Chris Evans: 80s Founder, 40yrs of Davinci (1st Windows Email) and Accipiter Unicorn Exit
Four teenage friends decide to build the world’s first Windows-based email program—and then go on to launch a second venture that scores a legendary dot-com outcome.
In this episode of Triangle Tweener Talks, host Scot Wingo sits down with Chris Evans, co-founder of DaVinci Systems (founded in 1985!) and Accipiter, to uncover the wild backstory behind pioneering email software, negotiating with Microsoft, and navigating the frenzied dot-com bubble.
Chris shares personal lessons from youth, success, and heartbreak—including how he found his entrepreneurial tribe at Enloe High School, got…
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