Biography:Dirk Ahlborn
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, investor |
Notable work | Building Hyperloop, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) |
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Dirk Ahlborn[1][2] is an entrepreneur, investor, and an American businessman. He is from Berlin and currently works in California;[3] he holds a U.S. citizenship and is the founder and Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and CEO of Jumpstarter, Inc.[4][5]
Career
Early career
In 1993, his career started as an investment specialist in Berlin, Germany.[6]
When he was 19 years old, he quit his job in the bank.[3]
In the 1990s, after moving to Italy,[6] Ahlborn founded several companies in the alternative energy and interior design sphere.[7] Ahlborn left Europe and joined the Girvan Institute of Technology, a non-profit incubator, and co-working space. The institute, located in Southern California, was created to assist NASA's Ames Research Center. While working on his kitchenware company, he started thinking about ways to apply the co-working notions elsewhere.[8]
JumpStarter, Inc
He co-founded and became CEO of Jumpstarter in 2013, the company that developed the crowdsourcing platform JumpStartFund in El Segundo, California.[7]
References
- ↑ www.forbes.com (2015-05-28). "Perhaps We Should Call Elon Musk's Hyperloop, Dirk Ahlborn's Hyperloop Instead". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2015/05/28/passengers-could-travel-for-free-off-peak-and-other-things-we-learnt-of-the-hyperloop-in-vienna/#72d038ca67e1.
- ↑ www.businessinsider.in (2018-07-10). "The CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies describes his vision for the future of travel". https://www.businessinsider.in/The-CEO-of-Hyperloop-Transportation-Technologies-describes-his-vision-for-the-future-of-travel-Today-were-treated-like-animals-We-can-do-things-better/articleshow/64924351.cms.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Transportation might be changing more than ever" (in en). https://www.bosch.com/stories/thought-leader-dirk-ahlborn/.
- ↑ www.bosch.com (2018-07-10). "Transportation might be changing more than ever" : Dirk Ahlborn, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies". Robert Bosch GmbH. https://www.bosch.com/explore-and-experience/thought-leader-dirk-ahlborn/.
- ↑ www.cnbc.com (2018-02-23). "Hyperloop's first track location will be announced in 2018". CNBC LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/23/dirk-ahlborn-hyperloops-first-track-location-will-be-announced-in-2018.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Oration Speakers - Dirk-Ahlborn- Keynote Speaker" (in en). https://www.orationspeakers.com/keynote-speaker-dirk-ahlborn.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dirk Ahlborn – The Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation". https://roscongress.org/en/speakers/alborn-dirk/biography/.
- ↑ "The future of transportation? A chat with Hyperloop's CEO" (in en-US). 2015-10-16. https://tech.eu/features/6339/interview-dirk-ahlborn-ceo-hyperloop/.
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