HiveWatch Next-Gen PSIM Raises $20 Million Led By Ex-Twitter Execs
PSIM failed a decade ago but with the cloud and SaaS becoming mainstream, can LA-based startup HiveWatch benefit from these trends in the 2020s?
The company has announced $20 million Series A funding led by Twitter's ex-CEO.
In this note, we share feedback from the company to IPVM looking at where the company is growing, what it aims to become, and why it could succeed where PSIM in the 2000s failed.
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********* ********* ** **** **** ** financial *******—******* ** *******, ******, *********, or *** ***** **** ** ******** sense ** *****. ** ********* *** uncertain ** **** **** *** *********. We ****** **** **** ** ***** some ***, ***** *** ******** *** their ****** ******, ****** ** ** be ***.
Valuation $** ******* ** ******
**** *****, ** ****** * ******** valuation *** *********, ** *** $** million-plus *****, ***** **** *** ****** is ********* *** ** *********** *** the ********* *** ****-**** ******* **** investors *** **** *****-*****, **** ******** security *********.
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******** *****’* ****** ******* *** **** number ** ********* ** ************ ***, and **’** **** ********* ** ******* for **** ** *** *********.
Team *********
*** ******* *** ******* ** **** that ** ***** ** "******" *** team ** ***** **** ****:
HiveWatch ********* *** *+ **** ********* **** ***** ** ****** *** **** ** ***** **** ****. We’re hiring across engineering, product, customer success, marketing, and sales. We’re rapidly growing and excited that we have more amazing folks joining our team every week. Specifically, we’re looking for hungry individuals who embrace our company values. [emphasis added]
********* ********* *** ** *** ********** ** **********, **** **** ** those ******** ****** * ********* ***** (e.g., **** *********, ******** ********, *** systems ********).
No ****** **** *********
**** ** * ***** *** **** coverage, ********* ********* **** ***** *** no ****** ********* *********. ******* ** that, ** ** ********** ** **** make ******** ******* ***** *** *** product *****, **** ** ********, ***.
Engineering **** *******
********* **** **** **** *** *********** team **** **** "** *** **** few *****" *** ** * ***** of *** *****:
** *** **** *** ***** ** already **** ******* **** ****** *** will ** ******* *** ***********, ******** success *** ********* *****.
***** ************ **************, *********'* ** ** ***********, **** of *********'* ******* ********* ** ******** have ***********-******* *****.
Says "**** *** **** * *******"
********* *** ****** ******** ** ***** in ******** ** ****, ****** **** "PSIM *** **** * *******" **** has ******* "****** *******" ** "**** companies":
** **** **** ** ** ******** that *** **** *** **** * failure ** **** *************. ************, ***** were *** ******** **** **** ********* spent *********** ******* ********* *** ***** resources ** **** ****** *******. ***** products *** ***** ******** **-******* *********, plagued ** *********** ***********, ********** **********, and ***** **********.
**** ** ********** **** ********** ******** from *********, *.*., ** ******** ***** ***** ***** *** ****:
**** * *********** ********* ***********, *** biggest *********** ** *** ** ********** product. **'* * ****** ******* ******** called * ****. *** *** **, plus *****, **'* *** *** *** security ******** *** ***** ** ******* bringing *********** **** ********* ********* **** historically ***'* **** ** **** *****. HiveWatch ********* ************ **** ***** ** the ******. *** ** **** ** in * *** ****'* **** **** user ******** *** *********.
***** ** ** ***** ******* **** year ********** ********* ** *****:
Description ** ********
********* *** ******* ******* ***** ** the ********, *********:
********* ** * *****-****** **** ******** that ** ******* ********, ****** ********, and ***** ************* *********** ***** ******** at * ************ *****. **** * modern **** **********, ********* **** ********** analytics ** ******* *** */* **** program ******.
***:
** ***** ********* ** **** **** with **** ******** *******, *** ******* program ***** ******* ** *********** ***********.
Declined ** **** ***********
********* ******* ******** ** **** *** competitors, ****** ******* **** **** ******** "have *********** ********":
***** *** * *** ** ******** on *** ****** **** **** *********** features, *** **** ** ******* * solution ** *** ************ *****.
**** *** ** ******** ** **** asking ************ ***** ******** ******************* ** *** ** *** ******* large ******* **** **** **** ********* aims ** **.
Declined ** **** ****** *********
********* ******* *** *** ******* *** target ********/*********, ******* ****:
** ***** ********* ** ***** ******** security ******** ** ***** **** ****-******* companies ** *** ******* ***********. ********* is ******* ** ***** ********** *** unparalleled **** *** ******** **********.
** ******* ********* **** ********** ***** on *** ********** ***** *** **** / ********** ***** **** ** "****** fusion" ***. *** ******* ************* *** because ********* ** ** ***** ** is **** ** ** **********.
Success *******
**** **** ***** **** **** ***** HiveWatch ***** ****** ********** ***** **** previously ******:
- *** ***********: ****** ***** *********, ***** ***** are ********* ***+ ***********, ****** ****** is *** ********** *** ***** (** next-generation *****, ***.). *** **** **** HiveWatch's ******* *** *******. **** ***** them * ********** ****** ********.
- ****, *** *******: *** **** *** **** ** a ***-**** ********* ******* **** **** software ***********. **** **** ***** ********* highly ********* ** *** ******* ****. By ********, **** ******* * **** sustainable, ******, ******* ******* ******.
- *****-*****: ***** *****-***** ***** **** ***** many ** *** ********* ****** **** plagued ***** ** ****** ** ****** to ******** ****** *** ******* ** other ***** *******. *******, **** ***** has *** ***** ** ********** ** most ******** ******** ******* **** ****** on-site, ** ***** *** ***.
Execution ********
********* ** ****** * ******** *** startups *** ***** *** *******'* ************* lack ** ****** ***********, ** **** this ** ****** **** ****** *** the ****** ** ***** ******** ** have ******* ******** **** ******** ********. Combine **** **** *** ***** **** was ** ******* / ********* ************ and ** **** *** ** ****** or ***** ** ***** *******.
*******, *** ******* *** ******** ***** trends ** *** ***** *** ********* has * **** ** *******.
Vote / ****
**** ***** ******* **** ******* *** have ****** ** * ****** ******* sales ****** *** **** ** ********* of ****** ******* *********.
********* ********* ** **** **** ** financial *******…
********* ***** *** **** ******** *** many ********* ** ***…
********* ********* **** ***** *** ** public ********* *********…
********* ******* ******** ** **** *** competitors…
********* ******* *** *** ******* *** target ********/*********…
****
***** ** ** ********* **** ** value ** **** *** ********* ** blowing **** ***?
***, ***, **** ***** ** *** they *** ******* ** ******.
**** ** *** ***** #*, ** there *** ******* **** *** **** *******?
**** ********* **** **** *********** **** they ***** **** * ****** ******** IMHO.
***, **** *** ***** ***** ** my ******* *******!
********* **** **** *********** **** **** would **** * ****** ********
*** **** * ***** ** ****** to ** ****. ** ********, **** of ********* *** **** *********** ****** out *********** ** ********** ********* **** they ****** *** ******** ***'* ***** it ********. **'* *** ***** ** brag ** * ******** *** ****** only *** ******** **** ****. **'* another ** *** ** ******** *** face ******** ******* ****.
…**** ** ********* *** **** *********** giving *** *********** ** ********** ********* when **** ****** *** ******** ***'* share ** ********.
****, **** ***’** ****** ** *** smugness ** ******* *** **** ****** on ** ******* *****.
*** *** **** ** *** ***** looking *** *** **** *****, ** would **** ****** **** **** ***.
**** ***’** ****** ** *** ******** of ******* *** **** ****** ** 20 ******* *****.
***** *** **'** ***** **** ****** of ********* **** **** ****** *** more **** **** *** ***'* **** HiveWatch's **** ** ********.
** ********** ** ***** **** ** experience. ***** ****** **** *** ********** on *** **** ********* *** *** is **** *****. *** ***** **** to **** ***** ****** ******* ** give * ***** ** ***** (**** if *********** *****) ** **** *****.
***** **** ******** ** ****?
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**** **** ** ***** ********* **** was ********* ********* **** **** *** had **** ******** *******.
** ******'* *****-******* *******-***** ** ****** ****.
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*** ***** ******* ***** ** ****** - ****** ** *****?
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******* **** **** ********.
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******, *** *** ******* ********* ** liquor ********* ** ********* *******
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** ** ******* **** * ******* with **** * **** *** ********* outline ** *********** ** ******** ***** offered ***** ***** ** **** *****. The ******** ** ************ **** ******* does ** *****?
*** ******** ******** *** **** ******** on * *********** ********* ***** ******** multiple ***** ** ********** ** ****** success. **** ***** ***** *** ** no ****** ***** ** ******* **** can ****** ** ****.
***** ***** ************ *** ******** ****** has *** ******** ******** ** ******* on *********** ** *** ***** **** may *** ****** *****.
************* *** **** '***** *****' ** a ***** ******.
*** ********** **** ** *** *** are ***-******* *********. ***** *** ********** and ********* ****** **** *** *********** and ********* ********* **** ***** *** entered ******* ** *********** *************.
**** **** *** *** *** *** write-offs.
***** ***** ************ *** ******** ****** has *** ******** ******** ** ******* on *********** ** *** ***** **** may *** ****** *****. ************* *** term '***** *****' ** * ***** magnet.
** ********, *****-***** ******** ****** ********* have ******* ******* ******* *** **** proved ********* **** *** ****. * don't ***** ***** ** * **** concern **** ********* ***'* *** ***** systems ** *******.
** ** ******* **** * ******* with **** * **** *** ********* outline ** *********** ** ******** ***** offered ***** ***** ** **** *****. The ******** ** ************ **** ******* does ** *****?
** ****** *** **** ******* **** PSIM *** ****** ***** ** **. To **** ***** ** ******** **** from ********* ******* ** ***. **** their **** ****:
***** *** ********** ***** ********* **** have ** ******** ** * ******** to ****. *** ********* ******* ** implementing **** ***** **** ***** **** failed? *****, ***** ***, ****** ** I *******, ** *** ******, **** have ******* ** ***** ***** **** PSIM ********* ** ***** *** *** not.
**** **** ******* ** ***** ***** that **** ********* ** ***** *** did ***.
**** ******* ***** ******* ***********/************ ** overcome *** '********' ******** **** ******* communication ******* ********* *******.
**** *** *** #* '******* ******' from *** ******:
*****-*****: ***** *****-***** ***** **** ***** many ** *** ********* ****** **** plagued ***** ** ****** ** ****** to ******** ****** *** ******* ** other ***** *******.
*** '*********' ****** **** ******* ***** weren't **** **** ****'*/******'* ******** (*.*. technical), *** ******* *** ** *** costly *********** ******** ** *** *** huge ****** ** ********* ******* **** customers **** ** **** **** ****** *****.
** *** *** *****-***** *********** *** 'manage' ******* ********* ******* **** ** would ***** **** ** ** **** to **** ** **** ** ***** disparate *******. ***/**?
*****-***** ******* **** ** **** ****** documented ********** *** *** ********* ****** to ********* *** ***** ** ***** than *********** ** ** *** *** on ****.
* ***** **** *** ***** *** meta ***** **** ***** *** ***** various ********* ******* *** **** **** are ***** **-**** (********* ***'* **** poorly ********** ** ****** **** ****) but, ** *****, ** **** **** is ********** ******** ****** ** **** than ** *** ** ****.
** *** *** ************* ******** ******* and ********, *** **** ***** **** ability ** **** **** ********** *** security *****. *********, *** *** ****** to *** ******** *****.
****** **** **** ** ******* *** walked *** **** . *** ******* in ***** ********, **** *****, ********, but ***** **** **** ******** *** not ** ** ** ********** *****.
******** ***** ***** *** **** ** a **** *****. ******* ***** *** many ****** **** ***** **** **** can **** **** *** ***** ***** providers *** ***** **** *** ** this , **** ***** ** *** the ******** ******* ******** ***** ** believe ** ** **.
********** ** ********, **** ***** ********* firewalls, ******, *******, ******* *********- **** trust, *** ******. ***** ***** *** I ** ** ****** ******* **** claim ** ******** *** *********** , want ** **'* ** **** *** to ***** **** ***.
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*** ******* ***** ***** **** **** better **** * *** ******, ** at ***** **** **** ********.
*** ** *** ******* *** ********* people... **** ******** *** ***** ***** to **** **** * *****.
**** **** ***** * **** ********* what * ***** ** **** ******* point:
*** ***** ** *** **** - or ** ***** *** ** **** as ****** **** * ***** ** than ***** ******* ** ** **.
*** ***** **** **** **** **** is ***** * ********** ******* - with **** *** ** *** ******** except ***** ********* ** ********* ********* the **.
*** *** ** ******* ** ********* funding ********* **** ******. * ***'* think ***** ** **** ********** *** there (*.*., ** ***** ** ********* major ****** **********) *** **** ** is:********* *** *** ***** ****** ** big ********* | ******** ******* ****
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**** ** ****** ***********:
*** *** *** ******* *******:
** ****** *****, ********* *** ******* to ********** ********* ** ****** **:
******** ***** ** ** ********** *** 13 ** ***********:
**** ****** ******** ********* ***** ** "GSOC ********":
*******, **** ***** ***** ***** **** they *** ****** ** ******* ****** GSOC *********.
** *****'* **** **** **** *** VP ** ***** ****** ********** *** inexperience *** **** ** **** *************.
******** **** *** **** ******* **** youthful ***-******** ****** *** ************* *** dismissively ** *** ***** ** ********** context ****** *** ********.