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Focus and Fanatical Support

Episode 268 | Broadcast: July 24, 2010

Richard Yoo, co-founder and former CEO of Rackspace Hosting Inc., built a company to provide enterprise-level hosting services with what he called “fanatical support.” Rackspace offers a self-managed server, which allows for a more knowledgeable and technical customer. Today the company boasts more than 99,000 clients. John Pacini visits with an entrepreneur who knew what he had to do and stayed focused on his goals.

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Richard Yoo - Rackspace Hosting Inc.

Richard Yoo, co-founder and former CEO of Rackspace, built a company to provide enterprise-level hosting services with what he called “fanatical support.” John Pacini visits with an entrepreneur who knew what he had to do, rolled with the punches and stayed focused on his goals.

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