Private Equity, IPOs, and Forbes feat. Cleve Adams

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Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Cleve Adams, a six-time CEO, Forbes council member, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Cleve’s expertise in raising over $100 million from top tier one VCs for multiple companies has positioned him as a go-to leader by private equity to build, turn around or sell their companies. He was highlighted as one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in tech industry history and was co-founder and CEO of the number two company in Forbes most promising companies in America. Cleave is best known for starting the first ever SaaS company, and for co-founding cybersecurity titan Web Sense. In today’s conversation, Rocco and Cleve discuss the rise of cybersecurity, navigating private equity and business turnarounds, AI in the legal industry, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and sales professionals.

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Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Cleve Adams, a six-time CEO, Forbes council member, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Cleve’s expertise in raising over $100 million...

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