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Dennis Crowley is a technology
entrepreneur working at the intersection of the real world &
digital world. His work focuses on creating things that make
everyday life feel a little more fun and playful. Dennis is Co-Founder & CEO at Hopscotch Labs, working towards building a "Marauder's Map for AirPods." He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Foursquare, one of the world's leading location technology platforms. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005) and co-created PacManhattan, one of the earliest "big urban games" (2004). He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Street FC ("building the biggest football club on the planet") and the Founder/Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional soccer team out of Hudson Valley, NY that competes in the 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid. He has been named one of Fortune's "40 Under 40" (2010, 2011), a member of Vanity Fair's "New Establishment" (2011, 2012), won the "Fast Money" bonus round on the TV game show Family Feud (2009), and was worth $400 on Jeopardy (2020). He was previously an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Dennis holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and a Bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He splits his time between New York City and the Hudson Valley with his wife Chelsa and their three children, Via, Mars, and Samus. Connect: Threads Bluesky AngelList Portfolio:         Highlight Reel: Foursquare Kingston Stockade FC [Manifesto #1, #2, #3 | Upstater Magazine | Vice Sports | Sportspeople of the Year | Yahoo Sports | Worth Magazine | NYTimes] CAS case vs FIFA / CONCACAF / USSF: Background | Result | Ruling Street FC [Instagram] dodgeball [and dodgeball's spinoffs | "acquihire" | random anecdote ] teendrama [cheat sheet] NYTimes Wedding Announcement Martha Stewart Weddings [print] NYTimes: Corner Office | Sunday Routine | Power Couple Wired (Jan 2010) Fast Company (Aug 2013) Jeopardy $400 [also: 2014 | 2013 | 2012] The Best Buy Ad [YouTube] The Gap Ad Covers: Wired | Entrepreneur | Forbes Japan || Shoots: Vogue Italy | Vanity Fair Dodgeball: Wired (June '05) | WSJ (Aug '04, Absolut) Family Feud [more] Kraft High-Five Average Athlete vs. Olympic Athlete Lift Talk Trail Cam Talk Ring of Fire Teaching @ ITP Portfoilo: Pre-ITP @ NYU | During ITP @ NYU PacManhattan [archive] ConQwest [video] Big Brother Foosball [archive] Modo Museum (Scout Electromedia) CU-SeeMe/Wired (Dec '95) Patents:
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