Andrew Peterson: Web application security, selling Signal Sciences Startup Foundations

On this episode of Startup Foundations, we talked to Andrew Peterson, CEO & co-founder of Signal Sciences, an edge security solutions company that just sold to Fastly for almost $1B.

Andrew and Greg discuss the impact that the acquisition had on him and his employees. Andrew also shares his insights on what it takes to build a strong company culture and the challenges he faced as a first-time founder. Andrew chats about the specific challenges of building a startup into a trusted brand in the security industry.

The episode wraps up with Andrew sharing his experience fundraising for Signal Sciences and how he raised his first investor check for his startup from Michael Dearing at Harrison Metal. Finally, Andrew offers advice for early-stage founders and discusses the importance of building a great team from day 1.

CREDITS:

Host: Greg Miaskiewicz, co-founder of Capbase
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Guest: Andrew Peterson - Founder & CEO of Signal Sciences
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Signal Sciences
https://www.signalsciences.com/