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jim goetz Verified account @jimgoetz
Asheem’s journey in cybersecurity is remarkable. From leading product management at Check Point in the early days of the firewall industry to identifying and incubating generations of category-defining companies—Palo Alto Networks, Imperva, Rubrik, Abnormal and many others. And now, coming full circle with Sovereign and on-premise. An unconventional and unexpected next chapter for someone who has spent 30 years seeing around corners. @GreylockVC @CylakeAI @nirzuk @chandna
Cylake Verified account @CylakeAI Oct 14
Cybersecurity has always been asymmetric: attackers only need to find one opening, while defenders have to protect everything that matters. Now, AI is changing the scale and speed of that equation.

@chandna, Partner at @GreylockVC and Cylake board member, believes we're entering an era of machines fighting machines, where increasingly sophisticated attacks powered by “bad AI” will require equally capable “good AI” on defense.

In Episode 6 of Inside Cybersecurity, Asheem joins @renebonvanie to discuss what AI means for the cybersecurity stack, why truly AI-native architectures need to be built differently, and what three decades in cybersecurity have taught him about the people and companies that successfully navigate major technology shifts.

🎧 Watch Episode 6 of Inside Cybersecurity: cylake.substack.com/p/good-ai-vs-b…
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jim goetz Verified account @jimgoetz
i had the good fortune to be mentored by “mm” when i joined sequoia, shadowing him my first year and learning more than i imagined. working alongside him was a privilege, occasionally intimidating, and often a joy. props to patrick for drawing out the wit, charm and heart of sir michael. left me smiling and misty-eyed. well worth a listen. @sequoia
Patrick OShaughnessy Verified account @patrick_oshag Sep 16
My conversation with Michael Moritz, one of the great venture investors of the last 40 years.

Michael joined Sequoia in 1986 and co-led the firm with Doug Leone (@dougleone) from 1995 to 2012. His investments include Google, Yahoo, PayPal, and Stripe.

His new book, Ausländer, traces his parents' escape from Nazi Germany and helps explain his lifelong interest in what shapes exceptional people.

We discuss:
- The infamous Steve Jobs profile
- Why Don Valentine hired him
- The question he finds most revealing when interviewing people
- Monomania and the cost of greatness
- Why he has never felt good at anything
- Writing, journalism and AI
- What he learned about himself writing Ausländer

I'd recommend watching this one if you can. Michael was incredibly thoughtful and reflective throughout, particularly when talking about his parents, childhood, and the more difficult parts of his personal story.

Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:53 Family History & Identity
7:03 Survival & Outsider Instinct
18:53 Studying Exceptional People
33:50 Self-Doubt & Success
41:17 Steve Jobs & Obsession
52:50 Joining Sequoia
1:03:22 Leadership & Alex Ferguson
1:08:25 Elon Musk & AI
1:17:12 Becoming Who You Are
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jim goetz Verified account @jimgoetz
if you’re early in your career, this is the kind of opportunity you should chase. work alongside some of the best minds in cybersecurity as they rethink the architecture for an increasingly offensive and agentic world. hard problems, elite teammates willing to mentor and steep learning curves.
Cylake Verified account @CylakeAI May 12
Cylake is building next-generation cybersecurity products from the ground up.

We’re hiring an Endpoint Engineer to help build the core endpoint platform. This role is for people who want to solve complex problems alongside a highly collaborative team that has spent decades building category-defining cybersecurity products.

Join us in building what comes next.
jobs.ashbyhq.com/cylake-inc/0a6…
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