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What a day! (Bugcrowd Series B)
So, Bugcrowd announced some pretty big news today… We closed our Series B financing of $15M, announced some amazing new partners in Salesforce and…
Pain of staying the same > Pain of change = Change
Cybersecurity has long been a challenge lead from the top down, but as heat increases in the consumer market and hacking becomes dinner-table conversation at non-geek dinner-tables, I wonder...…
Repeat after me — I am not ashamed of sales and marketing!
I find that people are often ashamed, almost embarrassed to talk about sales and marketing. “Yeah, we’re going OK, we’re actually… kind…
Bugcrowd's First Principles
About 12 months after Bugcrowd started, one of our team pulled me aside and made a suggestion that truly altered the course of the…
Becoming CEO
The goal of a founder is to do everything. The goal of a CEO is to do nothing.…
On Cogs and Levers (strength in diversity)
A dear friend of mine was a linesman with a national telco for 17 years. He drove all around Australia pulling copper. He’s…
8,000 Miles + 1 Wife + 2 Kids + 1 Startup = ???
I remember when I first landed in Silicon Valley in April of 2013. Bugcrowd was 3 months old, and we’d seen enough early…
Humility (n)
I know am strong, and also know where I’m weak makes me even stronger.…
Sales and Marketing — the good, the bad, and the Ugly
The good: * Introducing someone to something that genuinely serves a need that they have (marketing) and having them accept it on terms that are…
Your Idea Sucks
tl;dr: I love your idea. I want to hear about your idea. Please, do not interpret this post as me stifling your idea.…
Mike Montiero – f*** you. Pay me.
Excuse the profanity, but this is really worth watching. [2011/03 Mike Monteiro F*** You. Pay Me.](http://vimeo.com/22053820) from San Francisco…
Invention Is a flower, Innovation Is a Weed
“Here’s the difference between a visionary and an entrepreneur. Both have visions, which are a dime a dozen. But an entrepreneur has, in…