Things I wish I had known 20 years ago.

Abstract

In this presentation, Dr. Christian Plattner - CEO and founder of the Swiss cybersecurity firm Cleondris AG - explores the critical challenges of launching a startup and scaling software solutions for global enterprises. Drawing from his experience building security tools for the world’s largest organizations, Christian discusses the strategic hurdles founders face when moving from initial product development to high-stakes enterprise sales.

Bio

Christian was a PhD student in Gustavo's group from 2003 to 2006, where he explored database replication using a modified version of PostgreSQL deployed across hundreds of nodes in ETH's Xibalba cluster.