Austin McChord

It’s a big technology differentiator that we have, the way we store the backups is what enables us to do the fast restore, and we do it fundamentally different than anybody else.

My ultimate goal is to build a big, meaningful, iconic technology company. That’s what drives me, but it was a tough decision. At the time, I was a 100 percent shareholder of the business. My lawyer has the best quote out of the whole thing. He said, ‘Austin, you could regret this deal for the rest of your life—from the beach of your own private island.’.