| Website | chrisfriedland.com |
| Blog | chrisfriedland.com |
| @hausenpepper | |
| Birthplace | Burbank, CA |
| Birthdate | 12/27/75 |
| Chico State University, B.A. | 1998 |
| Political Science |
Christian Friedland is the founder of Build.com, Inc.
Founded originally as a graduate school project, Build.com has grown into the nation’s leading online home improvement retailer without a store operation.
Friedland received his BA in Political Science and completed the core graduate studies in Computer Science at California State University, in Chico, CA, and has been asked to lecture frequently about his success as an entrepreneur to the students and faculty of California State University and Chico’s Business School.
To further share the concept of entrepreneurship, Friedland has been a featured speaker at the 2010 ETAIL East conference, the 2008 Internet Retailer convention, and the Wharton School of Business 2007 Entrepreneurship Conference. As well, Friedland has helped found a number of successful real estate and technology companies.
