In 2018, Sysdig made two critical decisions: pivoting its focus entirely to cloud security and welcoming Suresh Vasudevan as its new CEO. In this episode of Spotlight On, Suresh shares insights from his journey and unveils the bold decisions that have transformed Sysdig into a leading cloud security company despite a fiercely competitive tech landscape.

Suresh has learned the key to a successful CEO transition is shared decision-making. Over the years, he built a highly collaborative and disciplined team, encouraging them to stay focused on their strategy and core areas of strength regardless of what their competitors are doing. It is all part of maintaining a "challenger mindset," and it has steered the company through periods of change and helped it thrive despite a fiercely competitive tech landscape.

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Featured: Suresh Vasudevan, CEO of Sysdig, and Ping Li, Partner at Accel

Conversation highlights:
00:00 – Intro to Sysdig and Suresh’s background
03:59 – How a new CEO can build trust through shared decision-making
07:48 – Sysdig's pivot from observability to security: risks & strategic decisions
11:49 – How to challenge competition effectively through customer validation
14:10 – Navigating common pitfalls when building an open-source community
17:53 – The importance of building a team strong enough to withstand executive change
22:26 – How AI will transform the cloud security user experience

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