Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty

Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty

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Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty episodes

  • FleetDM: Mike McNeill on the BEST Way to Monetize a Product (Open Core)

    Mike:

    • Founder at FleetDM, helping organizations manage and optimize their OSquery deployments
    • Previously founded Sails.js, the most popular MVC framework for node.js, with over 50 million downloads per year
    • A strong believer in Open Source and Open Core software products

      • Check out the episode for our conversation on open source security software, pivoting from an open source contributor to a full-time founder, and more!

      Links:

      • https://fleetdm.com/
      • GitLab article about Open Core: https://about.gitlab.com/company/pricing/
        • 42 min
      • Brad Laporte and Rob Smith on Trends with Security Analyst Firms (e.g. Gartner)

        Rob:

        • Managing director at Lionfish Tech Advisors, providing security solution advisory services
        • 8 year veteran of Gartner, leading Endpoint Security, Remote Access, and more
        • 3-time founder

          • Brad:

          • Advisor at Lionfish
          • Previously senior product manager at Dell, IBM, and Acquia
          • Veteran of Gartner, leading Endpoint Security and Threat Intelligence

            • Check out the episode for our discussion on the state of industry research via firms like Gartner and how the market is adapting with other alternatives.


            Links:

            • https://www.lionfishtechadvisors.com/
              • 44 min
            • Sprinto: Girish Redekar on Rapid Product Iteration and Security Questionnaire Standards

              Girish:

              • Co-founder of Sprinto, a continuous compliance and security platform for cloud and on-prem. 
              • Previously co-founder at RecruiterBox which was acquired by TurnRiver Capital in 2018
              • Both him and his co-founder Raghu didn't know how to code when they first started launching businesses!


                • Check out the episode for our discussion on iterating through product ideas in just a few months, the current state of security questionnaire standards, and much more.

                Links:

                • Sprinto: sprinto.com
                • NorthStar (Sponsor): northstar.io
                  • 43 min
                • NorthStar: Alex Moss on Pivoting a Consulting Business to a Product

                  Alex:

                  • Co-founder and CEO of NorthStar, a risk-based vulnerability management platform
                  • Extensive experience in consulting both in security and contracts management (when he had to leave security to avoid a conflict of interest while building NorthStar after hours)

                    • Check out the episode for our discussion on pivoting a consulting business and risk contextualization.

                    Links:

                    • https://www.northstar.io/
                      • 49 min
                    • Cyera: Yotam Segev on Startup Idea Validation and Securing Data in the Cloud

                      Yotam:

                      • Founder and CEO of Cyera, a cloud data security platform
                      • Graduate of Israel's elite training program, Talpiot, which accepts just 50 people each year from 10,000 applicants
                      • Backed by both Sequoia AND Accel

                        • Check out the episode for our discussion on deciding to found a company without an idea, customer validation, and data security in the cloud.


                        Links:

                        • Cyera: cyera.io
                        • NorthStar: northstar.io | Reach out at [email protected] 
                          • 43 min
                        • Polymer: Yasir Ali on DLP for your SaaS Ecosystem

                          Yasir:

                          • Founder and CEO of Polymer, a DLP tool for your SaaS ecosystem
                          • Previously founded DVega, an enterprise consulting business
                          • Ex-mortgage bond trader

                            • Check out the episode for our discussion on the insecurity in SaaS platforms and how DLP can work effectively in this space.


                            Links:

                            • Polymer: polymerhq.io
                            • Aspiron Search: aspironsearch.com | Reach out at [email protected]
                              • 37 min
                            • Lighter Capital: Melissa Widner | Revenue-based Financing and Economic Conditions

                              Melissa:

                              • CEO of Lighter Capital, a pioneering firm in revenue-based financing
                              • Previously a VC Partner for 17 years
                              • Ex-CEO of 7Software which was acquired by Concur
                              • Founder of Heads over Heels, a strategic networking group to help female leaders in high-growth companies


                                • Check out the episode for our discussion on revenue based financing as an alternative to traditional VC and how founders can prepare for the upcoming economic conditions.


                                Links:

                                • Lighter Capital: https://www.lightercapital.com/
                                • Heads Over Heels: https://www.headsoverheels.com.au/
                                • Y Combinator Letter: Business Insider Article
                                  • 34 min
                                • #BCS Racktop: Eric Bednash | Data-centric Zero-Trust and Realtime Ransomware Protection at the Data Layer

                                  Eric:

                                  • CEO and founder of Racktop, providing realtime data protection capabilities by monitoring and restricting activity at the data level
                                  • Was doing zero-trust before it was cool!


                                    • We discuss how security mechanisms today are missing a level of depth at the data itself, how Racktop protects ransomware in real-time, building behavioral analytics capabilities for data, and how zero-trust concepts fit into the picture.


                                    Links:
                                    https://www.racktopsystems.com/

                                    32 min
                                  • Corsha: Chris Simkins | Counterespionage and MFA for APIs

                                    Chris:

                                    • CEO and founder of Corsha, providing multi-factor authentication for API requests
                                    • Previously worked at the DOJ as a national security adviser including counterespionage
                                    • Lawyer - still provides legal consulting work


                                      • Check out the episode for our discussion on espionage in the tech industry, API security mechanisms, and how API MFA works with Corsha.


                                      Links:
                                      Corsha: https://corsha.com
                                      CFIUS: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius


                                      Sponsor:
                                      rThreat: https://rthreat.net/
                                      48 min

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