556:
38:
201:. The company has discovered a way to use artificial intelligence and a field of mirrors to reflect so much sunlight that it generates extreme heat above 1,000 degrees Celsius. Heliogen went public in 2021 through a merger with Athena SPACs. Bill Gross was ousted by the board as CEO in 2023 and in April 2023 made a tender offer to buy the company.
286:
168:
On
January 24, 2011, PostUp acquired popular Twitter client app UberTwitter—after previously purchasing Echofon (for iPhone/iOS) and Twidroyd (for Android OS)—and renamed itself UberMedia.
268:
608:
613:
471:
618:
99:
He founded GNP Loudspeakers (now GNP Audio Video), an audio equipment manufacturer; Starship Video, a video arcade, GNP Development Inc., acquired by
355:
445:
379:
322:
603:
598:
221:
194:
technology. eSolar builds an individual 46 MW power unit on 200 acres and can scale up to 500 MW or larger capacity with multiple units.
495:
183:
for flat-roofed commercial buildings. They completed the world's largest corporate solar installation at Google's headquarters in 2006.
593:
623:
520:
128:
One company founded by Gross, GoTo.com, Inc., provided an
Internet search engine which relied upon sponsored search results and
251:
338:
118:
88:
56:
566:
421:
396:
287:"If You Could Create a $ 152 Billion Business in 10 Years and Only Had To Pay 1% of That for the IP, Would You?"
122:
157:
that promotes the best tweeters on any topic. TweetUp was renamed to "PostUp" to reflect its inclusion of
150:
In 2004, Gross created the SNAP search engine which introduced a new hyperlink previewer, Snap Shots.
19:
This article is about the business-startup manager. For the PIMCO founder and investment manager, see
472:"WSJ News Exclusive | Concentrated Solar Power Firm Heliogen to Go Public in $ 2 Billion SPAC Merger"
191:
229:
137:
117:
Gross serves on the boards of numerous companies. He is a member of the Board of
Trustees of the
588:
84:
190:, a company that aims to make renewable energy cost-competitive with fossil fuel energy using
356:"Energy Innovations Secures $ 16.5 Million in Venture Financing Led by Mohr Davidow Ventures"
304:
583:
132:
advertisements. GoTo.com was later renamed
Overture Services Inc. and was then acquired by
555:
8:
176:
A Gross company, Energy
Innovations, is working on development of a rooftop concentrated
114:
in March, 1996, of which he serves as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
80:
309:
108:
76:
561:
380:"Google builds largest solar installation in U.S. — oh, and bigger than Microsoft’s"
551:
323:"TweetUp Now Includes Updates From LinkedIn And Facebook; Changes Name To PostUp"
100:
577:
129:
20:
496:"Renewable energy company Heliogen goes public in final SPAC merger of 2021"
422:"Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough"
359:
177:
547:
269:"With IdeaMarket, Idealab's Bill Gross Wants To Create 1 Million Startups"
103:; Knowledge Adventure, an educational software company, later acquired by
383:
180:
144:
326:
198:
446:"Bill Gates-backed Heliogen to go public through $ 2 bln SPAC deal"
162:
158:
225:
154:
153:
In 2010, Gross founded and launched TweetUp, a search engine for
111:
104:
187:
133:
197:
Gross also founded
Heliogen, a clean energy company backed by
37:
567:"The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed" (TED2015)
147:, which was later sold to NetShepard and then to GuruNet.
521:"Bill Gross bids for Heliogen after his ouster as CEO"
397:"A High-Tech Entrepreneur On the Front Lines of Solar"
562:"A solar energy system that tracks the sun" (TED2003)
339:"PostUp Acquires UberTwitter – Now Called UberMedia"
305:"Bringing a Smarter Search to Twitter, with Fees"
575:
609:American information technology businesspeople
216:
214:
614:California Institute of Technology trustees
554:
211:
36:
619:California Institute of Technology alumni
419:
143:In 1996, Gross purchased the domain name
469:
67:(born 1958) is an American businessman.
576:
518:
604:American technology company founders
599:American technology chief executives
13:
186:During 2010, Gross was the CEO of
119:California Institute of Technology
89:California Institute of Technology
57:California Institute of Technology
14:
635:
541:
594:American computer businesspeople
470:Ramkumar, Amrith (6 July 2021).
16:American businessman (born 1958)
624:Businesspeople from Los Angeles
512:
488:
463:
438:
413:
389:
171:
420:Matt Egan (19 November 2019).
373:
348:
332:
316:
297:
279:
261:
252:"Starship Video of Upland, CA"
244:
1:
204:
70:
123:Art Center College of Design
7:
48:1958 (age 65–66)
10:
640:
519:Engel, John (2023-04-14).
18:
94:
52:
44:
35:
28:
138:Yahoo! Search Marketing
525:Renewable Energy World
85:mechanical engineering
79:and graduated with a
476:Wall Street Journal
386:, October 16, 2006.
345:, January 24, 2011.
275:. 8 September 2014.
81:Bachelor of Science
329:, August 30, 2010.
310:The New York Times
109:business incubator
77:Encino, California
313:, April 12, 2010.
222:"Management team"
136:to provide their
75:Gross grew up in
62:
61:
631:
558:
535:
534:
532:
531:
516:
510:
509:
507:
506:
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
467:
461:
460:
458:
457:
442:
436:
435:
433:
432:
417:
411:
410:
408:
407:
393:
387:
377:
371:
370:
368:
367:
352:
346:
336:
330:
320:
314:
301:
295:
294:
283:
277:
276:
265:
259:
258:
257:. November 1982.
256:
248:
242:
241:
239:
237:
228:. Archived from
218:
165:status updates.
65:William T. Gross
40:
26:
25:
639:
638:
634:
633:
632:
630:
629:
628:
574:
573:
544:
539:
538:
529:
527:
517:
513:
504:
502:
494:
493:
489:
480:
478:
468:
464:
455:
453:
444:
443:
439:
430:
428:
418:
414:
405:
403:
395:
394:
390:
378:
374:
365:
363:
362:. June 21, 2005
354:
353:
349:
337:
333:
321:
317:
302:
298:
293:. 2 March 2012.
285:
284:
280:
267:
266:
262:
254:
250:
249:
245:
235:
233:
232:on 21 June 2011
220:
219:
212:
207:
181:solar collector
174:
97:
73:
53:Alma mater
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
637:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
572:
571:
570:
569:
564:
543:
542:External links
540:
537:
536:
511:
487:
462:
437:
412:
388:
372:
347:
331:
315:
296:
278:
260:
243:
209:
208:
206:
203:
173:
170:
101:Lotus Software
96:
93:
72:
69:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
636:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
589:Living people
587:
585:
582:
581:
579:
568:
565:
563:
560:
559:
557:
553:
549:
548:Bill T. Gross
546:
545:
526:
522:
515:
501:
497:
491:
477:
473:
466:
451:
447:
441:
427:
423:
416:
402:
398:
392:
385:
381:
376:
361:
357:
351:
344:
340:
335:
328:
324:
319:
312:
311:
306:
300:
292:
288:
282:
274:
270:
264:
253:
247:
231:
227:
223:
217:
215:
210:
202:
200:
195:
193:
189:
184:
182:
179:
169:
166:
164:
160:
156:
151:
148:
146:
141:
139:
135:
131:
130:pay-per-click
126:
124:
120:
115:
113:
110:
106:
102:
92:
90:
86:
82:
78:
68:
66:
58:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
34:
27:
22:
21:Bill H. Gross
528:. Retrieved
524:
514:
503:. Retrieved
499:
490:
479:. Retrieved
475:
465:
454:. Retrieved
452:. 2021-07-07
449:
440:
429:. Retrieved
425:
415:
404:. Retrieved
400:
391:
375:
364:. Retrieved
360:BusinessWire
350:
342:
334:
318:
308:
303:Todd Woody.
299:
290:
281:
272:
263:
246:
234:. Retrieved
230:the original
196:
185:
178:photovoltaic
175:
172:Solar energy
167:
152:
149:
142:
127:
116:
98:
74:
64:
63:
584:1958 births
384:VentureBeat
145:Answers.com
121:and of the
578:Categories
530:2023-04-24
505:2023-04-24
481:2023-04-24
456:2023-04-24
431:2020-11-26
406:2020-11-21
366:2018-07-04
327:TechCrunch
205:References
199:Bill Gates
140:products.
107:; and the
71:Early life
30:Bill Gross
401:Yale E360
87:from the
163:LinkedIn
159:Facebook
450:Reuters
341:. Berry
236:24 June
226:Idealab
155:Twitter
112:Idealab
105:Cendant
343:Review
291:Forbes
273:Forbes
188:eSolar
134:Yahoo!
95:Career
255:(PDF)
500:CNBC
238:2011
161:and
45:Born
552:TED
550:at
426:CNN
192:CSP
83:in
580::
523:.
498:.
474:.
448:.
424:.
399:.
382:.
358:.
325:.
307:.
289:.
271:.
224:.
213:^
125:.
91:.
533:.
508:.
484:.
459:.
434:.
409:.
369:.
240:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
