S9 Bonus: Alon Arvatz, Pointfive & Author of Battle for Your Computer

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Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Alon Arvatz has been in tech for a long time. Fun fact, he loved technology but hated computer science. After getting introduced to the industry by his father, he discovered that tech is not just computer science - which was a big relief. He is the author of a book called The Battle for your Computer, which highlights Israel and the growth of the global cybersecurity industry. Outside of tech and cybersecurity, he is married with 4 kids, and highlights that all things in life - family, startup, etc. - is a partnership between he and his wife. Their family is a big fan of history, and looks to learn the stories of the places they visit. Through his time in the military, Alon was exposed to the difficulties of managing cloud cost. Alongside his 15 years in cybersecurity, and writing his book on the topic, he figured out that a focus on efficiency could help businesses with their cloud costs - starting with a minimum integrate-able product. This is the creation story of Pointfive. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	In the beginning, we actually had a discussion if we want to start with an MVP.
0:06.2	We came to a conclusion that we want to start with an MIP.
0:09.8	Means minimum integratable product.
0:12.0	Why don't we start with something that is even more basic, like just integrating with
0:17.5	the customer environment and starting working with the data manually.
0:23.2	So that was the first step we did. Just minimum we needed to get integrated, get the data,
0:28.4	and start producing reports so we can get feedback before we even develop the detection engine.
0:34.4	And that was amazing move for us. I am Alon Arvatt, co-founder and CEO of 0.5, and the author
0:42.4	of The Battle for Your Computer. This is Code Story, a podcast bringing you interviews
0:51.0	with tech visionaries. It's six months moonlighting. There's nothing like the backcats.
0:55.8	Who share what it takes to change in industry.
0:58.3	I don't exactly know what to do next.
1:00.2	Just took many goes to get right.
1:02.0	Who built the teams that have their back.
1:04.5	The company is its people.
1:06.1	The teams help each other achieve.
1:07.5	Most proud of her team.
1:09.1	Keeping scalability top of mind.
1:11.6	All that infrastructure was up pain.
1:12.9	Yes, we've been fighting it as a group.
1:14.6	Total waste of time.
1:15.9	The stories you don't read in the headlines.
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