| 词条 | Rahul Sood |
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| name = Rahul Sood | image = Rahul_Sood_in_2007.jpg | caption = An image of Rahul Sood in 2007 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|29}} | birth_place = Canada | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Former GM of Microsoft Ventures CEO of Unikrn | spouse = Asma Sood }}Rahul Sood was the founder of VoodooPC (est 1991), and became the outgoing Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Hewlett Packard Global Voodoo Business Unit. In 2007 Business 2.0 magazine had claimed Sood to be 83rd out of 101 persons on their "Who matters now?" list.[1] Sood has led the development of technologies such as quiet PC technology, liquid cooling and active liquid chilling and was the first to bring them to market in the high-performance computer gaming industry.[2] He has also developed UnikoinGold, an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency token for Esports betting at Unikrn.[3][4] Rahul Sood announced his resignation from HP in November 2010. In December 2010 he announced that he had joined Microsoft as the GM for System Experience in the Interactive Entertainment Business. He then started the first incubation fund for Startups at Microsoft, the Bing Fund. This eventually became Microsoft Ventures which Sood led up until November 2014 when he announced he was leaving Microsoft to startup [https://unikrn.com/ Unikrn], an eSports betting service. SummaryRahul Sood is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unikrn, a Seattle, WA based gaming and eSports betting company. Previous to Unikrn, Sood joined Microsoft in January 2011. He created the Bing Fund, Microsoft's first ever incubation fund for startups, and eventually Microsoft consolidated their global startup activities under Sood’s leadership. In June 2013, he launched Microsoft Ventures. A serial entrepreneur, Sood spent 18 years in multiple startups prior to joining Microsoft. He founded luxury and gaming computer manufacturer VoodooPC, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. Voodoo brought the ENVY and OMEN product lines to HP, contributing advanced technologies such as commercial liquid cooling and an increased focus on design. Sood is a Co-Founder of BrightSquid Medical, BrightSquid Dental, and BullsOnWallstreet. Sood sits on the board of advisors for Razer, and he recently joined the Board of Advisors for BitGold. He is active in the entrepreneurial community, helping and mentoring a variety of startups. BiographyEarly life and educationSood first took an interest in computers at the age of 11, having disassembled and painted his first computer—an Apple IIc—before even turning it on.[5] He graduated high school in 1991 and then enrolled in Mount Royal College. "Bored after high school" and uninspired by the computer science courses, he stopped attending college after the first week.[6] VoodooPCRahul founded the company in 1991 in Calgary and in approximately 1992 purchased a "heritage home more than a century old."[2][6] In 1999 his brother Ravi Sood joined the company. By 2004, Rahul notes "there was a ceiling to [VoodooPC's] growth."[6] HPSood joined HP as the CTO for the Global Gaming Business in 2006. From 2006 to 2010 the newly formed Voodoo HP Gaming team created some of the most interesting products that HP had ever released, including HP Blackbird, HP Firebird, and Voodoo ENVY which ultimately became HP ENVY. in November 2010 he announced his resignation on his blog entitled: This Too Shall Pass MicrosoftOn December 21, 2010, Sood announced on his blog that he had joined Microsoft as the "GM For System Experience" in the Interactive Entertainment Group. In March 2012 Sood moved to Microsoft Bing to help create a new initiative designed to help early stage startups. He launched the first angel investment fund in Microsoft's history, the Bing Fund. He then started Microsoft Ventures and led the global team until he announced his resignation in November 2014. BlogSood believes "corporate blogging [is] very important"[7] and has been noted to make bold statements on his very own blog.[8] Personal lifeSood lives in Seattle, Washington, United States and is an avid cyclist.[9] He is interested in "offer[ing] wider access to healthcare services" and would like to get involved in developing "tech toys for children with autism". In his spare time Sood enjoys wakesurfing, wakeboarding, paddle boarding, cycling, playing League of Legends, racing cars and spending time with his family. He is a native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Other projectsSood is a founding partner in a new Healthcare startup BrightSquid, according to his blog. Published works
References1. ^Business 2.0 magazine. Who matters now? – Rahul Sood (83). Accessed September 14, 2007. 2. ^1 Hewlett-Packard. Executive Biography: Rahul Sood 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.tweaktown.com/news/58239/unikrn-bets-efarm-cryptocurrency-esports-betting/index.html|title=Unikrn bets the eFarm on cryptocurrency eSports betting|date=2017-06-29|work=TweakTown|accessdate=2017-07-03|language=en-us}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2017/06/30/cryptocurrency-mark-cuban-ethereum-bitcoin/|title=This Is the Cryptocurrency Mark Cuban Is Backing|date=2017-06-30|work=Fortune|accessdate=2017-07-03|language=en-us}} 5. ^Sood, Rahul. www.rahulsood.com accessed September 14, 2007. 6. ^1 2 Sood, Rahul. The History of Voodoo Chapter 1 Accessed September 14, 2007. 7. ^Sood, Rahul. Where there's Smoke there's Fire… August 25, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007. 8. ^Kerrison, Steve. Rahul Sood: AMD-Dell deal 'imminent', February 13, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007. 9. ^Sood, Rahul. Take the road to success—on a bike May 22, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007. External links
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