Ben Uretsky Explained

Ben Uretsky is the cofounder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider.[1]

Early life

Uretsky’s family immigrated to the U.S. from Russia when he was five. He grew up in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn and attended Stuyvesant High School.[2]

Career

In 2003 Uretsky founded his first company ServerStack, a managed hosting provider, with his brother Moisey Uretsky. The company was a precursor to DigitalOcean.[3] [4] Prior to starting ServerStack, Uretsky worked for another managed hosting company called Like Whoa.[5]

In 2011, Uretsky founded DigitalOcean with his brother and another cofounder, Mitch Wainer.[6] In 2012, Uretsky and the other cofounders graduated from the Techstars incubator program in Boulder, Colorado.[7] [8] They launched the first version of DigitalOcean’s product the same year.[9]

In June 2018, Uretsky stepped down as CEO of DigitalOcean and was succeeded by former Citrix CEO Mark Templeton. He remained on the company’s board.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DigitalOcean new CEO: Former Citrix chief Mark Templeton. Novet. Jordan. 2018-06-20. www.cnbc.com. 2018-12-11. 2019-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419033126/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/digitalocean-new-ceo-former-citrix-chief-mark-templeton.html. live.
  2. Web site: From Humble Beginnings, These Two Russian Brothers Built A Billion Dollar Business In America . Alejandro . Cremades . 2019-04-11 . Forbes . en.
  3. Amazon Isn't the Only One Killing It With Cloud Computing. Metz. Cade. 2015-05-06. Wired. 2018-12-11. 1059-1028. 2017-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103846/https://www.wired.com/2015/05/amazon-isnt-one-killing-cloud-computing/. live.
  4. Web site: An interview with Ben Uretsky and Julia Austin, CEO and CTO of DigitalOcean – Increment: Cloud. increment.com. 2018-12-11. 2019-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205852/https://increment.com/cloud/interview-with-ben-uretsky-julia-austin-digitalocean/. live.
  5. Web site: Startup CEO: Ben Uretsky on Launching Digital Ocean, Raising Money And Joining TechStars. Reich. Dan. Forbes. en. 2018-12-11. 2018-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623062140/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danreich/2012/09/19/startup-ceo-ben-uretsky-on-launching-digital-ocean-raising-money-and-joining-techstars/. live.
  6. Web site: DigitalOcean: The Startup that's Shaking Up Web Hosting. Hamilton. David. 6 September 2013. The Whir. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602210729/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/digitalocean-the-startup-thats-shaking-up-web-hosting. 2 June 2017. 11 December 2018.
  7. Web site: DigitalOcean taps Citrix Systems vet to be new CEO. Templeton. Mark. 21 June 2018. www.bizjournals.com. 2018-12-11. 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109003908/https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/06/21/digitalocean-taps-citrix-systems-vet-to-be-new-ceo.html. live.
  8. Web site: Digital Ocean's Journey From TechStars Reject To Cloud-Hosting Darling. TechCrunch. 23 March 2014 . en-US. 2018-12-11. 2019-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219230631/https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/23/digital-oceans-journey-from-techstars-reject-to-cloud-hosting-darling/. live.
  9. Web site: Before Meeting Andreessen Horowitz, DigitalOcean Met Lots of Blank Stares. Chernova. Yuliya. 2014-03-07. WSJ. en-US. 2018-12-11. 2017-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121221342/http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/03/07/before-meeting-andreessen-horowitz-digitalocean-met-lots-of-blank-stares/. live.

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