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Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement.
Napster was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. [3] Initially, Napster was envisioned by Fanning as an independent peer-to-peer file sharing service. The service operated between June 1999 and July 2001. [4] Its technology enabled people to easily share their MP3 files with other participants. [5]
Napster creator Sean Parker inserts himself into Zuckerberg's life, soon becoming a mentor to Zuckerberg who guides him to Silicon Valley venture capitalists and other players in the industry. Saverin, having graduated from Harvard, continues to feel sidelined by Parker, who he feels is not the best influence on Zuckerberg and is replacing him ...
On June 1, 1999, Fanning released a preliminary beta program of Napster and soon, hundreds of college students at Northeastern were trading music. [2] Sean Parker was the co-founder. They got the name from Shawn's Harwich High School nickname "Nappy", in reference to his hair texture. Shawn played on the Harwich tennis team.
Lee, now dating Saverin, arranges for him and Zuckerberg to meet Napster co-founder Sean Parker, who presents a "billion-dollar" vision for the company. Zuckerberg is impressed, but Saverin dismisses him as paranoid and delusional outside of renaming Thefacebook as Facebook .
Facebook incorporates into a new company, [312] and Sean Parker (early employee of Napster) becomes its president. [29] 2004: August: Product: To compete with growing campus-only service i2hub, Zuckerberg launches Wirehog. It is a precursor to Facebook Platform applications. [313] 2004: September: Financial/legal
The team at Napster wanted to make a deal with the record industry, Napster co-founder Sean Parker told The New Yorker in 2014. “Napster had been this cultural revolution, much more than it was ...
When Northeastern University undergrad Shawn Fanning and business partner Sean Parker launched Napster on June 1, 1999, music was still largely consumed via compact disc, which labels sold at ...