M&A Process pt.1
summary
Company launches June 2011 to block software vulnerability exploitation rather than detect it, builds an endpoint product that complements network controls, assembles a team from military, academia and industry, ships alpha in one year, lands first US customer, raises A and B quickly, runs a successful POC with Palo Alto and faces a press leak that forces acceleration, negotiates a fast deal and is sold in under 3 years after choosing obstruction not identification as the core strategy.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:02Founders' backgrounds
- 3:30Sivera's founding
- 7:00Initial Palo Alto talks
- 9:05Exploring acquisition
- 11:55M&A risks
- 14:42M&A negotiations
- 17:12Trust in the deal
- 18:34Investor dynamics
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