\nKarp are o avere estimat\u0103 la peste 200 de milioane de dolari, iar Tumblr are o valoare de pia\u0163\u0103 de 800 de milioane de dolari.<\/p>\n
\nN\u0103scut \u00een New York, Karp a crescut \u00een Manhattan \u015fi a urmat \u015fcoala unde mama sa era profesoar\u0103 de fizic\u0103. La doar 11 ani, el a \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenve\u0163e limbajul HTML, pentru ca, la doar 15 ani, s\u0103 renun\u0163e la \u015fcoal\u0103 pentru a se dedica calculatoarelor. La v\u00e2rsta de 14 ani, David Karp \u015fi-a \u00eenceput cariera ca asistent al lui Fred Seibert la compania de anima\u0163ie Frederator Studios, unde a construit prima platform\u0103 de blogging a companiei \u015fi a creat prima lor re\u0163ea video pe internet, Channel Frederator.<\/p>\n
\nLa sf\u00e2r\u015fitul anului 2006, Karp a pornit propriul s\u0103u business de consultan\u0163\u0103 software, Davidville, unde a lucrat al\u0103turi de Marco Arment. Cei doi realizau proiecte la cererea clien\u0163ilor, iar \u00eentre comenzi au \u00eenceput s\u0103 dezvolte ceea ce avea s\u0103 devin\u0103 Tumblr.
\nLansarea platformei a avut loc \u00een februarie 2007, iar \u00een august 2009 David Karp a primit din partea BusinessWeek distinc\u0163ia \u201dCel mai bun t\u00e2n\u0103r antreprenor \u00een domeniul tehnologiei\u201e.<\/p>\n
\n\u00cen 2010, el a fost numit de c\u0103tre cei de la MIT Review unul dintre cei mai inovatori oameni de sub 35 de ani din lume. La ora actual\u0103, Tumblr g\u0103zduie\u015fte peste 188 de milioane de bloguri.<\/p>\n
\n\u201dMi-am dat seama c\u0103 pot s\u0103 lucrez toat\u0103 ziua la un produs pe care \u00eel iubesc. Iar sentimentul a fost incredibil, chiar eliberator\u201e, declara Karp despre Tumblr \u00een cadrul unui interviu.<\/p>\n
\nPe 20 mai 2013, Yahoo! a ajuns la o \u00een\u0163elegere cu reprezentan\u0163ii Tumblr, achizi\u0163ion\u00e2nd platforma pentru 1,1 miliarde dolari, iar Karp \u015fi-a p\u0103strat func\u0163ia de conducere. De-a lungul timpului, Karp a investit \u00een diverse companii, mare parte dintre ele tot din domeniul IT. El a cump\u0103rat ac\u0163iuni la Superpedestrian, compania din spatele \u201dro\u0163ii Copenhagen\u201e, un dispozitiv care produce \u015fi acumuleaz\u0103 energie electric\u0103. O alt\u0103 investi\u0163ie major\u0103 este cea \u00een Sherpa, o companie care dezvolt\u0103 aplica\u0163ii de s\u0103n\u0103tate.<\/p>\n
\nDavid Karp s-a c\u0103s\u0103torit \u00een 2009 cu Rachel Eakley, partenera sa de ani buni. El are o avere de peste 200 de milioane de dolari, conform celor de la BusinessWeek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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