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That goes way beyond my idea, which would make sense, since the Skytap target market is a lot larger and more profitable than what I was thinking of. Kudos to t
by sedachv 16y ago
That goes way beyond my idea, which would make sense, since the Skytap target market is a lot larger and more profitable than what I was thinking of. Kudos to them. I'd like to hear more about how they got started - are there any articles or interviews you can recommend?
- aaronbrethorst 16y agoSure thing: Series A, stealth mode: http://www.npost.com/blog/2007/06/04/interview-with-david-richardson-founder-of-illumita/ http://www.npost.com/blog/2007/06/04/interview-with-david-ri... http://www.nwinnovation.com/interview_with_steve_brodie,_illumita/s-0010800.html http://www.nwinnovation.com/interview_with_steve_brodie,_ill... http://www.seattlepi.com/business/327068_illumita10.html http://www.seattlepi.com/business/327068_illumita10.html Launch: http://virtualization.com/news/2008/04/10/illumita-renames-itself-to-skytap-launches-skytap-virtual-lab-and-appoints-scott-roza-as-ceo/ http://virtualization.com/news/2008/04/10/illumita-renames-i... Series B: http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/16/cloud-computing-firm-skytap-scores-7m-more-from-ignition-madrona-wrf/ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/16/cloud-computing-fir... http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/03/Skytap_taps_7_million_41218827.html http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/03/Skytap_taps_7_milli... Regarding the founders: Dave Richardson went back to school to finish his Ph.D. Hank Levy is now the Chair of the Computer Science department at U of Washington. Brian Bershad is now the Site Director for Google in Seattle.
- sedachv 16y agoCool. Thanks for the links!