What Happened?
Austin, TX-based WP Engine has Promoted Jason Cohen as Chief Technology Officer
Date of management change: October 08, 2013
Austin, TX-based WP Engine has Promoted Jason Cohen as Chief Technology Officer
WP Engine is a new breed of technology company at the intersection of tech innovation and service. We provide the leading digital experiences platform on WordPress that drives your business forward faster. 5% of the web visits a site on WP Engine`s platform every day. We support over 60,000 customers in over 140 countries, and over 500,000 web experiences globally. Founded in 2010, WP Engine is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in San Antonio, Texas; Limerick, Ireland, London, England and San Francisco, California.
Jason Cohen has started four companies, all profitable; two of them as sole founder and two of them as co-founder. Two were bootstrapped, one angel-funded, and one VC. All were profitable within two years; two of them have successfully sold for cash. Jason's most recent exit was Smart Bear; which he bootstrapped to millions of dollars in profit and sold in 2007. Before Smart Bear was ITWatchdogs (hardware and embedded software), and before that Sheer Genius Software (VC-funded, consulting). Jason is currently one year into his fourth company WP Engine - Premium WordPress hosting. We're growing with a profitable model, and always hiring! Josh Baer and Jason are partners in Capital Thought, a combination consulting company and startup incubator. On the consulting side they do everything from business-level advice and strategy to software design and implementation. On the incubation side they have lots of ideas; the latest launch is WP Engine which got cash-flow-break-even in just 7 months and continues to grow. Jason enjoys ultimate frisbee and spending time with his family in Austin, TX.
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