User:Salsakesh/Pete Koomen
Pete Koomen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Koomen |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Case Western Reserve University (B.S.) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.S.) |
| Occupations | Internet entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and CTO of Optimizely |
| Title | CTO of Optimizely |
Peter 'Pete' Koomen is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Optimizely with Dan Siroker, and is the company's current CTO.[1][2] Prior to Optimizely, Pete Koomen co-founded an educational software startup called 'CarrotSticks' along with Dan Siroker.[3] In addition to running his own company, Pete Koomen is also an angel investor and contributed to a $3.1 million seed round in March 2015 to Man Crates.[4] Pete Koomen is also the co-author of A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers, which he co-wrote with Dan Siroker.[5][6] The pair also hold a patent on website optimization.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Chirstian, Brian. "The A/B Test: Inside The Technology That's Changing The Rules Of Business". Wired. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Milian, Mark. "Pete Koomen: The Quest for More Clicks". BusinessWeek. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Swift, Mike. "Ex-Googlers penetrating Silicon Valley startup hierarchy". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Chapman, Lizette. "Man Crates Packages $3.1 Million Seed Round for Unusual Gifts for Men". Wall Street Journal. 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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