Dirk Elmendorf – Rackspace Hosting

hostpluz.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:32:01 +0000

Dirk Elmendorf is one of the co-founders of Rackspace. Dirk spends time promoting the technology and services that makes Rackspace unique, focusing on the advantages of Rackspace products to industry leaders, customers, technology and business partners. Dirk is also a thought leader at RackLabs where he works on process innovation that will help Rackspace continue to lead the field in service and innovation.

Dirk received a B.A. in International Economics from Trinity University.

What super power would you like to have?

I thought…

Immortality—(turns out it isn’t much fun when all your friends die and you have no way to connect with current culture.)

Time Travel—(go backward and you risk a paradox—go forward and you worry about free will.)

I’ve settled on a simple one—I wish that I had the power to not require any sleep. I would still like to enjoy sleeping—but I wouldn’t have to if I was busy. Can you think of a better gift than a third of your life back?

What’s your favorite moment at rackspace?

I got asked to do a 4 hour presentation on PHP on a Geek Cruise—which is where I met my wife.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

I eat that mashed potato bowl at KFC.

Pat Condon – Rackspace Hosting

hostpluz.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:27:13 +0000

Pat Condon is one of the co-founders of Rackspace. Pat spends most of his time with customers learning about what Rackspace does well, what might be improved upon and how to expand products and services to better serve Rackspace customers. Pat also spends time determining how to better match the company’s service offerings with the changing IT landscape.

Throughout his tenure at Rackspace, Pat has held numerous leadership positions in marketing, customer care and business development and has helped champion Rackspace’s unique flavor of customer service, Fanatical Support®.

Pat received a B.A. in Finance from Santa Clara University.

What’s your favorite moment at Rackspace

When we launched our first website and quickly realized that there were a lot of people all over the world that really needed a reliable managed hosting service. It was exciting then (and still is today) to help entrepreneurial customers realize their business vision on the web.

What are your passions outside of work?

I like the outdoors. Mountain biking, watersports, etc. I am an avid reader and I am also known to get immersed into video games. I love to travel and see new places too.

What’s your favorite place to vacation?

Lately, I’ve been into tropical/beach vacations because the farther I am away from reality the easier it is for me to disconnect and unwind.

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