At the beginning of 1995, there were only about 71,000 domain names in the entire world, and a grand total of about 16 million Internet users. This was the year that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), then based in San Diego, acquired Network Solutions—a small technology company in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. … Continue reading “Surviving Exponential Growth: Lessons from Network Solutions”
Author: J. Robert Beyster and Michael Daniels
J. Robert Beyster (a San Diego Xconomist) founded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in 1969, and served as the company's chairman and CEO for 35 years. Mike Daniels was the senior executive who led SAIC's acquisition of Network Solutions in 1995, and oversaw its phenomenal growth, IPO, and follow-on public offerings.