E62 - Gur Shatz (Founder, President & COO At Cato Networks)
Welcome to our podcast, where we interview trailblazers who have made a significant impact by being human beings performing at their best.\n\nToday, we're excited to have Gur Shatz as our guest.\n\nGur is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded Incapsula, a cloud-based web application security and acceleration company that was later acquired by Imperva.\n\nIn 2015, he co-founded Cato Networks with Shlomo Kramer, a leading all-in-one enterprise networking and security solution delivered from the cloud.\n\nGur and Shlomo's vision for Cato Networks has been a resounding success. In just five years, they have raised an impressive $532M at a $2.5B valuation, and as of 2022, have surpassed $100M ARR. This makes Cato the fastest-growing networking and security startup, outperforming even industry giants like LinkedIn. In fact, Cato's growth rate is faster than many consumer-oriented brands, such as Wix, Zapier, Canva, and Shopify.\n\nWe discuss:\n\n\u2022\tHow Cato Networks came to be and how experience in a field plays an advantage\n\u2022\tHow the team went about acquiring market acceptance \n\u2022\tSelling to customers before you have a solution that\u2019s 100% functional\n\u2022\tThe need to convey confidence while experiencing constant paranoia and concern\n\u2022\tHow past success can also be an impediment to future success\n\u2022\tThe fear of growing into a large non-agile organization \n\u2022\tWhat happens when leaders lose touch with what\u2019s actually going on in \u201cthe trenches\u201d\n\u2022\tGur\u2019s leadership formula for time management \n\u2022\tThe importance of blocking time eternal learning\n\u2022\tAnd much more!\n\nWe hope you enjoy your listen!