Tom Lehman
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Tom Lehman
Tom Lehman is an American computer programmer and technology executive.[1] He is the co-founder (with Mahbod Moghadam and Ilan Zechory) and Chief Executive Officer of Genius (originally Rap Genius).
Early Life & Education
Tom Lehman graduate from Yale University with a degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics & separately Philosophy and Mathematics. He once worked with D. E. Shaw & Co. Tom is currently dating Anchor Community Manager Nataleigh Kohn.
Tom also attended Ransom Everglades School, a private prestigious school serving grades six to twelve in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida.
Career
Lehman co-founded Genius in 2009.[1]
Personal Life
He is the only son of Thomas Lehman and Amy Lehman.
References
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Citation Linknytimes.comTom and Ilan, the founders of Genius, go to couple's therapy together since 2014.The duo have experienced numerous rough patches since knowing each other since 2002.Brilliant minds tend to clash..
Apr 18, 2015, 4:26 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comThe his (in)famous 2013 TC Disrupt interview, Tom discussed the effect of caffeine on his bowels
May 24, 2015, 8:11 PM
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Citation Linktomlehman.comTom's personal website does not win the google search for "Tom Lehman" because he gets crushed by the PGA tour golfer of the same name
May 24, 2015, 8:13 PM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comTom explains to you why WORSE IS BETTER!This is a philosophy for software developers, and also, for life.Don't sit there and ponder some shit into eternity, just SHIP IT!(and then you can $$$ITERATE$$$ to perfection!) Tom is so smart and amazing!
May 28, 2015, 4:49 AM
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Citation Linktwitter.comTom's twitter, he seems to really dig lemons and designer pants!
Jun 17, 2015, 10:20 PM
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Citation Linkgenius.comTom's article about raising an angel round for Rap Genius after Y Combinator (a MUST READ for young entrepreneurs!)
Aug 28, 2015, 4:43 AM
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Citation Linkgenius.comThis is Tom's statement about why he had to fire his co-founder, Mahbod.He claims it is because Mahbod's annotations of the UCSB killer's manifesto were misogynistic, even though there was nothing misogynistic about them...
May 24, 2015, 8:19 PM
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Citation Linksoundcloud.comTom and Ilan speak about their current life as heads of genius and their relationship with their investors, fans, and friends on the Product Hunt podcast.
Apr 19, 2015, 10:36 AM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comTom Lehman showing off the first version of Rap Genius
Apr 21, 2017, 6:41 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comA video of Tom doing pottery wheel to Fabolousremix in 2007!!
May 1, 2016, 10:19 AM
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Citation Linkcrunchbase.comTom Lehman's Crunch Base profile.Find articles about him and Genius in the "News Items" section.
Jun 7, 2016, 9:37 AM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comA photo of Tom with girlfriend Nataleigh Kohnat the wedding of his cofounder Ilan Zechoryand Audrey Gelman.
Jun 5, 2016, 10:13 PM
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Citation Link30point5.comTom made a website for this weird long speech he gave at a party.
Mar 3, 2016, 4:46 AM
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Citation Linksoundcloud.comTom is interviewed by his HERO Joel Spolskyon the Stack Overflowpodcast.
Nov 1, 2016, 11:32 PM
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Citation Linkbettermetronorth.comBetterMetroNorth.com is a MTA schedule finder and early site Tom Lehman built before Rap Genius.
Aug 19, 2016, 10:41 PM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comTom reveals his "AHA" moment with Entrepreneur...Ilan Zechorymakes a cameo in this video as well-they look very cute together.
Oct 25, 2016, 5:24 AM
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Citation Linkgenius.comPress Release of Tom's upcoming ceramics art show "Worse is Better"
Dec 2, 2016, 9:32 AM