Author Archives: Oliver

About Oliver

Oliver Starr is an author, entrepreneur, former technology executive, and wildlife conservationist with a career spanning journalism, technology, strategic communications, and executive leadership. An early contributor to TechCrunch and founding writer of MobileCrunch, he later served in senior executive and advisory roles, including Chief Evangelist at Pearltrees. Today, he is the founder and Executive Director of the Tahoe Wolf Center, author of The Wolf Lover’s Guide to Raising Dogs, and a TEDx speaker. His wildlife and educational content has generated more than 100 million documented views across digital platforms.

Floyd Landis and the Magic Water Bottle: Part II

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Oliver

In part one of this post I talked about my prior relationship with Floyd and also named a few of the folks that might have had a vested interest in seeing Floyd come up positive for synthetic testosterone in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biotech, Personal, Sport | Tagged bike racing, cycling, doping, floyd landis, joyner, lance armstrong, oliverstarr, owstarr.com, rEPO, testosterone, tour de france, UCI, WADA | 13 Comments

Floyd Landis and the Magic Water Bottle: Part I

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Oliver

I’m no friend of Floyd Landis. I wanted to get that statement up front so that no one thinks that this post is motivated by friendship – or conversely, by any lack thereof. I’m not Floyd’s enemy, either. We were … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged bike racing, cycling, doping, floyd landis, joyner, lance armstrong, oliverstarr, owstarr.com, rEPO, testosterone, tour de france, UCI, WADA | 17 Comments

My Farewell to Marc

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Oliver

Update:6:00PM Mountain Time, December 12th, 2007 The Services commemorating the life of Marc Orchant where held today. It was a somber affair not a dry eye in the house. There were hundreds of people attending, overflowing the parking lot and … Continue reading →

Posted in Marc Orchant | Tagged eulogy, farewell marc, love is stonger than death, Marc Orchant, thethe | 4 Comments

In Memory of a Life Well-Lived: Marc Orchant 1957-2007

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Oliver

As Published in the Albuquerque Journal ORCHANT — Marc Sherman Orchant, 50, passed away suddenly Sunday, December 9, 2007. He was born on July 30, 1957 in Freeport, NY to Norman and Glenda Orchant. Marc attended Syracuse University’s Newhouse School … Continue reading →

Posted in Marc Orchant | Tagged cardiac critical care unit, father, friend, husband, Marc Orchant, RIP, storyteller, sue orchant | 1 Comment

In Memorium: Marc Orchant

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Oliver

I received the news around 3PM today that my closest friend, business associate, co-conspirator, sometime mentor, sometime protege and full time confidante had passed away a week after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in New Mexico. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Marc Orchant | Tagged donations for Marc, in memorium, Marc Orchant, marcorchant, mochant, orchant family, RIP | 28 Comments

Marc Orchant Updates and Information

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Oliver

This page is dedicated to providing information and updates concerning the status of my good friend and colleague, Marc Orchant. As you know, Marc suffered a massive cardiac infarction on Sunday morning, December 2nd 2007. My original post is copied … Continue reading →

Posted in Marc Orchant | Tagged heart attack, Marc Orchant, marcorchant, mochant, oliverstarr, owstarr.com | 53 Comments