Founder and Chairman of the Board
Second Life/Linden Lab
First computer was a Timex-Sinclair 1000. Started first software company at age 16, creating database systems on networked PC's for small businesses. In 1995, created internet videoconferencing software FreeVue and sold company to RealNetworks in beginning of 1996. After 3 years as VP and CTO at Real, left in 1999 to pursue dream of creating open-ended internet-connected virtual world, founding Linden Lab and creating Second Life. Created LoveMachine in early 2010 with co-founder Ryan Downe to pursue several new experiments in distributed work and computing. Currently working on Coffee & Power and Worklist.net. BS in Physics from UCSD.