Solving problems when nobody will admit they have one: practical advice for building products in cybersecurity
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! Thanks for supporting Venture in Security! Pledge your support When I started building cybersecurity products, I noticed that many product leaders in the industry have great domain knowledge but lack experience when it comes to product management practices such as customer discovery, product-market fit expansion, and category creation. Domain expertise is so important that it’s not uncommon to see a security practitioner with deep industry knowledge become a senior product leader without any prior product experience. It’s much more common to see cybersecurity product leaders attend conferences and training for security practitioners compared to product management conferences like Mind the Product, or leading product training such as Reforge. All this makes intuitive sense as cybersecurity
Solving problems when nobody will admit they have one: practical advice for building products in cybersecurity A deep dive into the unspoken realities of building cybersecurity products followed by practical advice for founders and product leaders Ross Haleliuk Dec 08, 2022 8 4 Share 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! Thanks for supporting Venture in Security! Subscribe Introduction When I started building cybersecurity products, I
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