Chris Bakke

Founder

Currently: Investing, writing, and enjoying downtime.

Previously: CEO of Laskie (acquired by X/Twitter in 2023), Co-founder of Interviewed (acquired by Indeed in 2017), COO of 42Floors (acquired by Knotel), managed business development for Zillow (NAS $ZG), RentJuice (acquired by Zillow in 2012).

Founder, CEO

Valar Atomics

Self

Built customer hardware and software systems for private clients.

Software Engineering Contractor

HoodHub, Inc.

My second company. The Our IoT HubLink gathered live engine data from modern vehicles to enable proactive maintenance. Our platform allowed mechanics to diagnose problems remotely and keeps their drivers informed, resulting in greater loyalty (+ revenue) for the repair center and peace of mind for the driver.

Splunk

Cloud infrastructure and security for Splunk's new Cloud platform.

Cloud Infrastructure and Security

NETSCOUT

IoT Software Engineering

Washington State University

Worked on private clouds for WSU's HPC cluster.

High Performance Computing Engineer

Erber Auto

Co-Founded Erber Automotive, my first company. I stepped out of an operational role in 2018, but Erber Auto continues to serve Northern Idaho as our region's highest rated auto repair shop.

PDP Global

Software Engineer

I write software and make companies that I think will have the greatest impact.

taplio

The Battle

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