Richard Pedersen has been a life long evangelist and believer in architectural principles that enable true innovation
He started his career in the early days of the Silicon Valley with a bunch of geeks playing with neural nets and rule based AI, geospatial mapping, and large scale distributed networks.
In 2000 he worked with a group of talented folks to build a virtual battlespace platform (an early metaverse implementation).
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Developed EpicMix online social and gamification engine. Developed Ikon contactless access solution. Built eCommerce solutions for numerous ski resorts: Aspen, Alterra, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Boyne, Powdr. aspenware
Last year he sold Aspenware, a company dedicated to transforming the ski vacation experience. acquisition