Quark Founder Tim Gill On Giving
After earning millions with Quark, Tim Gill founded a powerhouse of gay and lesbian advocacy
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Tim Gill, the founder of Quark, exited the software company in 2000 with several hundred million dollars. That allowed him to endow Denver's Gill Foundation, a powerhouse of gay and lesbian advocacy. He spoke to Staff Writer Amy S. Choi about passion, snowboarding, and why politics is too expensive.
Q: When did you know it was time to leave Quark?A: Quark had gotten big enough, with more than 300 employees and operations in seven countries. I was spending all my time doing management-related things, and while I'm an O.K. manager, I'm not a great one. And I don't enjoy it. So I decided it was time to stop the moneymaking phase of my life and start the giving-away-money phase of my life.