Beyond the Spark #7 - 'Our success is anchored in the lessons we took from our mistakes'
Stuart Sumner speaks to Guy Podjarni, founder and President of cloud application security firm Snyk
Beyond the Spark is a podcast from Computing where we speak to the founders of some of the world's most exciting and fastest growing companies.
Every startup is born from blood, sweat and tears, replete with extreme highs and lows and a constant stream of new threats and opportunities. Beyond the Spark aims to capture that drama, and find out what separates the companies and people that go on to find real success. What did they do differently, and what would even they change if they could go back?
Beyond the Spark was originally called 'The Spark'. We added 'Beyond' to emphasise the point that we're focusing on those firms who have escaped the startup phase and are into scale-up, rapid growth territory? What separates those firms from the also-rans?
In this episode Stuart Sumner speaks to Guy Podjarni, founder and President of cloud application security firm Snyk. They discuss the need for founders to anticipate the future of the market's they operate in, and Podjarni's decision to step away from day to day operations and appoint a new CEO to replace him. He also talks about founders needing to be honest about why they do what they do. Is it to secure a rapid exit and make some cash, or to build a growing enterprise they intend to lead for years to come?