Pete Cashmore

Pete Cashmore
Cashmore at the 2012 Time 100 gala
Born (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 39)[1]
Banchory, Scotland
WebsiteMasterverse.io

Pete Cashmore (born 18 September 1985[1]) is the founder and former CEO of the media and entertainment company Mashable,[2] He grew up in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[3] and founded Mashable in Aberdeenshire in 2005 when he was 19.[2]

Biography

In 2009, Cashmore was recognized in Inc.'s "30 Under 30", Forbes' "Top 25 Web Celebs",[4] and The Huffington Post's "Top 10 Game Changers 2009".[5]

Cashmore previously wrote a weekly column on technology and social media for CNN.[6] In 2012, Cashmore made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.[7]

In 2017, Mashable was sold to Ziff Davis for 50 million dollars, and over 50 staff members were laid off.[8]

In November 2018, after his social media profiles were edited to include "Now: Taking some time off and working on something new," it was announced that Cashmore would be leaving Mashable at the end of the year. The general manager of Ziff Davis Tech (Mashable's parent company), Mike Finnerty, confirmed this.[9]

In November 2022, Cashmore launched Masterverse.io, a cryptocurrency, NFT, and Web3 related website.[10][non-primary source needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Ciarallo, Joe (19 August 2009). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, PETE CASHMORE, MASHABLE FOUNDER AND CEO?". Mediabistro. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Pete Cashmore". Mashable. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Teri (26 May 2011). "14 Things You Didn't Know About Mashable's Pete Cashmore". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ Ewalt, David M. "The Web Celeb 25". Forbes.
  5. ^ Leo, Alex (6 November 2009). "HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer in Technology?". HuffPost.
  6. ^ "Has the iPhone lost its cool?". CNN. 21 May 2010.
  7. ^ Milano, Alyssa (18 April 2012), Pete Cashmore - Time 100 2012, archived from the original on 19 April 2012
  8. ^ "Mashable laying off 50 people as it refocuses toward tech news after fire sale to Ziff Davis". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Pete Cashmore to leave Mashable at end of year". The Drum. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Mashable founder Pete Cashmore is back with a new website, Masterverse". LinkedIn (Press release). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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