444 Refugee Builds $10 Million Business w/ Gene Leyzarovich (JetStor)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">25 years ago, Gene Leyzarovich came to Pittsburgh as a refugee from Russia. Within two years, he founded Advanced Computer & Network Corporation to build data storage systems for clients.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Decades later, AC&NC has installed their JetStor RAID (redundant array of independent disks) systems for over 4,000 clients around the world. Those clients include NASA, the US State Department, and a majority of the United Kingdom’s police force.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, ACNC does over $10 million in annual revenue and assembles its devices in Pittsburgh, PA.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, Gene and Aaron discuss how he’s gone from selling 4-gigabyte units to multiple petabyte units for clients and how the business of hardware has evolved.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.</span></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Gene Leyzarovich’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Set a weekly goal and commit to achieving it.</span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Gene Leyzarovich</span></h1> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/geneleyzarovich/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jetstorsan"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.acnc.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ACNC Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">sales@acnc.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out</span> <a href= "http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/jason-wolfe"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> episode 361 with Jason Wolfe</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">where we discuss building multiple software companies in the gift card