Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 1999
JERROLD KAPLAN is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Onsale, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ONSL), a leading Internet real-time retailer. Mr. Kaplan co-
founded the company in 1994, and is widely known in the computer
industry as an entrepreneur and technical innovator. Previously, he was
co-founder and Chairman of GO Corporation, which developed PenPoint, a
pen-based operating system. Before joining GO, Mr. Kaplan was the
principal technologist at Lotus Development Corporation, where he co-
authored "Lotus Agenda", the first personal information management
software. In 1981, he co-founded Teknowledge, a public artificial
intelligence company. Mr. Kaplan wrote a best-selling book about his
experiences at GO Corporation entitled, "Startup - A Silicon Valley
Adventure", published in May, 1995 by Houghton-Mifflin. Mr. Kaplan
received a Bachelor's degree in History and Philosophy of Science from
the University of Chicago, and a Doctorate degree in Computer and
Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Profile
of Onsale, Inc.?
Mr. Kaplan: Sure. We are a pioneering leader in online retailing. We
provide customers with excellent
