Robert's foundational experiences growing up [3:03]
His introduction to computers, how he got an internship at Bell Labs, and what he learned there [6:38]
Why he studied chemical engineering [13:15]
Working at Kraft and engineering macaroni and cheese [15:08]
Why he moved to investing [18:12]
How he realized that it made sense to do buyouts in enterprise software [23:19]
Creating a common playbook for running enterprise software companies [30:45]
How does he think about retaining vs replacing founders [34:54]
Vista's approach to evaluating talent and getting people in the right roles [37:02]
Robert's next ambition [46:10]
His philosophy of philanthropy [49:15]
Why he paid off the student debt for Morehouse College Class of 2019 [1:00]

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