Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 7, 2000

Robert Locascio – Liveperson Inc (lpsn)

Robert LoCascio is the Founder of LivePerson, Inc. His professional background is in interactive media, and he has a track record of building successful new business ventures. Prior to LivePerson, Mr. LoCascio was the Founder and CEO of IKON, which developed public kiosks for college campuses that integrated interactive video features with advertising and commerce capabilities. In 1995 he sold IKON to a leading college marketing firm and started Sybarite Interactive, which built a Web-based community named TOWN for companies such as Xerox and TRW. The inception of the LivePerson product came from the real-time chat technology within TOWN. Mr. LoCascio holds a B.A. in business administration from Loyola College. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a background summary on LivePerson and then your

description of what LivePerson is all about today?

Mr. LoCascio: The company was founded originally in 1995 under the