With over 25 years as a Tech & Business Entrepreneur my real specialty is creating things
to make life easier & marketing them in very very special ways.
Founded in 2011 with Graham Weston, The Chairman of Rackspace Hosting. Geekdom is the Place Where Startups are Born and is the Largest Coworking Space in Texas where Entrepreneurs, Technologists, Developers, Makers & Creatives help each other build businesses & other cool things together. Geekdom
As the Founder & Former CEO I created one of the First HTML Editors in the world in 1996 so people could create Websites. In 11 years I grew the company from an idea into a multi-million dollar company with over 20 other Web Design software programs and 50+ million downloads. CoffeeCup SOLD
Starting as a marketing idea I created Bluedomino to host the Websites of the people who used CoffeeCup's Web Design Software. After 4 years we hosted over 15,000 Websites & it was the first company I was able to successfully sell. Bluedomino SOLD
Started one of the first 25 Internet Cafes in the World when I added Free internet access to my real Coffeehouse; The Raven & The Sparrow in 1995. After creating the 1st commercial Website & many more in Corpus Christi I launched CoffeeCup Software so people could create their own Websites. The Rest is History. Raven Sparrow
Speaking about My Story, Entrepreneurship, Redemption & Discovering Your Noble Cause. TEDx
And still do in many cases. I have started many of my own businesses and have
helped many other businesses with programs, business development & marketing.
My Website is Better Than Yours
Learn HTML & Web Design from the Inside Out. Sold 20,000 copies through my Website & Amazon.
Now Out Of Print.
Received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Endicott College in 2002 for my contributions to Technology and Society.
I was at Rackspace for 5 years after selling my companies. I was responsible for the Marketing & Branding Launch of the Rackspace Cloud. I also created the Rackspace Startup Program.
The Geekbus is a mobile classroom that travels to schools and other organizations to provide cool tech educational experiences for students at their locations.
As Texas A&M University San Antonio became a full 4 Year University I built a new marketing department as a Strategic Advisor and led all marketing & branding intiatives.
I was a Satellite Communications Operator for Space Command with the highest of U.S. Top Secret Clearances when I was 18 years old. I was awarded the coveted Space Badge & was based in England.
After the Air Force I become the youngest licensed racing Greyhound trainer in the state of Texas. I left professional racing to open my Coffeehouse after I met my wife.
After buying and remodeling our own homes over the years I bought 10 houses within walking distance to rent to others. -- Always have a backup plan.
I have mentored & advised 100's of Startup teams from Geekdom, Techstars, SXSW Accelerator, SXSW V2Venture, 3 Day Startup & Startup Weekend and have also worked with great organizations like Goodwill & others to bring Entrepreneurship where it is needed most. -- I still do.