Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners spoke with Lance Collins, the former Dean of the College of Engineering. The fireside chat took place after Smith received the Cornell University 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from university President Martha E. Pollack. Smith said, “there is no greater time to be an entrepreneur” or start a company.
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners spoke with Lance Collins, the former Dean of the College of Engineering. The fireside chat took place after Smith received the Cornell University 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from university President Martha E. Pollack. Smith said, “there is no greater time to be an entrepreneur” or start a company.










