Aimetis Co-Founder Explains Why He Left The Security Industry

Author: Brian Karas, Published on May 19, 2016

Aimetis' Chief Software Architect and co-founder, Mike Janzen, made the acquisition of Aimetis not only his exit from the company, but from the security industry as well.

An experienced Computer Scientist, Janzen is the type of person our industry needs.

Janzen spoke with us about his decision to make his next startup something well outside of the security industry, and why the security market is not suited to startups right now.

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Rule #*: **** * **** ******

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** ***** *** ******** ******** **** *** ***** * ********** market *** * *** ******* ******** ** ***** ****** *************.

Old *****, **** **** ****** ********

*** ******** ******** *** ** "*** *****" *********, ********* ** Janzen, ****** ** ********* *** * ******* ** **** ****** share ** *** **** **** ******** **** ** *******.

** ***** **** *** ******* *******, *** ******** ******** *** seen *** ***** *****, *** *** ******** **** **** ** relatively *** ********** ***** **** ***** ** ******** *****. 

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Major ******* ******** - ******

**** **** *** ******** ********'* **** **** ****** ******* ***** changes **** ******, **** *** ***** ****. ** ***** ********* patents ** *** ****** ******* ** ** **** ***** ** sees *** **** ********* *** ***********: *.*. / ******* ******** applications.

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Non-Compete ********* ***************

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On ** *******

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Comments (18)

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

05/19/16 08:37am

*********** - * ***'* **** ** ******* ** ** *** retire. ** ***** *** **** ****** ********* *** **** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 08:42am

** ***** *** **** ****** ********* *** **** *******.

**'* * ******** *********. **** ***** *** ********* ** **?

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

In reply to John Honovich | 05/19/16 08:49am

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Thumbnail brk1

Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 09:09am

* ********. ****** *** **** *** * ****** ** *********, and ***** * ***'* ***** *** ** **** ******** ** massive ****, * ***** ******* **'* **** **. *'** ***** a *** ** **** **** ***, *** * **** ***'* think ** ***** ** ******, *** *********** **** ***** ******* problems *** ***** ******.

** *** *** ****** ****, * ******* *** ******* ***** finding ****/*** ******* *** **** ********** **** * *** ** startup ***** *'** ****** ****/****** **** **** *** *****. ** looks *** ******* **** **** ****** ********* *** *******, *** then ***** ** ***** * ******** *****. ** **, **** has **** ****-**** ****** **** ******* *** ***** ** ***** a **** ******** *** ********, ** * ******-***** ******* ****.

*'* *******, ** *** *** * ****** ********* ** **** disposal, **** ********-******** ******* ***** *** **** **** ** *****? What ** ** **** ***** ******* ***** *** ** "**** a ******* *** ******" ***** ***** *** ** ********?

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

In reply to Brian Karas | 05/19/16 09:27am

*********** **** ******** ** *** ** ** *******, * ***'* have ** ****** *** * ****** ****.

* *** **** *** ****; ** ** **** ** ** me, *** ** ** ***, ******** *********** ***** *** ** an **** ** ******* ********** *** ** ** *** ******. Rolling *** **** ****-***** **** *********** ****** *** ******* ***** be ** *****.

** ********, ****, ****** ** ** ******** ***** ***** **** is ** ******** ****. ** *** **'* ********** *** *** full ****** ** *** ********** *** ******* ** **** ******* to ***** * **** ********** ******* ****** **** **** ******** and ********** ****** ** *** ******** ** *** ** **** never ******, ********* ** ************* ******** ****** *** ******* *******.

* *** ****-***** **** *** *** ******* ************** ** *** thing. ******* (** ******) ****** *** ******** ***** ***** ************ growth *** ***********.

Thumbnail brk1

Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 10:02am

* ***** **** *** **** * ****** **** ***** ************** would ** ** *******, *** ****'* **** *** ********* **** a *** **** ****** ***** *** ** ***** *** **** of ****** ** ***** ******, ****-**** ****** ** ***.

**** ** ***** ****** *** ** *** ******* ***** ** part ** *** ******* ** ******* **. ** ***** **** we *** ** ** * ***** ***** *** ******** **** not **** * *** "*****", ** ***** *** ******** ****** to ** *******, *******, ***.

***** ** *********** **** ** ***** ** ** **** ** the ******** ********, **** **** ** ********** **********, *** **** from ** ************* **********. **** **, ***, *** *********** **** causes * *******-******* ******** *********/******* ** **** ** ***** ******* for * **** ****.

Undisclosed Distributor #1

05/19/16 10:28am

** ** ****, *** ******* ******** *** ******** ****** ** extremely **** ******* ***** ********** ***** ******** ** ***** ** features, **** ** ************, **** ** ***, *** ******* *****. And **** **** ****** *** * ***** ******* *** ********** team. *** **** ***** **** **** **** ** *** ********. It's **** **** **** *** "*** **** **** ******" ** the *** ******. ******** **** **** ***** *** **** ** market *****, * ***** **** *** **** ** ** *******, and **** **** ******* ****** * ****** ****** *** *** a **** ********** ****. **** **** **** ********* ** ** with *** **** **** *** ***** **** **** **** ******** and ******* *** *** ******* ***** *** ******* **** **** outsiders? *** *** *** *******? * ***'* ***** ** ** a ****** ** ****** ********* **** *****. ** ***** ********** if *** *** ***** * ****** ********* *** **** * very ****** ****** ** **********. ** *** ******** ********, ****** seem ** **** ****, ****** * *****, *** ** **** everyone **** ** *****. *** **** *****, ***** ************ ** just *** ********** * ******** *********** **** ************** ** ******* security. *** ******** *** **** ********** **** **** *** ********* and ** *** **** ***** ** ** ********. ** ********** is *** ** **** **** ****** ** ******* *******. *** the **** ****, * ******* **** ** **** ***** ***** integrators ************** ******* *** **** ******** **** *** **** ******** for ***** ************ *** *** ********** ***** *** * "** with **** *** ****" ********. ** * ***'* ***** ** is * ******** ** ***** *** ***** * ****** *** a ****** **** ***** *****'* ****** *** **** *** **** innovative. *** **** *** ******** ********** *********** *** **. ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 05/19/16 12:23pm

**** **** **** ********* ** ** **** *** **** **** the ***** **** **** **** ******** *** ******* *** *** network ***** *** ******* **** **** *********?*** *** *** *******?

***** **** * ****** ** **** ***** *******:

(*) ***** *** ****** ** *** ******* ****. **** *** a ******* ********* ***** *******. * ***** ***** ******* ** the ******* **** *** *** * *** ** ******** ******** out ***** ***** *** ********. **** ** **** ** ****** because ******* *** **** ** ******* ******* ***** ********* **** their ********* ** *** ********** **** **** ****** ********.

(*) ***** *** **** **** ***** ************** (*.*., **** ********* rep *****). ***** **** ** ****** ******* **** **** ******* in *** ******** *** **** *** *** *** ** ***** out ** ***********. * ***'* ***** ****'* *** ***, ****'* 'domain *********'.

(*) ***** ******* **** ** ********** ***** ******* ******* **** on *********. ********* **** * **** ******* *** ***** **** from ***** ********** **** ********** **** *** ** ****** ** simple *** ***** *********.

***/***, ***** **** ***** ********* ****** **** *******, **** *** right ********* ** ******* ***** ********* *** ***.

*** * ***** *** *** **** ***** ***** ***, *** I ****** ** ****** * ****** ***, *** ***** *** learning ***** ** ********, ****** *** ********* **** ***** *** already ******* *** **** ********.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 05/19/16 03:53pm

* ***** **** ** *** **** ******* ***** *** **** of * ***** ** ********* ******** ** ***** ** *** US...when * ****** *** * **** ******* *** ***** ** bring **** **** ********* *** ****** **** ***** *** **** they ***** ********* **** **** *** ********...

** *** ** ** *** **** ** ************* *** ** go ** ****** ** **** ** ******** **** ** ** their **** ** ******.

**** ** *** * ******* *** ******** ***'* **** *** most ********* ** ******* ** *** * ****** **** *** Exacq *** **** ***** **** ** **** ** ************* **** some ******* *** **** ******** ***** ************ ** ** * large ******...******* ***** **** ******** ***** ************ ** **** **** a **** ***** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 05/19/16 03:57pm

* ***** **** ******** **** ** *** ******** ***** ****** *** ***** ** ********** *** ******** **** ********. **** ***** *****, *** ******** DS ******** *** ************* ****** ***** *****. * ***** ***** learned **** ******** *** ***** * ****** ******* *** ****** time.

Undisclosed Distributor #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/20/16 05:27pm

** *** **** ** ** *** *** ******* ** **** it ******* *********, ***** ****** **** *****. *** **** * think ** **** ** *********** ******** *************. * **** "*** boy" ******* ** ***** ** ** * ****** ********* ******* to ********* ** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 05/20/16 05:33pm

** *** **** ** ** *** *** ******* ** **** it ******* *********, ***** ****** **** *****.

********.

*** *** ******* ** ******* ** *** *** ** **** IS ** ******* *** *** ******* **** ******* *********** ********** and *** ***** **** ******* **** ******* ******* *** *** buddies **** ***.

****** ********* ** ************* ***** **** ** ******* ** ***** and ***** ******** ** *** ** ** **********. ****'* **** for ********* ** ** (* **** ** *** **** *** 3VR ******* *** $***, * ** ****** **** ** *** hard *** ******* ** ****).

***** ***** **** ****? *****, *** **** ******* **** *** Exacq ******, **** ***** ****** **** ** ***** **** **** ol ****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 05/20/16 09:34pm

...**** ***** ****** **** ** ***** **** **** ** ****.

** ** ****, **** "*** *** *******" ********** ** ******* all-male ******* ******* *** ******** ** **** ****** ***** *** acquaintances ** ** ***** *****.

****** *** ** ******** **** **** **' **** **** **** here:

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/19/16 11:40am

*** *** ** ****** **** **** **. *** **** **** on ******** ************* ** ****** **** ******** ** **** ***** product **********, **** **** ** * *** ******* ***** **** market *** ** *** ******* ******* **** *** ******** ** get * ***** ********** ** *** ******* *** **** ** they **** ** *** ***% ** *** ************* **** ****. It's *** ****** ** ***** ******** *** *** ******** *** things **** ****** ****** **** ***** **** ***** ******* ********* system **** ****** ********* *** ***** *** ***** ** *** been ******** *** ****** *** *******. *** ***** **** ** it *** ** **** ***** ***** *** **** ** **** budgets ******** ***'* ***** *** ********* *** *** ****** ******, but **** ** ***** ******* **** *** ********* *** ****** to *** ******** ****** ****** * ********* *** ***. * think *** ***** **** ** *** *** **** ***** *** buying *** ** ******** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/21/16 06:15am

*** **** **** ** ******** ************* ** ****** ****

******, *** *******:******** ** ***** ************ ****************** ** ********** ****** ******* *******

Mike Janzen

05/21/16 09:07am

***** *** *** *** ********. * **** **** ** ******* some ******:

  • *** ******** ******** ** ************** *********** ********** ** ***** ****** ** *** *******/******. * ***'* view **** ** * ******* **** ***** ** ** ******. It ** ********* ** ** ******** *** ****** ** ** opportunity.
  • ********* *** ********** **** ** *** ******** ***** ** ****** always **** ** ******* ******** ***** (*** **** ******** **** rapid ******). **** ***** ** ********* ** ***** ********** ***** they *** ***** *********** ********** **** ***** ********** ** ***** products *** **** **** ******* ***** **** ***** ********.
  • *** *** ****** ***** ********** ** *** "*** **** ****" advantage. *******, * ***** **** **** ******** **** ** **** bigger ***** ** ******* *** **** ** ****** *********.
  • *** ***** ******* **** ******* ** ** *** ***** *** it ***** ******* ********* **** ** ***********, ********* *** **** of ****** ** ******** **** ******** (*** ** **** ***** lag ***** **********).
  • ***** *********** ** *******: (*) **** ******* **** **** ***** **** (computer ******) *****'* **** * ******** *** ** ***** ** it, (*) **** ****** **-***** **** ****** *********/**********, (*) **** a ***** ** ******* ******, (*) ********* *******, (*) **** fast, (*) ****** ** ***'** *** *******, (*) **'** **** longer *** **** **** **** *** *****, (*) **** **** to **** *** **** ** ****, (*) ** ** ******* best ** *** *** ************ **** *** ********.
  • *'* *** *********** **** **** *** ******** ********, *** ** next ***** ** ** *******.
  • * *** *** ** ******* *** ******* *********** - ** opportunity ***** **. * ****** **** *** *********** *********, *** they **** **** ********** ("****" ******** * **** ******** ****** from **********). * **** ******* ** ** *********** ** ******* myself ** * *** *********.
  • *'* *** ****** ** ******. **** ** ** *** ** live. *** ******** ******** *** ****** ** * ***. *'* very ********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Mike Janzen | 05/21/16 10:52am

***********!

*** ********: **** *** ********* ** **** ******** **** *********?

**** **** ** **** ****** *********!

Mike Janzen

05/21/16 12:06pm

** *** ***, * ****'* ********* ** *** **** *****. But **** ** * ********** *** ****, *** *** ******. Things *** *** ****** **** **** ****.

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