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Ep. 145 - Startup to Seed: The Story of an Early Stage Founder
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In this week's episode of The Conference Room, host Simon Lader sits down with Daniel Shechter, Co-founder and CEO of Miggo Security, to share his journey from serving in the Israeli Defense Forces to becoming a cybersecurity entrepreneur. Daniel delves into his experiences in the IDF's intelligence units, his time at McKinsey, and the inception of Miggo Security, discussing the challenges and triumphs along the way.
00:00 Introduction to the episode and guest, Daniel Shechter
01:28 Transition from the IDF to McKinsey and eventually co-founding Migo Security.
03:08 Collaboration with co-founder Tzahi and their project at Unit 8200.
05:19 Daniel's entrepreneurial journey and passion for building innovative solutions.
07:32 Miggo Security to protect organizations from application layer attacks.
11:13 Turning the concept into reality and gaining initial seed funding.
13:22 Building the initial team and partnership with YL Ventures.
16:35 The primary challenges of entrepreneurship and the value of customer
19:11 The significance of building trust and resilience in the cybersecurity industry.
21:48 Reflections on the unexpected ease of certain aspects of the journey
23:16 Daniel discusses the initial challenges of managing marketing
26:03 Daniel explains the challenge of staying focused on solving the core problems 29:24 The importance of building trusted relationships with early adopters
31:02 Daniel explores why Israel has a high success rate in creating startups
34:10 Daniel shares his top three tips for aspiring tech entrepreneurs
37:39 Daniel talks about Miggo's mission to stop application attacks and breaches
39:23 Daniel discusses the importance of partnerships and invites listeners
40:34 Daniel Shechter emphasizes the importance of thinking about inclusivity
To learn more about Daniel Shechter please visit his Linkedin Profile
To learn more about Miggo Security please visit their website
YOUR HOST - SIMON LADER
Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and lead generation consultancy Flow and Scale. Since 1997, Simon has helped cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams, and since 2022 he has helped people create consistent revenue through consistent lead generation.
Get to know more about Simon at:
Website: https://simonlader.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader/
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