In 1997, Thomas and business partner and girlfriend Kristen Talley founded Webroot, in Boulder, Colorado.
[1] In 2005, Thomas and Talley sold most of their shares in the company to a group of California investors as part of a $108 million deal.
His body was found on July 14, 2008, at the bottom of Pali Lookout near Honolulu.
An autopsy showed that his injuries appeared to be consistent with a fall several days earlier.
[3] The case is still open with the Honolulu Police and is deemed as an unattended death.