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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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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 listen
- Why addressing a full 'Job to be Done' is key to fast growth
- Why having an A+ team is irreplaceable
- Why you need several factors to come together to have exceptional, outlier results
Keywords
Google, Wiz, acquisition, cybersecurity, growth, team, discipline, end-to-end risks, cloud infrastructure, COVID
Timestamps:
(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 Discipline
Chapters
1. How Wiz grew to $500M ARR in 4 years—& could exit to Google for $23B (largest VC-backed exit in history) (00:00:00)
2. Wiz's 3 Ingredients to Success (00:01:00)
3. 1. Insane Growth (00:01:09)
4. Jobs to be Done Framework (00:02:30)
5. What is Wiz? (00:03:30)
6. 2. Insane Team (00:05:36)
7. 3. Insane Discipline (00:07:54)
108 episodes
Manage episode 429470665 series 3298391
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 listen
- Why addressing a full 'Job to be Done' is key to fast growth
- Why having an A+ team is irreplaceable
- Why you need several factors to come together to have exceptional, outlier results
Keywords
Google, Wiz, acquisition, cybersecurity, growth, team, discipline, end-to-end risks, cloud infrastructure, COVID
Timestamps:
(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 Discipline
Chapters
1. How Wiz grew to $500M ARR in 4 years—& could exit to Google for $23B (largest VC-backed exit in history) (00:00:00)
2. Wiz's 3 Ingredients to Success (00:01:00)
3. 1. Insane Growth (00:01:09)
4. Jobs to be Done Framework (00:02:30)
5. What is Wiz? (00:03:30)
6. 2. Insane Team (00:05:36)
7. 3. Insane Discipline (00:07:54)
108 episodes
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