Nitin Gaur (LinkedIn, Twitter) has been with IBM for more than 20 years and currently serves as the director of IBM’s Digital Asset Labs. But, prior to that role, Nitin was instrumental in developing and running IBM’s Blockchain Labs. In this episode, he and Ian discuss all things blockchain, the challenges, and opportunities of the technology, and what blockchain means to enterprises everywhere.

Best Advice for a first-time C-level exec: “Build a good team first. Have a human connection for the people and have empathy, and I think everything will fall into place.”

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