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EP 91: How George Kurtz Built A $65B+ Company - The CrowdStrike Story

EP 91: How George Kurtz Built A $65B+ Company - The CrowdStrike Story

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show


EP 91: How George Kurtz Built A $65B+ Company - The CrowdStrike Story

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show

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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(0:00) Intro(1:52) The Journey to Founding CrowdStrike(2:38) The Difference Between Stopping Malware and Stopping Breaches(3:27) Inspiration Behind CrowdStrike's Unique Approach(4:30) Challenges of Building a New Architecture in Cybersecurity(5:10) The Decision to Leave McAfee and Start CrowdStrike(8:11) Early Days of CrowdStrike: Building the Product and Offering Services(9:45) Unexpected Beginnings of CrowdStrike's Intelligence Product(10:33) The Role of Incident Response in Cybersecurity(11:16) Journey to Becoming a Software Business(14:36) Evolution of CrowdStrike's Product Offering(19:54) The Importance of Building Trust and Credibility in Cybersecurity(20:27) The Role of Nation States and Cybercrime in the Growth of Cybersecurity Threats(25:09) Experience of Handling High-Profile Cybersecurity Incidents(26:16) The Importance of Having the Right Investors and Board Members(34:08) The Strategy Behind Competing with Big Players Like Microsoft(42:09) The Importance of Having the Right Team and Leadership(43:53) The Challenges and Rewards of Scaling a Cybersecurity Company(48:49) Hiring and Retaining the Right People(49:49) Understanding Different Types of Salespeople(51:52) The Importance of Marketing and PR in Business(55:59) The Role of Nation State, E Crime, and Hacktivism in Cybersecurity(1:05:03) Impact of AI on Cybersecurity(1:09:36) The Importance of Password Security(1:10:41) New SEC Reporting Rule for Cybersecurity Breaches(1:14:48) The Role of AI in the Future of Cybersecurity(1:17:42) The Journey to Entrepreneurship(1:19:58) Importance of Timing in Starting a Business(1:25:06) Impact of Early Life Experiences on Entrepreneurship(1:26:58) The Role of Sports in Developing Leadership Skills(1:29:41) Transition from Accounting to Entrepreneurship(1:29:55) Importance of Timing and Market Readiness in Entrepreneurship(1:35:32) The Role of Teamwork in Business Success Produced: Rashad Assir & Leah ClapperMixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyExecutive Producer: Josh Machiz ? Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-logan-bartlett-show/id1606770839Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg ? Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow? Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow? Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the ShowLogan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
Produced: Rashad Assir & Leah ClapperMixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyExecutive Producer: Josh Machiz ? Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-logan-bartlett-show/id1606770839Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg ? Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials ? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow? Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow? Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the Show Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each week, Logan Bartlett, partially known for his work as a partner at Redpoint Ventures, but maybe even better known for his and his cartoon avatar’s posting on Twitter sits down with giants of the tech industry to give you the inside scoop you won’t hear anywhere else. They’re covering the biggest stories in tech, but the side nobody talks about. From the memes and Twitter beefs to the idiot billionaires, and basically, all the things real people in the tech world actually talk about, but secretly in their group chats! Subscribe now because you won’t want to miss an episode!