Steve Perlman (entrepreneur)

Steve Perlman
Born
Stephen G. Perlman
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)Electronic engineer and software inventor and entrepreneur
Known forQuickTime, WebTV, pCell, OnLive, Mova

Stephen G. "Steve" Perlman is an entrepreneur and inventor of Internet, entertainment, multimedia, consumer electronics and communications technologies and services. He is best known for the development of QuickTime, WebTV, OnLive, pCell and Mova Contour facial capture technologies. In addition to founding startup companies, Perlman was a Microsoft division president and a principal scientist at Apple Computer.[1][2]

While a prolific entrepreneur, his management style has sometimes been called into question.[3][4]

  1. ^ Anna Bogdanowicz (December 5, 2006). "Steve Perlman: Getting Real With Animation". The Institute. IEEE. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Steve Perlman: Founder / CEO". Promotional bio on Rearden web site. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Moxi: Jazzy Product, Sizzling Start, Lots of Trouble". Bloomberg.com. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  4. ^ Sean Hollister (August 28, 2012). "OnLive lost: how the paradise of streaming games was undone by one man's ego". The Verge. Retrieved January 19, 2017.