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.
John Goscha | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Early life
editGoscha 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]
Career
editGoscha'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.
Awards and recognition
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ Kirsner, Scott (30 January 2011). "Branding tricky for start-up that makes erasable paint". Boston.com.
- ^ Cardwell, Diane (5 May 2014). "New Ideas in Lighting Get Closer to Market". The New York Times.
- ^ "John Goscha CEO of Native Voice on Simultaneous Access to Multiple Voice Assistants - Voicebot Podcast Ep 267". Voicebot.ai. 14 August 2022.
- ^ Cardwell, Diane (5 May 2014). "New Ideas in Lighting Get Closer to Market". The New York Times.
- ^ American Made Heroes. "Welcome to IdeaPaint of Ashland, Massachusetts". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Bloomberg. "Ready To Erase Whiteboards, IdeaPain Lands 1,700 Lowe's Stores". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Feldman, Amy. "What It Takes To Sell To Walmart: Three Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories". Forbes.
- ^ Stevenson. "The Next Great Light Bulb". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Sorkanich. "This Super-Efficient Lightbulb Uses Tesla Tech for an Incandescent Glow".
- ^ Stevenson. "The Next Great Light Bulb". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "John Goscha CEO of Native Voice on Simultaneous Access to Multiple Voice Assistants - Voicebot Podcast Ep 267". Voicebot.ai. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Inc. (October 2009). "30 Under 30". Retrieved 11 June 2012.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Umass Lowell. "MassChallenge Lowell Unpanel Entrepreneur Event". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Forbes. "30 Under 30". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.