Anton Melnyk
| Anton Melnyk | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 10, 1988 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 🏫 Education | National University of Food Technologies Kyiv College of Electronic Devices |
| 💼 Occupation | Internet entrepreneur, political activist |
Anton Sergiyovych Melnyk (Ukrainian: Антон Сергійович Мельник) is a Ukrainian computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Runfaces[1] (Vtalkie) a mobile messaging application which was one of the first video messaging startups and competed[2] with Sean Parkers startup called Airtime.com.
Life and career[edit]
Melnyk was born and raised in Kyiv, where he graduated from Kyiv College of Electronic Devices. He later graduated from National University of Food Technologies in 2010 with a degree in computer science. In 2008, he became a part of Bigmir.net, before becoming a product manager at Liga.net and Digital Ventures. In October 2011, Melnyk launched Runfaces, a video social networking service.
While Airtime engineers are still hacking, 33-year-old Alex Krizhevich and 24-year-old Anton Melnyk from Ukraine built and already launched a video-based social discovery platform called Runfaces in October 2011. Runfaces went viral, reaching 280,000 unique visitors in its first month, mainly in the US.[3]
Runfaces was the one of the first startups which used live video at social networking. It is helps delving into virtual world boasting video connection between members, and a platform that allows people to find each other based on common interests.
Facebook’s communication platform is text and photo-heavy, with relatively undeveloped video-connection options. Melnyk and Krizhevich feel that video connection is already the next wave in social and that Runfaces is doing it right.[4]
In March 2012, the name Runfaces.com was changed to Vtalkie.com, and the startup changed its positioning towards social messaging.[5]
Political activities[edit]
In 2015 he was a candidate for deputy of Kyiv City Council. A member[6] of the political party Self Reliance from 2016.
In April 2015, Melnyk announced his backing of a nonprofit initiative[7] called Akademia Koduvannya (Ukrainian: Академія Кодування) which aims to provide opportunities for children aged 9 to 11 to developing coding skills. Children create their own computer games and websites, learning how to use technology creatively.
References[edit]
- ↑ Crook, Jordan. "A Stroll Down Startup Alley: Bras, Coffee, And Lots Of Photo/Video Sharing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ Contributor. "Video Social Network Runfaces Takes On Sean Parker's Airtime". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ Contributor. "Video Social Network Runfaces Takes On Sean Parker's Airtime". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ Strauss, Karsten. "Runfaces: A Video-Fueled Startup in the Social Game". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ Strauss, Karsten. "Video Message Mania". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ "Ми живемо в європейській країні, тому цінності у нас повинні бути європейськими, - Мельник". ipress.ua. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ "Волонтеры совместно с Kyiv Smart City хотят запустить бесплатные IT-факультативы во всех школах Киева - AIN.UA". ain.ua (in русский). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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