Why a failed fighter pilot made a better founder (and took a company public)

Ron Gula, Tenable, Sell Your Business

Joining me is a founder who has been in the security space for years. He launched and sold one company. He launched and took another company public.

Now he wants people to learn from his experiences and he’s investing in other entrepreneurs. I want to find out specifically how he tool a company public.

Ron Gula is the founder of Tenable, tech vulnerability management company.

Ron Gula

Tenable

Ron Gula is the founder of Tenable, tech vulnerability management 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. And I do it for an audience of real entrepreneurs, many of whom are not just listening to these interviews as they build their companies, but often end up coming back here to talk about how they built their companies while listening. So really, this is not the wannabe entrepreneur type site. It’s a place where people are really learning to build their companies.

Joining me is an entrepreneur who’s been in the security space for years. He had one company that he launched and sold it, another one that he launched, it went public, and now I don’t know if you’re a goody two-shoes or what, Ron, but now he’s at a point in his life, where he says, “Look, learn, earn, return” is his mantra, which is he wanted to learn, he’s earned, and now he’s at a place in...

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