Season 2 Episode 2: Security awareness driving patterns in SaaS M&A

This podcast episode analyzes JetBrain's role in the SolarWinds hack, exploring the consequences of this incident on startups working with Russian developers and companies using JetBrain's products, then discusses the evolving security landscape and the impact on the tech industry's M&A market, further examines startup trends and the increasing advantages of mega vendors, afterward covers the difficulties faced by startups selling to enterprises and to their existing customers and the challenges of selling to existing customers, finally mentioning the Alphabet Workers Union formation as a sign of growing social consciousness among tech employees and the complexities of employees' involvement in corporate decision-making.