Jordan Mendelson

Jordan Mendelson
Born 04/18/79
Santa Monica California
Nationality American
Occupation Founder, CTO
Known for Creator of fluid unstructured P2P system using encrypted file transfer; access control

Jordan Mendelson was the Chief Architect of the original Napster from 1999 to 2002.[1] After Napster, Mendelson and Shawn Fanning founded Snocap in 2002. Jordan Mendelson served as Founder and Chief Architect of Snocap for five years, leaving in 2007 to develop a new start-up. [2][3] In 2009, Mendelson joined LinkedIn where he produced Who Viewed My Profile and Career Explorer that led to LinkedIn being named the top 24 most innovative companies of 2011 by Fast Company [4]. In 2011, Mendelson left LinkedIn to develop a new start-up SeatMe[5].

References

  1. ^ Menn, J.:"All the Rave : The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster", Crown, 2003
  2. ^ Followup: Shawn Fanning leaves his Snocap baby an orphan
  3. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=8598415&fromSearch=0&sik=1210366956283&split_page=1&rd=in&authToken=1hNaoFUbvFTf8f-7hjG8Fxi4digkljnQldgkURe4gPgzgNe4oVdjcRcjgUejkU&authType=NAME_SEARCH&goback=%2Esrp_1_1210366956283_in
  4. ^ [http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2011/profile/linkedin.php
  5. ^ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/seatme