Jason Olim
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Jason Olim is CEO and a co-founder of Freshman Fund
. Prior to Freshman Fund, Olim was CEO and co-founder of CDNOW
, Inc., one of the first ecommerce companies (founded in February, 1994). He has earned Entrepreneur
of the Year awards from the Small Business Association, Arthur Andersen
, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (1997) and the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group (1999).
Olim earned a BA in Computer Science from Brown University
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. Initially launched as a telnet service in August 1994, CDNow became a retail website in September 1994—far earlier than most of the dot.com retailers that gained notoriety after 2000. Employees repeatedly noticed that CDNow's innovations tended to run a full year ahead of the nascent internet industry.
Freshman Fund
Freshman Fund is an American corporation launched in April 2007. Freshman Fund is a registry that simplifies the giving and receiving of gifts for 529 college savings plans, a tax-advantaged college savings vehicle. Parents create an account, register their children's 529 college plans, and send a...
. Prior to Freshman Fund, Olim was CEO and co-founder of CDNOW
CDNOW
CDNOW.com was an online retailer. The company was founded in February 1994 by twin brothers Jason Olim and Matthew Olim of Ambler, Pennsylvania...
, Inc., one of the first ecommerce companies (founded in February, 1994). He has earned Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
of the Year awards from the Small Business Association, Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (1997) and the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group (1999).
Olim earned a BA in Computer Science from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
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CDNOW
CDNOW.com was among the first successful global online retailers. The company was founded in February 1994 by twin brothers Jason and Matthew Olim of Ambler, PennsylvaniaAmbler, Pennsylvania
Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:...
. Initially launched as a telnet service in August 1994, CDNow became a retail website in September 1994—far earlier than most of the dot.com retailers that gained notoriety after 2000. Employees repeatedly noticed that CDNow's innovations tended to run a full year ahead of the nascent internet industry.