Zach Klein

Zach Klein (born (1982-09-26)September 26, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and investor, and currently the CEO of Dwell.[1] He co-founded DIY.org,[2] and is best known for co-founding and designing Vimeo.[3] He created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders.[4][5][6]

Zach Klein
Klein in 2019
Born (1982-09-26) September 26, 1982
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Spouse(s)Courtney Klein

Education

Klein spent his earliest years in Western New York and later lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended Bishop Luers High School. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University.[7]

Career

He assisted with the development of CollegeHumor.[8] He is a venture partner of Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital firm. His investments include Kickstarter, Venmo and Skillshare.[9] He was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, where he taught in the MFA program in Interaction Design.[10]

References
  1. "'Dwell' Launches Digital Subscription, Taps Zach Klein As CEO". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. Bilton, Nick. "Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children". Bits Blog. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. "Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com". Fuel Your Interface. August 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. "Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn"". CBS News. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. Klein, Zach; Leckart, Steven; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin porn. Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune) (First ed.). New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316378215. OCLC 900012164.
  7. "Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. Mead, Rebecca (January 17, 2005). "Funny Boys". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. "Zach Klein - Founder Partner @ Founder Collective". Crunchbase. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. "School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.


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