From Wall Street Rejection to Startup Success My Journey

What this video covers

Fred Voccola shares his journey from Wall Street rejection to building and scaling successful software companies, including Kaseya. He discusses how necessity fueled innovation and how strategic acquisitions contributed to multibillion-dollar business growth.

Transcript

I thought I wanted to be a Wall Street guy when I was 19, 20. That was the cool thing to do back then, you know, be a Wall Street guy, go and do whatever Wall Street guys did. None of us really understood it then. So, I applied for internships and I couldn't even get an interview. I I just I guess I wasn't like the pretty boy Wall Street Ivy League silver spoon kind of kid. So, I I had to start a company and I always liked computers. So, I started a little software company and, you know, one thing led to another. I got really lucky in my senior year of college, I was able to sell that company. And and for me, I think the biggest lesson was necessity. I had to do it. I couldn't get a job. And I'm a man. So, you have to find a way of putting things together and and it necessity is one of the greatest motivational tools, tools for innovation. And necessity created in me the ability to

understand a problem, create a solution for that problem, create value for that solution and go and get it.

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