Zach Klein
American entrepreneur and investor (born 1982)
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September 26, 1982
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Rochester, New York
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Spouse | Courtney Klein |
Zach Klein (born ( 1982-09-26 ) September 26, 1982 ) is an American entrepreneur and investor, and former CEO of Dwell . [1] He is best known for co-founding and designing Vimeo . [2] He also co-founded DIY.org , [3] and created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders. [4] [5] [6]
Education
Klein spent his earliest years in Western New York and later lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana , where he attended Bishop Luers High School . He is a graduate of Wake Forest University [7] where he was a studio art major. [8]
Career
He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated CollegeHumor . [9] He was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts , where he taught in the MFA program in Interaction Design . [10]
In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand Dwell . [11]
Selected publications
In 2015, Klein published the Cabin Porn photo-book [12] followed by Cabin Porn: Inside in 2020. [13] [14]
References
- ↑ "Zach Klein's announcement on LinkedIn" . linkedin.com/ . February 8, 2023 . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
- ↑ "Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com" . Fuel Your Interface . August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016 . Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
- ↑ Bilton, Nick. "Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children" . Bits Blog . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ "Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn" " . CBS News . September 29, 2015 . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Klein, Zach; Leckart, Steven; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin porn . Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune) (First ed.). New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316378215 . OCLC 900012164 .
- ↑ "Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design" . Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011 . Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
- ↑ Hanner, Carol L. (March 5, 2020). "For the Love of New Ideas" . Wake Forest Magazine . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
- ↑ Mead, Rebecca (January 17, 2005). "Funny Boys" . The New Yorker . ISSN 0028-792X . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ "School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design" . Interactiondesign.sva.edu . Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
- ↑ "Dwell Announces New CEO, Zach Klein" . www.prnewswire.com . PR Newswire. February 4, 2020 . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
- ↑ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
- ↑ "Book Reviw - Cabin Porn: Inside, edited by Zach Klein" . www.theportugalnews.com . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
- ↑ Tipton, Gemma (October 17, 2020). "Dreaming small has become big business" . The Irish Times . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
External links
Media related to Zach Klein at Wikimedia Commons
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