Brands
Companies Cody McLain has founded, built and sold — from web hosting at 16 to a 1,000-person outsourcing company ranked 86th on the 2019 Inc. 5000.
Current Ventures
- Stealth Startup — Commitment Device for Good Habits. Developing a device to control access to common household items like sweets and phones to help the user develop discipline and increased willpower. (In Development)
- WireFuse Media — Creative Digital Agency. Building a brand is an art, and the team at WireFuse are the artists. Combining user experience data to create design that is not only stunning but effective. (Active)
Past Ventures & Exits
- SupportNinja — Outsourcing For Startups, started at age 25. Started as a solution for tech startups needing world-class outsourced support. Grew to over 1,000 employees with offices in Austin and the Philippines. Ranked 86th on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list and the fastest growing outsourcing company in the US.
- AssistNinja — VA Finder Service, started at age 25. A headhunting agency that finds, interviews and tests candidates to find the best virtual assistants who work full 40-hour weeks and report directly to clients.
- SupportMonk — Outsourced Support for Hosts, started at age 22. Provided a level of support which would give hosting companies more time and less stress to continue running their business smoothly. The goal was to move smoothly from one surface to another, like water.
- PacificHost — Web Hosting, started at age 20. A pioneer in web hosting, providing a hosting platform for e-commerce and media-sharing operations. Balanced service with cost and provided hosting to thousands of customers in over 100+ countries.
- AptHost — Web Hosting, started at age 16. At the forefront of cPanel hosting back in its heyday. Established new precedents in hosting optimization which have been adopted worldwide.