Steven Kropper
Encyclopedia
Steven Kropper is an American
businessman, entrepreneur
and wind power
advocate. He is best known for his role as founder of Domania
a home price check website.
while he was a resident of the town, and is a former participant in various other town committees including the Energy Conservation
committee.
, Massachusetts
to Nancy and Jon Kropper. His father, Jon, was an employee of Polaroid
and Wang Corporations, and his mother, Nancy, was a homemaker
. Throughout his early life he lived in Ireland
, Scotland
and Massachusetts
. Steve was very active in the Boy Scouts
and earned the rank Eagle Scout
.
a home price check website, Bank on Real Estate, Bank on Renewable Energy, and his current venture, WindPole Ventures, a source of real-time, hub height wind resource information for power traders, wind developers and operators and grid operators.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and wind power
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
advocate. He is best known for his role as founder of Domania
Domania
Domania is an internet search engine that allows users to search through 28 million Comparables or "sold home prices" dating back to 1987 at no cost. As of Nov 2008, this historical function is no longer working....
a home price check website.
Personal life
He was an active elected official in Lexington's Town MeetingTown meeting
A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States since the 17th century, in which most or all the members of a community come together to legislate policy and budgets for local government....
while he was a resident of the town, and is a former participant in various other town committees including the Energy Conservation
Energy conservation
Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
committee.
Early life
Steve was born in NeedhamNeedham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
to Nancy and Jon Kropper. His father, Jon, was an employee of Polaroid
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February...
and Wang Corporations, and his mother, Nancy, was a homemaker
Homemaker
Homemaking is a mainly American term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping or household management...
. Throughout his early life he lived in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Steve was very active in the Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
and earned the rank Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
.
Later life
Steve has founded a slew of relatively unsuccessful companies during his life, starting with INPHO, and including DomaniaDomania
Domania is an internet search engine that allows users to search through 28 million Comparables or "sold home prices" dating back to 1987 at no cost. As of Nov 2008, this historical function is no longer working....
a home price check website, Bank on Real Estate, Bank on Renewable Energy, and his current venture, WindPole Ventures, a source of real-time, hub height wind resource information for power traders, wind developers and operators and grid operators.