Friday's Last Word: CloudLock CEO Gil Zimmermann
CloudLock Gil Zimmermann sat down with Talkin' Cloud to help us understand who he is away from the office. Here are the details.
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To find out who Gil Zimmermann is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
ZIMMERMANN: BMW 5-Series.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The German automaker’s 5-Series is its second best-selling model after its 3-Series.
ZIMMERMANN: Christina Perri.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: And now “Jar of Hearts” will be stuck in my head for the remainder of the day.
ZIMMERMANN: “Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: The last song you’ll hear before closing down the bar.
ZIMMERMANN: “Gone Girl.”
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Ladies, if you’re looking for your boyfriend to propose to you, do not bring him to see this movie.
ZIMMERMANN: Hendrick’s Gin with tonic water and lime.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Bottoms up to you, sir.
ZIMMERMANN: iPhone6.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: They’re nowhere to be found on Long Island — but it’s worth the wait.
ZIMMERMANN: Israel.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Been there plenty of times before, no?
ZIMMERMANN: PhotoMath, great way to help my kids do their math homework.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: Children have it so easy these days. Where were apps when you needed them years ago?
ZIMMERMANN: “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” by Ryan Holiday.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: What’s the formula for succeeding in life? The book lays it out.
ZIMMERMANN: “The Walking Dead,” constantly finding a way to keep me on the edge of my seat.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: A fine way to celebrate (is that the right word?) Halloween.
ZIMMERMANN: “The Walking Dead,” constantly finding a way to keep me on the edge of my seat.
TALKIN’ CLOUD’S SPIN: A fine way to celebrate (is that the right word?) Halloween.
Friday's Last Word: CloudLock CEO Gil Zimmermann — Who exactly is he?
CloudLock CEO Gil Zimmermann co-founded the Waltham, Massachusetts-based cloud security solutions company in 2011, with the goal of transforming cloud-centric security into a business enabler. The company now has more than five million users across 600 customers. These customers include Whirlpool, HBO, BBVA, Pandora, Financial Times, Dominion Enterprises, The Guardian and others.
Before founding CloudLock, Zimmermann was an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) at Cedar Fund, a venture capital firm based in Israel and Boston. He has held positions with Backweb, Sun Microsystems and EMC Corporation (EMC) over the years. He began his career in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), where he held several positions in the Military Intelligence Elite Computer Projects Unit.
What's are Zimmermann's plans for Clocklock?
"Our plans for the rest of the year is to continue the amazing growth we’ve accomplished this year and to build the launch platform for everything we have planned for next year," he says. "By the end of the year, we’ll have more than doubled our business in every parameter and have set ourselves up for another great year."
Who does Zimmermann challenge to sit in the hot seat?
Vance Loiselle, president and CEO of Sumo Logic, a Redwood City, California-based provider of cloud-centric log management and analytics services. The company was founded by Kumar Saurabh and Christian Beedgen in 2010.
What is "Friday's Last Word"?
Friday's Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to speak with Talkin' Cloud without someone peeking over a shoulder. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you're viewing — it's that simple.
Think you can handle sitting in the hot seat? Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Senior Editor CJ Arlotta at cj.arlotta [at] penton.com for further information. If he doesn't get back to you right away, bother him some more — and more.
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