Christopher Salis - Finest Start-up Advisors

My father surely affected my career direction. Our dinner chats frequently focused on leadership, people management, and strategic boardroom discussions. His ideas gave me tremendous exposure to senior leadership dynamics, which influenced my path to becoming a SAP specialist myself.    However, my interest in technology was piqued during my time at Purdue University, where I was steeped in a culture of technical innovation. It was then that I fell in love with the limitless potential of technology. Participating in a Melinda Gates-sponsored study that investigated the convergence of computer interfaces and human interaction was a transformative experience. Though our plans for making interfaces more social could not completely materialize owing to technological limitations at the time, they gave me a peek into technology's revolutionary potential in many aspects of life.    Following this insight, I pursued a career in software, motivated by the belief that techno...