In this episode of the Cullinane & Green report we're making history by presenting the very first Cullinane & Green EDGIE award to Philip Rosedale, the Founder & CEO of Linden Lab. Linden Lab are the developers of Second Life, the online virtual world that is taking the REAL world by storm. At Cullinane & Green we believe that Second Life will be the "next big thing" in the world of online business. Philip has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks. For 3 1/2 years, Rosedale served at RealNetworks as Vice President and CTO, where he was responsible for the development and launch of RealVideo, RealSystem 5.0, and RealSystem G2. In 1999 Rosedale returned to San Francisco, joined Accel Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and began the basic research that would become the technology behind Linden Lab. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the University of California at San Diego.

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