Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 24, 2000
ROYAL P. FARROS serves as Chairman and CEO of iPrint.com, inc., the
leading online print shop and infrastructure provider for commercial and
quick printers. Before founding iPrint, Mr. Farros was co-Founder and
Chairman of the Board of T/Maker Company, a Silicon Valley software
company named three consecutive years to Inc. Magazine's list of the Top
500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in America. In 1994,
T/Maker Company was acquired by Deluxe Corporation. Mr. Farros served as
an officer of the company as well as the Executive Vice President of the
newly formed Electronic Direct Group. Before joining T/Maker, he worked
at Hewlett-Packard Company as a Computer Marketing Engineer and Staff
Manager focusing on HP's early personal computer efforts. Twice named as
one of America's top 100 entrepreneurs aged 30 or under by the
Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs, he has also been included in
the prestigious MicroTimes 100 List of Industry Leaders. Mr. Farros has
authored many articles in leading industry journals, including a monthly
series in MicroTimes, one of the largest regional publications in the
country. Mr. Farros received his BS and MS degrees in Industrial
Engineering from Stanford University (1981 and 1983). Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview and history of iPrint?Mr. Farros: iPrint.com is the leading online print shop; we're also the
leading infrastructure provider of custom imprinting