Pete Cashmore Net Worth
Born as Pete Cashmore has an estimated net worth of $95 million. He is the founder of the popular blog Mashable and is also the CEO of it. Cashmore is considered a Technorati Top 10 blog worldwide. In 2005, 19 years old then, he founded Mashable in Aberdeen, Scotland. Mashable is a new website that covers current events and various topics like entertainment and technology. The said site primarily focuses on internet culture and its development. To date, Mashable receives more than 30 million views a month. There were talks back in March 12, 2012 that CNN was in talks to purchase Cashmore’s site Mashable for about $200 million. Back in 2009, he was recognized in Inc. ’s “30 Under 30”, The Huffington Post ’s “Top 10 Game Changers 2009”, and also Forbes ’ “Top 25 Web Celebs”. Add to that, he was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. Another recognition that this man has was his crown by INQ being the most influential Briton and is said to be the most influential Twitter user in the world back in 2009.Cashmore has a weekly column on technology and also social media at CNN. Today, this young CEO divides his time between United States and also Scotland.
- Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not.
- I don't have a TV or watch movies. I don't like to be broadcast to, I want to participate.
- I kept my age quiet for a good few years. I didn't see it as a positive. I worked remotely, so I just didn't tell people.
- I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.
- The talent that has to be learned is finding out what someone's passion is and setting them up to realize that. You don't get the best work from people if you're guiding them versus them guiding themselves.
Did you know?
- Founded Mashable, the highly successful blog covering all of the happenings within Social Media.
- He took on many charitable projects before starting Mashable.
- His successful blog earned him a spot on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in 2012.
- He dated Canadian photographer, figure skater, and camera developer Lisa Bettany.
- He carried on the legacy of another famous Scotland-born entrepreneur, Andrew Carnegie.