Description: Richard Yoo is the founder, "employee zero", and was previously the CEO, of Rackspace Hosting. Through his vision and influence, Rackspace has become a powerhouse in the web hosting industry, leveraging its bullet-proof infrastructure and "Fanatical Support" offering. Having been recently acquired for $4.3 billion, its customer list includes names like Sony Music, GE, Hilton
Richard Yoo is the founder, “employee zero”, and was previously the CEO, of Rackspace Hosting . Through his vision and influence, Rackspace has become a powerhouse in the web hosting industry , leveraging its bullet-proof infrastructure and “Fanatical Support” offering. Having been recently acquired for $4.3 billion , its customer list includes names like Sony Music, GE, Hilton Hotels, Delta Airlines, Virgin, and Miller Brewing.
Yoo also set out and founded the perfect “Self-Managed Server” company. Built from the customer up, ServerBeach (TSE: PIX ) used custom proprietary technology to tailor the hosting product for a more technical and scrappy user. “The Beach” (as its often called) has become popular with influential internet hipsters such as Nick Denton of Gawker and Evan Williams of Twitter .
Today, Yoo can be found functioning as an advisor to several companies including Inventables and Xenex .