Scaling Socket from Zero to 10,000+ Organizations

In a recent interview on The Vlad Kachur Show, Socket founder and CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh shares the early decisions that shaped Socket and the realities of scaling a security company in a crowded, fast-moving market.

The conversation covers Socket's origin story, solving a supply chain security problem Feross experienced firsthand as a prolific open source software maintainer. He discusses why Socket started by tackling malicious detections for typosquatting, how the team built trust by publishing all their security findings for free, and what it took to grow from 5 people to nearly 100 employees.

For founders, this is a candid discussion about the challenges of scaling: when to add structure to a flat organization, how to hire your first sales team as a technical founder, and why hiring slowly is better than making bad hires. Feross also shares his go-to interview question for finding "energy sources," team members who bring passion and momentum to everything they touch.

If you want to hear more about how Socket got started and learn what it takes to scale a security company, check out the full interview below.