Justin Borgman: The GTM Story of Starburst ($3+ Billion Valuation)

In today's episode of Unicorn Builders, we speak with Justin Borgman, CEO and Co-Founder of Starburst, a data lake analytics platform that's raised $414 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• Why Justin prefers to be called a “workhorse” rather than an unicorn
• The entropy in the data universe and how Starburst aims at giving customers the freedom to analyze their data regardless of where it’s stored
• Why Justin has over 10 co-founders, and how this has been an advantage for Starburst
• Justin’s transitioning away from sales, what keeps him awake at night, and what he does to balance his work and personal life
• The lowest point for Justin as a founder, the importance of finding the right mentors, and the day Starburst became a unicorn