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Bob Davis (businessman)
Bob Davis is an American businessman and CEO of Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), one of the internet's first search engines and most visited web sites in the world〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Lycos Fetches $36 Million )〕 until the company's $12.5B acquisition by Telefónica subsidiary Terra Networks in 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Lycos to Combine With Terra Networks in a $12 Billion Deal )〕
Prior to the acquisition, he served as the company's only President and CEO since its inception in 1995 and with just $2M in venture capital funding led Lycos to the fastest IPO in history in 1996〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Ultimate Guide to Internet Deals )〕 and then to membership in the Nasdaq 100. Lycos became one of the first profitable internet businesses in the world, beating earnings estimates for 19 consecutive quarters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Face Time: Ahem, Bob Davis Was Right )〕
As Lycos CEO, he led the company to acquire more than a dozen online companies,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Bob Davis, Lycos' Savior )〕 including early web success stories such as: Wired.com, HotBot, Tripod, WhoWhere, Quote.com, and Matchmaker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Lycos Acquires Wired Digital )〕 After the Telefónica acquisition, he then served as the CEO of Terra Lycos, the combined business formed through the merger. Terra Lycos, whose market capitalization exceeded $30B〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Portal Plays )〕 would eventually reach 100 million users and have operations in 37 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The mogul next door )〕
== Life and education ==
Davis was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1956. The youngest of four, he lost his mother when he was 13 and his father when he was 20 years old. He attended Northeastern University from 1974-1979, graduating ''summa cum laude'' with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He went on to earn an M.B.A. from Babson College in 1985. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Sciences from Bentley College,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 U.S. Senator John Kerry and Fleet Financial Group Chair Terrence Murray to Speak at Bentley College Commencements )〕 and an Honorary Doctorate from Northeastern University〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Commencement Speakers & Honorary Degrees )〕 in 2000.Davis was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Inductees )〕
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