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Andy Bechtolsheim

German electrical engineer, co-founder of Sun Microsystems (born 1955)

3× founder Hardware & ElectronicsTelecom 1982–2004
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The world around Andy Bechtolsheim — companies founded, co-founders, and where they came from. Hover a node to explore; click to open.

Companies founded

3
1982
Sun MicrosystemsAcquired Co-founder · Hardware & Electronics
2003
MoovwebPrivate Founder
2004
Arista NetworksPublic Co-founder · Telecom

Co-founders

6
A
Ajay Kapur
Co-founded Moovweb
B
Bill Joy
Co-founded Sun Microsystems
D
David Cheriton
Co-founded Arista Networks
K
Kenneth Duda
Co-founded Arista Networks
S
Scott McNealy
Co-founded Sun Microsystems
V
Vinod Khosla
Co-founded Sun Microsystems

Came from

2

Where Andy Bechtolsheim worked or built before — the roots of the lineage.

S
Sun Microsystems Acquired
Hardware & Electronics · USA
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 G
Granite Systems Private

Also came from Sun Microsystems

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C
Chris Malachowsky
American electrical engineer (born 1959)
C
Curtis Priem
American electrical engineer (born 1958/59)
G
Gary Lauterbach
R
Rodrigo Liang
V
Vinod Khosla
Indian-American businessman (born 1955)

Also came from Granite Systems

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D
David Cheriton
Canadian businessman and computer scientist