Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "Question the audiophile about the best brand of headphones and you first learn how sound waves are registered by our tympanic membranes."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "I kind of refer to it as Napster University—it was a crash course in intellectual property law, corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and law school. Some of the e-mails I wrote when I was just a kid who didn't know what he was doing are apparently in [law school] textbooks."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "It sounds boring compared to Napster and Facebook, but Plaxo was an early social networking tool and a pioneer of the types of viral tricks that helped grow LinkedIn, Zynga, and Facebook. "Plaxo is like the indie band that the public doesn't know but was really influential with other musicians," Parker says."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "Facebook's key architect, Parker helped drive Facebook's minimalist look. He was adamant that the site have a continuous flow and tasks like adding friends to be as frictionless as possible."
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "There is hardly a topic—literary, political, medical, or technological—about which he cannot offer an informed and nuanced opinion in his rapid-fire patter. (Don't get him started on Ben Franklin's role as a media pioneer.)"
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "He's always talking about the potential of computers to generate algorithms for likeable melodies, and we have this ongoing argument: he believes it's only a matter of time before computers will be able to create listenable tunes."
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "I don't think Sean ever really left Facebook", said board member Thiel. "He's continued to be involved in many ways."
Marshall, Matt (December 12, 2006). "Founders Fund hires Sean Parker as a partner, to launch second fund". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009. "During the post-bubble downturn, Parker got pushed out by Sequoia Capital and Ram Shriram, and there's been silence over the real reasons ever since. There were reports of private investigators going after Parker."
Marshall, Matt (December 12, 2006). "Founders Fund hires Sean Parker as a partner, to launch second fund". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009. "At Founders Fund, Thiel is focused on investing in early-stage companies, and he's given Parker a carte blanche to find the best companies he can, Thiel says."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "Question the audiophile about the best brand of headphones and you first learn how sound waves are registered by our tympanic membranes."
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "There is hardly a topic—literary, political, medical, or technological—about which he cannot offer an informed and nuanced opinion in his rapid-fire patter. (Don't get him started on Ben Franklin's role as a media pioneer.)"
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "He's always talking about the potential of computers to generate algorithms for likeable melodies, and we have this ongoing argument: he believes it's only a matter of time before computers will be able to create listenable tunes."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "I kind of refer to it as Napster University—it was a crash course in intellectual property law, corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and law school. Some of the e-mails I wrote when I was just a kid who didn't know what he was doing are apparently in [law school] textbooks."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "It sounds boring compared to Napster and Facebook, but Plaxo was an early social networking tool and a pioneer of the types of viral tricks that helped grow LinkedIn, Zynga, and Facebook. "Plaxo is like the indie band that the public doesn't know but was really influential with other musicians," Parker says."
Marshall, Matt (December 12, 2006). "Founders Fund hires Sean Parker as a partner, to launch second fund". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009. "During the post-bubble downturn, Parker got pushed out by Sequoia Capital and Ram Shriram, and there's been silence over the real reasons ever since. There were reports of private investigators going after Parker."
Bertoni, Steven. Sean Parker: Agent of DisruptionArchived September 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Forbes. September 21, 2011. "Facebook's key architect, Parker helped drive Facebook's minimalist look. He was adamant that the site have a continuous flow and tasks like adding friends to be as frictionless as possible."
Kirkpatrick, David (October 2010). "With a Little Help From His Friends". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011. "I don't think Sean ever really left Facebook", said board member Thiel. "He's continued to be involved in many ways."
Marshall, Matt (December 12, 2006). "Founders Fund hires Sean Parker as a partner, to launch second fund". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009. "At Founders Fund, Thiel is focused on investing in early-stage companies, and he's given Parker a carte blanche to find the best companies he can, Thiel says."