Price was born and raised in England and attended the University of Oxford, studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. Catherine's College, continuing with a BPhil and DPhil in Philosophy.[1][3] Price was awarded a prize fellowship of All Souls College in 2004.[4] During his time at Oxford, Price started "Richard's Banana Bakery", a banana cake delivery service for cafes before starting "Dashing Lunches", which sold sandwiches to consumers directly. He also founded LiveOut, a database of student rental properties in Oxford.[3] In 2006, he created a Facebook application that allowed people to rate their friends' photos, which was Facebook's top app for nine months.[5] After graduating from Oxford, Price became frustrated with the time it took to get his work peer reviewed and published and decided to create a platform in which academics could publish, peer review, and distribute their work. In 2007, Price raised $600,000 from London-based[6] venture capitalists and moved to San Francisco, California, where he officially launched Academia.edu in September 2008.[7][8][9]
In 2014, the website had over 10 million registered users who uploaded more than 2.9 million papers. By 2016, the company had raised $17.7 million in funding.[10][11]
References
^ abLeuty, Ron (4 June 2014). "'Open Science' Finds Disruptive Home in Academia.edu". San Francisco Business Times.
^Knapp, Alex (19 August 2012). "Who's Reading and Using Scientific Papers? Academia Will Find Out". Forbes.
^ abPrice, Richard. "The Story of Academia.edu" (PDF). Oxford Philosophy. 11.
^Wainright, Tom (8 January 2005). "The Most Glittering Prize". The Telegraph.
^Rao, Srikumar (18 October 2013). "The Story Behind a Radical new Idea: A Social Network for Academia". Inc.
^Shema, Hada (31 October 2012). "Interview With Richard Price, Academia.edu CEO". Scientific American.
^"Academia.edu Founder, Richard Price Convinces 4.1 Million Academics to Accelerate the World's Research". YFS Magazine. 4 September 2013.
^Shah, Semil (24 January 2013). "In the Studio With Richard Price". TechCrunch.
^Shankland, Stephen (26 September 2013). "Academia.edu Raises Funds to Build a Facebook For Scientists". CNet.
^Parr, Chris (12 June 2014). "Sharing is a Way of Life for Millions on Academia.edu". Times Higher Education.
^Tweney, Dylan (6 June 2014). "Watch This Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry Evaporate Overnight". Venture Beat.
External links
Academia.edu
Interview with Bloomberg West
February 09, 2023
richard, price, entrepreneur, richard, price, british, entrepreneur, founder, academia, profit, academic, social, network, open, access, publishing, website, richard, pricenationalitybritishalma, materuniversity, oxfordoccupation, entrepreneur, business, execu. Richard Price is a British entrepreneur and the founder of Academia edu a for profit academic social network and open access publishing website 1 2 Richard PriceNationalityBritishAlma materUniversity of OxfordOccupation s Entrepreneur business executiveKnown forFounder and CEO Academia eduCareer EditPrice was born and raised in England and attended the University of Oxford studying Philosophy Politics and Economics at St Catherine s College continuing with a BPhil and DPhil in Philosophy 1 3 Price was awarded a prize fellowship of All Souls College in 2004 4 During his time at Oxford Price started Richard s Banana Bakery a banana cake delivery service for cafes before starting Dashing Lunches which sold sandwiches to consumers directly He also founded LiveOut a database of student rental properties in Oxford 3 In 2006 he created a Facebook application that allowed people to rate their friends photos which was Facebook s top app for nine months 5 After graduating from Oxford Price became frustrated with the time it took to get his work peer reviewed and published and decided to create a platform in which academics could publish peer review and distribute their work In 2007 Price raised 600 000 from London based 6 venture capitalists and moved to San Francisco California where he officially launched Academia edu in September 2008 7 8 9 In 2014 the website had over 10 million registered users who uploaded more than 2 9 million papers By 2016 the company had raised 17 7 million in funding 10 11 References Edit a b Leuty Ron 4 June 2014 Open Science Finds Disruptive Home in Academia edu San Francisco Business Times Knapp Alex 19 August 2012 Who s Reading and Using Scientific Papers Academia Will Find Out Forbes a b Price Richard The Story of Academia edu PDF Oxford Philosophy 11 Wainright Tom 8 January 2005 The Most Glittering Prize The Telegraph Rao Srikumar 18 October 2013 The Story Behind a Radical new Idea A Social Network for Academia Inc Shema Hada 31 October 2012 Interview With Richard Price Academia edu CEO Scientific American Academia edu Founder Richard Price Convinces 4 1 Million Academics to Accelerate the World s Research YFS Magazine 4 September 2013 Shah Semil 24 January 2013 In the Studio With Richard Price TechCrunch Shankland Stephen 26 September 2013 Academia edu Raises Funds to Build a Facebook For Scientists CNet Parr Chris 12 June 2014 Sharing is a Way of Life for Millions on Academia edu Times Higher Education Tweney Dylan 6 June 2014 Watch This Multi Billion Dollar Industry Evaporate Overnight Venture Beat External links EditAcademia edu Interview with Bloomberg West Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Price entrepreneur amp oldid 1084438203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
