Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.

In this episode, you will learn:

* Ocient and how it is tackling massive amounts of data
* Scaling yourself as a leader
* Managing your time as a founding CEO
* How much better your solution needs to be to succeed

Alejandro Cremades · EP 335 Chris Gladwin On Selling His Business To IBM For $1.3 Billion
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About Chris Gladwin:
Chris Gladwin founded Cleversafe in 2004, bringing to the company the same innovative and entrepreneurial approach that has signified his executive leadership throughout his career.

Chris, who was previously the creator of the first workgroup storage server at Zenith Data Systems and was a Manager of Corporate Storage Standards at LockheedMartin, also created and managed a number of successful new technology start-ups, including MusicNow, which was acquired by Circuit City.

Chris has been the creative force behind the development of the first Dispersed Storage system to solve the growing global problem of Big Data storage.

Chris Gladwin has created over 300 issued and pending patents related to Dispersed Storage technology. Cleversafe, inspired by Chris, continues to be one of the most patenting U.S. companies per employee.

Chris Gladwin holds a degree in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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