Hi. I’m Toni Schneider.
I live in San Francisco with my wife and kids, and I work for Automattic, the company that runs the excellent WordPress.com service that powers the very blog you are currently reading. I like technology startups, I’m a car nut, and I’m into alternative energy. Once upon a time I grew up in Switzerland, then moved to California to study computer science.
If you need a photo of me for an article or a conference, please try this one.
I’m currently involved with these fine companies:
- Automattic (CEO)
- True Ventures (Venture Partner)
- Bandcamp (board member)
- Vodpod (board member)
- GoodTree (advisor)
- Aurora Biofuels (angel investor)
Past companies:
- Sphere (co-founder, acquired by AOL)
- Maya’s Mom (board observer, acquired by Babycenter.com)
- Yahoo (VP Developer Network)
- Oddpost (CEO, acquired by Yahoo)
- Uplister (co-founder, out of business)
- Aureal Semiconductor (VP Technology, acquired by Creative Labs)
- Crystal River Engineering (Software Engineer, acquired by Aureal)
Recent press and awards:
- Crunchies 2007 - Best Startup CEO award
- New York Times - Times Company invests in Automattic
- Wall Street Journal - Blog Software Firm Gets $29 Million in Financing
- L’Expansion - Le succès de WordPress est celui du modèle open source
- CBS Wallstrip - Wallstrip interview
- PodTech - Scoble Show interview
- Business 2.0 - The Startup Type
- GigaOm - Yahoo Exec Exits For Automattic CEO Gig
- PaidContent- Toni Schneider Leaves Yahoo
- Morten Lund - Oddpost Did It
- CNET- Yahoo Acquires Oddpost
- Wired - Frugal Oddpost Is Downturn Baby
Recent speaking engagements:
- EconSM - Getting Real: Grown-Up Start Ups
- SxSW 2007 - Why Marketers Need To Work With People Media
- SxSW 2006 - The New Startup Cultures
- Web 2.0 Summit - Harnessing Collective Intelligence (photo)
- Web2.0 Conference - Open vs Closed Models
- Foo Camp - Opening up Yahoo
- SDForum - Startup SIG (photos)
- TiEcon - Bootstrapping Startups
If you want to know even more about me, feel free to check out my resume.
Contact: toni@schneidersf.com
6 responses so far ↓
Rick Albano // October 14, 2006 at 10:44 am
Hey Toni!
Great to find you. I just sent you an email.
Talk soon,
Rick
ardalion // January 17, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I am new and I am looking to find my way to this channel.
I wish you the best for your work and for your life.
A very happy new year!!!!!
ardalion.wordpress.com
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Brad Bergman // June 18, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Hello Toni,
I am real interested in finding a diesel landcruiser to run biodiesel. Thanks for the info. I am also here in SF. I have been checking craidslist and ebay for canadian models. I am also researching an engine conversion.
regards
Brad
chirax // July 4, 2008 at 6:38 am
Will someday want to have a resume as impressive as yours. You are good.
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