Bill Gross

Founder of Idealab, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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Bill Gross Biography

Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996. Gross is a lifelong entrepreneur, starting his first solar business in high school. After graduating from the California Institute of Technology, Gross started GNP Development, Inc., which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP.

In 1991, Gross started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that was eventually sold to Havas/Vivendi. Gross serves on the boards of directors of numerous companies and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Caltech and the Art Center College of Design. Gross received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/27/2024.

Bill Gross Videos

  • Idealab and Heliogen Founder Bill Gross | Full Interview | Code 2022
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  • Bill Gross: The single biggest reason why startups succeed

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