Ratmir Timashev is the Co-founder of Veeam, the leader of data management solutions, recovery, and backup that deliver modern data protection. Ratmir started his first company with his graduate student roomate at Ohio State. After selling it to microsoft and starting and selling a data protection company, Ratmir and his Co-founder started Veeam. In the interview we talked about Ratmir's mindset growing up, the keys to starting a successful business, the future of innovation at Ohio State, and many more exciting topics.