- Bo Peabody
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name = Bo Peabody
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birth_date = 1970
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death_date =
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known_for = Founder ofTripod.com
employer =Village Ventures
occupation = Venture capitalist
education =Williams College (1994)
nationality = USABo Peabody (1970 - ) is an
entrepreneur , venture capitalist andInternet executive who co-foundedTripod.com , one of the earliestdot-com s, in 1992.Tripod.com
Tripod.com originated in 1992 with twoWilliams College classmates, Bo Peabody and Brett Hershey, along withDick Sabot , an economics professor at the school. The company was headquartered inWilliamstown, Massachusetts , with Peabody as CEO. Although it would eventually focus on the internet, Tripod also published a magazine, "Tools for Life", that was distributed with textbooks, and offered a discount card for students.Elliott, Stuart. "Interpublic invests in an Internet provider aimed at 'the transition generation' of young adults". "New York Times",May 28 ,1997 , p. D5.] The company was sold toLycos in 1998. [Technology Brief. "Lycos Inc.: Acquisition of Tripod Inc. Expected to Be Announced". "Wall Street Journal",February 3 ,1998 , p. 1.]Other companies
Following the sale of
Tripod.com , Peabody has gone on to found several other companies. Most notably, he co-foundedVillage Ventures , a venture capital firm based inWilliamstown, Massachusetts and is currently Managing General Partner.In 1998, he co-founded Streetmail, renamed
Waterfront Media . Later, he co-founded VoodooVox (2000), FullTurn Media (2004) and UplayMe (2006).Peabody also is an owner of Mezze, Inc, a hospitality group consisting of three restaurants in
Western Massachusetts .Education
Peabody graduated from
Williams College in 1994.Other
Peabody is the author of
Lucky or Smart , published byRandom House .External links
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=58873 Author Bio at Random House]
* [http://www.villageventures.com/team/partners.php Managing General Partner, Village Ventures]
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