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1About Bill Raduchel
Dr. William J. Raduchel is an independent director, angel investor and strategic advisor. He is a director of four public companies (Blackboard, Inc., Chordiant Software, Opera Software and Silicon Image) as well as aha media, Datran Media, ePals and moka5. He is a strategic advisor to Myriad International Holdings, Trion World Network, Virident and vMark. From March of 2004 through June 2006, he was the Chairman of the Board of Ruckus Network, a digital entertainment network for students at colleges and universities over the university network, and from May 2004 through January 2006 he also was chief executive officer. Through 2002 he was executive vice president and chief technology officer of AOL Time Warner,Inc,after earlier being senior vice president and chief technology officer of AOL, where he also served as a strategic advisor after leaving AOL Time Warner. Infoworld named him CTO of the year in 2001. Raduchel joined AOL in September 1999 from Sun Microsystems,Inc.,where he was chief strategy officer and a member of its executive committee. In his eleven years at Sun,he also served as chief information officer,chief financial officer,acting vice president of human resources and vice president of corporate planning and development and oversaw relationships with the major Japanese partners. He was recognized separately as CIO of the year and as best CFO in the computer industry. In addition,he has held senior executive roles at Xerox Corporation and McGraw-Hill,Inc. He is a vice chairman of the National Advisory Board for the Salvation Army (and chairman of its Committee on Business Administration) and a member of the Conference of Business Economists and the Board on Science,Technology and Economic Policy of the National Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the National Academy Committee on Internet Navigation and Domain Name Services and the STEP committee which produced A Patent System for the 21st Century. He has several issued and pending patents. After attending Michigan Technological University, which gave him an honorary doctorate in business in 2002, Raduchel received his B.A. in economics from Michigan State University in 1966,and earned his A.M. (1968) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in economics at Harvard. At Harvard, he taught economics, econometrics and public policy for ten years and was assistant dean of admissions and financial aids for Harvard and Radcliffe colleges. In both the fall and spring of 2003 he was the Castle Lecturer on Computer Science at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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Latest Bill Raduchel News
Sep 27, 2016
Samsung Global Innovation Center, Sun Microsystems Founder McNealy, and Former AOL-Time Warner Executive Raduchel Invest in Desktop-as-a-Service (DAAS) Startup NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - September 27, 2016) - LiquidSky -- a revolutionary high-performance cloud-based gaming, processing, and remote desktop service -- is pleased to announce today the successful closing of (US) $4 million in a series of seed rounds, led by Samsung Global Innovation Center , Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, and former Sun Microsystems and AOL-Time Warner executive Bill Raduchel. Both McNealy and Raduchel serve as LiquidSky's strategic advisors, with Raduchel also the company's Chairman of the Board. Presently in closed beta, LiquidSky has already attracted over half a million users to its revolutionary Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform. "We are thrilled to have secured the confidence and financial backing of Samsung Global Innovation Center, as well as technology pioneers Scott McNealy and Bill Raduchel," said Ian McLoughlin, LiquidSky CEO. "Beyond their financial support that will help us scale and grow our infrastructure, their industry know-how is invaluable in helping LiquidSky remain at the bleeding edge of cloud computing. " "LiquidSky has the potential to open up an entirely new phase of the cloud -- true real-time, low-latency computing," added Gus Warren, Managing Director of Investments at Samsung Global Innovation Center. "This could present significant opportunities for our business units, and we're thrilled to support Ian and his team as they officially launch the platform. " LiquidSky uniquely solves the four biggest issues that have plagued other cloud-based gaming services: high latency, high cost, limited scalability, and a finite catalog of supported games. Gamers can play any PC title nearly anywhere, anytime on Android, Mac, Linux or even low-spec Windows PC devices via their very own cloud-based "SkyComputer" -- a dedicated high-spec Windows gaming PC with up to a terabyte of online storage. LiquidSky customers may download and play any PC game or high-performance application they choose from any leading digital distribution portal, including Steam, BattleNet, Uplay, Origin, and many others. If a game or application runs on Windows, LiquidSky supports it! Customers purchase LiquidSky access via a pay-as-you-go plan for as little as $0.50 a "SkyCredit" (typically an hour of play) with a ten SkyCredit purchase minimum. The more comprehensive "Gamer" and "Unlimited" subscription plans currently cost $14.99 or $39.99 a month and offer 500GB or 1TB storage, respectively. A full press kit with images, trailers, logos and photos of the executive team is available here: http://bit.ly/2ahGFa3 . To speak with LiquidSky's executive or advisory team, a representative of Samsung Global Innovation Center, or to receive a hands-on press preview at TwitchCon 2016, please email Mario R. Kroll and CJ Melendez at pr@uberstrategist.com . ABOUT LIQUIDSKY Four key issues traditionally plague cloud gaming: high latency, high cost, limited scalability and a finite catalog of supported games. LiquidSky has solved all four. Our mission is to dramatically lower costs and increase the efficiency of computing by giving users access to all the computing power they need -- in the cloud; or, in our case, the Sky! There's no need to buy expensive hardware to play the latest PC AAA games or run performance-intensive applications. Just borrow the computing power you need from us. Welcome to the Sky! For more information, please visit https://liquidsky.tv .
Bill Raduchel Investments
2 Investments
Bill Raduchel has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was in LiquidSky Software as part of their Seed - II on September 9, 2016.
Bill Raduchel Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/27/2016 | Seed - II | LiquidSky Software | $2.5M | Yes | 1 | |
11/19/2010 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/27/2016 | 11/19/2010 |
|---|---|---|
Round | Seed - II | Seed VC |
Company | LiquidSky Software | |
Amount | $2.5M | |
New? | Yes | |
Co-Investors | ||
Sources | 1 |
Bill Raduchel Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Bill Raduchel has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was PATH on May 29, 2015.
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