Michael Jones built and sold Userplane to AOL, ran Myspace through a high-profile turnaround as its CEO, and then co-founded Science Inc. in 2011, which went on to incubate Dollar Shave Club and back Liquid Death.
2001
Founds Userplane, an instant-messaging platform used by Myspace and Honda.
2006
Userplane is acquired by AOL; Jones becomes the company's youngest-ever SVP.
2008
Launches Tsavo Media, an online media network later sold to Cybernex for $75 million.
2010
Appointed CEO of Myspace by News Corporation to lead its turnaround.
2011
Co-founds Science Inc. as an incubator and venture capital firm in Santa Monica, securing initial funding from Google's Eric Schmidt.