{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Skin in the Game VC Podcast","title":"All Gas, No Brakes: Scott Price on Building A-lign into a Cybersecurity Powerhouse","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/427c8a57\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2340,"description":"A-lign founder and CEO Scott Price joins Tom Wallace and Saxon Baum to unpack the “all gas, no brakes” journey behind building a category leader in cybersecurity compliance. Scott traces his roots from Arthur Andersen and the Enron fallout to bootstrapping through 2009, landing the first clients, and evolving from SOC 2 mainstay to a broader, tech-enabled platform. He shares candid lessons from a re-traded 2017 deal, why outside capital served as market validation, and how partnering with FTV and later HG set the stage for scale enterprise expansion, European growth, and smart M&A. We dig into frameworks over tools for AI risk, the rise of CMMC and federal standards, and how Tampa’s defense ecosystem fuels elite cybersecurity talent. Plus, leadership chemistry with a CFO, why second acts aren’t automatically easier, and a lightning round on Bitcoin, AI’s job impact, and the China tech challenge. A masterclass in grit, governance, and growth forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zkSS0qttApj2pwP9AAYl36NCLBFb_wNbCWkv53I67cg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MmIw/YjQyMTMwMDg2YjVi/OGRmYjIwZWNlNjhj/NDc4Yy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}