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  1. Doug Fregin is a Canadian entrepreneur and engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of Research In Motion (now known as BlackBerry) alongside his childhood friend, Mike Lazaridis . Early life and education.

  2. Jun 6, 2023 · Who Is Doug Fregin? A native of Windsor, Ontario, Douglas “Doug” Fregin knew BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis from his childhood. In fact, Mike and Doug went to the same high school and began fast friends when they were in the fifth or sixth grade.

  3. Research In Motion Limited was founded in March 1984 by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. At the time, Lazaridis was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo while Fregin was an engineering student at the University of Windsor.

  4. May 8, 2023 · Doug Fregin was smart enough to see the writing on the wall as the collapse drew closer. He sold his stock at its peak in 2007 and became one of Canada's wealthiest men. He also resigned as vice president of operations. At one point in 2011, Mike Lazaridis had an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion.

  5. www.forbes.com › profile › douglas-freginDouglas Fregin - Forbes

    Mar 1, 2010 · About Douglas Fregin. Cofounded Research In Motion with childhood friend and fellow billionaire Mike Lazaridis in 1984. Back in ranks thanks to loonie and 10% rise in value...

  6. Mr. Fregin co-founded the Quantum Valley Investments Fund in March 2013 with his close friend Mike Lazaridis. Messrs. Fregin and Lazaridis also co-founded Research In Motion Limited (RIM) in 1984, which created the BlackBerry wireless device that revolutionized the communications industry.

  7. May 9, 2023 · Creating BlackBerry. The story of the BlackBerry begins in 1984, 15 years before the first smartphone bearing that name was released. That was when Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin founded...

  8. May 18, 2024 · Douglas Fregin: Co-founder of BlackBerry Discusses the Rise and Future of the Revolutionary Brand. The Name Douglas Fregin Conjures Innovation, Philanthropy, and Wealth. January 2024 marks yet another turning point in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and entrepreneurship.

  9. May 10, 2023 · Unlike any of those biopics, “BlackBerry” is told as a dark comedy revolving around two amiable but bumbling nerds, Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, who can’t seem to execute their plan to create...

  10. Aug 12, 2013 · BlackBerry, founded in 1984 by a pair of engineering students, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, was for years one of the world’s most innovative builders of communications products like two-way...

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