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Randy A. is listed as Experienced CEO, 5 Exits in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, The Pioneer behind Adobe PDF & Acrobat, Funny or Die Co-Founder, Yahoo BOD & Driving Billion-Dollar Exits. at Talk2Me, based in San Francisco Bay Area, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at avinew.com, phone signal with area code 818, 888, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Randy A..
Randy A. previously worked as CEO at Talk2Me and Managing Partner at Insanely Great Ventures. Randy A. holds Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
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Randy has more than four decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur. He came to Silicon Valley in 1984 having written the first desktop publishing package for the IBM PC. He was quickly recruited by Steve Jobs to join as employee number 12 at NeXT computer, the company Jobs founded after Apple. He left NeXT in 1987 to start Emerald City Software, publisher of desktop publishing software for the Mac, which was acquired in 1990 by Adobe Systems. After the acquisition, Randy became Director of Engineering for Adobe and was instrumental in creating the PDF and Acrobat products for the company. Later Steve Jobs recruited Randy to found Appsoft, a software company funded by Sequoia Capital and created to develop application software for the NeXT computer. After NeXT was sold to Apple, Randy went on to start the first E-Commerce site on the Internet, the Internet Shopping Network in 1994 which he quickly sold to the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and became Division President for the online division of HSN. During that time, Randy was instrumental in securing the initial capital for Yahoo from Sequoia Capital and sat on the Yahoo Board of Directors for the first year of their operation. After that, Randy went on to found Navitel, the first microcomputer-based telephone that allowed people to browse the web from their phone -- five years before the first iPhone. After selling Navitel, Randy went on to start five more tech companies, NewsNet, providing the first Internet based new service, AuctionDrop pioneering the first mile to eBay with a chain of nationwide dropoff stores, SearchMe, the first visual search engine funded by Sequoia Capital, FunnyOrDie, the iconic digital media company featuring the inimitable Will Ferrell and Immortify, the world’s first digital avatar company. Since 2020, he has been giving back by helping start-ups navigate the frothy world of venture capital fundraising.
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Talk2Me.ai offers AI-powered voice avatars that enable creators to engage with fans through personalized, multilingual voice interactions. These avatars replicate the creator’s voice and personality, facilitating authentic one-on-one conversations at scale.
San Francisco, California, Us
Insanely Great Ventures is an early-stage investment fund dedicated to seed and pre-seed generative AI startups across all sectors. We focus on high-risk, high-reward ventures at the cusp of ideation and MVP development. Our team comprises technologists with deep expertise in AI, enabling us to assess and support groundbreaking innovations effectively. We are committed to nurturing visionary founders who push boundaries and create transformative technologies.
Los Angeles, California, Us
Designed and implemented original FunnyOrDie web site, wrote original business plan, recruited management staff and CEO, serve on board of directors
Mountain View, Ca, Us
SearchMe was a visual search engine based in Mountain View, California. It organized search results as snapshots of web pages — an interface similar to that of the iPhone's and iTunes's album selection. Searchme was funded by Sequoia Capital.
Makati City, Metro Manila, Ph
Responsible for all aspects of HSN's internet e-commerce. Taught Barry Diller about the Internet. :)
Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
Introduced Jerry Yang and David Filo to Mike Moritz at Sequoia Capital and helped secure Yahoo's first round of funding - Was on the board of directors until the company went public.
San Jose, Ca, Us
Directed the engineering of all application products including PhotoShop, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc. Was responsible for the original concept of PDF and Acrobat for Adobe. Directed a staff of 200 engineers.
Us
Was responsible for the design and implementation of the original Objective C toolbox, which has evolved into the SDK for Apple Mac OSX.
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Randy A. works for Talk2Me.
Randy A. is listed as Experienced CEO, 5 Exits in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, The Pioneer behind Adobe PDF & Acrobat, Funny or Die Co-Founder, Yahoo BOD & Driving Billion-Dollar Exits. at Talk2Me.
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Randy A. is based in San Francisco Bay Area, United States while working with Talk2Me.
Randy A. has worked for Talk2Me, Insanely Great Ventures, Funny Or Die, Searchme, and Home Shopping Network Inc. (Shop Tv).
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Randy A. holds Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
Randy A. is listed with skills including Iphone, Mobile Internet, Ipod, Android, Online Marketing, Mobile Applications, Mobile, and Social Media Marketing.
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