Charlie Jackson (software)
Charlie Jackson is an American computer software entrepreneur who founded
Business life
Startups
Jackson founded Silicon Beach Software in 1984. The company developed and published Macintosh software. It was best known for its graphics editors SuperPaint, Digital Darkroom and the multimedia authoring application SuperCard. Silicon Beach was acquired by Aldus Corporation in 1990. That year he was named Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego for High Tech.[1]
In 1984, Jackson also founded the San Diego Macintosh User Group.
Jackson co-founded
Since late 2009, Jackson has been a mentor for San Diego sessions of the Founder Institute.[3]
In 2015, using the name Silicon Beach Software again, he founded a company to develop graphics software for Windows 10. The company's first product is SaviDraw.
Investments
Although no longer an active seed investor, Jackson made some notable investments in the 1990s. In 1993, he and Nicholas Negroponte were the two seed investors in Wired magazine.[4] In 1994, Jackson loaned Wired Ventures the money that allowed the company to start up HotWired, the first commercial web magazine.
Jackson was the seed investor in
Jackson was the first investor in Angelic Pictures, Inc.
Jackson was the first investor in
Other Businesses
Jackson is a principal in Angelic Pictures, Inc., a movie production company. He has been an executive producer of Angelic's movies, The Month of August, Hole in One: American Pie Plays Golf, Beach Bar, Music High, La Migra, Fearless and Space Samurai: Oasis.[2]
Jackson founded Silicon Beach Software in 2015. It is a developer/publisher of multimedia software for Windows 10.[3]
Jackson owned two small businesses in San Diego, CA. Epic Volleyball Club was a junior volleyball organization which trained approximately 400 athletes annually.
Early life and education
Jackson (born 1948) grew up in
Jackson was an active duty Marine Corps officer from 1972 to 1976 and Reserve officer from 1976 to 1989.
Sports
Jackson's sporting background is varied and extensive. While in Istanbul, he won the county youth championship in pole vault. In high school, he competed in cross country and track and field.
At
In the Marine Corps, Jackson became a competitive rifle and pistol shooter, earning the Marine Corps' highest award for rifle shooting, the Distinguished badge.[6] In 1978, he was the High Marine at the National Championships for Service Rifle, held at Camp Perry, Ohio.
In the '90s, Jackson returned to competitive shooting. In 1993 and 1994, he earned a spot on the US National Team in
In 1994, Jackson attended the
From 1997 to 2000, Jackson served on the board of USA Volleyball, chairing the Olympic Beach Volleyball Committee. Jackson was a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team in the capacity of Assistant Team Leader, Beach Volleyball.
In 2000 and 2001, Jackson owned and operated Beach Volleyball America (BVA), a U.S. professional beach volleyball tour.[7]
From 1999 to 2021, Jackson owned and operated Epic Volleyball Club, a junior club in the San Diego area.
References
- ^ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK, Digital Archaeology
- ^ Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash, Cold Hard Flash
- ^ Founder Institute Mentors in San Diego
- ^ Wolf, Gary. Wired-A Romance. Random House, 2003, p. 51.
- ^ Mary A.C. Fallon (July 31, 2008). "Streamload/MediaMax/TheLinkup death spiral dogs Nirvanix". DEMO.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ United States Shooting Team 1994 Media Guide. p. 45, 132.
External links
- Silicon Beach Software (current)
- The Computer Chronicles: TV Coverage of MacWorld Boston 1988 including Silicon Beach Software's Charlie Jackson
- San Diego Macintosh User Group
- Wired.com
- Angelic Pictures
- Charlie Jackson at IMDb
- Founder Institute