Friday's Last Word: Bitcasa CEO Brian Taptich
Friday's Last Word: Bitcasa CEO Brian Taptich sat down with Talkin' Cloud to help us understand who he is away from the office. Here are the details.
To find out who Taptich is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
TAPTICH: Black Crowes at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: “Says she talks to angels.”
TAPTICH: “Game of Thrones.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: First book down — thousands of pages still to go.
TAPTICH: Grantland.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: If you’re looking for news on Derek Jeter’s last game as a professional baseball player, Grantland has the scoop.
TAPTICH: Huawei AP006 Super Thin Powerbank.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Everybody needs to purchase some kind of an external battery pack. I’m a fan of mophie — go and buy one. You can thank me at the next conference with a drink.
TAPTICH: Templeton Rye Manhattan, up.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: A true cocktail always includes Angostura aromatic bitters.
TAPTICH: Lexus ES300.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: It seems like a lot of cloud-focused CEOs aren’t driving American vehicles. I wonder where they keep their data? (I know, corny connection — moving on.)
TAPTICH: “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A novel” by Haruki Murakami.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: This book sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan. What’s it about? Life, friendship, loss — but that didn’t do it justice. Just click the link above.
TAPTICH: “Snowpiercer.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The whole world is frozen over, and I’m still alive? Thank you, but no.
TAPTICH: “Snowpiercer.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The whole world is frozen over, and I’m still alive? Thank you, but no.
Friday's Last Word: Bitcasa CEO Brian Taptich — Who is he?
Bitcasa CEO Brian Taptich joined the cloud-based storage solutions provider in September 2013 to replace Tony Gauda, who had stepped down after two years of executive leadership.
Prior to Bitcasa, Taptich was vice president of International Development at Zynga, a San Francisco-based social gaming services provider, where he led the strategic direction and execution of all international initiatives. Before joining Zynga, he was a strategic advisor and investor for Davis Shapiro Media Advisors, where he worked with a range of digital media startups. Taptich has also held senior executive positions in corporate strategy, business development and marketing at BitTorrent and Electronic Arts over the years.
What is Friday's Last Word?
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