@Konnor_Andersen Konnor AndersenKonnor Andersen posts on X about in the, if you, ai, crowdstrike the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence finance 27.5% stocks 12.5% technology brands 10% vc firms 3.33% nfl 1.67% luxury brands 0.83% automotive brands 0.83% fashion brands 0.83%
Social topic influence in the 6.67%, if you 6.67%, ai 5.83%, crowdstrike 5.83%, cloudflare 5%, acquisition 4.17%, data 4.17%, stocks 4.17%, the most 3.33%, ipo 3.33%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @renatov @onlycfo @paloaltontwks @cyberark @kazanjy @peterjwalker @matsherman @a16z @chrishardman @saasseller @timflynnleary @sammarelich @brandur @theficouple @jaredsleeper @hadley @1umairshaikh @adidas @ryanqualtrics @sweatystartup
Top assets mentioned Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) Zscaler Inc (ZS) ServiceNow Inc (NOW) Figma, Inc. (FIG)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Wow. Zscaler is acquiring SquareX"
X Link 2026-02-06T04:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber Market Update - Headlines from last week π Varonis Zscaler and Semperis all made acquisition announcements of AllTrue SquareX and MightyID respectively. The Varonis/AllTrue deal was valued at $125M and expected to close later in Feb. Others did not disclose prices"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Sometimes the stories we want to hear the least are the ones we need to hear the most. Finding those that can give you 100% brutally honest advice when you are building a startup is incredibly valuable"
X Link 2026-02-12T00:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"There are over [----] registered cybersecurity startups. Each one of them is looking to win early customers. So how can you find those first customers"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The secret is out π We have sold Acuvity to Proofpoint Its really tough to put into words the feeling that comes with today. The technology the team the partners and customers so much work to get to this moment Thank you https://www.proofpoint.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-acquires-acuvity-deliver-ai-security-and-governance-acrossutm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social_organic https://www.proofpoint.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-acquires-acuvity-deliver-ai-security-and-governance-acrossutm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social_organic"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The ability to get a cyber startup from $100k to $1.5M ARR is the most valuable skill because the startup goes from worth almost nothing to $75-100M by adding just over $1M in ARR. Whether you are a VC or early stage sales leader that is where you can make the best return"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Stick to the plan not your mood Sometimes youre tired unmotivated busy or one of a hundred different emotions that make you not want to put in the work. Those are the days that really help get your startup off the ground. Its not pretty at times but its pretty important"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Netskope also beat on both earnings and revenue during their earnings call last week highlighting a 34% increase in ARR to $754M. The stock traded down 12% despite solid performance following its first earnings call as a public company"
X Link 2025-12-15T15:42Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@OnlyCFO I'm shocked we don't hear more about the talent aspect. Startups are all about the people you can recruit to build with you and if they are all going to AI companies you are stuck"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:57Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Coaching is not criticism Heres where most people get it wrong: Is Steph Currys shooting coach a better shooter than Steph No way. Is Scottie Schefflers golf coach a better golfer Nope"
X Link 2026-02-07T18:15Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"VCs will tell you that you arent hitting industry benchmarks and thats why they arent going to invest. Then will change the industrys benchmarks for gross margin to allow for AI investments. Benchmarks change. They are also industry specific. Find the right VC"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:11Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Orion Security a contextual data security provider raised a $32M Series A from Norwest Venture Partners. Funding comes less than [--] months after they raised their $6M seed back in March of 2025"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"RapidFort a supply chain security startup raised a $42M Series A round from Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital. Cloudflare Rapid7 Check Point CyberArk and Palo Alto Networks all release earnings this week Thats a busy week for public markets in cybersecurity"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"#publicmarkets #cybersecurity #investing #stocks π Follow Konnor Andersen for more tips on startups & cybersecurity GTM β» Repost to share with other cyber industry professionals π Join my newsletter: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Congratulations @PaloAltoNtwks and @CyberArk Pretty legendary combination honestly"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"I just sent 270+ GTM professionals building the next generation of cybersecurity startups a detailed breakdown of the [--] ways I find early customers for cybersecurity startups Read it here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/9-ways-to-find-your-first-customers https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/9-ways-to-find-your-first-customers"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"There is usually so much SF shade thrown but it seems like everyone who hasn't ever been in SF in the last [--] years has come for the Super Bowl and realized how great it is"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"But for some reason so many want managers to be better at the thing than the person receiving the coaching and thats just not how its done at the highest levels It takes a certain humbleness to be coached but thats what it takes to get better at just about any skill"
X Link 2026-02-07T18:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"70 degrees and sunny in February You cant name a better place for a Super Bowl"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"If employees have [--] options 1) burnout from overworking or 2) expose sensitive data to agents without worrying about security consequences. Im not sure we would love their choice as a security ecosystem"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"So do you know how AI Agents are operating in your company The era of autonomous AI agents is here Employees are connecting agents to enterprise systems giving access to sensitive data and executing multistep workflows in order to reach targets set by their managers"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Another consistent week of running. Not flashy or crazy fast. Not crazy long either. Just consistency. #CyberRunClub"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"They try really hard to use the apps that are approved by the business but at the end of the day ChatGPT and Claude are just better and more comfortable because your employees are humans that are using those more consumer tools in their personal lives"
X Link 2025-12-03T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Enterprise tech has got to learn from this. No longer is bad UX covered by access to business data"
X Link 2025-12-03T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@a16z Now every statistic about seed round investing during their period will need to have this deal excluded to be helpful at all π"
X Link 2025-12-09T04:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Starting in [----] Im sending GTM professionals from Crowdstrike SHI Acronis Armorcode and many others the exact strategies I use to build sales marketing and channel teams specifically for cybersecurity startups Join them here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2025-12-11T15:39Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@chrishardman Not looking at the Monster look at that Porsche π"
X Link 2025-12-11T15:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@saas_seller OTE or take home Sadly that gap is probably pretty large on average"
X Link 2025-12-12T04:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@TimFlynnLeary Handy's in [----] Nationwide"
X Link 2025-12-12T05:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@sammarelich The amount of people that truly underestimate how lucrative a career in tech sales can be is really wild. Super stressful for sure. Probably not for everyone but the money is there for sure"
X Link 2025-12-12T05:12Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"The end of an era. Great run Coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47288430/utah-coach-kyle-whittingham-stepping-21-years https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47288430/utah-coach-kyle-whittingham-stepping-21-years"
X Link 2025-12-12T22:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@brandur The people who pay for workday dont actually work travel and/or submit expenses π I feel the same with Concur and Navan"
X Link 2025-12-19T03:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@theficouple I just refinanced a rental I bought two years ago [--] rehab 78% return in [--] years long term rental. [--] Tax. Great location. Tough to get that even with a bull market with indexes"
X Link 2025-12-19T03:16Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Headlines from last week π Adaptive Security raised an $81M Series B led by Bain (BCV). This is their 3rd financing this year for a total of $146.5M Cyera raised a huge round at $9B That values them high than many publicly traded cyber stocks today $400M from Blackstone"
X Link 2025-12-22T16:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vega announced their Series B from Accel for $120M This values the company at $700M which is up pretty quickly from the $400M valuation in September. They raised [--] different Seed rounds an A and now a B so this is their 4th funding round [--] of which have been in 2025"
X Link 2025-12-22T16:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Kazanjy Agreed I've always said Founders need to better understand Salesforce. If you can't read the data you'll struggle to have this detail in the frequency and depth that you need it"
X Link 2025-12-23T14:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@PeterJ_Walker You can hate the game but its in your advantage to play to win"
X Link 2025-12-27T00:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@JaredSleeper Doesnt mean its a good liquidity event. Many options will be underwater and the lockup for employees will limit them from any near term liquidity IPO is just another funding found (Can be a down round)"
X Link 2025-12-28T05:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber headlines from last week π - ServiceNow makes it official with the news of their acquisition of Armis for $7.75B A pretty solid jump from their last funding valuation of $6.1B last month They are reporting $340M in ARR growing north of 50%"
X Link 2025-12-29T15:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@PeterJ_Walker So basically back to the same levels of 18-19 when it was "strong" but now it's sluggish Seems like we are back to normal but just forgot what normal felt like with the craziness of 2020-2023"
X Link 2025-12-30T18:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Hadley Multiple seed rounds Like when I hear Series A1 and then Series A2. The name of the round doesn't matter. It's the dilution that comes after X number of rounds. Call them whatever you want"
X Link 2026-01-05T17:24Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@1Umairshaikh The chime from Docusign when a deal closes. Just me"
X Link 2026-01-05T17:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Binary days are dead in cybersecurity Its no longer good vs bad black vs white block vs dont block. Its mostly grey But looking at Gen AI in [----] most applications arent good or bad"
X Link 2026-01-06T16:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Its not the fact that someone is using ChatGPT that is worrisome its how they might be using it. Its knowing which tier of ChatGPT so I know if they are training the model on my data or even what kinds of data and documents are being uploaded"
X Link 2026-01-06T16:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Its not the fact that I dont want my employees using Cursor or Claude Code its that I only want that limited to my developers (Yep I dont need employees vibe coding sorry) and I still need to make sure that certain private keys and other IP don't get uploaded to public LLMs"
X Link 2026-01-06T16:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"You cant go public as a cybersecurity startup until you hit $500M ARR at least Not to mention you need to be growing 50% at the same time. There are clear stages of growth in order to get there. You wont get there overnight so dont stress"
X Link 2026-01-07T21:34Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"In tomorrows newsletter Im covering the different stages that a cyber startup goes through before it can IPO There's already 140+ GTM pros at Crowdstrike Mimecast Cloudflare Check Point Palo Alto Networks Vanta & others subscribed Join them here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2026-01-07T21:34Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Kazanjy Under used strategy by many. Signing today for $15k is much better than a competitive POC bakeoff for 9mo for $25k"
X Link 2026-01-07T22:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@_renatov @adidas Team Saucony over here. Life changing for me"
X Link 2026-01-07T22:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@RyanQualtrics Great to see you posting some University of Utah. Thats what we like to see π"
X Link 2026-01-08T01:48Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@sweatystartup I don't think Trader Joe's has ever raised prices for inflation. Always shocked with how inexpensive it feels Trader Joe's is for the people"
X Link 2026-01-09T22:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@PrivatEquityGuy If you can compound at 10% for [--] years it's almost impossible to overpay"
X Link 2026-01-09T22:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@VadimStrizheus Define enterprise F500 no chance but an MVP or as a founder to guide your dev team on what's in your head and how you want it to look like a PM would on Figma yep for sure"
X Link 2026-01-11T02:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Chris_Orlob Set the revenue target too high and miss. You are fired. Set the revenue target too low and crush it. You are fired for being too expensive. It's a role that's not for everyone"
X Link 2026-01-11T03:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyera raised another $400M in a Series F round from Blackstone valuing them at $9B This is [--] months after they raised $540M at a $6B valuation. This brings their total funding to $1.7B"
X Link 2026-01-12T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Crowdstrike announced the acquisition of SGNL an AI Identity Access Management solution for $740M Prior to being acquired they had raised a total of $42M across [--] rounds"
X Link 2026-01-12T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Torq hits unicorn status with their $140M Series D by Merlin Ventures valuing them at $1.2B The real question is Can we look forward to another monster truck at RSA"
X Link 2026-01-12T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@_renatov Sparkling Water Black Coffee Green Tea"
X Link 2026-01-13T15:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Even within your patch you can focus on a very niche and narrow ICP Industry / Vertical Number of Employees Product / Service You Sold Pain Point / Problem Experienced Important Tech Stack Integrations if Applicable"
X Link 2026-01-14T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Be the expert they need and watch how quickly that starts to compound Tomorrow Im sending a newsletter to 175+ GTM pros from Crowdstrike SHI Mimecast Cloudflare Check Point Palo Alto Networks Vanta and others about what Im doing tactically to niche down in 2026"
X Link 2026-01-14T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Remember when you talk with people in the game [--] years ago you used to be able to IPO under $50M in ARR so saying you took a company public isnt nearly the same skill as it takes today"
X Link 2026-01-17T00:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber Run Club: Thought of the run Your fear of looking stupid is holding you back Everyone starts out as the rookie unsure of what to do. Thats okay thats expected. Youll never get the outcome you want if you dont swallow the ego and be look dumb for a bit"
X Link 2026-01-17T20:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@pipelineclub100 Make sure the AE's you support beat their number. Shows that your pipeline is quality and ensures that the company is growing so it can add headcount in future quarters"
X Link 2026-01-17T23:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@_renatov I will say. I spent years of trying to do this and until I got a @WHOOP and really lowered the amount of calories I was claiming to burn during my runs I kinda stayed flat on the weight side of the house"
X Link 2026-01-17T23:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@techspence People have always been the building blocks that security is built on. Tough to try to have the best tech build on a weak foundation no matter what the tech is"
X Link 2026-01-17T23:22Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@TechnicurlSpprt One of my favorites. Watched it multiple times time. Almost annually haha"
X Link 2026-01-18T00:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@asmartbear Show the mistakes. The topics you are debating and why. Let people critique it. Thats the fun and engaging part. Highlight reels get old"
X Link 2026-01-18T00:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Jason @OpenAI @xai @Gemini @claudeai Fascinating to see the corporate data security playing into the decision. That's the big traction point AI Security companies are looking for"
X Link 2026-01-19T02:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"You dont create demand. Ever. You capture and convert it. Thats the goal. You build awareness within your specific market/niche/ICP so that when your prospects have a need for a product or service like yours they find you easily"
X Link 2026-01-19T16:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@RooktoRep It's old school but old school works. Remote is always a thing in sales but it's called "Field sales" for a reason. You need to be in the field aka going in person Not just sitting behind you computer"
X Link 2026-01-19T19:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@BellaBaddie__ Cold brew"
X Link 2026-01-20T04:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Its not a rolodex Its not years of experience Its not where you went to college Its not coachability (But thats still important) Its not even discovery skills (Which are super valuable BTW)"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"I just sent a quick newsletter to 200+ GTM professionals from Crowdstrike SHI Mimecast Cloudflare Check Point Palo Alto Networks Vanta and many others about what that trait is Read it here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/not-all-aes-are-created-equal https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/not-all-aes-are-created-equal"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"I vote @AlexHonnold should climb Salesforce Tower next. #SkyscaperLive"
X Link 2026-01-25T01:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Whoever had the idea for the Ludacris Rewind it back commercial for Rubrik deserves a raise ππ Well done So much better than the fear uncertainty and doubt kind of marketing that is all too common in the industry"
X Link 2026-01-25T21:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Mat_Sherman Touch π"
X Link 2026-01-26T05:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"At some a Sales Manager is a manager role others call their AEs Regional Sales Managers Some front line managers are Regional Director Others thats an AE role for large accounts Titles are company dependent and you shouldn't be interested or uninterested on that alone"
X Link 2026-01-27T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"π Cyber Market Update - Headlines from last week Doppel a social engineering defense startup raised a $70M Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners. George Kurtz Aurum Partners (Affiliated with the San Francisco 49ers) and a handful of WNBA players also joined the captable"
X Link 2025-11-24T14:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"SailPoint beat on both earnings and revenue last week specifically highlighting that they crossed $1B in ARR for the first time Stock traded down 4% in the following days. As of Mondays closing price the stock was down about 12% since its IPO in February of this year"
X Link 2025-12-15T15:42Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Saviynt raised a massive $700M round led by KKR valuing them at $3B. Unclear on if this was an extension of the original $130M Series B round from Sep [----]. This brings their total funding to $870M over [--] separate rounds in addition to a $205M Debt financing round in 2023"
X Link 2025-12-15T15:42Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Prime Security raised a $20M Series A from Scale Venture Partners to build out the first Agentic Security Architect. Foundation Capital and Flybridge Ventures also participated. Follow @Konnor_Andersen & Join my newsletter: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2025-12-15T15:42Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@TakoTreba Just have to be willing and able to sell better vs relying on the brand of a VC fund to help you hire people who can sell for you (which burns a lot of cash to figure out that motion)"
X Link 2026-01-19T19:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber Market Headlines from last week Aikido Security raised a $60M Series B at $1B valuation Founded in [----] this European cyber startup is the fastest to hit $1B in cyber in Europe The most recent revenue was $13M ARR back in Oct of 25"
X Link 2026-01-20T15:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Another week another Crowdstrike acquisition This time its Seraphic Security focused on browser security An increasingly hot category. This deal was for $420M. Seraphic had raised $37M so far"
X Link 2026-01-20T15:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Mat_Sherman Check back with us in July/August"
X Link 2026-01-26T05:35Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"If I ask if you are interested in a Regional Director of Sales job what would you say The right answer might shock you. You should ask for a ton more information Is that an IC role Or is that a front line manager Or is it a second line leadership role"
X Link 2026-01-27T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Director role for $450k vs VP role for $400k Regional Vice President role that oversees [--] teams or a VP over just [--] AEs Corporate AE role where 100% of the team hits their target/OTE vs an Enterprise AE role where only 20% hit quota"
X Link 2026-01-27T15:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"You can break each territory into smaller ARR patches and grow efficiently You can join an early stage startup before crazy high valuations You can expand globally in different international markets The opportunities are endless with this skillset"
X Link 2026-01-28T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@thedealdirector Increase by 20% in [--] years is a big jump for many. It'd be interesting to see this but with FCF Margin and Growth Rate"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber Market - Headlines from last week: Commvault released their Q3 earnings last week. Beat on both revenue and earnings ARR is up to $1.08B up 22% YoY passing $1B for the first time Stock dropped quite drastically down about 30% on the day after the earnings call"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Public investors continue to show that if you want high multiples you need to maintain an extremely high growth rate AND profitability. Commvault was profitable yes but not as aggressive growth. Current revenue multiple is 3.5x for those looking for similar comps"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Big earnings this week for public cybersecurity companies as we will see earnings from Varonis Tenable Fortinet and Qualys Any predictions #publicmarkets #cybersecurity #investing #stocks"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Wow - What a positive surprise Woke up this morning to a Top [---] Rising Business Newsletter notification Thank you for all the support π"
X Link 2026-02-02T19:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@NICKWATTS__ My favorite part is how many people realize that the 49ers don't play in SF π"
X Link 2026-02-03T01:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The funding stage(Seed Series A Series D ect) of a startup is one of the LEAST helpful metrics to look at when deciding which company to join. Im serious You end up with some really really tough options if you overly focus there"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"That startup that raised high in [----] and still hasnt grown into their valuation yep your equity is now underwater That other one who is Series C but pivoted recently and only has [--] customers in their new product itll feel more like a seed company with diluted equity"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Treat your career like an investor doesn't have to be a VC investor if you prefer more of the PE type but still you need to be smart and make sure you get a return on your time and effort"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Tomorrow I'm sending 250+ cyber GTM professionals from Crowdstrike Optiv Mimecast Cloudflare Check Point SHI Palo Alto Networks Vanta and many others the exact elements I look at before joining different cybersecurity startups Join them here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"$TENB Another solid earnings for a cyber stock beating on both revenue and earnings. Stock has popped 10% on the news. Glad to see solid performance rewarded in the public markets. They were pretty beat down so revenue multiple is still fairly low"
X Link 2026-02-05T16:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"After your first exit and you get a little more personal net worth you are much more aligned to playing the long big exit game that VC's want to play. But that first quick early exit win ($10-$100M EV) for many founders is life changing even if it's not exciting for the VCs"
X Link 2026-02-17T00:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Sales is hard for many because they are trying to force everyone to have the pain their solution solves. The sooner you change from that mindset to looking only for those that have your pain point today the faster sales come"
X Link 2026-02-16T17:48Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cyber Market Earnings Update from last week #cybersecurity #investing #stocks πFollow Konnor Andersen for more tips on startups & cybersecurity GTM β»Repost to share with other cyber industry professionals πJoin my newsletter: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Sadly the hardest part of VC is not analyzing the deal but finding it to begin with VC Associates rn π± VC Associates rn π±"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"VC Associates rn π±"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:33Z 58.5K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Stick to the plan not your mood Sometimes youre tired unmotivated busy or one of a hundred different emotions that make you not want to put in the work. Those are the days that really help get your startup off the ground. Its not pretty at times but its pretty important"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Another consistent week of running. Not flashy or crazy fast. Not crazy long either. Just consistency. #CyberRunClub"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The ability to get a cyber startup from $100k to $1.5M ARR is the most valuable skill because the startup goes from worth almost nothing to $75-100M by adding just over $1M in ARR. Whether you are a VC or early stage sales leader that is where you can make the best return"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The secret is out π We have sold Acuvity to Proofpoint Its really tough to put into words the feeling that comes with today. The technology the team the partners and customers so much work to get to this moment Thank you https://www.proofpoint.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-acquires-acuvity-deliver-ai-security-and-governance-acrossutm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social_organic https://www.proofpoint.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-acquires-acuvity-deliver-ai-security-and-governance-acrossutm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social_organic"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"There are over [----] registered cybersecurity startups. Each one of them is looking to win early customers. So how can you find those first customers"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"I just sent 270+ GTM professionals building the next generation of cybersecurity startups a detailed breakdown of the [--] ways I find early customers for cybersecurity startups Read it here: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/9-ways-to-find-your-first-customers https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com/p/9-ways-to-find-your-first-customers"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Sometimes the stories we want to hear the least are the ones we need to hear the most. Finding those that can give you 100% brutally honest advice when you are building a startup is incredibly valuable"
X Link 2026-02-12T00:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Congratulations @PaloAltoNtwks and @CyberArk Pretty legendary combination honestly"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"If employees have [--] options 1) burnout from overworking or 2) expose sensitive data to agents without worrying about security consequences. Im not sure we would love their choice as a security ecosystem"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"So do you know how AI Agents are operating in your company The era of autonomous AI agents is here Employees are connecting agents to enterprise systems giving access to sensitive data and executing multistep workflows in order to reach targets set by their managers"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"If you can't explain why it's secure it probably isn't"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:08Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Cyber Market Update - Headlines from last week π Varonis Zscaler and Semperis all made acquisition announcements of AllTrue SquareX and MightyID respectively. The Varonis/AllTrue deal was valued at $125M and expected to close later in Feb. Others did not disclose prices"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"RapidFort a supply chain security startup raised a $42M Series A round from Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital. Cloudflare Rapid7 Check Point CyberArk and Palo Alto Networks all release earnings this week Thats a busy week for public markets in cybersecurity"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"#publicmarkets #cybersecurity #investing #stocks π Follow Konnor Andersen for more tips on startups & cybersecurity GTM β» Repost to share with other cyber industry professionals π Join my newsletter: https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com https://cyberbuildingblocks.substack.com"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"70 degrees and sunny in February You cant name a better place for a Super Bowl"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
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