Michael Robertson is a serial entrepreneur founding companies such as MP3tunes, MP3.com, Linspire, Inc., and SIPphone, Inc.Michael serves on Linspire's Board of Directors as Chairman. As Linspire's founder, he served at its CEO from inception in July 2001 until April of 2005. Robertson is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SIPphone, MP3tunes, and other ventures.Michael's past ventures include his tenure as Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at MP3.com from March 1998 to August 28, 2001. As the mastermind of MP3.com, Robertson established the largest collection of digital music in the world, amassing more than 1 million downloadable MP3 files. Robertson also spearheaded change in corporate business music services and put the power of CD creation in artists' hands by offering a host of support technologies and services.Because of his innovative approach to the digital delivery, be it music, voice over the Internet, or software delivery, Robertson has been featured as a leader and an authority on digital distribution in various media outlets that include: ABC, CBS, NBC, Billboard, CNN, MTV, Wired, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, SonicNet, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, New York Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Linux Journal, Business 2.0, and more. |