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Akamai

The Web Era · 2000s — one of the 100 companies on the MogulSpin reels.

The legends

Tom Leighton — The Math Professor CEO

Co-founder & CEO

Co-founder & CEO
MIT applied mathematician
Pioneered the content delivery network

Danny Lewin — The Algorithmist

Co-founder
Brilliant algorithm designer
Killed on Flight 11 on 9/11

Paul Sagan

CEO who scaled Akamai

George Conrades

Chairman & CEO

Also on the roster

Battery Ventures

When Akamai lands on your reels, these are the people you draft — Visionary, Operator, Builder, Financier, one irreversible lock at a time. How few companies in the world will be worth more than yours?

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