Bill Maris
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Business grew.
Business grew.
We eventually had five servers.
We eventually had five servers.
And this isn't a data center at all.
And this isn't a data center at all.
This was my apartment where I founded the company with credit cards.
This was my apartment where I founded the company with credit cards.
And the servers lived in one room.
And the servers lived in one room.
The work happened in the other room.
The work happened in the other room.
And it would get very hot in that room.
And it would get very hot in that room.
And this was in Vermont.
And this was in Vermont.
So I opened the windows and then it would get very cold.
So I opened the windows and then it would get very cold.
So cold, in fact, that by noon, if you had a glass of water in your desk, it would ice over.
So cold, in fact, that by noon, if you had a glass of water in your desk, it would ice over.