Dalton Caldwell
Dalton Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1980 El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of imeem, partner at Y Combinator, founder of Mixed Media Labs and App.net |
Dalton Caldwell (born February 27, 1980) is an American innovator in technology and a pioneer in the digital music industry. He is the founder and chief executive officer of imeem and currently serves as a partner at Y Combinator.
Biography
Originating from El Paso, Texas, Caldwell earned his degrees from Stanford University in 2003, obtaining a B.S. in symbolic systems alongside a B.A. in psychology.
Following his graduation, he had a brief tenure at VA Linux before co-founding Imeem late in 2003 with Jan Jannink, a fellow Stanford alumnus and former engineer at Napster. Eventually, Imeem was acquired by MySpace.
In 2010, Caldwell established Mixed Media Labs, which introduced its inaugural product, , a mobile application focused on photo sharing.
That same year, he delivered a presentation at Y Combinator’s Startup School addressing the difficulties faced by Imeem and broader challenges within the music sector.
Under Mixed Media Labs, Caldwell also launched App.net, a social platform similar to Twitter but without advertising, sustained through subscriptions from users and developers. On May 6, 2014, he revealed that due to inadequate subscription numbers, App.net would persist without full-time employees or further planned improvements.
External links
- Stone, Brad (May 27, 2009). "Music Labels Cut Friendlier Deals with Startups". The New York Times.