Taylor Brown, COO at Fivetran, started the company nine years ago with his childhood friend, George Fraser. Today, the SaaS data integration service is valued at $5.6 billion and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm that's invested in successful tech enterprises such as Airbnb, Facebook, and Lyft. In this episode of Forge Ahead, Taylor talks about persevering in the face of challenges, dealing with growing pains in your company, and solving operational inefficiencies.