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From the Attic to $1.4Billion!$!

October 1, 2008

When Dell acquired NH Start-up EqualLogic for 1.4billion bucks that sure made my job as a judge for the NH High Tech Council’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year contest this past Spring pretty straightforward!  Actually, there was some real compeition - those companies will be back on another day.

While it takes many ingredients and some good fortune for something like this to happen in real life, it should be no surprise that there were unique people who were “the story behind the story”.  Matt Pierson’s interview of Paula Long who was one of those people and an EqualLogic founder is not to be missed! 

And I will just add one more footnote - the three founders REALLY did start their company in the attic of a house on Purgatory Road in Amherst NEW HAMPSHIRE - YES, it can happen here!

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From the Attic to $1.4 B - Paula Long.

Interviewed by Matt Pierson, Chairman of the NH High Technology Council.

Last year, Long and cofounders Peter Hayden and Paul Koning sold their six year-old company storage technology company to Dell Inc. for $1.4 billion. Based in Nashua, N.H., EqualLogic raised $52 million in equity capital since it was founded in 2001.

Paula Long is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in delivering innovative technology solutions. She has extensive experience in managing strategic product development in the areas of operating system design, real-time systems, and enterprise software.

 Now a division of Dell, EqualLogic employs more than 400 people in New Hampshire.

WHEN : Tuesday, October 7, 2008 

5:20 pm - Networking, Hearty Hors d’oeuvres, & Cash Bar  6:00 - 8:30 pm - Program

WHERE:
First Place  200 Bedford St.  Manchester, NH 03101  Get Directions & Details 

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Written by www.newhampshirestartups.com · Filed Under Blog, Personal, Startups, Venture Capital 

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