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'''Doug Dohring''' founded [[Neopets|Neopets Inc.]] after buying [http://www.neopets.com neopets.com] from [[Adam Powell|Adam]] and [[Donna Powell]] in February 2000. Dohring was Chairman and CEO of the company through June 2005, when he sold Neopets to Viacom (owners of [[Nickelodeon]] and [[MTV]] as well as many other channels) for USD$160 million.{{cite|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1}}He continued to serve as CEO of Neopets until September 2006 when he, at the request of Viacom management, completed a successful transition to a new MTV Networks management team. Neopets and Dohring were the subject of a case study by the Harvard Business Review.{{cite|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2}} | '''Doug Dohring''' founded [[Neopets|Neopets Inc.]] after buying [http://www.neopets.com neopets.com] from [[Adam Powell|Adam]] and [[Donna Powell]] in February 2000. Dohring was Chairman and CEO of the company through June 2005, when he sold Neopets to Viacom (owners of [[Nickelodeon]] and [[MTV]] as well as many other channels) for USD$160 million.{{cite|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1}}He continued to serve as CEO of Neopets until September 2006 when he, at the request of Viacom management, completed a successful transition to a new MTV Networks management team. Neopets and Dohring were the subject of a case study by the Harvard Business Review.{{cite|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2}} | ||
Dohring fully left Neopets to found the education technology company [http://www.ageoflearning.com Age of Learning] in February 2007.{{cite|numbera=3|numberb=3|numberc=3}}As Neopets was, the company is based in Glendale, California. Dohring and Age of Learning | Dohring fully left Neopets to found the education technology company [http://www.ageoflearning.com Age of Learning] in February 2007.{{cite|numbera=3|numberb=3|numberc=3}}As Neopets was, the company is based in Glendale, California. Dohring and Age of Learning launched the [https://www.abcmouse.com Early Learning Academy] in 2010.{{cite|numbera=4|numberb=4|numberc=4}}Still owned by Doug Dohring, Age of Learning raised $150 million in 2016, giving the company a $1 billion valuation.{{cite|numbera=5|numberb=5|numberc=5}} | ||
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{{ref|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1|source=The Wall Street Journal|date= | {{ref|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1|source=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 20, 2005|link=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111922611869563663|title=Viacom to Acquire Web Company Neopets}}<br> | ||
{{ref|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2|source=Harvard Business Review|date= | {{ref|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2|source=Harvard Business Review|date=March 12, 2002|link=https://hbr.org/product/neopets-inc/an/802100-PDF-ENG|title=NeoPets, Inc.}}<br> | ||
{{ref|numbera=3|numberb=3|numberc=3|source=The Wall Street Journal|date= | {{ref|numbera=3|numberb=3|numberc=3|source=The Wall Street Journal|date=November 15, 2010 | ||
{{ref|numbera=4|numberb=4|numberc=4|source=EdSurge|date=May | {{ref|numbera=4|numberb=4|numberc=4 | ||
{{ref|numbera=5|numberb=5|numberc=5|source=EdSurge|date=May 3, 2016|link=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-03-from-mouse-to-unicorn-age-of-learning-raises-150m-at-1b-valuation-to-expand-to-schools|title=From Mouse to Unicorn: Age of Learning Raises $150M at $1B Valuation, Eyes Expansion Into Schools}}<br> | |||
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