There wasn’t any panic this episode, but more so a restrained enthusiasm from our guest Michael Porat. Michael is the VP of Strategy and Business Development at Cohesity, an innovative and modern data management company. Like a lot of my guests, I met Michael through the fintwit community, and he has now become a good friend. He’s been in the data game for awhile, spending over 6 years at Cisco before moving to Cohesity. What’s great about having someone like Michael on is that he brings this extensive knowledge of tech and data, but explains it in a way that can be understood by the average Joe Shmoe. I had a great conversation with Michael about his career path, his love of sports and gambling (shout out to DraftKings), the power of data, cybersecurity, the cloud, QQQ, the investor ecosystem and the future of data. 

Guest - Michael Porat, VP of Strategy & Business Development at Cohesity

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Twitter: @howardlindzon, @mporat, @Cohesity, @knutjensen 

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