S3 E6: From Immigrant to Iconic CTO: How Elias Torres Co-Founded Drift, Built a $1B+ SaaS Unicorn, and Disrupted B2B Tech

Code Story | Startup Podcast for CTOs, CEOs and Technical Founders · Aug 25, 2020 · 26m

A first generation LatinX immigrant, Elias Torres was born in Nicaragua. Growing up in a communist country, he had little resources, even food. Thirty years ago, he came to the US, and hasn't looked back, living the American dream and graduating from Harvard with an MS in Computer Science. He's married with 3 teenagers, and is currently learning a new stage of parenthood. When he's not being Dad or CTO, he enjoys disconnecting while he is kite surfing or sailing. Torres strives to find balance in building a successful company as an entrepreneur with not forgetting his roots, and increasing…