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Entrepreneur. Pioneer. Founder. CEO.
Nick received a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Endicott College and is a Visiting Professor there. It was a great honor to be recognized for his Technology and Social contributions to the Internet and the world.
Nick retired as the CEO of CoffeeCup Software after 11 years in March 2007. After 55 Million Downloads & Numerous Awards ... it was time to sell the company he built for only $500.
He was the Founder of the OISV (Organization of Independent Software Vendors) in the arly 2000's, and is still involved in setting standards for software and the Internet. Nick is also a Founder of Tech Bloc in San Antonio.
He has been a speaker at the Shareware Industry Conference, SXSW and created the Webmaster Jam Session Conference. He still speaks often at events & conferences that relate to Startups & Entrepreneurship.
He is also the Author of the book 'My Website is Better than Yours' His book covered the basics and advanced techniques for designing superior Websites and also provided a behind the scenes look at the code from some of the Web's most popular Websites.
Nick was a Director of Marketing & Director of Strategic Initiatives at Rackspace Hosting for 5 years and is the Co-Founder of Geekdom, where he still mentors and helps Entrepreneurs and Startups achieve their dreams. How fitting.
He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence & Strategic Advisor for Texas A&M University - San Antonio where he adds real world experience & knowledge to students and staff.
He has been married for 20 years, and has two lovely daughters; Elizabeth & Victoria.
Undoubtedly he has enriched the lives of millions of people worldwide and Nick considers this his greatest Business Legacy, but his Life legacy will always be his Wife and Daughters, and this is the greatest lesson of all.
Here is Nick's Talk at TEDx San Antonio on Entrepreneurship and discovering your Noble Cause: