Built Two Unicorns in 12 Years. The Rule Has Never Changed | Glean, Arvind Jain

Arvind Jain had already built a unicorn. He could have stopped there. But when he saw his own team drowning in information they couldn't find, losing hours every day to questions no one could answer, he couldn't ignore it. He started over from scratch. That became Glean, now valued at $7 billion. His edge wasn't a bigger model or a better deck. It was focus, and the refusal to build what someone else was already building well. 00:00 Intro 01:32 Why I Started Over After a Unicorn Company 03:48 The 2-Year Stealth Mode That Built $7B 08:04 Build Less, Win More EO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO X | @eostudi0

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May 14, 202611mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 14, 2026
Duration: 11m
Channel: EO Studio
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Arvind Jain had already built a unicorn. He could have stopped there. But when he saw his own team drowning in information they couldn't find, losing hours every day to questions no one could answer, he couldn't ignore it. He started over from scratch. That became Glean, now valued at $7 billion. His edge wasn't a bigger model or a better deck. It was focus, and the refusal to build what someone else was already building well. 00:00 Intro 01:32 Why I Started Over After a Unicorn Company 03:48 The 2-Year Stealth Mode That Built $7B 08:04 Build Less, Win More EO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO X | @eostudi0

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Arvind Jain
guest
Founder and CEO of Glean; previously co-founded Rubrik and has built multiple high-growth enterprise startups.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Arvind Jain, Built Two Unicorns in 12 Years. The Rule Has Never Changed | Glean, Arvind Jain explores glean’s Arvind Jain on focus, speed, and enterprise AI execution Jain started Glean after seeing productivity fall at Rubrik because employees couldn’t find internal information or the right experts quickly.

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