As Matt Rizai walked through the cafeteria at WebFilings, the CEO marveled at how many people he ran into whom he had known for 20-plus years.
Most of the major players in WebFilings list Engineering Animation Inc. on their resumes. EAI, an Ames software firm, was bought for more than $200 million about 12 years ago, and Rizai and other leaders got back together four years ago. The camaraderie has been at the center of one of Iowa’s hottest technology companies.
“At times we take it for granted,” Rizai said. “But it’s very important for our culture. That is what gets us excited, and we feel we are really in a special environment here.”
