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In 2001, Weinreich founded Joltage, an infrastructure services business devoted to building out a global network of [[Wi-Fi hotspot]]s.<ref>{{cite news | first1=Cade | last1=Metz |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,5295,00.asp |title=Would You Like Wireless Access with That? | date=April 8, 2002 | work=PC Magazine}}</ref> Joltage was forced to shut down in 2003 when the company ran out of funding.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1039-990671.html | last=Shim | first=Richard | title=Start-up Joltage unplugs Wi-Fi service | date=28 February 2003 }}</ref> |
In 2001, Weinreich founded Joltage, an infrastructure services business devoted to building out a global network of [[Wi-Fi hotspot]]s.<ref>{{cite news | first1=Cade | last1=Metz |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,5295,00.asp |title=Would You Like Wireless Access with That? | date=April 8, 2002 | work=PC Magazine}}</ref> Joltage was forced to shut down in 2003 when the company ran out of funding.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1039-990671.html | last=Shim | first=Richard | title=Start-up Joltage unplugs Wi-Fi service | date=28 February 2003 }}</ref> |
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In 2003, Weinreich started I Stand For, Inc. He sold the company in February 2006.<ref name="nextweb">{{cite web | first1=Courtney | last1=Boyd Myers |url=https://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/07/30/where-are-they-now-new-york-citys-dot-com-entrepreneurs-part-one/5/ |title=Where are they now? New York City's Dot Com Entrepreneurs | date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> |
In 2003, Weinreich started I Stand For, Inc. He sold the company in February 2006.<ref name="nextweb">{{cite web | first1=Courtney | last1=Boyd Myers |url=https://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/07/30/where-are-they-now-new-york-citys-dot-com-entrepreneurs-part-one/5/ |title=Where are they now? New York City's Dot Com Entrepreneurs | date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> |
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In February 2006, Weinreich co-founded [[MeetMoi]] with Jeremy Levy.<ref name="CheckoutMeetMoi">{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/meetmoi-location-based-dating-2012-10 | last=Smith | first=Kevin | title=Check Out MeetMoi, The Dating App That Has Quietly Reached 3 Million Users | website=[[Business Insider]] | date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="nextweb"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/03/push-notifications-meet-dating-meetmoi-now-alerts-you-when-matches-are-nearby/ | last=Tsotsis | first=Alexia | title=Push Notifications Meet Dating: meetMoi NOW Alerts You When Matches Are Nearby | date=3 August 2010 }}</ref> |
In February 2006, Weinreich co-founded [[MeetMoi]] with Jeremy Levy.<ref name="CheckoutMeetMoi">{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/meetmoi-location-based-dating-2012-10 | last=Smith | first=Kevin | title=Check Out MeetMoi, The Dating App That Has Quietly Reached 3 Million Users | website=[[Business Insider]] | date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="nextweb"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/03/push-notifications-meet-dating-meetmoi-now-alerts-you-when-matches-are-nearby/ | last=Tsotsis | first=Alexia | title=Push Notifications Meet Dating: meetMoi NOW Alerts You When Matches Are Nearby | date=3 August 2010 }}</ref> |
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| Born | 1972 or 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Fordham University |
Andrew Weinreich (/ˈwaɪnrɪtʃ/ WYNE-ritch) is an American businessman.
Career
[edit]In 1997, Weinreich launched SixDegrees.[1]
In 2001, Weinreich founded Joltage, an infrastructure services business devoted to building out a global network of Wi-Fi hotspots.[2] Joltage was forced to shut down in 2003 when the company ran out of funding.[3]
In 2003, Weinreich started I Stand For, Inc. He sold the company in February 2006.[4]
In February 2006, Weinreich co-founded MeetMoi with Jeremy Levy.[5][4][6]
In 2008, Weinreich and Jeremy Levy spun off the persistent tracking technologies of MeetMoi into a separate company called Xtify.[4] Xtify was acquired by IBM on October 3, 2013.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble, Gordon (2012-09-06). "The History of Social Networking".
- ^ Metz, Cade (April 8, 2002). "Would You Like Wireless Access with That?". PC Magazine.
- ^ Shim, Richard (28 February 2003). "Start-up Joltage unplugs Wi-Fi service".
- ^ a b c Boyd Myers, Courtney (July 11, 2011). "Where are they now? New York City's Dot Com Entrepreneurs".
- ^ Smith, Kevin (24 October 2012). "Check Out MeetMoi, The Dating App That Has Quietly Reached 3 Million Users". Business Insider.
- ^ Tsotsis, Alexia (3 August 2010). "Push Notifications Meet Dating: meetMoi NOW Alerts You When Matches Are Nearby".
- ^ Jackson, Joab (3 October 2013). "IBM buys e-commerce tool maker Xtify". Computerworld.
- ^ "Patent Issued for Location-Based Services Platform". Telecommunications Weekly. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York". 23 May 2013.