How Wiz grew to $500M ARR in 4 years—& could exit to Google for $23B (largest VC-backed exit in history)

18/07/2024 11 min Temporada 3 Episodio 35
How Wiz grew to $500M ARR in 4 years—& could exit to Google for $23B (largest VC-backed exit in history)

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Episode Synopsis

Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23B (a 40x revenue multiple). Wiz is the company that in 2021 announced it grew from $0 to $100M ARR in just 18 months. How did this cybersecurity company grow so fast in a crowded space? How does it get a 40x revenue multiple when FAANG stocks trade at 5-15x? Who are the exceptional founders that were able to create the largest venture-backed exit in history in just 4 years?In this episode, we dive into the 3 ingredients that made Wiz into such a success: insane growth, insane team, and insane discipline. Why you should listenWhy addressing a full 'Job to be Done' is key to fast growthWhy having an A+ team is irreplaceable  Why you need several factors to come together to have exceptional, outlier resultsKeywordsGoogle, Wiz, acquisition, cybersecurity, growth, team, discipline, end-to-end risks, cloud infrastructure, COVIDTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:00) Wiz's 3 Ingredients to Success(00:01:09) 1. Insane Growth(00:02:30) Jobs to be Done Framework(00:03:30) What does Wiz do?(00:05:36) 2. Insane Team(00:07:54) 3. Insane DisciplineSend me a message to let me know what you think!

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