Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Snyk was founded with the mission to help developers make their code secure, providing a platform to automatically assess and remediate open source vulnerabilities. The company’s success has been largely driven by its developer-led freemium model, going from Series A funding to a valuation of $2.6B in just 30 months.

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Early Stage Open Source Development Team Review Security 62

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Adriana has been a psychiatrist for 10 years; she understands the ins and outs of that business. During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. Here's one tiny example: I give talks on peer code review at conferences.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2010

In our previous post we posited that Scalable Startups are designed to become large companies. The good news is this team found a business model, product/market fit and a repeatable sales model. By now, the board has a good sense of the skill set of the CEO and executive team as entrepreneurs.

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Agile Development Team Review Leadership Merger 120

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

has sales offices throughout Korea and over 1,000 retailers carrying its product line, in addition to a local formulation facility. Prestigious London-based Monocle magazine, a global briefing journal covering international affairs, business, culture and design, has chosen Haifa as the city with the most promising business potential for 2011.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review South Korea Mexico 87