HALSEY MINOR
Name: Halsey Minor
Born: 1964
Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a technology
entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in
1992). Minor ran CNET for 8 years during which time it became one of the
Internet's first companies to achieve profitability. The company's many
achievements were recognized in 1999 when CNET was selected as one of only 2
Internet companies to join the elite NASDAQ 100 which included companies such as
Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, Home Depot, and Dell. Minor also developed 2 other spin-off
companies which independent of CNET became public entities: Vignette Software
and Snap/NBCi. Minor is currently investing in new companies in a broad range of
fields via Minor Ventures.
Name: Halsey Minor
Born: 1964
Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a technology
entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in
1992). Minor ran CNET for 8 years during which time it became one of the
Internet's first companies to achieve profitability. The company's many
achievements were recognized in 1999 when CNET was selected as one of only 2
Internet companies to join the elite NASDAQ 100 which included companies such as
Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, Home Depot, and Dell. Minor also developed 2 other spin-off
companies which independent of CNET became public entities: Vignette Software
and Snap/NBCi. Minor is currently investing in new companies in a broad range of
fields via Minor Ventures.