We Make It Work: The History of Geek Squad - Best Buy
Geek Squad was formed in 1994, and its early days were humble ones, as the original market of Minneapolis was covered by an Agent on a bicycle. That humbleness carried over to the service, as expert computer help was delivered in a way that tried to educate and be enjoyable.
Geek Squad - Wikipedia
Geek Squad, Inc. is a subsidiary of American and Canadian multinational consumer electronics corporation Best Buy, headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. The subsidiary was originally an independent company founded by "Chief Inspector" Robert Stephens on June 16, 1994, and offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential ...
Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens leaving Best Buy
2012年3月7日 · The founder of the Geek Squad, Robert Stephens is leaving Best Buy. The giant consumer electronics retailer paid Stephens $3 million for the Geek Squad a decade ago, when it was a small...
Robert Stephens, Founder of Geek Squad - NPR
2011年3月16日 · Robert Stephens tells Jessica Harris how he turned his tiny tech support business into a customer service giant. Geek Squad was acquired by Best Buy in 2002, and there are over 1,000 Geek...
The History of the Geekmobile - Best Buy Corporate News and Information
2016年4月11日 · Geek Squad started in 1994 with $200, a cellphone and a bike. The bike eventually gave way to a car — the iconic Geekmobile. From pistachio-green to black-and-white, the Geekmobile has always played a key role in building the Geek Squad brand.
Robert Stephens - Founder, The Geek Squad - ckbk
With over 24,000 Agents, The Geek Squad is now the world's largest technology support company offering online, in-store, and in-home support. Robert served as Chief Technology Officer for Best Buy until 2012 when he relocated to San Francisco with his …
Entrepreneur turned Geek Squad into a geek army
2010年4月1日 · Parked in an alley outside the lawyers’ office in downtown Minneapolis, Stephens and his mentor, Platinum Group founder Dean Bachelor, toasted the future with a $400 bottle of champagne. It was...
Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens: Making Geekdom Cool and Profitable
Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, remembers the first time he saw the Internet – in a research laboratory at the University of Minnesota, circa 1990 – and likens the moment to the...
Robert Stephens, Founder Of Geek Squad - NPR
2012年2月15日 · Jessica Harris talks to Robert Stephens, the Founder of Geek Squad, a company that provides computer and entertainment center tech support for consumers in small businesses. Harris also...
From Scratch | Jessica Harris interviews Robert Stephens, Founder, Geek …
Founder, Geek Squad Robert Stephens started making computer tech-support house calls on his dirt bike while he was a college student at the University of Minnesota in 1994. He’d arrive to a customer’s house on time, take off his shoes, wear a clean uniform, and fix the problem.