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About eric

Eric joined Wayfair in 2011 as the manager of Web Operations and Data Technologies. He is responsible for the infrastructure stack that underpins Wayfair's eCommerce platform. Originally trained as an Astronomer, Eric has spent most of his career running and building scalable networks, most recently at Boston University.

The 24-Hour News Cycle

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A few weeks ago, we celebrated Inc! Magazine’s great cover story about us, including an internal poll of our favorite item from the photo shoot (results: tie between the purple dragon and giant giraffe).  Unbeknownst to us, however, the story was later picked up by Yahoo!’s news feed on April 10th and posted to the scroller on their homepage.  This is where our story begins… Continue reading →