Welcome to Founder Stories. On this episode, we welcome Brian Long, CEO & Co-founder at Adaptive Security, to discuss his entrepreneur journey from marketing to cybersecurity. In this interview, we explore:
- Funding,
- Sales and Marketing,
- the Ecosystem, and
- Words of Wisdom.
This segment is sponsored by Adaptive Security. Visit https://founderstories.tv/adaptive to learn more about them!
Prior to founding Adaptive, Brian started two prior software companies: Attentive and TapCommerce. Under Brian’s leadership, Attentive has grown to $500M+ in annual revenue, 8,000+ customers and 1,000+ employees. Brian raised ~$900 Million in venture capital from Sequoia Capital and other leading firms. Brian serves as Chairman of the Board.
Attentive Awards: Deloitte: The third fastest growing tech company in America (2021) Forbes: Top 10 private cloud companies globally (2022) G2: Top 100 Software products in the world (2023) Inc: Best Workplaces (2021)
Previously, Brian co-founded and sold TapCommerce to Twitter, where he worked as a Senior Director. Brian is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and currently on permanent leave from the NYU Stern School of Business.
