Hawk: 31 of 33 employees relocated when iGo moved to Nevada
Kenny Hawk · EP 323: He took his company public for $1b · Jun 12, 2016 · at 4:43
Kenny Hawk recounts moving iGo from Silicon Valley to Northern Nevada in 1997 due to lower costs.
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“And we ended up having 31 out of 33 employees move with us.”
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