| 词条 | Alain Chuard |
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| name = Alain Chuard | image = Alain Chuard.jpg | image_size=190 | caption = | birth_name = Alain Marc Chuard | birth_date = | birth_place = Bern, Switzerland | nationality = Swiss | residence = Palo Alto, California, US | alma_mater = Macalester College Stanford Graduate School of Business | occupation = Entrepreneur Former professional snowboarder | spouse = {{marriage|Victoria Ransom|2013}} | children = 3 | website = {{URL|http://www.alainchuard.com/}} }}Alain Chuard is a Swiss serial entrepreneur and former professional snowboarder living in Palo Alto, California.[1][2][3] He is best known as the founder and Chief product officer of Wildfire Interactive, the social media marketing technology company acquired by Google in July 2012.[1] Early life and educationChuard was born in Bern and raised in the Swiss town of Bolligen.[2][6] His father and uncle were both entrepreneurs.[7][8] Chuard competed on the snowboard World-Cup Pro Tour while in high school.[9] From 1994-96, he was ranked in the top 4 snowboarders in Switzerland.[2] Chuard was sponsored by Burton Snowboards and has been featured in various snowboarding publications including the cover of Transworld Snowboarding.[3][7][4] Chuard left Switzerland at the age of 20 after completing his high school matura.[5] Chuard studied mathematics and economics at Macalester College.[6][7] He has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[2] CareerAfter graduating from Macalester College, he spent two years working as a financial analyst for Salomon Smith Barney in New York City.[2] He then left Wall Street to start the adventure travel company, Access Trips, in 2001.[5] While getting his MBA, he also built an online booking and CRM software called IncFuel Corp.[8] In the summer of 2007, he was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Highland Capital Partners in Boston.[9] In 2008, Chuard developed the software Promotion Builder as an online marketing tool used for promoting Access Trips through social media.[6][7] Promotion Builder became Wildfire Interactive and within four years, Wildfire grew to a company with 400 employees.[10] In 2010, Chuard sold Access Trips in order to focus on Wildfire.[11][6][7] In July 2012, Google purchased Wildfire for a reported $450 million.[1][12] Since 2014, he leads the Google My Business division.[8] He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.[13] Personal lifeChuard married Victoria Ransom in March 2013.[6] They met in December 1999 while studying at Macalester College.[5] He speaks four languages and is one of the 300 wealthiest people in Switzerland.[7][10] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/wirtschaft/unternehmen-und-konjunktur/Der-wichtigste-Wendepunkt-war-dass-ich-mit-Snowboarden-begann/story/16693807 |title=Der wichtigste Wendepunkt war, dass ich mit Snowboarden begann |author=Mathias Morgenthaler|date=June 6, 2014 |publisher=Tages-Anzeiger |access-date=October 9, 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuard, Alain}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/unternehmen-und-konjunktur/Berner-verkauft-sein-Unternehmen-fuer-250-Millionen-an-Google/story/12665662 |title=Berner verkauft sein Unternehmen für 250 Millionen an Google |author=Jon Mettler |date=August 8, 2012 |publisher=Bernerzeitung |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.pleasuremag.com/plsr115-die-karriere-danach |title=Smartshitting For Smart People: Die Karriere Danach |author=Christian Öfner|date=June 15, 2015 |publisher=Pleasure Verlags GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/the-tws-100-photo-list-every-rider-who-made-the-mag/#CkdwvxYZCc7Srd70.97 |title=The TWS 100 Photo List: Every Rider Who Made The Mag |date=October 31, 2001 |publisher= The Enthusiast Network |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.20min.ch/finance/news/story/Ein-Schweizer-erobert-das-Silicon-Valley-30742107 |title=Ein Schweizer erobert das Silicon Valley |author=Manuel Bühlmann |date=August 7, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/350-millionen-google-verpasst-schweizer-den-ritterschlag |title=350 Millionen: Google verpasst Schweizer den Ritterschlag |author=Nele Husmann |date=August 20, 2012 |publisher=AXEL SPRINGER SCHWEIZ AG |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219911 |title=The Spark That Fuels Wildfire Interactive |author=John Shinal |date=June 28, 2011 |publisher=Entrepreneur Media Inc |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellows/alain-chuard |title=Fellow Profile: Alain Chuard |publisher=The Aspen Institute |access-date=October 9, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023901/http://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellows/alain-chuard |archivedate=March 6, 2016 |df= }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-10-04/running-a-startup-incubator-for-fun-not-profit |title=Running a Startup Incubator for Fun, Not Profit |author=Mark Milian |date=October 4, 2012 |publisher=Bloomberg LP |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 10. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/swiss-economic-forum-2014/alain-chuard-der-berner-google-millionaer-2 |title=Alain Chuard, der Berner Google-Millionär |last1=Siegert |first1=Manuela |last2=Brennwald |first2=Reto |date=May 29, 2014|publisher=SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 11. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/june-2014/how-to-sell-your-company-to-google-or-twitter |title=How to sell your company to Google or Twitter |date=June 6, 2014 |publisher=startupticker.ch |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/06/google-wildfire-100-million/ |title=Google Slaps $100M Golden Handcuffs On Wildfire To Retain Employees After $350M Acquisition |author=Josh Constine |date=August 6, 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership-programs/henry-crown-fellowship-program/lists-fellows/2015-class |title=The Aspen Institute Announces the 2015 Class of Henry Crown Fellows |publisher=Aspen Institute |access-date=October 9, 2015}} 8 : Google employees|Living people|Macalester College alumni|Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni|Swiss businesspeople|Year of birth missing (living people)|People from Bern|Henry Crown Fellows |
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