Join us for an inspiring session with Eric Migicovsky, the co-founder of Beeper and a trailblazing entrepreneur. Eric will share insights from his remarkable journey. Learn about his experiences, challenges, and triumphs in building startups. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable advice about the path of an entrepreneur and get a glimpse into the future of innovation.
Eric will be joining virtually. Students may attend in person in E7-4417 or online via MS Teams.
Eric Migicovsky
Eric Migicovsky is a Canadian inventor, founder and startup investor. In 2008, he invented the smartwatch and started his first company, Pebble. After launching 3 of the most successful Kickstarter projects of all time, Pebble sold more than 2 million smartwatches and generated revenues of more than $200 million before it was acquired by Fitbit in 2016. Later, Eric became a partner at Y Combinator and spent 4 years investing and mentoring more than 500 early-stage startups around the world.
After YC, Eric continued building new companies, like Beeper, which is a universal chat app that lets you chat with anyone on any chat network, like Whatsapp or iMessage. In 2024, Beeper was acquired by Automattic, the makers of WordPress, for $125m.
Eric lives with his family in Palo Alto, California.