Cloud Stocks: Proofpoint Targets Insider Threats Through Acquisition

According to IDC, the global cyber security market grew 9% to $103.1 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at 9% CAGR to reach $133.8 billion by 2022. Recently, San Francisco-based Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT) announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations.

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Scaling to a $700M Exit: Zain Jaffer, CEO of Vungle (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a delightful story of a young entrepreneur duo’s goofy journey to a huge exit! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Thought Leaders in Cyber Security: Brett Williams, COO of IronNet (Part 2)

Brett Williams: Attackers have increasingly become sophisticated. In Cyber Command, I saw that capabilities that were earlier exclusively only nation state capabilities are now readily available on the dark web and other places. Companies need to move beyond simple firewall and signature detection systems. Our product is based on behaviors and being able to recognize

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Thursday, February 13 – 472nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 472nd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your

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PaaS: Why I Am So Excited

I have spent a decade already on One Million by One Million with the mission of helping a million entrepreneurs reach their first million in revenues. The journey has led me down many corridors of technology. The one that excites me the most is Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Today, there are easily 200+ B-to-B SaaS companies out

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Cloud Stocks: Zendesk, Freshworks Focus on Marketplaces and Integrations

According to an Allied Market Research report, the global complaint management software market is expected to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $8.3 billion by 2026 from $1.93 billion in 2018. Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN), and India-based Freshworks are key players in the market. Zendesk recently announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations.

Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: FundThrough CEO Steven Uster (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Can you talk more broadly about the space of invoice financing? What’s happening from a FinTech point of view? Steven Uster: I’ll take a step back even before FinTech. When my grandfather used to sell coats, he would sell you a coat. You would give him a dollar and you’d walk away with

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Thought Leaders in Cyber Security: Brett Williams, COO of IronNet (Part 1)

This discussion focuses on behavior-based network traffic analysis. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to IronNet.