Robert Reid
- January 8, 2024
- Science Fiction Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Robert Reid |
| Occupation | Science Fiction Writer |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 2, 1966(1966-10-02) |
| Age | 58 |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Robert Reid Biography
| Name | Robert Reid |
| Birthday | Oct 2 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Morgan Webb |
Robert Reid is one of the most popular and richest Science Fiction Writer who was born on October 2, 1966 in New York, United States. Robert H. “Rob” Reid, born October 2, 1966, is an American author. He is the author of cyberthriller novels Year Zero: A Novel and After On: a Novel of Silicon Valley. A non-fiction book, Architects of the Web about the rise of the Internet business, also features Reid. Reid founded Listen.com Inc. which was responsible for the Rhapsody online music service.
Reid was elected to the IGN Entertainment’s founding board in March 1999. IGN Entertainment went public in March 1999 and was purchased by News Corp in September 2005, for $650MM.
In March 2012, Reid gave a TED talk called “The $8 Billion iPod.” He explained his idea of “copyright math.” The talk satirized the information provided by entertainment lobbyists and lawyers to indicate losses accrued by the entertainment industry due to “copyright theft.”
In July 2012, Random House/Del Rey published Reid’s third book, Year Zero, a work of science fiction. The plot revolves around alien cultures coming into contact with Earth music. The resulting fines and penalties from copyright infringement have bankrupted the whole universe. Humans suddenly own everything—and the aliens are not amused.
Reid was a venture capitalist after Silicon Graphics. Reid continued writing for Wired and Wired magazines, including a cover story on online video in 1997.
Robert Reid Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Science Fiction Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Robert Reid is one of the richest Science Fiction Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Reid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Robert Reid was born in New York City and grew up near Darien, Connecticut. He studied International Relations and Arabic as an undergraduate at Stanford University. He also holds a Harvard MBA. Reid was a Silicon Graphics employee who managed relations with Netscape. He moved to Silicon Valley in 1994.
His second book, Architects of the Web was published in 1997. It chronicled the rise of the Internet both as a commercial medium and the rising entrepreneurs such as Marc Andreessen of Netscape and Jerry Yang of Yahoo. It received positive reviews and was later published in paperback in 1999.
Reid was the sole founder of the online music company Listen.com, where he served as CEO and as Executive Chairman. In 2001, Listen.com launched Rhapsody, an unlimited music streaming service for $9.99 a month—the first licensed service of its kind. In 2003, the company was acquired by RealNetworks, where Reid remained as a company vice president. Later, MTV purchased Rhapsody from RealNetworks for $230 million.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 8 in |
Robert Reid height 6 ft 8 in Robert weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Robert Reid Dating?
According to our records, Robert Reid married to Morgan Webb. As of December 1, 2023, Robert Reid’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Science Fiction Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Reid celebrates birthday on October 2 of every year.
Why did Reid retire?
The following year, after the Rockets traded reigning MVP Moses Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers, Reid unexpectedly retired from basketball and moved to Miami, Florida to focus on his Pentecostal faith.
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