Taking the plunge into the startup world was not an easy choice. No salary, limited healthcare benefits, and no company perks. I had a rough idea of the problem I wanted to solve: big security platforms cost too much money, and ship with features teams barely use, so why are they paying so much?
Coming from a math and engineering background, I also love the idea of everything in cybersecurity breaking down into composable building blocks, especially since small things are more easily testable and verifiable. So the solution to the problem seemed to me to be to provide foundational cybersecurity building blocks that can be paid for independentantly and per-use rather than based on contracts. This is so far removed from the AI centric discourse right now that it feels like a huge risk!
The hardest part to starting the business was finding the kick to make the jump, and that came when I described my idea to my brother, Andrew, and he said he was in with me whenever I was ready to make the leap. Turns out when someone you care about is jumping with you, it's much harder to back away!
The initial days of the company consisted of setting up our legal entity, dev environments, cloud environments, and more! It felt like we moved fast, but that pace hasn't changed since day one. I am also truly greatful for all the feedback we've received through early testing; we're leaning heavily on our friends to help us make sure we're not out of our minds with our ideas and features we've been adding.
It's exciting to feel like we are closing in on our product launch. It's going to be interesting to see how marketing and sales play into our chosen product direction, but Andrew and I are both excited to see how things go.