1089 Workato CEO: "We're Enterprise Version" of Zapier, Segment, Elastoic

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Nathan Latka

Ceo, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Software, Business, Entrepreneurship, Saas, Startups

4.6 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Vijay has led the creation of market leading integration technologies for over 25 years. Prior to Workato, he was the CEO of Qik, a consumer video communications company acquired by Skype. Before Qik, he helped create two multi-billion dollar integration products. He was part of the team that created world's first middleware platform, TIB (The Information Bus) at Teknekron Software Systems, which was acquired by Reuters Plc, in 1994. He was also on the founding team and SVP, Engineering of TIBCO through its IPO. As Chief Strategy Officer, he then helped launch Oracle's Fusion Middleware platform in 2005.

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0:00.0	This is the top entrepreneurs podcast where founders share how they started their companies and got
0:06.9	filthy rich or crash and burn. Each episode features revenue numbers, customer counts, and other
0:16.1	insider information that creates business news headlines. We went from a couple hundred thousand dollars to 2.7 million.
0:23.6	I had no money when I started the company.
0:25.6	It was $160 million, which is the size of any IPOs.
0:29.6	We're a bit strapped.
0:30.6	We have like 22,000 customers.
0:33.6	With over 5 million downloads in a very short amount of time,
0:38.6	major outlets like Inc are calling us the fastest growing business show on iTunes.
0:43.6	I'm your host, Nathan Latka, and here's today's episode.
0:48.6	Hello, everybody.
0:49.5	My guest today is Vijay Tella.
0:52.0	He is the creator and one of the founders of a company called Work Auto.
0:55.6	He's loved the creation of market leading integration technologies for over 25 years.
1:00.3	Before Work Auto, he was the CEO of KIC, a consumer video communications company acquired by Skype.
1:06.5	He helped create two multi-billion dollar integration products before that.
1:09.5	He's also part of the team that created the world's first middleware platform, TIB, the information bus, if you guys need a
1:15.3	jogged down memory lane there, at Technetron software systems, which was acquired by Routers PLC in 1994.
1:22.3	He's also the founding on the founding team and SVP of engineering of TIBCO as chief strategy officer he then helped
1:29.6	launch oracle's fusion middleware platform in 2005. Jay, are you ready to take us to the top?
1:35.6	Yes, of course. All right, I always know when a bio has lots of acronyms in it, you must be impressive,
1:40.0	right? That's how it works. Oh, well, let's see.
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