Neal Taparia (born 1984) is an Indian-American businessperson known for founding Solitaired and Imagine Easy, which developed EasyBib.[1][2]
Neal Taparia | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Organization | EasyBib.com |
Early life and education
editTaparia received his education from Hinsdale Central High School and later graduated from Weinberg College at Northwestern University in 2006.[3] While attending Hinsdale Central High School.[4]
Career
editTaparia founded EasyBib.com, a website that automates bibliography formatting and organization, catering to students of all levels.[5]
In 2001, Taparia co-founded Imagine Easy, an educational software company that owns tools such as EasyBib, Citation Machine, BibMe, Cite This for Me, and Normas APA.[6][7][8] By 2015, the Imagine Easy portfolio of services reached over 100 million users annually.[6] The company was acquired by Chegg in 2016.[9][10]
In 2019, Taparia co-founded Unwind Media with Darshan Somashekar, which developed Solitaired, a digital game platform.[3][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Information Today - Volume 28, Number 8 - September 2011". Information Today.
- ^ Paugh, Ryan (2 July 2013). "Spotlight: Neal Taparia, Co-CEO, Imagine Easy".
- ^ a b Mittal, Angeli (October 21, 2020). "EasyBib founder Neal Taparia talks entrepreneurial career".
- ^ "On the Web...www.easybib.com -". THE Journal.
- ^ "Students' site eases task of writing bibliography". Chicago Tribune. August 20, 2001.
- ^ a b Magee, Christine (July 15, 2015). "With 100 Million Annual Users, Imagine Easy Launches A New Research Tool For Students".
- ^ "About Imagine Easy". May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-22.
- ^ "A TechCHAT With Imagine Easy Co-CEO Neal Taparia". Education World.
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (May 2, 2016). "Chegg acquires Imagine Easy Solutions, the company behind EasyBib, BibMe and Citation Machine". TechCrunch.
- ^ "BRIEF-Chegg acquires Imagine Easy Solutions". May 2, 2016 – via Reuters.
- ^ Bruinius, Harry (19 August 2020). "What will happen to Big Apple's core? Clues from reopening". Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Bronner, Stephen J. (October 23, 2020). "A brain game CEO reveals one essential practice necessary for success". Inverse.