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American entrepreneur and investor (born 1982)
Zach Klein (born September 26, 1982) is an American
entrepreneur and investor, and former CEO of
Dwell .
[1] He is best known for co-founding and designing
Vimeo .
[2] He also co-founded
DIY.org ,
[3] and created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders.
[4]
[5]
[6]
Klein spent his earliest years in
Western New York and later lived in
Fort Wayne, Indiana , where he attended
Bishop Luers High School . He is a graduate of
Wake Forest University
[7] where he was a studio art major.
[8]
He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated
CollegeHumor .
[9] He was a faculty member at the
School of Visual Arts , where he taught in the
MFA program in
Interaction Design .
[10]
In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand
Dwell .
[11]
In 2015, Klein published the
Cabin Porn photo-book
[12] followed by Cabin Porn: Inside in 2020.
[13]
[14]
^
"Zach Klein's announcement on LinkedIn" . linkedin.com/ . February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^
"Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com" . Fuel Your Interface . August 17, 2009. Archived from
the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
^ Bilton, Nick (May 20, 2012).
"Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children" . Bits Blog . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015).
"Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^
"Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn" " . CBS News . September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^ Klein, Zach; Leckart, Steven; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin porn . Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune) (First ed.). New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company.
ISBN
9780316378215 .
OCLC
900012164 .
^
"Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design" . Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Archived from
the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
^ Hanner, Carol L. (March 5, 2020).
"For the Love of New Ideas" . Wake Forest Magazine . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ Mead, Rebecca (January 17, 2005).
"Funny Boys" . The New Yorker .
ISSN
0028-792X . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^
"School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design" . Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
^
"Dwell Announces New CEO, Zach Klein" . www.prnewswire.com . PR Newswire. February 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015).
"Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^
"Book Review - Cabin Porn: Inside, edited by Zach Klein" . www.theportugalnews.com . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ Tipton, Gemma (October 17, 2020).
"Dreaming small has become big business" . The Irish Times . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
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