Page 3 - SSD Nodes Celebrates 7-year Anniversary
P. 3
Transcription of Interview with Matt Connor
Note: This is a transcription of an interview. It has not gone through a professional editing
process and may contain grammatical errors or incorrect formatting.
Joe Dager: Welcome everyone! This is Joe Dager, the host of the podcast. With me today is Matt
Connor. He is the founder of SSD Nodes and has extensive experience in leadership and DevOps,
having been a founder of several companies and holding
positions at organizations like Zeeto, BrightScope,
Chapman University, and others. Matt, I want to thank you
for joining me and big congratulations here for SSD Nodes
celebrating its 7th anniversary.
Matt Connor: Thank you, appreciate it. It's been a long 7
years. But it goes by quickly, and then you look back and
realize so much has happened.
Joe Dager: Michael Gerber I think was the person that said,
"You make it seven years, and the odds start favoring the
startup." Maybe the idea is you get to drop the “startup” name after seven. Does it feel that way?
Matt Connor: In some ways yes, in some ways no, I mean, searching for the business model we
kind of chose one that already existed, which was the subscription model. I still think we're a
startup in so many ways just because we're growing, we're learning, we're trying new things. It's
never the same, so it's not like moving into a bureaucratic older business where you're just doing
the same thing over and over. It feels like we're doing something new every day, and I think that
still deserves the startup name.
Joe Dager: So you keep that mindset! Do you ever feel like you've got a sustainable business?
Matt Connor: I think so. I think that's really important to have from the beginning because if it's
unsustainable, you don't stay in business for long, which is maybe what Gerber was talking about
with the seven years.
Joe Dager: Seven years! Are you doing anything special? Anything for your customers?
2522 Chambers Road Suite 100 Tustin, CA 92780
https://SSDNodes.com
