caption nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
kaplan at gnomedex 6.0 -lrb- july 2006 -rrb- american 30 october 1975 philip kaplan speaking at gnomedex.jpeg philip j. kaplan
 philip j. kaplan entrepreneur , computer programmer
philip j. kaplan

philip j. `` pud '' kaplan -lrb- born october 30 , 1975 -rrb- is an american entrepreneur and computer programmer who has founded several internet companies .
he created the fucked company website in may 2000 and wrote the corresponding book `` f 'd companies '' isbn 0743228626 in 2002 .
he has subsequently created other websites and web-based ventures , including the online advertising market site adbrite , which he founded in 2004 .
in june 2009 , kaplan joined charles river ventures as an entrepreneur in residence .
and co-founded blippy .
in july 2011 , kaplan formed adhd labs , an incubator for web and iphone apps .
adhd labs ' company , tinyletter , was acquired by mailchimp in august 2011 .
in 2012 , kaplan 's company founded fandalism , a social networking website for musicians .
he expanded the site to offer the digital distribution of music , and in early-2013 , the service was spun off under the name distrokid .
kaplan obtained his bachelor of science in 1997 from the syracuse university school of information studies .
he currently resides in san francisco , california .
