software-security

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Legend
Emmanuel Benzaquen and the business of staying
Founder · Operator · Executive

Emmanuel Benzaquen and the business of staying

He helped turn Checkmarx from a two-person venture into a $1.15 billion software-security company. For Emmanuel Benzaquen, the more revealing ambition was to build something that would last.

emmanuel-benzaquen · checkmarxRead →
Legend
Shlomi Ben Haim and the refrigerator pitch
Founder · Operator · Executive

Shlomi Ben Haim and the refrigerator pitch

JFrog’s co-founder built a business around the software most people never see. His story runs from an unlikely investor pitch to a public company, with a stubborn belief that the people you hire early decide what happens next.

shlomi-ben-haim · jfrogRead →
Company
The Linux Foundation knows what free software costs
Developer Tools · Enterprise · Education

The Linux Foundation knows what free software costs

The code is open. The upkeep has a bill. From Heartbleed to Kubernetes and AI agents, the Linux Foundation turns a shared dependency into a shared responsibility.

open-source · linuxRead →
Legend
Sam Blackshear and the Art of Making Bugs Harder to Write
Founder · Engineer · Executive

Sam Blackshear and the Art of Making Bugs Harder to Write

He built Move to give digital assets the rules that physical objects already have. After taking that idea from Meta to Sui, the engineer has turned back toward the problem that started his career: finding flaws before anyone can use them.

sam-blackshear · move-languageRead →
Legend
Jill Adams Makes Complicated Software Companies Easier to Understand
Executive · Operator

Jill Adams Makes Complicated Software Companies Easier to Understand

After three decades in B2B technology, the HeroDevs CMO has reduced her operating philosophy to a clean test: keep what works, remove what does not, and never lose the people inside the system.

jill-adams · herodevsRead →
Legend
Qasim Mithani Is Teaching Security Software to Finish the Job
Founder · Executive · Operator

Qasim Mithani Is Teaching Security Software to Finish the Job

After building infrastructure at AWS and Databricks, the Depthfirst CEO is betting that security software should understand the system, prove the risk and arrive with a fix.

qasim-mithani · depthfirstRead →