized street maps on computers, and for coining the term "Cloud Computing".[3] [4] [5] He is the founder and managing partner of SOSV.

As benefactor of the O’Sullivan Foundation,[6] [7] he has also been a primary funder of organizations such as the Khan Academy[8] and CoderDojo.[9] In 1995, O' Sullivan founded SOSV (formerly SOSventures), a venture capital and investment management firm that seeks to invest in the earliest stages of start-up companies via a family of accelerator programs.

O'Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from the University of Southern California.[10] Sean Sullivan spent two seasons as an investor on Dragon's Den.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kennedy. John. Tech entrepreneur is RTÉ's newest 'Dragon'. 28 November 2011 . Silicon Republic. 14 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Rogers. Elaine. Bloggertone TV talks With Sean O Sullivan, Ireland's Newest Dragon. Tweak your biz. 14 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Regalado. Antonio. Who Coined 'Cloud Computing'?. MIT Technology Review. 15 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Kennedy. John. Cloud visionary and RTÉ 'dragon' to chair Govt Entrepreneurship Forum. 17 May 2013 . Silicon Republic. 14 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Sean O'Sullivan. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064233/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=32988695&privcapId=599320&previousCapId=49434282&previousTitle=Avego%20Ltd. live. December 3, 2013. Bloomsberg business week. 14 August 2013.
  6. Web site: The O'Sullivan Foundation Grants $5M To Online Learning Platform Khan Academy – TechCrunch. techcrunch.com. 4 November 2011 . en-US. 2018-05-18.
  7. Web site: Otitigbe. Jessica. Co-founder and Managing Director of Avego Corporation Named 2011 William F. Glaser '53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year . RPI News. 14 August 2013.
  8. Web site: Rao. Leena. The O'Sullivan Foundation Grants $5M To Online Learning Platform Khan Academy. 4 November 2011 . Techcrunch. 14 August 2013.
  9. Web site: English. Eoin. Whizz kid Harry unveils latest app. Irish Examiner. 14 August 2013.
  10. Web site: Chernow. Robert A. New Horizons Speaker Series. Rensselaer. 13 August 2013.

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