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The Argument For More Cybersecurity Startups

2024/11/14
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The discussion begins with the unique challenges faced by cybersecurity startups, questioning why traditional startup rules don't apply in this sector and why unicorns are rare.
  • Cybersecurity startups often succeed by gaining a few initial customers and maintaining that level, making rapid scaling difficult.
  • The high importance of trust and trust-based relationships in cybersecurity makes it easier for startups to secure initial customers but harder to scale.

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All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series).

Check out these) posts) for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark) (@dspark)), the producer of CISO Series), and Ross Haleliuk), author, Venture in Security). Be sure to check out Ross's podcast, Inside the Network), and his book Cyber for Builders: The Essential Guide to Building a Cybersecurity Startup). In this episode:

A market response to industry failure Is this a business or a feature? The economics of startups Practicality over novelty

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