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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Comments (18)

Mark Jones

| 05/19/16 12:37pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 12:42pm

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

Mark Jones

In reply to John Honovich | 05/19/16 12:49pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM Admin | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 01:09pm

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Mark Jones

In reply to Brian Karas | 05/19/16 01:27pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM Admin | In reply to Mark Jones | 05/19/16 02:02pm

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Undisclosed 1 Distributor

| 05/19/16 02:28pm

** ** ****, *** ******* ******** *** ******** ****** ** 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 Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 05/19/16 04:23pm

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Undisclosed 3

In reply to John Honovich | 05/19/16 07:53pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 3 | 05/19/16 07:57pm

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Undisclosed 1 Distributor

In reply to John Honovich | 05/20/16 09:27pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 05/20/16 09:33pm

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

********.

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

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

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

Undisclosed 4

In reply to John Honovich | 05/21/16 01:34am

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

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

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

Undisclosed 2 Integrator

| 05/19/16 03:40pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 Integrator | 05/21/16 10:15am

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

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

Mike Janzen

| 05/21/16 01:07pm

***** *** *** *** ********. * **** **** ** ******* 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 02:52pm

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

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

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

Mike Janzen

| 05/21/16 04:06pm

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

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