Bootstrapping Using Services From Houston: Identity Automation CEO James Litton (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: The fact that you decided to go in this direction, does this have anything to do with your background in facilities management? James Litton: No. The decision to go down this path was multi-faceted. I had known Troy since the Coca Cola days. We had stayed connected. Troy had really grown up around

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Bootstrapping Using Services From Houston: Identity Automation CEO James Litton (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You quit this job in 1990 and did something else? James Litton: I then went to work for Continental Airlines where I moved into a Systems Analyst role. This gave me experience with a very large enterprise organisation. I was in their credit management group and helped them manage their IT infrastructure. I

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Bootstrapping Using Services From Houston: Identity Automation CEO James Litton (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  James has built an identity management software company from Houston and now wants to go upmarket. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of circumstances? James Litton: I am

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