User:Salsakesh/Dan Siroker
Dan Siroker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dan Joseph Siroker March 25, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S.) |
| Occupations | Internet entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Optimizely |
| Title | CEO of Optimizely |
Dan Joseph Siroker (born March 25, 1983) is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Optimizely with Pete Koomen, and is the company's current CEO.[1] Dan is a former Google product manager who was the Director of Analytics for the 2008 Obama campaign[2][3] before he ventured into entrepreneurship. His first company was a web-based educational platform called CarrotSticks which he also co-founded with Pete Koomen.[4] Dan began Optimizely in January 2010, and the company has grown to 350 employees and has received $83 million in venture funding.[5]
In 2012, Dan Siroker was honored in Forbes' annual '30 Under 30' feature.[6] Dan Siroker is also the co-author of A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers, which he co-wrote with Pete Koomen in August 2013.[7][8] The two also hold a patent on website optimization.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Chirstian, Brian. "The A/B Test: Inside The Technology That's Changing The Rules Of Business". Wired. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Segall, Laurie. "Optimizely aims to give Obama 2012 a data edge". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Klein, Ezra. "Obama's second term is upending what we think we know about Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Swift, Mike. "Ex-Googlers penetrating Silicon Valley startup hierarchy". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Ha, Anthony. "Website Testing Company Optimizely Raises $57M Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Barret, Victoria. "30 Under 30: Technology". Forbes. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Colleen. "Optimizely Co-Founder Pete Koomen On Using The Art Of A/B Testing". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Siroker, Dan; Pete Koomen (2013). A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
- ^ US 8839093B1, Dan Siroker, Pete Koomen, Elliot Kim, Eric Siroker, "Systems and methods for website optimization", published 09/16/2014, assigned to Optimizely, Inc.
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