Episode #251 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Slater Victoroff, Founder & CTO of Indico Data.
I’m always amazed when I talk to an entrepreneur who starts a company while in college. There’s a lot going on during those college years in terms of the academic and social experience, so it’s impressive when they have the vision and maturity to embark on the adventure of building a business.
I find it even more impressive when the entrepreneur's company is working on hard tech and has legs beyond college, as in the case with Indico Data. Since it was founded while Slater was at Olin College of Engineering, the company has gone on to raise multiple rounds of venture funding and their tech has evolved to being an enterprise solution for helping empower organizations’ use of unstructured data.
In this episode of our podcast, we cover:
- How training in MMA (mixed martial arts) helped him with his career in entrepreneurship.
- Slater’s decision to attend Olin and how it influenced his career to become an entrepreneur.
- A deep dive into Indico Data, including how the idea came to fruition and the process of building the tech and getting the company started.
- The current stage of the company and growth plans ahead.
- Slater’s role as an EIR at .406 Ventures and his experience as an angel investor.
- When it makes sense to hire an outside CEO for your startup.
- And so much more.