The Business of Open Source

JJ Guy, Co-founder and CEO of Sevco Security, joins me this week on Cloud Native Startup. In this episode, J.J. breaks down Sevco Security and the IT security ecosystem. We also discuss challenges, lessons learned, building a solid team culture and more.

Show Notes

J.J. Guy, Co-founder and CEO of Sevco Security, joins me this week on Cloud Native Startup. In this episode, J.J. breaks down Sevco Security and the IT security ecosystem. We also discuss challenges, lessons learned, building a solid team culture and more.

Highlights:
  • Introduction to Sevco and how it fits into the security product ecosystem. (:0016)
  • What creates friction across the entire IT organization and why it is taken for granted. (5:05)
  • J.J. shares ideas that he considered but then ultimately rejected and what he would have done differently. (10:39)
  • The fascinating challenges around enterprise products in security. (17:44)
  • Key lessons learned and how J.J. applies them to Sevco Security. (22:50)
  • The challenges of developing a new product in a new market segment. (27:23)
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J.J. 
Sevco Security


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