Doing 0-to-1 as a cybersecurity startup

This episode covers the brass tacks of doing 0-to-1 as a cybersecurity startup. We are joined by two venture-backed founders in the space, both of whom are also experienced engineering leaders in the domain:

(1) Buchi Reddy (Founder and CEO, Levo.ai; ex-Traceable AI, ex-AppDynamics)

(2) Ruchir Patwa (Co-founder and CEO, SydeLabs; ex-Google, ex-Mobile Premier League)

TIME STAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(02:05) Choosing whether to go enterprise or SMB

(06:04) Assembling the right initial team

(12:02) Thinking through MVPs

(17:50) Learnings from doing cybersecurity at Google

(22:05) GTM for enterprise customers

(27:28) Engaging with the developer ecosystem

(34:01) How is AI changing cybersecurity

Connect with Buchi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/buchireddy/

Connect with Ruchir - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchirpatwa/

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