Jim Chilton, Cengage CIO
Jim shares stories about going from night-school student to five-time CIO, updating a 150 year-old data model, what technologies he thinks need to exist, and more.
Jim Chilton
Cengage CIO
Jim Chilton, Cengage CIO
Jim shares stories about going from night-school student to five-time CIO, updating a 150 year-old data model, what technologies he thinks need to exist, and more.
0:55 Jim’s personal investment in non-traditional learning
2:27 Apprenti and the value of mentorship
11:07 How many is too many vendors?
14:00 To rationalize, or not to rationalize?
21:22 Updating a 150 year old data model
24:02 What goes into a strong founding team?
26:18 What's the most needed technology?
“My advice to anybody in a startup, if they're doing it together, particularly when you have founders and co-founders, is to never, ever forget. That you being together as a team is the important part.”
Jim Chilton
Cengage CIO
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