[Tetaneutral] Article Forbes sur Ubiquity Networks

Laurent GUERBY laurent at guerby.net
Tue Jun 12 16:18:11 CEST 2012


Merci a Alexandre Girard sur IRC pour le lien :

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2012/0116/entrepreneurs-robert-pera-computer-hardware-apple.html
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Silicon Valley's Newest Billionaire: Wireless Wonder Robert Pera

Robert J. Pera lives lean. The Apple engineer turned entrepreneur never
checks a bag at the airport, leases a BMW and keeps a sparsely furnished
one-bedroom apartment in San Jose, Calif. Pera takes a similar
stripped-down approach toward running Ubiquiti Networks, the maker of
wireless-networking gear he founded in 2005 and that went public in ­
October. “My aim is to build something great as efficiently as
possible,” he says.

Thus far Pera has had exceptional aim: In the 12 months ended Sept. 30,
Ubiquiti netted $64 million on $243 million in sales. That 26% net
margin is the highest of any publicly traded computer hardware firm,
according to FactSet Research Systems. (Apple ( AAPL - news - people )
came in second, at 24%.) Pera owns 64% of Ubiquiti, making his stake
worth $1.2 billion on paper.
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Laurent




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