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title: "Scaling to an Enterprise Acquisition with Richard Barkley"
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# Scaling to an Enterprise Acquisition with Richard Barkley

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S4 E12: Scaling to an Enterprise Acquisition: Building the Core Tech of Cloudsnap with Richard Barkley Press Play to Listen While You Browse S4 E12: Scaling to an Enterprise Acquisition: Building the Core Tech of Cloudsnap with Richard Barkley Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 33:07 1× Richard Barkley is a big traveller, and has been all around the world. The first business he started doing was doing non profit work in Uganda. He is a family man. Adopted several children from China, so he's been there. A few times. In total, he has 6 kids - 3 biological and 3 adopted. He graduated with a finance degree, then taught himself how to code. After having a few engineering jobs, he then started his own businesses. He is a lifelong learner and reads a ton... currently reading former President Obama's latest book. But in fact, he reads all types of books - biographies, tech books, economics... even books about extraterrestrials. After working for Dell, he grew tired of not moving the needle much, no matter how hard he worked. So he started a company called Nuvola Networks, innovating around e-learning. While doing this, he noticed how manual the flow of information was between antiquated systems for larger companies and enterprises. He thought - why don't we automate this? This is the creation story of Cloudsnap. Sponsors VirtualPBX Imagine Golf KIMO Links Website: https://cloudsnap.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-barkley-8839b87/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Amazing tools we use: This podcast is hosted on RedCircle , a FREE platform for podcasts and brands to scale their message. Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE If you want an amazing publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , Youtube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By