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Pitching Bets for the Future

Pitching Bets for the Future

Following the release of the Q2 2022 Information Security Report from Pitchbook, Justin and Jack take a dive into the dramatically cooling market of cybersecurity deals. Is this a correction back to normal from 2020? Is this a new lack of confidence in the...

Building a Business means Burning the Boats

Building a Business means Burning the Boats

Justin and Jack have a new question in the mailbag, and it’s a big one: When does an idea or a project actually become a company?  The commitment of starting a company requires a lot more than just hours, it requires hard work, sacrifices, and taking personal risks to...

Baiting the Start-up Trap with Perfection

Baiting the Start-up Trap with Perfection

In cybersecurity, no organization, CISO, or vendor, would describe their approach to security as “perfect”, but that doesn’t stop founders from over-thinking and over-polishing their offers prior to sharing them with the world.  In this episode of Cyber Engine, Justin...

The Engine and the Attorney

The Engine and the Attorney

In this episode, Justin and Jack are talking with John Egan, longtime award-winning and nationally-recognized legal advisor to start-ups and acquirers, in the rickhouse of his Vermont-based distillery, Mad Rivers Distillers. John covers recommendations for early-stage...

Minding the Gaps – Part 5 of Catching the Tire

Minding the Gaps – Part 5 of Catching the Tire

In the fifth and final episode of Cyber Engine's "Catch the Tire" series, Justin and Jack discuss how to analyze the gaps in a management team and how to navigate filling in those gaps as the company grows. Given their long histories as founders and executives, there...

Systemization and Cybersecurity Success

Systemization and Cybersecurity Success

It’s time for the fourth episode in Cyber Engine’s “Catch the Tire” series, and this week Justin and Jack are talking about an area that isn’t part of most companies' early planning, but an effort that will ensure consistent performance and decrease the likelihood of...

Determining your Cybersecurity Product Market Fit

Determining your Cybersecurity Product Market Fit

How to figure out what cybersecurity product to build for clients that might not know what they need? A recurring challenge for cybersecurity practitioners is the frustration of understanding the security problem while not necessarily having a consistent or direct...

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