Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 24, 2000

Royal Farros – Iprint.com Inc (iprt)

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