Web icon passes away

[Onkel Neal]

Just heard about this, his company Rackspace was the first mainstream dedicated server I ever leased.


Saying Goodbye To Web Hosting Icon, Head Surfer Robert Marsh
https://www.i2coalition.com/saying-g...-robert-marsh/

If you’ve been in the web hosting industry for less than fifteen years, you may not have heard of Robert Marsh. If you were around at the turn of the millennium, or anytime before, you couldn’t have possibly missed him. In the mid to late 1990s, only small businesses paid any attention to web hosting. Those businesses were carved into two factions, those who did ‘shared’ webhosting – multiple accounts on a single piece of hardware – and those who sold ‘dedicated servers’, which gave you the power of an entire web server.


From the moment Robert opened Rackshack, you could tell he was trying to change the industry. His prices were the lowest, his setup fees were lower still, and his servers were available within hours of purchase, rather than days or weeks. Gone were the heavy customizations – choices were simple and standard. It was the first successful attempt by anybody to move dedicated servers into the mainstream. Part of that came from Robert being a businessman who knew how to take things to scale. However, I’m convinced most of his success came from a willingness to put himself out there, as a transparent and open industry leader willing to accept personal responsibility for what he provided to the world.

[HW3]

R.I.P. Robert Marsh.

[Jimbuna]

Coincidentally, the company we were discussing on Skype a couple of days ago when you were in Detroit.

RIP Mr. Marsh

[Commander Wallace]

Rest in Peace Mr. Marsh.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Coincidentally, the company we were discussing on Skype a couple of days ago when you were in Detroit.

RIP Mr. Marsh

Yes it was. Marsh was a real go-getter, he was the first dedicated server hosting company I had heard of, and his business was the foundation for many small ventures, like Subsim.

“Believe in yourself to dig deep and find those opportunities and when someone tells you no, that’s where you realize you’re onto something pretty good!” and “You can trust your customers. If you’re open, honest and completely transparent, your customers will work just as hard for you as you work for your customers.”

I guess not all entrepreneurs become household names like Jobs and Bezos, but they were significant contributors to this world we live in.

[Rockin Robbins]

If you’re open, honest and completely transparent, your customers will work just as hard for you as you work for your customers.

Somebody please send Mr Marsh's magical wisdom to Microsoft and all the cable companies of the world. Rest in peace, Mr Marsh. You were a better man than they.

[Onkel Neal]

Anyone familiar with entering Wikipedia entries? I did not see one for Robert, it seems like there should be one; he ran a large company...

I started one here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Robert_A._Marsh

Don't laugh, the formatting is not user friendly.