The Value of Investor Engagement and Strategic Execution

Today we are happy to spend time with John Dillon, longtime CEO of private and public companies, currently at data company Aerospike. We often turn to John for reality checks: what’s it really like running a company from hiring the right head of sales to meeting with investors? Today we zoom in on the shareholder-executive relationship, and ask John what questions he would ask a CEO if he were in our position. John offers a number of illuminating questions but one of my favorite parts of this conversation, besides the great stories, is when John starts to unearth a major source of competitive advantage or weakness in our current time. I’ll give you a hint, it has to do with IT departments. I hope you enjoy it.