Ilya Rekhter has built one of the first sustainable Bitcoin mining companies in the world — Megawatt, which is headquartered in central Indiana. 

Prior to starting Megawatt, Ilya was the Co-Founder and CEO of DoubleMap, which was acquired by Ford Motor Company in 2019. What started out as a college project scaled to one of the 100 fastest growing companies in America – doing all of this without taking a dollar of outside funding.

Get IN. is the show focused on the unfolding stories and most extraordinary innovations happening in the heartland today. Get IN. is brought to you by Powderkeg and Elevate Ventures.

In our conversation with Ilya, we talk about:

• His family history and immigration to America from the Soviet Union
• Scrappy startup stories that will inspire you
• How to bootstrap a software business all the way to a successful exit 

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Get IN. is the show focused on the unfolding stories and most extraordinary innovations happening in the heartland today. The show is hosted by Christopher (Toph) Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures and Matt Hunckler, CEO of Powderkeg. Get IN. is brought to you by Powderkeg and Elevate Ventures.

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