A shortage of cybersecurity founders building companies, not features or products

Welcome to Venture in Security! Before we begin, do me a favor and make sure you hit the “Subscribe” button. Subscriptions let me know that you care and keep me motivated to write more. Thanks folks! Join 10,000+ leaders shaping the future of the cybersecurity industry This article was written in collaboration with Nick Muy, a friend, CSO @ Scrut.io, Venture Partner at Tidal Ventures, and Co-Lead at VIS Angel Syndicate. Over the past several years, I’ve noticed an interesting problem: many cybersecurity companies fail because founders build features & products, not companies. To some, this may even sound confusing because from the outside, it’s hard to draw the line between the two. This is precisely what this deep dive is about: the difference between building a product and building a company, why it’s so common for cybersecurity founders to focus on the former and to not think about the latter, what would building a company look like, and why it’s important that at least some people

Welcome to Venture in Security! Before we begin, do me a favor and make sure you hit the “Subscribe” button. Subscriptions let me know that you care and keep me motivated to write more. Thanks folks! Join 10,000+ leaders shaping the future of the cybersecurity industry This article was written in collaboration with Nick Muy, a friend, CSO @ Scrut.io, Venture Partner at Tidal Ventures, and Co-Lead at VIS Angel Syndicate. Over the past several years, I’ve noticed an interesting problem: many cybersecurity companies fail because founders build features & products, not companies. To some, this may