co-founder, Acquia, Inc.
Greater Boston Area
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- Founder at Acquia, Inc.
- Work for a Sigma portfolio company at Sigma Partners
- CEO, President at Plum Canary Corporation
- Past
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- CEO at Acquia
- Managing Director at SIP Forum
- CEO, President, Chairman, Founder at Pingtel Corp.
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- Education
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- University of Denver - Sturm College of Law
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Jay Batson’s Summary
I have been in software technology in various forms since 1984. From programming C++/Java to being the founding CEO of two VC-backed startups, I have been involved in bringing a wide variety of technology products to market through direct development, or acquisition of key seed technologies.
I am most happy when users are delighted to use products I've birthed. I admire Apple a lot. I'm jealous of Steve Jobs' job.
I balance this with the requirement that startup companies must find an identifiable market that can be reached quickly and efficiently, and which will pay money for newly invented products. Without this, there can be no success in the technology business.
My goal is to create new technology products that millions of people know, use, and love.
I think open source is going to change the software industry as we know it. In five years, the most successful software companies will be those who have mastered the art of how to make money on open source solutions.
Jay Batson’s Experience
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Founder
Acquia, Inc.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Acquia provides commercial support for the Drupal open source web content management system (& web application platform). See http://acquia.com
Jay was founding CEO, and is currently loosely titled a Company Craftsman. His responsibilities include identifying, sourcing & integrating new value-added services to the Acquia Network. -
Work for a Sigma portfolio company
Sigma Partners
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
(Acquia.com)
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CEO, President
Plum Canary Corporation
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
CEO, President of software company with shipping product
Jay Batson’s Contact Settings
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