Exclusive interview with the founder of a $1.9 billion dollar cyber security company

Gil Shwed, Check Point, B2B, Billionaires, European Founder, International Founders

Joining me direct from Israel is the CEO and founder of Israel’s largest publicly traded company, a billionaire who’s self-made. He did it by helping companies protect themselves.

Gil Shwed is the co-founder and CEO of Check Point. They are the world’s largest pure play cyber security company. I invited him here to talk about how he built his business.

Gil Shwed

Check Point

Gil Shwed is the co-founder of Check Point, a pure-play cybersecurity company.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. I woke up at 5:30 this morning. I raced over to the office. I didn’t need to really race. Let’s be honest. I sat quietly in an Uber and comfortably got into the office. But I got here really early because joining me direct from Israel is the CEO and founder of Israel’s largest publicly traded company, a man . . . not to embarrass you, Gil, I don’t know if it would embarrass you, but a billionaire who’s self-made who did it by helping companies protect themselves.

Joining me is Gil Shwed. He is the co-founder and CEO of Check Point. They are the world’s largest pure play cyber security company. I invited him here to talk about how he built his business. And we can do it thanks to two phenomenal companies. The first will help you hire great developers, which is called...

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