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'''David R. Paolo''' (born March 3, 1968) is a Rhode Island-based entrepreneur and business man, who founded Log On America in the 1990's, one of the early Internet companies, prior to the release of the first browser <ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbn.com/Log-On-America,6025 |title=Log On America|publisher=Providence Business Journal|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrons.com/articles/SB925512703845519439|title= One Internet Supernova, Log On America, Seems to Be Dancing With Some Dubious Characters|publisher=Barrons|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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Paolo is a majority shareholder of G Media Studios a Digital Creative Agency that specializes in Experiential Marketing. G Media has been acquiring other agencies and has been recognized as one of the largest in the region. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golocalprov.com/business/g-media-studios-completes-acquisition-of-local-agency |title=G Media Studios Completes Acquisition of Local Agency|publisher=Go Local Prov|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golocalprov.com/business/one-of-rhode-islands-top-entrepreneurs-launches-new-venture|title=One of Rhode Island’s Top Entrepreneurs Launches New Venture|publisher=Go Local Prov|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education ==<br />
Paolo was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] and raised in [[Johnston, Rhode Island]]. He graduated from [[La Salle Academy, Providence|Lasalle Academy]] in 1986 and attended [[Roger Williams University]], where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business.<ref name=PBN/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
After completing his education at LaSalle Academy, Paolo worked at family run companies until 1992, when he founded Log On America. Paolo made a deal with [[WJAR]] Channel 10 in Providence and became the first company in the world to stream a television station on the Internet. <ref>{{cite news|publisher=Providence Journal|title=Regency Plaza is a Magnet for Internet Access Providers|date=10 October 1996|page=F-2}}</ref> Paolo took feeds from WJAR Channel 10 and put them on the Internet in text format. He also brokered a deal with Gannett Publishing to bring the [[USA Today]] online which was delivered nationally over an X.25 network. In 1995, the firm started delivering high speed Internet access to corporations and institutes.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Sun Journal|title=Internet Provider Taking on Second Giant|date=23 June 1997|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amidst troubles, Log On America signs North Providence, R.I. as new DSL client|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2002/01/amidst-troubles-log-on-america-signs-north.html|publisher=Boston Business Journal|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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In 1994, Paolo was appointed as Ambassador for the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golocalprov.com/business/powerplayer-gogo-cast-ceo-david-paolo|title=GoGo Cast CEO David Paolo|accessdate=19 November 2015|publisher=Go Local Providence}}</ref><br />
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Towards the end of 1996, Log On America was acquired by Global Telemedia, while Paolo still served as the CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=One Internet Supernova, Log On America, Seems to Be Dancing With Some Dubious Characters|url=http://www.barrons.com/articles/SB925512703845519439|publisher=Barrons|accessdate= 19 November 2015}}</ref> In 1998, he bought back the company. The same year, he raised $1.5 million in pre-IPO private equity and then filed a registration statement in January 1999 and the company went public in April 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074927/0000891092-99-000007.txt|title=Archives|accessdate=19 November 2015|publisher=SEC}}</ref><br />
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Its offering during the dot com boom was hailed as the fifth best performing IPO in the history of the stock market knocking Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com from that position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/784770/1/truth-serum-why-you-may-wish-you-never-heard-of-log-on-america.html|title=Truth Serum: Why You May Wish You Never Heard of Log On America|publisher=The Street|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref> The company raised $25 million through the IPO and had a shareholder value of over a quarter of a billion dollars.<ref name=PBN>{{cite web|url=http://pbn.com/David-R-Paolo,3131?|title= PowerPlayer: GoGo Cast CEO David Paolo|publisher=Providence Business News|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Bangor Daily News|title=Largest Internet Provider in Maine Sold|date=8 July 1999|page=8}}</ref> Paolo was selected as a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twst.com/interview/david-paolo-log-on-america-inc-loax|title=David Paolo – Log On America Inc (loax)|publisher=The Wall Street Transcript|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Day|title=Providence Internet Provider Receives High Marks for Services|date=1 March 1998|page=17}}</ref><br />
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Paolo joined SkyPath Networks in 2001 as non-executive chairman and served there till 2006. He later became the Chairman and CEO at iPower Applications and held the position till 2008, when he was introduced to the founding team of GoGo Cast and decided to join the company. In 2011, Paolo became the managing director of Brickhouse Holdings, LLC, a technology fund, while remaining in his role as the CEO of GoGo Cast. As of 2015, he serves as the President and CEO of G Media Studios, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golocalprov.com/business/new-funding-source-for-tech-companies-brickhouse-holding-launches|title=New Funding Source for Tech Companies – Brickhouse Holding Launches|publisher=Go Local Prov|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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