Matthew Pierce

{{Short description|American entrepreneur}}

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Matthew Pierce (born December 3, 1977) is an entrepreneur, university lecturer, and game designer. He is a former NCAA Champion and was a member of the United States Men's National Swim Team.

Early life

Matthew Pierce attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the men's swimming and diving team. The team won the NCAA Championship in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208437754|title=Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Men's Swimming - GoStanford.com - Stanford Athletics|publisher=}} Pierce was an All-American, an NCAA Champion in the 200-yard butterfly {{Cite web | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-swim/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/record-book-men.pdf | title=Stanford’s NCAA Champions | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922200403/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-swim/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/record-book-men.pdf | archive-date=2018-09-22}} and a gold medalist at the World University Games for USA Swimming.

Career

After graduating from Stanford, Pierce co-founded Rosum Corporation which was later acquired by TruePosition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/idUS125844+08-Sep-2011+BW20110908|title=TruePosition Acquires Intellectual Property from Rosum | Reuters|work=Reuters |date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808062023/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/idUS125844+08-Sep-2011+BW20110908 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 }} He then moved to Los Angeles, received his MBA at UCLA Anderson and became VP of Strategy at Originate.

Matthew now serves as co-founder and CEO of O Labs,{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/startup-incubator-o-labs-launches-722181|title=Startup Incubator O Labs Launches From ICM, Law Firm Manatt and Design Firm Originate|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=30 July 2014 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.builtinla.com/2014/08/06/originate-manatt-icm-pool-expertise-launch-new-incubator-o-labs|title=Originate, Manatt & ICM pool expertise to launch new incubator O Labs|publisher=}} a joint venture between Originate, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, and ICM Partners. O Labs incubates and operates early-stage portfolio companies that attempt to address the needs of large enterprises.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-o-labs-20140729-story.html|title=Manatt, ICM, Originate launch O Labs, new investment arm for startups|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=Los Angeles Times |date=30 July 2014 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/avaseave/2014/08/15/looking-for-ugly-lets-new-incubator-differentiate/|title=Looking For Ugly Lets New Incubator Differentiate|first=Ava|last=Seave|website=Forbes |publisher=}} Pierce is a regular contributor to Southern California's Silicon Beach and the Los Angeles startup community.{{cite web|url=http://reyhanilaw.com/blog/originate-and-the-la-tech-scene-a-chat-with-matthew-pierce/|title=Originate and the LA Tech Scene. A Chat with Matthew Pierce. - Reyhani Law|publisher=}}

Pierce is a lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a visiting scholar in UCLA’s Economics Department, where he teaches entrepreneurship.

Pierce is also a game designer, serving as founder and chief creative officer of Robot Dinosaur Games. He created the game Scenarium{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotdinosaurgames/scenarium-a-party-game-for-storytellers|title=Scenarium - a party game for storytellers|date=January 19, 2015 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Robot-Dinosaur-Games-Scenarium-Storytellers/dp/B00NX96H9I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423678575&sr=8-1&keywords=scenarium|title=Scenarium - A Party Game for Storytellers|publisher=|via=Amazon}} and co-founded Versus, a real-money video game tournament platform backed by O Labs.

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