Episode 414: Data is the New Electricity with Bill Richter

When you start a company like Qumulo, fortune favors the brave and you need only one person to believe in you to get you going. Bill Richter has raised over $300M in funding and helped to skyrocket Qumulo. • Lessons from working as a C.P.A, then Amazon, and then a new start-up. • Investors help you find the experts you need. • Be a curious person. • Have to be willing to wade through ambiguity. • How can you possibly compete with and beat some of the biggest companies in the world? • Jeff Bezos 7-year head start. • In a big company to get something approved you have to get 25 people to say yes. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [6:38] Ridiculous idea. [9:30] Beat a big company. [12:03] Easy to get overwhelmed.