Comments from Marc Andreessen, founder & chairman:

Eric is at the very forefront of the Silicon Valley model of building new companies at light speed. He brings to bear tremendous experience and judgment as well as a probing intellect and technology vision.

Eric has been incredibly valuable helping Ben Horowitz, Tim Howes, In Sik Rhee, and I build Loudcloud from the very founding of the company. He has contributed enormously to our strategy, product plan, technical architecture, and operating plan. He has also been instrumental in helping to build a world class management team and is always very insightful as a soundly board on a broad range of issues.

Comments from Ben Horowitz, founder & CEO:

Once we decided to found Loudcloud, the first thing that I did was call Eric Hahn. I knew Eric to be one of the best minds in the technology industry, so I thought he'd be an ideal person to help guide the company. Calling Eric turned out to be one of the best moves that I've made in my career.

Eric is unique in his ability to help with a broad range of technical and business issues. He's helped us with everything from recruiting engineers to complex debt and equity financings. He provides me with tremendous insight into complex technical challenges such as the design of provisioning engine. At the same time, he delivers extraordinary business ideas. For example, he pioneered our strategy for working with software companies. As if that wasn't enough, Eric connects us to world class partners, investors, and customers. Through it all, he's been a joy to work with.

If you want to build a great company, you're going to have to work with the best people. Eric is the best of the best. If you have a chance to work with him, take it.