It seems an eternity ago that LitFiber announced plans to be the next Skype. At the time, I thought it was a stock market play. Fast forward to November 19th, when LitFiber announced the acquisition of Grifco International, “a provider of oil and gas services equipment to the worldwide oil and gas industry”. As part of the deal, LitFiber CEO John Jarvis steps down, and Grifco CEO Jim Dial steps in.
Looks like LitFiber is dead, and the shell has been used to make a public offering for an oil and gas company.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
