John Goscha | |
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Born | John Ross Goscha 1984 |
Education | B.S. Economics and Entrepreneurship |
Alma mater | Babson College |
Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO, The Finally Light Bulb Company |
Years active | 2002–present |
Known for | IdeaPaint |
John Goscha (born 1984) is an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of companies such as IdeaPaint[1] and Finally Light Bulb Company.[2] In 2020, he founded Native Voice,[3] an on-demand voice assistant library that aims to deliver multi-voice connectivity accessible across all owned products.
Goscha was born in 1984 in Littleton, Colorado. He graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado in 2002 and earned a B.S. in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 2006.[citation needed]
Goscha's entrepreneurship began when he was sixteen years old, launching a website that sold custom golf clubs.[4] As an undergraduate at Babson College, Goscha founded IdeaPaint[5] and was able to secure funding for its production as well as expand distribution into stores such as Lowe's.[6]
In 2012, John founded Finally Light Bulb Company, a company that has engineered a lighting technology that replicates all the attributes of incandescent technology while using 75% less energy. It is an adaptation of induction lighting that has been miniaturized to fit inside a standard light bulb form.[7][8][9] It is an adaptation of induction lighting that has been miniaturized to fit inside a standard light bulb form.[10]
In 2020, He founded Native Voice. The company raised $14 million from investors in seed funding to build an on-demand voice assistant library that enables users to communicate directly with various brands via voice.[11]
John also serves on the Education and Awareness Council of For All Moonkind, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to developing the legal framework to protect and manage human cultural heritage in outer space.
In 2009, Goscha was named to Inc.'s "30 Under 30" list[12] and was named one of America's Best Young Entrepreneurs by Businessweek.[13] Goscha was also named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list for Technology in 2011.[14]
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