Talmon Marco: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
Born in Israel, Marco served as Chief Information Officer for the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] Central Command.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile - Talmon Marco|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=78822347&privcapId=34769082&previousCapId=34769082&previousTitle=GuestCentric%20Systems,%20Inc.|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> He completed a degree in Computer Science and Management from [[Tel-Aviv University]], later moving to the U.S. where he spent most of his adult life.<ref name=full-interview>{{cite web|last=Robin Wauters|title=200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco|url=http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/07/viber-ceo-talmon-marco-interview/|publisher=[[The Next Web]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> |
Born in Israel, Marco served as Chief Information Officer for the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] Central Command.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile - Talmon Marco|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=78822347&privcapId=34769082&previousCapId=34769082&previousTitle=GuestCentric%20Systems,%20Inc.|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> He completed a degree in Computer Science and Management from [[Tel-Aviv University]], later moving to the U.S. where he spent most of his adult life.<ref name=full-interview>{{cite web|last=Robin Wauters|title=200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco|url=http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/07/viber-ceo-talmon-marco-interview/|publisher=[[The Next Web]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> |
||
He created and spread free applications that could potentially monitor users communication and their activities, such as [[iMesh]]<ref>[http://filesharingz.com/reviews/imesh-review.php iMesh]</ref> and [[Bandoo]].<ref>[http://www.moh10ly.com/home/security/viberisaspy Viber is a spy ?]</ref> |
|||
In 1997 he co-founded [[Expand Networks]]. Marco served as the President of Expand Networks until 2004. In 1998, Marco co-founded [[iMesh]], where he was President until 2010. In 2010 he co-founded Viber with Igor Megzinik, a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/the-skype-killers-of-belarus The Skype Killers of Belarus] By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology</ref> and today he serves as its CEO.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek/><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Talmon Marco|url=http://www.walkersresearch.com/Profilepages/Show_Executive_Title/Executiveprofile/T%5CTalmon__Marco_400145285.html|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> |
In 1997 he co-founded [[Expand Networks]]. Marco served as the President of Expand Networks until 2004. In 1998, Marco co-founded [[iMesh]], where he was President until 2010. In 2010 he co-founded Viber with Igor Megzinik, a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/the-skype-killers-of-belarus The Skype Killers of Belarus] By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology</ref> and today he serves as its CEO.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek/><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Talmon Marco|url=http://www.walkersresearch.com/Profilepages/Show_Executive_Title/Executiveprofile/T%5CTalmon__Marco_400145285.html|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 05:55, 28 August 2014
Talmon Marco | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneurship, start-ups |
Talmon Marco is an Israeli-American entrepreneur and businessman, best known as the CEO and founder of Viber[2] - a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones with over 400 million users.
Biography
Born in Israel, Marco served as Chief Information Officer for the Israeli Defense Forces Central Command.[3] He completed a degree in Computer Science and Management from Tel-Aviv University, later moving to the U.S. where he spent most of his adult life.[4] He created and spread free applications that could potentially monitor users communication and their activities, such as iMesh[5] and Bandoo.[6] In 1997 he co-founded Expand Networks. Marco served as the President of Expand Networks until 2004. In 1998, Marco co-founded iMesh, where he was President until 2010. In 2010 he co-founded Viber with Igor Megzinik, a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,[7] and today he serves as its CEO.[3][8]
External links
- An interview with Marco
- Viber founder: 'People should be concerned about privacy' on The Guardian
- StartTWS Panel: How to build a consumer startup in Israel? on YouTube
- Viber 4.1 launched in the Philippines Talmon Marco launches Viber 4.1 in Manila
References
- ^ "Talmon Marco - @duras". Twitter. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Talmon Marco". crunchbas. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile - Talmon Marco". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Robin Wauters. "200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco". The Next Web. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ iMesh
- ^ Viber is a spy ?
- ^ The Skype Killers of Belarus By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology
- ^ "Profile of Talmon Marco". Retrieved 27 October 2013.