Education Babson College Name John Goscha | Known for IdeaPaint Years active 2002 - Present | |
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Full Name John Ross Goscha Occupation Founder and CEO, Finally Light Bulb Company Residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
John goscha of the finally light bulb company on fox business
John Goscha (born March 19, 1984) is an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Finally Light Bulb Company which has developed Tesla Technology, a next generation energy-and cost-efficient lighting technology which replicates all the attributes of incandescent technology while using 75% less energy. He is also the founder of IdeaPaint, a paint that can turn almost any surface into a dry-erase writing surface.
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- John goscha of the finally light bulb company on fox business
- John Goschas Testimonial on BostonHCPs Recruiting Strategies
- Early life
- Professional career
- Awards and recognition
- References
John Goscha's Testimonial on BostonHCP's Recruiting Strategies
Early life
Goscha was born in 1984 in Littleton, Colorado. He graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado in 2002 and earned a B.S. in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 2006.
Professional career
Goscha’s entrepreneurship began when he was sixteen years old, launching a website that sold custom golf clubs. As an undergraduate at Babson College, Goscha founded IdeaPaint and was able to secure funding for its production as well as expand distribution into stores such as Lowe’s.
John is the founder and CEO of the Finally Light Bulb Company, which has engineered new lighting technology that replicates incandescence without the energy waste. It is an adaptation of induction lighting that has been miniaturized to fit inside a standard light bulb form.
Awards and recognition
In 2009, Goscha was named to Inc.'s "30 Under 30" list and was named one of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs by Business Week. Goscha was also named to Forbes’s "30 Under 30" list for Technology in 2011.
IdeaPaint has also won numerous awards such as the Best Innovation Award and the Best of NeoCon Gold Wall Treatment Award at the NeoCon Trade Show in Chicago in 2008. In 2011, IdeaPaint was also awarded with the New England Innovation Award by the Small Business Association of New England (SBANE).