'It was the best move I've ever made…Apart from marrying my wife' - In Episode 5 of CPI's CEO Montage, five vendor bosses share how they first started in tech

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Datto, N-Able, Snyk, and CyberGRX's bosses share their personal stories about the grit, and the happy accidents, that helped them get their start in the tech sector in the first place

Datto, N-Able, Snyk, CrowdStrike and CyberGRX's bosses share their personal stories about the grit, and the happy accidents, that helped them get their start in the tech sector in the first place

From Snyk's Peter McKay to Datto's CEO Tim Weller, five US vendor bosses answer five personal questions about their style of leadership, and perceptions of their channel on both sides of the Atlantic.

In the fifth and final Episode of CPI's CEO Montage, we asked:

How did you get into the technology field in the first place?

Earlier on CPI's CEO Montage

Episode One of CPI Vendor CEO Montage can be seen here with CEOs answering 'What is the best thing about your job? And the worst?'

Episode Two, ‘What habit or idiosyncrasy do your employees know you for?', can be seen here.

And Episode Three, ‘What opportunity is the channel missing?'' is here.

And Episode Four, ‘If you could change one thing about the channel, what would it be?' is here.

The Partners

Channel Partner Insight has also asked the same five questions to five leading reseller, MSP and distributor CEOs from across EMEA from Atea and Crayon to Esprinet and Wanbound.

Check back in for the partner instalments of CPI's CEO Montage.

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