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Ivo Lukačovič | |
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Born | (1974-02-07) February 7, 1974 |
Organization | Seznam.cz |
Ivo Lukačovič (born February 7, 1974 in Prague) is a Czech entrepreneur, founder and chairman of Seznam.cz,[1] an Internet portal in the Czech Republic. According to Forbes magazine he is the 15th richest person in Czech Republic with assets around $350 million.[2]
Biography
Lukačovič was born in Prague, studied Czech Technical University in Prague, but terminated his studies after 7 years. In 1995 he started to write code for a web directory (in Perl) and since 1996 he has run the directory at Seznam.cz.[citation needed]
In 2011 he started Citationtech, which creates 3D maps from air pictures and in 2014 developed Windy.com,[3] global server for analyzing wind.[4]
Between 2010 and 2015 he reconstructed a historical Lockheed Electra 10A, which had previously been owned by J. A. Baťa. In 2015, the airplane was flown from Toronto to Točná Airport, where it became part of the private collection.[5]
In 2016 he reacquired a 100% stake in his company Seznam.cz.[6]
Windy.com
Ivo Lukačovič founded Windy.com, which provides a real-time meteorological map and can view 35 different weather phenomena. It was founded back in 2014, and originally started as an amateur project. As of May 2018, had a team of 6 employees, and 300,000 users visiting the site per day.[7]
References
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^ "50 nejbohatších Čechů". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
^ https://www.windy.com
^ Polesný, David. "Nová služba zobrazuje vítr po celém světě, vytvořil ji Ivo Lukačovič – Živě.cz". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ Zrekonstruované Baťovo letadlo přiletělo z Ameriky, zabydlí se na Točné
^ "Ivo Lukačovič znovu plně ovládl Seznam. Podíl v řádech miliard odkupuje firma zpět od zahraničních fondů" (in Czech). 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ "Aplikace Windy.com vznikla jako hobby projekt, dnes ji navštíví až 300 000 lidí denně - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 2018-09-02.