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 Michael Murdoch started AppRiver with partner Joel Smith in 2002. Since then, the company has become a leading e-mail security firm, with 10,500 customers from a range of industries worldwide. AppRiver is projected to double last year’s revenue of $6 million dollars in 2007, and is rapidly expanding its international presence.
MY ASPIRATION: To continue to build a company that is fun to work at. We’re serious about what we do, but we want to build a place where you can continue to learn and grow.
MY INSPIRATION: My father was an Episcopal priest. He taught me early on in life that it was good to help other people out.
WHY I’M A SUCCESS: I was very fortunate; I started out in technology at 22, and I had people that not only employed me but that showed me how to build and run a business.
HOW I DID IT: In your twenties, you want to learn as much as you can, and in your thirties, you want to take as many risks as you can.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Never give up. We all have struggles and battles along the way, but if you keep at it long enough and if you do something you enjoy, you’ll make it.
WHAT’S NEXT: We’re fighting what they call in the industry the “black hats,” and we get to wear the white hats. People are being overwhelmed by this stuff and we get to protect them.
WHAT’S NEXT: One thing we’re proud of is that we developed our own systems internally. We have some very talented developers here, so we just want to continue to grow that.
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