Robert "Bob" Young was born in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada and graduated from the University of Toronto. He created the ACC Corporation which merged with Red Hat in 1995. From the merger to 1999 Bob Young was Red Hat's CEO. After leaving Red Hat he started Lulu.com, a self-publishing web-site that claims to be the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books. He is Lulu.com's CEO. He also owns the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Hamilton, Ontario's Canadian Football League franchise. Bob Young with Hamilton Tiger-Cats hat. ... Ancaster is a suburban community southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, with which it amalgamated in 2001. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... Alternate meanings: See Red hat Red Hat, Inc. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Lulu. ... Lulu. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ...
Bob began his real estate sales career in 1981 as a Sales Consultant for US Home Corporation where he was ranked in the top 5% nationally.
Bob and his partner, Glenn Smigiel, were the top investment brokers in the Phoenix area for 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2002.
Bob's background as a Certified Public Accountant enables him to better understand the financial aspects of an investment transaction, from the perspectives of both the owner and the buyer.
BobYoung is, arguably, one of the most influential figures in the development of Linux and open source.
Young is now spending his time focusing on his most recent business venture, Lulu.com, a print on demand service where content creators can sell their books, comics, movies, or any other content that can be digitized and sold over the Web.
Young said that he "couldn't disagree more," though he was quick to point out that he is simply "disagreeing with an interpretation of a friend of mine...
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