DISQUS

Mark, my words: Leaving Yahoo! to become a Racker in the cloud at the other end of the web

  • angeladavis · 4 months ago
    Tell me about Sugarbear bro.
  • steveray · 4 months ago
    Congrats Mark! Rackspace is damn lucky to have you , I'm sure you'll kill it!
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    Thanks steve. You gave me my start in BD and showed me how it was
    done!! I will see you in Austin soon. I'm also hoping to be back in
    LA in September.
  • Brian Bauman · 4 months ago
    What????? Say it ain't so! MAC???? LOL! Windoze all the way :-) Unless of course you are referring to some MAC address hidden meaning.....

    Hope you told the Customs Agent you were in a field in France exposed to Foot and Mouth Disease. haha.

    Good luck Mark in your new job! Mr. Vice President.

    Brian
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    You're just mad cuz I converted you to PC in '87 and now I'm
    abandoning you. OS X is too good to pass up! I did start with a
    hackintosh before going legit so I still have an ounce of geek cred :).
  • Brian Bauman · 4 months ago
    So so disappointed. You must also be Republican. :-0
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    Not exactly :)
  • Mark Walker · 4 months ago
    I can't wish you enough good stuff. You'll kill it at Rackspace, no doubt. The "cloud" doesn't suck.
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    I learned it by watching you, alright? I learned it by watching you.

    Hope to see you next month!
  • aj arora · 4 months ago
    Yet another badass yahoo bites the dust. Congrats on the new gig though Mark!

    I'm sure you'll still be coming to the Bay Area often (since this 'Cloud' you speak of is known to hover above SFO), so let me know and we can get a congratulatory beer!
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    Thanks AJ! That beer sounds great. I do get out there pretty often.
  • Bill Vander Vennet · 4 months ago
    Hey mark congrats! Love the enthusiasm.
  • Kim Jones · 4 months ago
    Awesome Mark...I have some good friends at Rackspace and they love it. Good luck to you down there...I know you will do great.

    Kim
  • Mark Collier · 4 months ago
    Thanks Kim. You should introduce me to your friends.

    Hope you are doing well!
  • sferguson · 3 weeks ago
    ok - don't ask me why - but i totally missed this post! think i was in burgundy testing wines to go with the fresh river trout or some such nonsense. anyway, this is a belated congrats on the rackspace gig, thanks for the mention (i miss those traci-led outings for the US yahoos as well!) and hope there'll be plenty of BD in Europe so we still get to see your face over the pond. next stop --- Cannes? gros bise (big kiss)