I met with Ilmo first time in 1995 when he was introduced as a good addition to team who would found a company creating websites. Netscape Navigator 1.0 had been just released and we were exited to start a journey together which would take all of us into very interesting roles and places. Very soon we were very close friends.

After many twists and changes our paths separated when Ilmo moved to California and met the love of his life, Hayzel. Luckily for me, they ended up moving to Oxford and later Cambridge while at the same time I had moved to London. It was again possible to spend time with them!

One specific memory from Oxford was watching Ilmo and Hayzell preparing breakfast together. They were baking bread in a beautifully coreographed and effortless way where one of them was taking shower while other one was doing the next steps with the bread. Small memory but highlights how nicely they complimented each other.

I had a client in San Mateo and during one trip in 2019 there was enough time to meet with Ilmo, Hayzel and Cal. I got to experience driving in a Waymo car and of course spending some time together. Little did we know that it would be the last time we would see each other.

Thank you for all the fun times together – I’m going to miss you.

Tero

Tero Pikala