Hussam "Sam" Hamadeh (1971 – December 10, 2015)[1] was a media entrepreneur based in New York with business interests in digital media, publishing, and film.
Hamadeh co-founded Vault.com in 1997[2] with his brother, Samer Hamadeh, and Mark Oldman.[1] and served as the company's President through its successful sale in 2007 to private equity firm VSS, reportedly for nearly $100 million.[3] In 2009, Hamadeh founded PrivCo, which provides data to subscribers on more than 500,000 private companies. Hamadeh was chief executive of PrivCo, and also a frequent commentator on private companies for mass media, until his death in December 2015.[1][4][5][6]
Hamadeh was a graduate of UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a JD, and the Wharton School of Business with an MBA.[2] He spoke and wrote frequently about entrepreneurship, including serving as the Keynote Speaker at Wharton's Annual Entrepreneurship Conference.[7]
Honors and awards have included Crain's Top Entrepreneur's Award,[8] the Harvard Business School Club's Entrepreneur of the Year[9] Silicon Alley Reporter's "100 Most Important Internet Executives"[10] Deloitte & Touche's 50 Fastest Growing Companies,[11] and the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Young Alumnus of the Year award.[12]
He served as an Executive Producer of films Home Movie starring Adrian Pasdar, and Made For Each Other starring Chris Masterson, Danny Masterson, and Bijou Phillips.[citation needed]
Hamadeh co-hosted a fundraiser for a Democratic congressional candidate with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in January 2010.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c Bright, Beckey (January 14, 2016). "Sam Hamadeh, Founder of PrivCo and Vault.com, Dead at 44" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ a b "Dos and Don'ts for Entrepreneurs, from Those Who Have Actually Done It".
- ^ "Conversation with Sam Hamadeh, founder of PrivCo, a leading source of info on private companies - New York Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.
- ^ Miller, Leanne (April 14, 2014). "'Weibo will blow away its numbers': Pro". CNBC.
- ^ O'Brien, Sara Ashley (November 23, 2015). "We're witnessing a slow motion tech wreck". CNNMoney.
- ^ "Door might be closed on firms' IPOs". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2015.
- ^ "What Really Makes A Great Entrepreneur?". Forbes.
- ^ http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/small_business_awards/years/2005
- ^ "start small, FINISH BIG: Wharton Entrepreneurial Conf, 11/17". www.whartondc.com.
- ^ Kafka, Peter. "LAST CALL For Silicon Alley 100 Submissions: Vote Now". Business Insider.
- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-65535477.html [dead link]
- ^ http://edict.law.upenn.edu/alumni/alumnijournal/fall2002/department5/page03.html [permanent dead link]]
- ^ Hope, Patrick (25 July 2012). "Jack Dorsey, billionaire with quick feet". Business Journals. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links edit
- Sam Hamadeh at IMDb