Spikes knows what’s it like to be an outsider. He certainly knew he didn’t fit the mold of a successful future tech entrepreneur. But he marshaled his resilience and ultimately set out to shatter that mold – along with the glass ceiling that came with it. Finding his footing in the tech world was an education in the complexities of being an outsider – but as Spikes came to see, rather than a hindrance, it afforded him a unique position of power.