Archive - Valley of Doubt

From Corporate Life to Cybersecurity Founder

Building Avertro through cofounder drama and a financial crisis.

Jul 27 •

Scott Handsaker

A Founder's 20-Year Journey Through "Compound Stupidity"

How Scott Julian raised VC, got fired, but then ended up buying his company back.

Jul 20 •

Scott Handsaker

The journey from University spinout to exit

How QuadMetrics went from an academic idea to a sale in less than 15 months.

Jul 13 •

Scott Handsaker

Building a global cyber business from Australia

How Vaughan Shanks built Cydarm into one of the world's best case management systems.

Jul 6 •

Scott Handsaker

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