Halsey Minor
Halsey McLean Minor Sr. is a prominent American entrepreneur who gained fame for founding CNET in 1993 - the first technology content publisher aimed at consumers. He is also the founder or co-founder of various technology start-ups, including Live Planet, a virtual reality start-up, VideoCoin, and Vivid Labs.
Halsey Minor | |
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Minor in 2019 | |
| Born | Halsey McLean Minor Sr 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Education | BA in anthropology from University of Virginia |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and businessperson |
| Known for | Starting CNET |
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Deborah (div. 2005) |
Born in 1964 and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, Minor moved to New York City to work as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch. He is known to be an early internet visionary and has founded technology companies that have generated more than $100 billion in cumulative value, including CNET, Uphold, Live Planet, Salesforce.com, Google Voice, OpenDNS, Vignette, and Vivid Labs.
Minor is also the founder of Minor Ventures, a venture capital firm that supports start-ups. Apart from his active involvement in technology and start-ups, he is an avid collector of fine arts and a passionate horse-racing fan. In June 2013, Minor filed for bankruptcy, listing his debts. However, he continues to be involved in some companies, including Uphold, a cryptocurrency company, and Vivid Labs, a publishing and management platform that allows anyone to create, manage, and sell multimedia NFTs.