EP1: Unifying customer data | Steven Renwick
simplyblockAugust 06, 202400:34:31

EP1: Unifying customer data | Steven Renwick

In this first episode of Cloud Frontier, host Rob Pankow, CEO of ⁠simplyblock⁠, is joined by Steven Renwick from ⁠Tilores⁠, a company developing a tool to unify scattered customer data in real-time.

Steven talks about the beginning of Tilores as a spin-off of the German Credit Bureau, as well as his experience on raising money; especially in regards to being a spin-off. He also shares his best practices on how to approach VCs and how to convince them that your company is gonna make it big.

You can find Rob Pankow (CEO & Co-founder of simplyblock) on Linkedin: /robertpankow

Cloud Frontier is brought to you by simplyblock. On Cloud Frontier, our Co-founder, Rob Pankow, engages with fellow founders to discuss their entrepreneurial paths, challenges in building software companies, and the innovations shaping cloud infrastructure. For more episodes, visit Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tqKWgHgbtOQTF0ud7F8Bu

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📋 Show notes:
Guest links & episode links:
► Steven's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenrenwick
► Steven's X/Twitter: https://x.com/Major_Grooves
► LinkedIn (Tilores): https://www.linkedin.com/company/tilores/
► X/Twitter (Tilores): https://x.com/TiloresHQ
► Tilores' Website: https://tilores.io/

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⭐ Smart local NVMe caching to eliminate read I/O latency and speed up database queries
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⭐ Maximum IOPS and lowest latency on read
⭐ Benefits of thin provisioning, instant copy-on-write clone, compression, deduplication & encryption