Speaker
Dennis Crowley 
CEO and Co-founder
Foursquare
The impact of the geo-location on mobile is undeniable, and Dennis Crowley has been at the forefront of the trend at foursquare and, before that, at Dodgeball, which was acquired by Google in 2005. But–since the plains are covered with the bodies of pioneers–will Crowley's check-in and mayoral empire prevail over incursions from competitors, most especially social networking giant Facebook? And, as it evolves, can he turn the start-up from a game into a real money- making business? Crowley holds a master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecomm- unications Program and a bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
Posts With Dennis Crowley
Foursquare’s Longtime Head of Product Leaves, Midway Through a Huge Product Rollout
Alex Rainert co-founded Dennis Crowley’s first company, and he was employee No. 10 at Foursquare. Now he’s leaving amid a reorg.
Foursquare Opens Up Its Self-Serve Ad Platform
An important step — if Foursquare is going to be a standalone company with a growing user base.
Foursquare Says It’s Ready to Impress You Now
A new “passive” tip feature starts rolling out, and Dennis Crowley says it’s a huge deal: “This is the version of Foursquare that we’ve been talking about building for a long time.”
Mayor of SXSW
Over the last couple of years, we’ve had to build a lot of stuff just to fight for survival, so we don’t get crushed by a Facebook or Google. It’s been like working our way through Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.
– Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, in a Fast Company article by Austin Carr
Checking Into Foursquare? Yahoo’s CFO Talks About Next Mobile M&A — Including Importance of “Localization.”
Hey, Dennis Crowley, that sounds like you!
Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley on Growth, Data and His New Money (Q&A)
“Hey, there’s not a lot of companies that get to play in this space. And guess what? We get to be one of those companies.”
Foursquare Gets Its Money
$41 million in debt from Silver Lake, earlier investors.
Foursquare’s Yelp Problem
The perils of the public comp.
CEO Dennis Crowley on Foursquare’s Biggest Mistake
The social check-in startup founder talks about Foursquare’s past stumbles and future prospects.
Demand A Plan: Tech Leaders Sign On to Mayors’ Effort to End Gun Violence
Will social media help an effort to ensure gun safety?
