Igor Goldenberg
| Igor Goldenberg | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Игорь Гольденберг |
| Born | Igor Goldenberg 7 October 1977 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | WiFi Map, Kenlo Group |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.wifimap.io |
Igor Goldenberg (Russian: Игорь Гольденберг, born 7 October 1977) is a technology entrepreneur who is the co-founder of several technology companies, most importantly WiFi Map. Igor was previously founder and CEO of Kenlo Group, a market leader in mobile development building award-winning custom applications. He is also known as a growth hacker for mobile apps by creating a sustainable and profitable growth strategy and increasing conversions without spending money on traditional marketing tactics.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR.
From early childhood, Igor liked computers; in the 3rd grade, he developed his first program in assembly language on a ZX-Spectrum computer.
At the age of 15, Igor moved to Israel as a student via the Naale program to study and complete his high school education.
Career
In 1997–1998, Igor worked as a software engineer for LoadRunner. This is a product by Hewlett-Packard (since it acquired Mercury Interactive in November 2006).
In 1998–2000, he worked as a software engineer at CA Technologies.
In 2000, Igor joined an Israeli startup GigaSpaces as a core developer of distributed computing technology and was a true pioneer developing cloud computing before it became popular.
In 2008, Igor founded Kenlo Group, a mobile development company with offices in Israel and New York building award-winning custom iOS and Android apps.
In 2012–2014, Igor was a lecturer at MATI - Business Development Center in Israel.
In 2015, Igor moved to the United States with his wife and two children. He received a green card on a genius visa.
Also, he dedicates his free time to teaching an entrepreneurship class to students at Tel Aviv University.
WiFi Map
Igor Goldenberg founded a crowdsourced project WiFi Map, together with Denis Sklyarov, Dzmitry Plashchynski, and Kirill Kudin. WiFi Map is a mobile app with over 150 million users around the world where people share Wi-Fi information for public places. In November 2017, CNN included the WiFi Map app in the top 15 best travel apps.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Sarah Rense (2018-08-09). "The 12 Best Travel Apps to Make Your Next Vacation Easier (and Cheaper)". Esquire.
- ↑ John Schneider, David Auten (2018-08-05). "5 Simple Steps To Save On International Phone Calls And Data". Forbes.
- ↑ Ryan Knutson (2015-03-01). "Ditching Your Smartphone Bill and Going Wi-Fi Only". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Lucy Yang (2017-12-22). "16 apps everyone should use to make life easier while traveling". Business Insider.
- ↑ "אפליקציה: למצוא WiFi חינם בכל מקום" (in עברית). Ynet. 2015-01-12.
- ↑ "WiFi Map's app creators took 10 days to get from idea to prototype, why simple is best when it comes to innovation". idealog.co.nz. 2015-02-03.
- ↑ Emily Price (2017-11-20). "15 best travel apps for your next trip". CNN.
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