Friday's Last Word: Blue Box CEO Matthew Schiltz
Blue Box CEO Matthew Schiltz down with Talkin' Cloud to help us understand who he is away from the office. Here are the details.
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To find out who Matthew Schiltz is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
SCHILTZ: Zac Brown Band in eastern Washington.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: You know, I like my chicken fried.
SCHILTZ: “Unbroken.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The story of Olympian Louis Zamperini.
SCHILTZ: Porsche 911 S Cabriolet (thanks for asking).
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: This is the first time a CEO has provided us with a picture of his car.
SCHILTZ: “Seinfeld.” (Need I say more?)
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: I don’t believe that will be necessary.
SCHILTZ: “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The subtitle sums it up.
SCHILTZ: Mio Alpha.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: A heart monitor that’s strapless? Tell us more.
SCHILTZ: Trivia Crack. (I play with my kids.)
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Which one of your friends is the trivia guru? Find out with this app.
SCHILTZ: Vodka and soda.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Apparently vodka and soda is considered a “healthy alcoholic beverage.”
SCHILTZ: Vodka and soda.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Apparently vodka and soda is considered a “healthy alcoholic beverage.”
Friday’s Last Word Blue Box CEO Matthew Schiltz — Who exactly is he?
Blue Box CEO Matthew Schiltz became CEO of the Seattle-based private cloud as a service (PCaaS) company in May 2014. Blue Box Cloud, the company’s flagship solution, is a managed OpenStack private cloud offering on dedicated hardware available in multiple data centers. Blue Box this week completed a Series B round of financing, bringing the total funding of this round to $14 million. The company has raised a total of $23.1 million in funds since 2012.
What are Schiltz’s plans for Blue Box?
“Exciting growth,” he says.
Who does Schiltz’s challenge to sit in the hot seat?
Keith Krach, CEO at DocuSign.
What is “Friday’s Last Word”?
Friday’s Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to speak with Talkin’ Cloud without someone peeking over a shoulder. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you’re viewing — it’s that simple.
Think you can handle sitting in the hot seat? Send an email to Talkin’ Cloud Senior Editor CJ Arlotta at cj.arlotta [at] penton.com for further information. If he doesn’t get back to you right away, bother him some more — and more.
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