Robert Smith is the billionaire founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, one of the largest private equity firms. He specializes in enterprise software, which is top of mind after reports from Amazon and Microsoft. Today he holds the distinction of being the wealthiest African American. But he came from middle-class roots in Colorado, and that made his entrepreneurial dreams hard for some family members to understand.
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Robert Smith, Vista Equity CEO, on Ambition and the Next Phase in AI: Time Out
