About our Founders

Spot Runner co-founders, Nick Grouf and David Waxman, first joined forces in 1995 to create Firefly Network, Inc., which was acquired by Microsoft in 1998. Its core product, the Firefly Passport, became the foundation for Microsoft’s Passport and .NET initiatives. Next, they launched PeoplePC, Inc., which went public in 2000 and was acquired by EarthLink, Inc. in 2002. With several successful startups to their credit, Grouf and Waxman have now turned their considerable creative energy towards revolutionizing the advertising industry with the launch of Spot Runner.