1989

David Patzwald writes: “After 10 years with PepsiCo, I finally decided to take the entrepreneurial plunge. I launched a business called smallCo, which provides comprehensive but affordable IT services for smaller companies. These businesses face the same challenges as the ‘big guys,’ but don’t have the same the resources. My years of working in emerging markets, especially India, taught me another approach besides $3,000-a-day consultants. I now live in Dallas. No kids — but I do have great seats for the Mavericks in the new arena. Anyone in town let me know!”