Watch our exclusive interview with Merav Bahat, Co-Founder and CEO of Dazz (acquired by Wiz).
From driving $2.5B in revenue at Microsoft over 4.5 years, to founding #Dazz and selling it to Wiz!
We start by discussing the key #decisions at Dazz that mattered most: from assembling the right founding #team and building a strong culture, to #pioneering actionable security and #remediation- not just detection - validated through interviews with over 100 CISOs ensuring real customer needs.
It worked out: Wiz acquired #Dazz for $450M!
We then explored the founder #mindset #PostAcquisition - how to keep communicating with customers and proving value within a larger organization.
Next, we discussed post-merger #product integration, the collaboration with Yinon Costica to ensure flawless #integration and the eventual decision to #rebuild everything on the Wiz #platform.
Lastly, we looked ahead at the #future of #remediation and security posture in an ever-changing landscape.
And Merav’s hobbies outside of work? 🏃♀️🎸🎵
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#tech #innovation #ai #remediation #cyber
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:59 Overcoming obstacles
03:41 Leaving Microsoft to build Startup
05:25 Dazz Pivotal decisions
08:41 When to deploy product?
11:08 Dazz Ideation phase
14:31 Founder mindset post acquisition
16:45 Risks in Wiz-Dazz M&A
18:51 Non negotiables in Wiz deal
21:39 Future of Remediation security
25:25 AI: Buzz vs Real value
27:55 Mentors
29:04 Alternate Universe profession
39:58 Advice for entrepreneurs
31:42 Being Female Founder in Cyber
35:36 Hobbies
36:34 Favorite TV series