Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

S10 E3: Kevin Hurley, Lightspark


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Kevin Hurley grew up in a multi-kid house, which is where he got his competitive nature. He used to play 2 on 2 with his Dad and siblings at home. He went to school for electrical engineering, and funny enough, interviewed for a computer science job by accident, effectively stumbling into the trade. Outside of tech, he spends his free time with his fiancé, planning for the wedding, and visiting Manhattan beach for a good walk .

Kevin was part of the team that attempted to launch crypto at Facebook. Although that didn't work out, they realized that the backbone of the system needed to be built on something more common - and something that was lightning fast.

This is the creation story of Lightspark.

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  • P0 Security
  • Speakeasy
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  • https://www.lightspark.com/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-p-hurley/


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