Tim O'Reilly
FounderFounder, O'Reilly Media at O'Reilly Media
Sebastopol, California, United States
Writes $100K β $1.2M checks Β· typically $500K
FoundedO'Reilly Media
About
Tim O'Reilly is founder, chairman and CEO of O'Reilly Media, a publishing and conference company established in 1978. He has been involved in shaping developments in open source software, Web 2.0, and unconference formats, and has authored books including WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us. O'Reilly currently focuses on mechanism design for the human-AI economy through the AI Disclosures Project, a nonprofit he co-founded, and writes regularly on technology and policy topics.
Founder, O'Reilly Media at O'Reilly Media
Intro paths
In turn, Tim can intro founders to O'Reilly Media's investors below.
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Experience
- O'Reilly MediaFounder, chairman and CEOcurrent1983 β present
- O'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesPartnercurrent2008 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Code for AmericaBoard Member2010 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Maker MediaBoard Member2012 β 2019Sebastopol, CA
- Safari Books Online, LLCBoard Member2001 β 2014
- Travelers Talesco-founder, board member1994 β 2009
- MySQLBoard Member2006 β 2008
- O'Reilly VenturesPartner2000 β 2008
- MacromediaBoard member2003 β 2005
- Open Source Applications FoundationMember, board of directors2002 β 2005
- OReilly MediaPublisher1983 β 2003
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentProduct ManagementSocial MediaGov 2.0Future TrendsBig DataStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipSaaSWeb 2.0VisionaryInnovationFrom Tim's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tim O'Reilly?
- Tim O'Reilly is founder, chairman and CEO of O'Reilly Media, a publishing and conference company established in 1978. He has been involved in shaping developments in open source software, Web 2.0, and unconference formats, and has authored books including WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us. O'Reilly currently focuses on mechanism design for the human-AI economy through the AI Disclosures Project, a nonprofit he co-founded, and writes regularly on technology and policy topics.
- Where does Tim O'Reilly work?
- Tim O'Reilly is Founder, O'Reilly Media of O'Reilly Media.
- What check size does Tim O'Reilly write?
- Tim O'Reilly typically writes checks of $100K β $1.2M.
- What companies did Tim O'Reilly found?
- Tim O'Reilly founded O'Reilly Media.
- Where did Tim O'Reilly go to school?
- Tim O'Reilly studied at Harvard University (BA, Classics).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Maker Media1
Also worked at Travelers Tales24
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Also worked at MySQL616
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Also worked at Macromedia200
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