About Us

Founder’s Message

Thank you for looking into our company. Back in 1996, I joined an Internet startup that provided websites to small businesses. Back then, maybe 5% of businesses had websites. There were no smartphones, no Google, no Facebook and Amazon was just a start up. Getting involved in the Internet changed my life forever. Back then, I started by selling websites to businesses in La Jolla, California, going door to door.

It was fun to work with business owners and help them take advantage of the Internet – the greatest marketing tool of all time. In 1998, I started my own web development company - Z57 Internet Solutions. We grew quickly and continued to grow every year. We were recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as San Diego’s largest web development firm for 10 consecutive years! Our team grew to over 225 full time employees and we built over 40,000 websites (not a typo) during that period.

We received national recognition including being in Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine and we made the Inc. 5000 several times as one of the fastest growing companies in the US. As the company grew, I got farther and farther from the ground floor. As CEO, my role had actually become unfulfilling. I was too far from the action (the front line and customers), so I decided to sell the company and get back into start ups, and since then, I’ve invested in and helped build a couple local tech companies. Now, I’ve decided it’s time to get back to what I love – building an Internet start up from the ground floor.

Founder’s mission:

To have fun, change lives, lead a great team and build a great company. My mission is to create opportunities and change the lives of my employees while providing value to business owners (that they would gladly pay more for). I want to find and develop a team of positive, motivated people and build a company that is a role model for other businesses and have a blast doing it. We are building a world-class Internet marketing company – ultimately with thousands of clients. We are creating a fun, creative place to work with a great culture and a quality team. A place where people want to work and truly care about the company.

If you’re a potential client

You’re super important to us because you really matter. We want to make you a success story and have you as a reference and case study. To an established company, you’re just another sale. To us, you’re a critical part of our success.