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Interview begins: 5:29
Elias Torres is the co-founder and CTO of Drift.
Jay recently had the chance to talk to with Elias Torres at Embarc Collective in Tampa Bay. Having worked in software all his life, Elias has been a part of impressive businesses, including IBM and Hubspot, and has founded two software based companies.
A Nicaraguan native, Elias discusses his story of immigrating to America and the opportunity he commits to in other LatinX founders and in his home town, Tampa Bay. With his extensive experience, he leaves us with valuable tips in starting effective and strong teams.
We discuss:
- Ad: Business calling and texting anytime, anywhere with Tresta (4:30)
- Immigrating to America (6:05)
- Transitioning from corporate to entrepreneur (8:43)
- Mentorship (12:00)
- Starting companies in Boston (13:34)
- Tampa vs. Boston (19:17, 34:37)
- Multi-city office organization (23:40)
- Bringing opportunity to LatinX founders (24:35)0
- How to bring speed to a startup (29:01)
- Hiring at Drift (32:08)
- Tips for successful fundraising (32:58)
Learn more about Drift: https://www.drift.com/
Learn more about Embarc Collective: https://www.embarccollective.com/
Follow Elias on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eliast
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