Aaron Rankin, Sprout Social Co-founder and CTO
Aaron shares an open and honest reflection on how growing up in humble circumstances shaped him into the person he is today.
Aaron Rankin
Sprout Social Co-founder and CTO
Aaron Rankin, Sprout Social Co-founder and CTO
Aaron shares an open and honest reflection on how growing up in humble circumstances shaped him into the person he is today.
9:26 Growing up & struggles with money
9:26 How Aaron’s childhood informs his parenting
13:18 First jobs & early drive to hustle
16:35 Falling in love with computers
25:34 Some influential professional figures
29:36 Changes in how he tells his own story
45:33 Finding intrinsic motivation as CTO
54:53 Becoming an investor
“I think that the story has always been the same, but I think that the way that I would have told it has changed over the years, and the reason for that is I think that just as I've gotten older, I've gotten a lot more comfortable with who I am.”
Aaron Rankin
Sprout Social Co-founder and CTO
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