Shashwat Sehgal
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So there are three attributes that I look for in a team. First, almost always they have to be intellectually curious. It's almost a cliche that you hire smart people, right? But I'd say you have to go one step beyond and hire not just smart, but also curious or flexible people. Because smart people sometimes can be very opinionated on, hey, this is my way or the highway, right?
So there are three attributes that I look for in a team. First, almost always they have to be intellectually curious. It's almost a cliche that you hire smart people, right? But I'd say you have to go one step beyond and hire not just smart, but also curious or flexible people. Because smart people sometimes can be very opinionated on, hey, this is my way or the highway, right?
So there are three attributes that I look for in a team. First, almost always they have to be intellectually curious. It's almost a cliche that you hire smart people, right? But I'd say you have to go one step beyond and hire not just smart, but also curious or flexible people. Because smart people sometimes can be very opinionated on, hey, this is my way or the highway, right?
This is the right way of doing things. And sometimes that may or may not be the best way of building a company. So for me, the number one attribute almost always is, hey, is this person that I'm hiring, are they intellectually curious or not? Secondly, they have to be super high integrity. That goes without saying, if you hire a bad Apple and...
This is the right way of doing things. And sometimes that may or may not be the best way of building a company. So for me, the number one attribute almost always is, hey, is this person that I'm hiring, are they intellectually curious or not? Secondly, they have to be super high integrity. That goes without saying, if you hire a bad Apple and...
This is the right way of doing things. And sometimes that may or may not be the best way of building a company. So for me, the number one attribute almost always is, hey, is this person that I'm hiring, are they intellectually curious or not? Secondly, they have to be super high integrity. That goes without saying, if you hire a bad Apple and...
very soon the disease could spread to the rest of the very small company. Having high integrity people is an absolute must have. And last but not the least, so after intellectually curious, after high integrity people, you almost have to look for People who are looking for a platform to excel in, right?
very soon the disease could spread to the rest of the very small company. Having high integrity people is an absolute must have. And last but not the least, so after intellectually curious, after high integrity people, you almost have to look for People who are looking for a platform to excel in, right?
very soon the disease could spread to the rest of the very small company. Having high integrity people is an absolute must have. And last but not the least, so after intellectually curious, after high integrity people, you almost have to look for People who are looking for a platform to excel in, right?
In other words, they have some kind of a chip on their shoulder or willingness to go above and beyond, right? Different people call this different things. Some call it extreme ownership. Some call it having a chip on their shoulder. For me, this third attribute is, okay, is this person going to come in and just take the bull by the horns or not? Are they willing to take extreme ownership or not?
In other words, they have some kind of a chip on their shoulder or willingness to go above and beyond, right? Different people call this different things. Some call it extreme ownership. Some call it having a chip on their shoulder. For me, this third attribute is, okay, is this person going to come in and just take the bull by the horns or not? Are they willing to take extreme ownership or not?
In other words, they have some kind of a chip on their shoulder or willingness to go above and beyond, right? Different people call this different things. Some call it extreme ownership. Some call it having a chip on their shoulder. For me, this third attribute is, okay, is this person going to come in and just take the bull by the horns or not? Are they willing to take extreme ownership or not?
If this company were to be super successful, then I would want to say the largest organizations of the world, let's call it, for example, the largest banks in the world, as an example, JPMorgan Chase, right? They would be using us to govern access to their cloud.
If this company were to be super successful, then I would want to say the largest organizations of the world, let's call it, for example, the largest banks in the world, as an example, JPMorgan Chase, right? They would be using us to govern access to their cloud.
If this company were to be super successful, then I would want to say the largest organizations of the world, let's call it, for example, the largest banks in the world, as an example, JPMorgan Chase, right? They would be using us to govern access to their cloud.
As you can imagine, at that scale, the cloud, it increases in complexity with the total number of employees as well as the total number of workloads within any particular organization.
As you can imagine, at that scale, the cloud, it increases in complexity with the total number of employees as well as the total number of workloads within any particular organization.
As you can imagine, at that scale, the cloud, it increases in complexity with the total number of employees as well as the total number of workloads within any particular organization.
Which means that if we, for example, have to provide visibility into AWS or we have to provide control over GCP, then we'll have to eventually build a product that scales with the total number of identities within that particular cloud.
Which means that if we, for example, have to provide visibility into AWS or we have to provide control over GCP, then we'll have to eventually build a product that scales with the total number of identities within that particular cloud.