Eric M. Jackson
| Eric M. Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1976 (age 35–36) |
| Education | Stanford University (1998) |
| Occupation | CEO/co-founder of CapLinked |
| Known for | Former VP of marketing at PayPal |
Eric M. Jackson is the co-founder of CapLinked, focused on linking companies and investors.[1] He was founder and former CEO of WND Books (formerly World Ahead Publishing) and a former vice president of marketing at PayPal. He is one of the PayPal Mafia, a growing number of PayPal alumni who have started new ventures after eBay bought the online payments firm.[2]
In 1998, Jackson received a B.A. in Economics with honors from Stanford University.[3] He served on the board of directors of The Stanford Review.[4] Jackson maintains the book publishing industry blog called Conservative Publisher.[5]
As a publisher, Jackson has been known to embrace controversial books and tactics. A bestselling children's book published by World Ahead, Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under my Bed penned by Katharine Debrecht, portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton as a cartoon villain, prompting a verbal clash with Clinton's spokesman. He once accused Google of political bias for censoring online ads for a book critical of Bill Clinton, a charge Google denied,[6] and he later paid to send Kathleen Willey and Juanita Broaddrick to the Bill Clinton Presidential Library along with the book's author.[7] In October 2006, Jackson and Joseph Farah, the founder of WorldNetDaily, announced that World Ahead Publishing would be partnering on the influential WND Books imprint. [8]
Jackson's own book The PayPal Wars (ISBN 0-9746701-0-3) chronicles PayPal's origins and discusses the legal, regulatory, and competitive threats entrepreneurs must overcome in today's business environment.[9] It won the 2005 Writers Notes Book Award for best business book.[10] It has been profiled by Reason Magazine,[11] the Washington Times,[12] the Mises Institute,[13], Tech Central Station,[14] and Tom Peters.[15]
Jackson frequently appears as a conservative commentator on radio and television programs. In his public comments he is frequently critical of eBay, the company that purchased PayPal. He has been quoted in Forbes,[16]BusinessWeek,[17]TheStreet.com,[18]US News & World Report,[19] and Publishers Weekly, [20] among other publications.
References
- ^ Eric Jackson
- ^ "The PayPal Exodus". Forbes. July 12, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/12/paypal-ebay-youtube_cx_rr_0712paypal.html?partner=yahootix.
- ^ Jackson, Eric M. (June 6, 2003). "Stanford: Where Does the Money Go?". Stanford Review. http://stanfordreview.org/old_archives/Archive/Volume_XXX/Issue_8/Front_Page/frontpage1.shtml.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ ConservativePublisher.com
- ^ Google Defends Not Running Anti-Clinton Banners - Direct Marketing News
- ^ "Clinton's Accusers Tour His Library". Fox News. October 26, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173624,00.html.
- ^ New publishing partner for WND Books
- ^ Paypalwars.com
- ^ "2005 Writers Notes Book Awards Announced". PRWeb. 30 March 2005. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb221159.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Who Killed PayPal? - Reason Magazine
- ^ 20th-century evils, Silicon Valley wars - Washington Times
- ^ "The Genius and Struggle of PayPal". Mises Daily. 4 January 2005. http://mises.org/daily/1710. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ TCS Daily : Technology - Commerce - Society
- ^ PayPal | tompeters!
- ^ "PayPal's Growing Pains". Forbes. April 14, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/home/ebusiness/2005/04/14/cx_pk_0414paypal.html.
- ^ PayPal Spreads Its Wings
- ^ eBay Grooms Another Phenom | The Signal and The Noise News | Print Financial & Investing Articles | TheStreet
- ^ Washington Whispers - US News and World Report
- ^ "'Liberals' Selling Right and Left". Publishers Weekly. 21 October 2005. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20051024/19978-liberals-selling-right-and-left-.html. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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