Guide Note
Brian Alvey is the co-founder of Weblogs, Inc. and ComicMix. He was also the host and creator of the Meet the Makers conference.
Fast Facts
- Home: Westchester County, New York
- Works from home
- Spouse: Niki Alvey
- They have three children
- Co-founder, Weblogs, Inc.
- Creator and Host of Meet the Makers
- Developed The Venture Reporter Network
- Alma Mater: Texas Christian University
- Graduated with degrees in Physics and Astronomy
- Minors in Art and Mathematics
Key Dates
- 1995: Designed the first TV Guide website
- 2003: Blogstakes was invented and launched
- 2004: Created Weblogs, Inc. with Jason Calacanis
- October, 2005: Weblogs, Inc. purchased by AOL
- June, 2006: Became chief architect of Netscape
- November, 2006: AOL purchased Blogsmith, which Alvey built
- May, 2007: Left AOL to work on ComicMix
- February, 2008: Founded Crowd Fusion
Positions Held
- Co-founder, Weblogs, Inc.
- Co-founder, ComicMix
- Founder, Crowd Fusion
- Creater/Host, Meet the Makers
- Designer, TV Guide website
- In-house Senior Technical Member, Built BusinessWeek site
- Chief Technology Officer, Rising Tide Studios
- Chief Architect, Netscape
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