An entrepreneur turned tech exec, Dan has had an interesting journey  from a PhD in Europe to CTO at Pure Storage (when the interview was  conducted). He is now VP Engineering at Google. He has some "spot on"  advice for entrepreneurs: Focus on the right team and a large  addressable market; keep in mind the time to market and think about the  market not as it is today, but as it will be when as and when the  product is robust; and be flexible and ready to pivot if needed. Like  others in the Iron Pillar Network, Dan is experienced both as a serial  entrepreneur as well as a senior executive so he understands the  strengths and weaknesses/ parallels and contrasts between the two.