TiVo: The Company and Its Founders: The Company and Its Founders

by Kristine Carlson Asselin

Overview

This title examines the remarkable lives of Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton and their work building the company TiVo. Readers will learn about each founder's background and education, as well as his early career. Also covered is a look at how TiVo operates, issues the company faces, its successes, and its impact on society. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617833366
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Series:	Technology Pioneers Set 2
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1200L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Idea Forms 6

Chapter 2 The Founders 16

Chapter 3 Getting Off the Ground 28

Chapter 4 Creating TiVo 36

Chapter 5 Convincing the Public 48

Chapter 6 Competitors, Partners, and an IPO 60

Chapter 7 Surviving 70

Chapter 8 Dark Days 78

Chapter 9 TiVo's Future 88

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112