Summary: VOiP Pioneer Jeff Pulver began as a HAM radio operator and became one of the most important players in the Internet Communications space. The Co-founder of Vonage and Zula app dishes on his journey, how he built a protocol the FCC honored and how he has changed the landscape of communication forever. We get a sneak peek into the inner workings of his latest project and how that, and a team of developers in Israel are changing how we collaborate on mobile devices. He also gives us insight to his new look. 114 lbs lighter and how he did it. Hint: Kale & Blueberries. It's an enjoyable journey with a pretty cool guy, doing amazing things and on a journey to help and give back along the way. Enjoy, Kelly Mitchell @KellyMitchell Rate us on iTunes Subscribe Now Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Jeff Pulver on Twitter Bio Courtesy of Wikipedia: Jeff Pulver grew up in Kings Point, New York, and was graduated from Great Neck North High School in 1980.[1] While working at a Long Island accounting firm, Pulver founded Spreadsheet Solutions Corp. to market add-ins for Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel.[2][3] He became interested in Internet telephony in 1995, when he was as a systems administrator at Cantor Fitzgerald. Pulver was co-founder and minority shareholder in Vonage, a VoIP provider based in Edison, New Jersey. Pulver invented the CellSocket, a device to make and receive cellular voice calls via a standard phone, and was listed as a BusinessWeek Tech Guru in 2003.[4] Pulver is the chief writer of what is referred to as the Pulver Order, which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission as the first FCC ruling regarding Internet Protocol (IP) communications. The order ruled that computer-to-computer VoIP is not a telecommunications service. He coined the term purple minutes to describe value-added IP network traffic. Considered one of the leading experts in the field of streaming audio and video technologies, Pulver has been called a pioneer in VoIP telephony.[5] He was profiled in 2006 by The Wall Street Journal, discussing his visions about both voice and video communications via the Internet. He has also been named as "a leading thought-leader on the Real-Time Web", and refers to himself as “a habitual entrepreneur who likes to start Internet communications companies.”[6][7][8][9][10][5][11][12][13][14] Pulver organizes a conference series focusing on Twitter activities and strategy called 140 Characters Conference that is held in various locations around the world. He is also an investor in startup companies.[15] Pulver resides in Great Neck, New York, and has twin sons Dylan and Jake.[16] He also spent time in Remsenburg, New York.[17] Works Network2.tv is a guide to TV on the Internet founded by Pulver.[18] References Pulver, Jeff (October 16, 2000). "Jeff's 20th High School Reunion...". The Pulver Report. Maykuth, Andrew (August, 1990). "The 1-2-3 career path". Lotus Magazine. Pulver, Jeff (March 8, 2005). "VON Spring 2005: Jeff Pulver bio". Pulver.com. "Thinking Outside the (Phone) Lines". BusinessWeek. April 1, 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-19. Richard Grigonis (8 January 2000). Computer telephony encyclopedia. Focal Press. pp. 513–. ISBN 978-1-57820-045-0. Retrieved 10 February 2012. Jump up ^ Gorney, Douglas. "Internet Communications Pioneer Jeff Pulver to Keynote Artexpo NY 2011". January 24, 2011. Artexpo New York. Retrieved 18 February 2012. Jump up ^ Steve Garfield (15 January 2010). Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-0-470-60639-1. Retrieved 10 February 2012. Strange, Adario (26 April 2007). "The Future of Internet Telephony Could Hang on Vonage Case". 04.26.07 (Wired Magazine). Retrieved 17 February 2012. Jonathan E. Nuechterlein; Philip J. Weiser (1 March 2005). Digital crossroads: American telecommunications policy in the internet age. MIT Press. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-0-262-14091-1.
