Michael Jones

Co-Founder & CEO at Science Inc. · Joined 2011

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Biography

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.

Education

Previous Experience

Career Timeline

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.

Sources & References

Wikipedia - Michael Jones (entrepreneur) ↗LA Business Journal - Michael Jones ↗