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Containers represent a generational platform shift in IT infrastructure
“We're firmly convinced this is one of those rare sort of developments in IT infrastructure. There's sort of a generational shift which has huge repercussions. I mean, this is similar to what we saw when sort of mainframes went to client server or the advent of…”
James Cameron Jan 20, 2016 ▶ 9:35 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
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Enterprise software startups must win the US to become global leaders
“Ultimately, if you're building an enterprise software business today, you know, you want to become a global leader, it means becoming a leader in the US.”
James Cameron Jan 20, 2016 ▶ 15:16 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
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Venture capital naturally flows across borders to back great founders
“Yeah, I mean, I think VC money does flow naturally across borders. I mean, just look at where we invest. We'll come anywhere. We'll go out of our way to find companies.”
James Cameron Jan 20, 2016 ▶ 20:17 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
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Crossing the Chasm has everything needed to scale enterprise software
“More, I think, you know, I think there's everything you ever need to learn about scaling an enterprise software company is in that book.”
James Cameron Jan 20, 2016 ▶ 21:26 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
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Cybersecurity lifecycles always lag behind major IT platform shifts
“The classic security life cycle is always, You know, infrastructure shifts into a new platform attackers find vulnerabilities in that platform, and then the security community has to come and sort of remediate and solve those problems.”
James Cameron Jan 20, 2016 ▶ 11:24 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
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