Akamai was created to be a solution. In 1995, Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web inventor, foresaw that the internet would face major congestion as it gained users across the globe. At MIT, Professor Tom Leighton and freshly graduated Danny Lewin found a solution through applied mathematics and algorithms. These algorithms were able to intelligently redirect content over a large network. By 1997, Leighton and Lewin saw the commercial value in their new technology. They entered the annual MIT Entrepreneurship Competition. By the end of the nine-month competition, the business plan grew and earned a place among the top six finalists out of 100 entries. In 1998, Akamai finally incorporated, bringing on a number of MIT students and recent graduates to start the groundbreaking business. Paul Sagan joined the team in 1999; this former president of Time Inc. ...