Alan Braverman

Alan Michael Braverman
Alan Michael Braverman
Born	1973; Illinois, United States
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.S. Computer Science)
Occupation	Businessman

Alan Michael Braverman is an American businessman. He is co-founder and initial CTO of Xoom Corporation/Eventbrite with Kevin Hartz and Geni.com/Yammer with David O. Sacks. In 2014 Braverman worked on Sobo, "an audio version of Twitter"^[1]

Braverman's Giant Pixel was described in 2014 as "his San Francisco startup incubator."^[2] He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Textline, a business texting platform.

Sobo

Sobo was an app for recording and distributing six-second sound snippets.

The New York Times quoted developer Alan Braverman as saying Sobo is "an audio version of Twitter."^[3] Braverman, who co-founded Yammer,^[4]^[5] was described in 2014 as a "Silicon Valley veteran"^[6] when Sobo debuted. It went from prototype to first public release in about three months.^[7]^[8]

The app^[9] was designed for use on iPhone and iPad.^[10]

Education

Braverman graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, where he worked on the Mosaic browser with Marc Andreessen.^[11]

References

^ Jenna Wortham (September 20, 2014). "Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "Messaging App Seeks to Bring Voices Back to Phones".
^ Jenna Wortham (September 20, 2014). "Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ Ishbel Macleod (September 20, 2014). "Yammer Co-Founder Creates Social Soundboard: Sobo". Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ Rae Votta (September 22, 2014). "Can Sobo do for 6-second audio what Vine did for video?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ Christopher Heine (September 19, 2014). "Yammer Co-Founder Debuts 'Vine for Audio'". AdWeek.
^ Alan Braverman (August 24, 2014). "Building and Launching a Business, Part 1: Deciding What to Build". Inc.
^ "The Build: Fast, Good and Cheap". Inc. November 19, 2014.
^ "Why Chicago tech investors need to take more fliers". Crain's Chicago Business. October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "Messaging App Seeks to Bring Voices Back to Phones".
^ "Why Chicago tech investors need to take more fliers". Crain's Chicago Business. October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

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[1] Jenna Wortham (September 20, 2014). "Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[2] "Messaging App Seeks to Bring Voices Back to Phones".

[3] Jenna Wortham (September 20, 2014). "Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[4] Ishbel Macleod (September 20, 2014). "Yammer Co-Founder Creates Social Soundboard: Sobo". Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[5] Rae Votta (September 22, 2014). "Can Sobo do for 6-second audio what Vine did for video?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[6] Christopher Heine (September 19, 2014). "Yammer Co-Founder Debuts 'Vine for Audio'". AdWeek.

[7] Alan Braverman (August 24, 2014). "Building and Launching a Business, Part 1: Deciding What to Build". Inc.

[8] "The Build: Fast, Good and Cheap". Inc. November 19, 2014.

[9] "Why Chicago tech investors need to take more fliers". Crain's Chicago Business. October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[10] "Messaging App Seeks to Bring Voices Back to Phones".

[11] "Why Chicago tech investors need to take more fliers". Crain's Chicago Business. October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

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