| 词条 | Eric Boyko |
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|name = Eric Boyko |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}} |birth_place = Montreal, Quebec |residence = Montreal, Quebec |nationality = Canadian |alma_mater = McGill University |occupation = Founder, president & CEO, Stingray Digital (2007-present) |years_active = 1991–present |net_worth = |boards = |religion = |publisher= |spouse = |children = |parents = |signature = |website = {{URL|http://www.stingray.com/|stingray.com}} }} Eric Boyko (born 1970)[1] is a Canadian tech entrepreneur and the founder, president and CEO of digital music provider Stingray Digital. Early life and educationBoyko was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, to a Quebecois mother and Ukrainian father.[2] He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from McGill University in 1992,[3] and became a certified general accountant in 1997.[4] CareerCampus Gourmet and eFundraising.comBoyko started his first business, Campus Gourmet, in 1991 at the age of 19. The company sold precooked meals to students at McGill University.[2][5] He then founded the online fundraising company Universal Fundraising Group with a $2,000 loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada.[2] It was rebranded as eFundraising.com in 1998,[5] and sold to ZapMe in 2000 for $25 million.[6] Stingray DigitalIn 2007, Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer founded digital music provider Stingray Digital Media Group,[3] with Boyko serving as president and CEO since the company's inception.[7][8] The company sells commercial-free music streams to cable and satellite television providers to add to their subscribers' packages,[2] as well as a music streaming app and an online service for consumers and businesses.[9] Unlike many of its streaming music competitors, Stingray uses human curators rather than algorithms to generate playlists.[10] It was launched with the $6 million purchase of karaoke company Soundchoice, which was then renamed The Karaoke Channel.[2][3] A year later, Stingray purchased music-streaming TV channel Galaxie from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for $65 million, and renamed it Stingray Music.[3] Seven years after its founding, Stingray had acquired 19 other companies.[11] The company went public on June 3, 2015, on the Toronto Stock Exchange.[1][12] As of September 2015, it has 135 million subscribers in 120 countries [13], and the company saw its revenues top the $100-million mark for the first time as of the close of their previous fiscal year in March 2017. [14] In June 2017, Stingray announced that it planned to hire an additional 400 people to work in its Montreal head office over the next five years. [15] References1. ^1 Josh O’Kane, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/adventure-seeking-entrepreneur-scours-world-for-thrills-deals/article24820014/ “How Stingray’s thrill-seeking CEO took his passion public,”] The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2015. 2. ^1 2 3 4 Steve Ladurantaye, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/eric-boyko-stingrays-entrepreneur-a-go-go-go/article4887145/ “Eric Boyko: Stingray’s entrepreneur a go-go-go,”] The Globe and Mail, November 2, 2012. 3. ^1 2 3 Paul Delean, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Stingray+Digital+growth+groove/10063214/story.html “Stingray Digital in a growth groove,”] Montreal Gazette, July 24, 2014. 4. ^Eric Boyko, bdc.ca. Accessed November 15, 2015. 5. ^1 Keith Randall, [https://www.mcgill.ca/files/management/fallwinter0304.pdf “Who Said the Path to Success is Easy?”] McGill Management Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2003-04, p. 17. 6. ^“Montreal company hits it big with e-fundraising,” CBC News, April 3, 2000. 7. ^Robert Briel, "Q&A with Stingray’s Eric Boyko," Broadband TV News, March 10, 2015. 8. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=10254098&privcapId=50307765 Eric Boyko CGA: Executive Profile,] Bloomberg Businessweek. Accessed November 15, 2015. 9. ^[https://montrealgazette.com/business/stingray-digital-said-to-seek-about-120m-in-ipo “Stingray Digital said to seek about $120M in IPO,”] Montreal Gazette, April 24, 2015. 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/stingray-digital-against-the-stream/ | title=Why Stingray Digital is betting it all against streaming music | work=Canadian Business | date=February 25, 2016 | accessdate=May 23, 2017 }} 11. ^Nicolas Van Praet, “Entrepreneur behind Galaxie music is betting on TV’s survival,” Financial Post, January 24, 2014. 12. ^Damon van der Linde, “Stingray Digital Group Inc plans global expansion after $140M IPO,” Financial Post, June 3, 2015. 13. ^Joshua Green, “Going public easier than dealing with private equity, says Stingray Digital CEO,” Business News Network, September 17, 2015. 14. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.bnn.ca/stingray-says-montreal-expansion-plans-could-be-hampered-by-provincial-government-support-1.781288 | title=Stingray says Montreal expansion plans could be hampered by provincial government support | work=BNN | date=June 16, 2017 | accessdate=June 28, 2017 }} 15. ^{{cite web | url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/montreals-stingray-digital-announces-plan-to-hire-400-people | title=Montreal's Stingray Digital announces plan to hire 400 people | work=MontrealGazette.com | date=June 16, 2017 | accessdate=July 12, 2017 }} External links
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