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Joseph C. Primiani
Born
Joseph Charles Primiani

(1988-10-27) October 27, 1988 (age 35)
Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Designer, Inventor
Websitehttp://joeyprimiani.com

Joseph C. Primiani (born Joseph Charles Primiani on October 27, 1988) is an American Internet entrepreneur and designer best known as the founder of Backplane[1] and Cortex.[2][3] In 2011, Primiani and Lady Gaga co-founded the technology startup, Backplane, which raised $18.9 million led by prominent Silicon Valley veterans and venture capital firms including Eric Schmidt, Sequoia Capital and Google Ventures.[4] He created Lady Gaga's official fan community website, LittleMonsters.com, where fans share their artwork and stories as inspired by Gaga.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Life and career[edit]

Primiani started his first freelance web development and design company at the age of 8. He designed products at Google, Yahoo! and Revision3 as an intern by the age of 19. He studied Computer Science and Human Computer Interaction at University of Central Florida, and later at University of California, Berkeley.[4] During college he traveled to Silicon Valley every summer to "work with the smartest people he could find." [6]

Primiani worked at Google where he helped design the touch interfaces for search on mobile and tablet devices used by half a billion people around the world working with influential tech leaders.[5][10]

Primiani says the top feature of any product should be its speed.[6] He focuses on building beautiful products that people use on a daily basis. His work is said to be heavily influenced by the work of the 1960s German designer legend Dieter Rams.[11]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • Forbes 2016's 30 Under 30[8]
  • Business Insider's 25 Under 25 Silicon Valley Tech Founders[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dickinson, Boonsri (2012-02-16). "Lady Gaga-Backed Startup Raises Over $4 Million From Top VC Firms". Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ Pavlus, John (2010-12-10). "Cortex for Google Chrome solves one of social medias big problems". Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  3. ^ O'Dell, Jolie (2010-12-09). "Cortex for Chrome Makes Sharing Faster, Prettier & More Fun Than Ever". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  4. ^ a b c Kincaid, Jason (2012-01-20). "First Look: Backplane, The Lady Gaga-Backed Community Platform With All-Star Investors (Invites)". Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  5. ^ a b Siegler, MG (2010-12-15). "Forget The Social Browsers, Just Install Cortex On Chrome". Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  6. ^ a b c "TWiT Live Specials 32: The Future Of The Web". 2010-09-01.
  7. ^ "25 And Under: 25 Hot Young Stars In Silicon Valley Tech". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b Bertoni, Steven. "Joey Primiani, 27 - pg.22". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  9. ^ Empson, Rip. "Lady Gaga-Backed Backplane Raises Over $4M From Sequoia & More; Acquires Sharing Platform Cortex". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ^ "12 of the Year's Best Ideas in Interface Design [Slideshow] - Co.Design - business + design". 12 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Fast Company: 12 of the Year's Best Ideas in Interface Design". 2010-12-31.
  12. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/25-under-25-tech-founders-silicon-valley-2011-10#joey-primianis-startup-is-backed-by-lady-gaga-and-eric-schmidt-7

External links[edit]


Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:American computer programmers Category:Google employees Category:People from Roslyn Harbor, New York

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