Mel Shakir hears over 300 pitches per year for security startups. In this episode of Tuesday Morning Grind, Mel and Christian talk about cybersecurity trends, startups, and what it takes to get a potential investor excited about your company. 

Mel Shakir is an entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert, investor, and advisor for Dreamit Ventures. Dreamit Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed round funding for cybersecurity organizations. In addition to capital, Mel and his team help organizations better understand their customers, productize their offering, and prep for investor pitches. 

About risk3sixty: risk3sixty is a security, privacy, and compliance consulting firm that helps high growth technology organizations build, manage, and assess security and privacy programs. Offering services related to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST, Virtual CISO, Privacy Programs (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), Penetration Testing, and a GRC Platform built for cloud technology companies, Phalanx. You can learn more about risk3sixty at www.risk3sixty.com.