The Spark #5 - 'Investors can suddenly pull out and leave you in a very dark place'
Stuart Sumner speaks to David Garfield, CEO and co-founder of secure browsing firm Garrison. They discuss Garrison's journey from idea through to scale-up employing over 100 people, all whilst staying true to the original vision. Garfield also discusses the difficulties in managing funding rounds and investors without the right experience, and the need for contact with other founders
The Spark is a new podcast from Computing where we speak to the founders of some of the world's most exciting and fastest growing companies.
Every startup is born from blood, sweat and tears, replete with extreme highs and lows and a constant stream of new threats and opportunities. The Spark aims to capture that drama, and find out what separates the companies and people that go on to find real success. What did they do differently, and what would even they change if they could go back?
In this episode Stuart Sumner speaks to David Garfield, CEO and co-founder of secure browsing firm Garrison. They discuss Garrison's journey from idea through to scale-up employing over 100 people, all whilst staying true to the original vision. Garfield also discusses the difficulties in managing funding rounds and investors without the right experience, and the need for contact with other founders.
It also transpires that coming up with a significant challenge then going on a road trip around the West Coast of the US whilst your co-founder does the hard bit, is a really good idea...
Other episodes of The Spark are available on iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher.
Episode 1 - Tony Pepper, CEO and founder, Egress
Episode 2 - Christian Owens, CEO and co-founder, Paddle
Episode 4 - Matthew Knipper, CEO and co-founder, Charge Running