Shawn Fanning By Sanchez1369 Sep 1, 1998 Spent time with his uncle in a business called 'Chest.net ' Jun 1, 1999 Fanning released a preliminary beta program of Napster Oct 2, 2007 Shawn officially became CEO of Rupture Mar 17, 2008 Started acting and coming out in magazines May 4, 2010 started a new company called Path.com