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PBworks provides a broad set of collaboration products that help businesses work more efficiently and effectively.  Products such as Agency Hub, Legal Hub, and Project Hub serve markets such as advertising and marketing agencies, law firms, and education, as well as the broader business market.  Millions use PBworks each month for partner/client collaboration, new business development, project management, social intranets, and knowledge management.  Notable customers include Landor Associates, CMS Legal, and TEDx.

History

Founded in 2005, PBworks helped pioneer the freemium SaaS (software-as-a-service) business model.  Since 2010, we have built specific products that support the critical business processes of professional services firms such as advertising agencies and law firms.  Today, we continue to innovate with unique collaboration capabilities like structured metadata and management reporting.

Management

Jim Groff / CEO

Jim Groff is an accomplished startup CEO who has over 25 years of experience successfully guiding companies to a position of market leadership. Prior to joining PBworks, Jim was an SVP at Oracle, which he joined as a result of its acquisition of TimesTen, where Jim was CEO. Prior to TimesTen, Jim held executive positions (including head of its educational business) at Apple Computer, which had acquired Network Innovations Corporation, a company he founded. Jim has a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is also the author of several best-selling technical books, including Understanding Unix: a Conceptual Guide, and Using SQL.

Chris Yeh / VP of Marketing

Chris has been building Internet businesses since 1995. He has been a founder, founding employee, or seed investor in dozens of startups, including PBworks, and advises a wide array of startups ranging from network equipment makers to video game studios. He liked his investment in PBworks so much, he decided to join the company. Chris earned two degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tom “TK” Kuegler / Head of Revenue

Since 1994, TK (as he is known to his friends) has been part of the Internet landscape. Besides building 4 successful Internet software companies, he has been on the board or advised dozens others. He is also the author or co-author of three books about Internet marketing. Specializing in building scalable and predictable sales models, TK is helping to build that at PBworks.

Investors

Investors in PBworks include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ron Conway, Sippl Investments and Seraph Group.