William J. Tobin is an American entrepreneur, inventor and business owner known for setting up ten different startups since 1968, and securing 15 different patents for products and software. Among the companies he founded and served as CEO and Marketing Director were PC Flowers, Inc. from 1988, Instruments of Sweden, and Concept Industries, Inc. He was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazine and in 2011 published a memoir and business tutorial Confessions of Compulsive Entrepreneur and Inventor .
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Kehidupan awal, pendidikan
William J. Tobin grew up in the Housemaid Housing Project in New York City. His father was a policeman. Tobin claims he started his first company at the age of 12, when he borrowed his mother's credit card and he bought it a hand edger and a gas lawn mower in Sears. He manages his business landscape manually until the age of 16, when he buys cars and trailers.
In 1959 he began studying at State University of New York, Farmingdale, where he stayed for two years to earn a bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences. By the time he graduated, his landscape business had grown in size, with 2 trucks and 12 workers. Tobin then joined the United States Army and then attended Adelphi University to earn a BBA in Business, graduating in 1966. He followed C.W. Post College for his MBA.
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Careers
Beginning in 1968, Tobin began to set up, finance, and market a series of startup companies. In each case he served as CEO and marketing director. Throughout his career, Tobin acquired fifteen patents, including US Pat. # 6,141,666, US Pat. # 7,505,913, and Japanese Patent # 4,021,941.
Caloriees, Inc. Cal Industries, Inc.
In 1969 Tobin founded Cal Industries, Inc., serving as director of finance and marketing. The company provides promotional programs to more than 50 Fortune 500 companies, including Pepsi, Nabisco, General Foods, CPC International, Coca-Cola, and American Tobacco. The company also developed educational materials for many major publishers, such as the American Management Association, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill. It also developed sales training programs for American Can, A & amp; P, AT & amp; T, Chase Manhattan Bank, General Food, and Johnson & amp; Johnson. Tobin left the company in 1977.
Travel Concepts, Inc.
Tobin founded and financed a second company in 1971, Travel Concepts, Inc. He served as president and CEO for 14 years. The company developed the first travel kit distributed in First Class and Business Class cabins, and also provides in-flight educational games for children. The first class and business class travel devices and educational game programs have been used by most major airlines for 25 years.
Industry Concepts, Inc.
Tobin's third company, Concept Industries, Inc., was founded in 1975. When he was president and CEO, the company developed a computer software training program, which was then used by most major word processing and photo-typsetting systems such as Compugraphic, Olivetti , Philips USA, Radio Shack, Royal Typewriter, Savin, and Xerox, to name a few.
CalinP Industries, Inc. Cal Pack Industries, Inc.
In 1977, Tobin founded and served as CEO for Cal Pack Industries, Inc., which invented and sold patented plastic dispensers for disposable cups and napkins, so there was no need for restaurants to use expensive metal dispensers. Dispensers are still commonly used. Tobin remained CEO until 1985.
Concept Software, Inc.
A year after Cal Pack Industries was founded, Tobin founded Software Concepts, Inc., where he served as president and CEO for 8 years. The company developed software programs for computers, including map downloading programs for the CIA, and one of the first patented software programs in the United States for spelling verification. The latter program is used by most word processors and photo-setting systems, including Lanier, Philips, and Xerox, among many others. The patent issued in 1980 for the Spell Checking program is one of the first software patents issued in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Communication Concepts, Inc.
From 1984 to 1989, Tobin led the startup Concept Communication, Inc., which replaced later 100 pounds, $ 100,000 computers needed for teleconferencing with a patented $ 12,000 circuit board that doubled the frame rate from 15 frames per second to 30 frames per second and reduced in size to a circuit board compatible with any PC. He got a patent for a codec for full-motion videoconferencing, first shown in AT & amp; T Bell Labs in 1986. Tobin was named Man of the Year by the International Teleconferencing Association for this achievement.
Flower PC, Inc.
In 1988 Tobin founded PC Flowers, Inc., one of the first online electronic commerce services in Prodigy Network. This company is the first truly successful interactive electronic commerce service in the United States. In 1991, the company had sales of more than $ 6 million. The company connects 25,000 FTD store members to the Prodigy Network, becoming their most successful service.
Swedish Instruments, Inc.
Tobin founded Swedish Instruments, Inc. in 1987, where he patented, produced and marketed instruments used to remove deer ticks. He remained with the company until 1994.
Flower and PC Gifts
Tobin founded PC Flowers and Gifts in 1994, and using the patents he developed, the company found the ability to provide tracking, affiliate marketing, and "co-branded" interest and gift services tailored for many large websites. The company had over 2,700 affiliate marketing partners in 1998, and was sold in May 2000 to the Department Store Federation.
Technology Technology License, LLC
In 2000, Tobin founded Commerce Technology Licensing, LLC, a consulting firm on patent licensing, co-branding, and e-commerce.
Memoir
In early 2011 Tobin publishes his first book, Confessions of Compulsive Entrepreneurship and Inventor: How I Secure The Fifteen Patents, Start Ten Companies and Become a Pioneer on the Internet , which is part of the curriculum vitae and tutorial section.
Awards
Tobin named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazines . He is also named "Man of the Year" by the International Teleconferencing Association, and was selected as one of the "Top 100 Marketing Executives" by Ad Age Magazine.
Personal life
Tobin lives on Marco Island, Florida. He founded the Tobin Family Education and Health Foundation, and when not boating, is often a keynote speaker and panelist for business startup, management, and entrepreneurial innovation topics. He also works for a variety of causes that seek cures for veteran diseases.
Publish history
- Tobin, William J. (2011). Confessions of Compulsive Entrepreneur and Inventor . Author House. ISBN 978-1-4520-7781-9.
References
External links
- Official website
- Patent Example
- Video: Bill Tobin Interview
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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