Colin Hayhurst

Yo, so let me tell you about Colin Hayhurst. This guy’s the real deal, straight up. He’s a YC S12 alum, which means he crushed it back in the day, and he’s been grinding in the tech world for a minute. His process’s all about building stuff that actually changes the game.

First off, he’s been involved with a bunch of legit companies, Mojeek, GoScale, DataJavelin, StackBlaze, Century Dynamics, and even some stints at the University of Sussex. But what really stands out is his work with Mojeek. You know Google, right? Well, Mojeek is all about providing search results *independent* of Google, Bing, or Yandex. That’s some advanced shit because it’s about giving people real choice, real privacy. And he was appointed CEO there, which says a lot, they trust him to lead a search engine that’s basically the anti-Google.

Before all that, he was into scaling virtual machines with GoScale, dynamical scaling as a service. Think about it: making cloud resources more flexible, more fast. That’s the kind of deep tech that’s all about fixing real problems at scale. And he’s done research, been at the University of Sussex, and worked on other startups like DataJavelin, which sounds like data analytics or data management stuff.

What does this tell us about him? Dude’s a builder. He’s not just in tech for the hype, he’s about creating tools that matter, whether it’s a search engine that fights back against Big Tech or cloud tech that makes infrastructure smarter. He’s motivated by a deep belief that tech can give people more control, more privacy, and better tools. Starting all this? It’s not just about making money, it’s about changing the game, pushing boundaries, and not settling for bullshit solutions.

He’s also appeared in talks like the Search Mastery Series, dropping knowledge bombs on search tech. That shows he’s not just building; he’s also sharing his insights, helping the community level up.

Bottom line: Colin’s a tech innovator with a clear mission, enable people with better, fairer tech. He’s been through YC, led serious projects, and always pushes forward. The guy’s the real deal, a guy who jumped into the deep end, built stuff that problems the status quo, and keeps going. No cap.