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

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

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

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Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

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

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

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

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* *** ****-***** **** *** *** ******* ************** ** *** 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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