Ep. 106 - Building a Tech Startup From the Ground Up with Laura Bell Main

The Conference Room with Simon Lader

In this week's episode we welcome Laura Bell Main, CEO of application security vendor SafeStack to discuss her experience of being a company founder, pivoting from services to software and building her initial team.

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

• Pivoting from services to software - the why and the how
• How to find your key initial hires
• How to hire when face to face interviewing isn't an option
• How to recognize hiring mistakes and damage limitation
• What driving stick can teach you about growing a business

TODAY'S GUEST

Laura Bell Main is the CEO of cybersecurity vendor SafeStack. Born and raised in the UK, she moved to New Zealand in 2011 and specializes in securing some of the world’s fastest-growing organizations, having brought her application security vendor Safestack to clients in over 65 countries. She has over twenty years of experience in software development and information security. and it is her mission and passion to bring security into organizations of every shape and size.

To find out more about SafeStack, visit www.safestack.io

To connect with Laura, find her on LinkedIn

YOUR HOST

Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and podcast growth consultancy Viva Podcasts. Since 1997, Simon has helped cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams, and since 2022 he has helped people make money from podcasting.

Get to know more about Simon at:

Website: https://simonlader.com/

Make Money from Podcasting: https://www.vivapodcasts.com/podcastpowerups

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonlader

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader

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