A2B's founders have different backgrounds, but a common enthusiasm for the possibilities that Location-Based Services can enable.

Sam Critchley
Sam studied French and Philosophy at the University of London. Whilst at university he fostered an interest in the then-nascent Internet. Upon graduation in 1996, he went to work for an ISP in Cambridge, where he learned the technical skills necessary to run a large Internet network. Sam is an expert in Internet routing protocols, and has written proposed standards for measuring packet reordering and a DHCP option for Location-Based Services. Sam was born in Scotland, and now lives on a boat in Amsterdam.
 
Christian Vandendorpe
Chris studied Computer Science at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. Upon graduation, he began developing software for the Windows platform. Since then, he has expanded to developing for Palm OS, PocketPC, Microsoft Smartphone and Symbian operating systems. Chris' company, Tinystocks, has released award-winning software for each of these platforms, including well-known programs such as Stock Manager and Weather Manager. Chris manages to combine being Canadian, Spanish and French with living in Amsterdam and working in English.