Friday's Last Word: Nomadesk CEO Filip Tack
Nomadesk CEO Filip Tack focuses on secure file sharing for business. But where does Tack focus when he's not at the office?
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Nomadesk CEO Filip Tack founded the company back in 2004. Before Nomadesk, Tack held various positions at a telecom equipment manufacturer and an IT start-up company. His professional background includes sales, marketing, and software engineering. What does Tack and Tina Fey have in common? Find out by scrolling through this slide show in this Talkin’ Cloud exclusive.
TACK: My last concert worth mentioning would be the one by Prince. It dates back as far as the summer of 2011; a fantastic, nearly 3 hours, open-air gig set in the “medieval” city of Ghent (when in Europe, come visit).
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Some of our readers may know Prince as “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince,” just to clear up any confusion.
TACK: The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey; now start laughing. I guess, if you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (sure, I own the DVD set), there is no escaping and you have to see this movie. Only to be left in anticipation for the next two — bummer!
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: If you’ve seen them all once, you’re set for life.
TACK: Starting up Nomadesk of course, back in 2004 – for better and for worse.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Nomadesk offers various solutions, including hosted services, private cloud, and custom solutions.
TACK: US comedy, I would have to say 30 Rock. The characters are hilarious, yet recognizable and identifiable. I know a couple of “Lemons” and for sure quite some “Donaghys.”
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: What’s not to like about Tina Fey?
TACK: The moment we – as a company – decided to enable channel partners (e.g., VARs, MSPs, OEMs, etc.) to sell the Nomadesk technology, as opposed to a direct marketing play. It required building nifty private label capabilities in the Nomadesk software. What’s more, our software had to become storage agnostic, so it could easily be plugged into the existing datacenter infrastructures of our sales partners. I take great pride in the many deals we signed on the basis of this strategy change.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Working with the channel is music to our ears.
TACK: Last week I bought a Tangent Bluetooth Dock Connector, which allows music streaming from my Samsung Galaxy tablet to an iPhone 30-pin dock. Eat that Apple.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Tack just called out Apple on Talkin’ Cloud.
TACK: I’m all into Spotify. That is also why I got the Tangent dock gadget. The last album I listened to on Spotify was the one by Daft Punk. I really like the Giorgio Moroder track. Incidentally, I recently got myself a brand new record-player too — crazy, I know. As a true renaissance guy, I am now frequently spinning old records — just for the fun of not being able to skip tracks. Let’s call it “slow music.”
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: We’ll give this band a shot and report back.
TACK: Honestly, I’m 41, I don’t think about retiring all that often; it doesn’t cross my mind. I guess I would start another company, or at least try to help out some “young turks” while running their own. Until then, I am keeping busy with Nomadesk.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: A lot of CEOs we’ve interviewed feel the same way: work, work, work.
TACK: Honestly, I’m 41, I don’t think about retiring all that often; it doesn’t cross my mind. I guess I would start another company, or at least try to help out some “young turks” while running their own. Until then, I am keeping busy with Nomadesk.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: A lot of CEOs we’ve interviewed feel the same way: work, work, work.
Note: Friday's Last Word is open to cloud-centric CEOs who want to pull back the curtains a bit on their lives. Click on each photo and check out the caption further above-right. Do you want to be featured in Friday's Last Word? Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Associate Editor CJ Arlotta, cj.arlotta"at"penton.com.
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