CyRise Sessions Podcast CyRise Sessions Podcast

Sam Crowther is the founder of Kasada, a cybersecurity solution for bot mitigation designed to beat cybercriminals at their own game. Sam got his start in entrepreneurship pretty early on, kicking off the business in 2015 at age 18. His story and the following success has been pretty unique. We talk about fundraising, managing sales cycles, and the importance of picking the right people to work with.

In this episode you'll hear us mention Pieter Danhieux from Secure Code Warrior. You can hear his story here: https://soundcloud.com/cyrisesessions/cyrise-sessions-with-pieter-danhieux

Sam's book recommendation is The Ride of a Lifetime, by Robert Iger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44525305-the-ride-of-a-lifetime

Find out more about Kasada here: https://www.kasada.io/

Wes Huffstutter is a serial entrepreneur and US expat living in Brisbane, Australia. Currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Queensland University of Technology (QUT), was the Co-founder and CEO of QuadMetrics, ultimately acquired by FICO. We chat about his path to acquisition, product-to-market fit, and pain killers vs vitamins.

Our guest for this episode is Pieter Danhieux. He’s the Co-founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior, a platform that empowers developers to write secure code from the beginning. SCW was founded in 2015, currently employs 170+ staff, and has secured over $50M USD in funding. We chat about early customers, cofounder dynamics and why it’s lonely as a CEO.

Pieter's book recommendation is Powerful, by Patty McCord: https://www.amazon.com.au/Powerful-Building-Culture-Freedom-Responsibility/dp/1939714095

We talk about Eddy Sheehy. He's the former CEO of Nuix, an investor, an advisor, and all-round legend. We was also a guest on this podcast and you can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/cyrisesessions/cyrise-sessions-with-eddie-sheehy