Episode 62: Spike Ilacqua, Founder/CTO, Indra's Net

Our guest for Episode 62 is Spike Ilacqua, Founder and CTO at Indra’s Net, one of Colorado’s first-ever Internet Service Providers. Spike’s a veteran — a pioneer, even — of the Front Range tech scene, and has a lot to say about:

how the focus and mission at Indra’s Net has adapted to the changing times over the last 25 years

what it was like to create an ISP in the early 90’s — when the internet was just a glimmer of what it’s become

tech’s impact on the city of Boulder, and how it might help resolve some of the many issues Boulder faces

the similarities and differences between the tech scene in Boulder then vs now

Follow Spike on Twitter @spikex

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