Pete Cashmore

- Born in 1985
- Originally from a small town in Scotland
- Former Countdown game show championGuardian: Donutcown achinmop! (November 17, 2007)
- Founded Mashable in 2005
- Ranked #6 on Forbes magazine's 2009 "Web Celeb 25" list
- Divides his time between San Francisco, California and the United Kingdom

Pete Cashmore is the founder and CEO of the social media and Web 2.0 blog Mashable. Cashmore is a regular contributor to Mashable and The Guardian newspaper.Guardian: Articles by and about Pete Cashmore
Forbes ranked Pete Cashmore among the Top 10 web celebrities of 2009, and described him as being a recognised expert on how to use, consume and profit from social media.Forbes:[1]
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"Personally, I'm just not good at obeying authority figures."
"I never remember what I read; I remember experiences. I find it best to dive right in and learn the hard way."Retire@21: Interview With Pete Cashmore - Founder of Mashable

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Pete Cashmore speaks about founding Mashable

Interview from May 2008

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