Founder Stories: Building Companies That Deliver Trust and Assurance
Building a cybersecurity company is different.
The stakes are higher, trust takes longer to earn, and leadership gets tested early. In this candid CEO conversation, Fabrice Mouret (CEO, Prescient Security) and Michael Argast (CEO, Kobalt) sit down to talk about what it really takes to build companies where trust and assurance aren’t just words on a website, but part of how the business runs day to day.
This session goes beyond frameworks and tooling. It’s about the moments founders don’t usually talk about: when technical skill stopped being enough, how early hiring decisions shaped company culture, and what leadership looks like when security teams are under pressure. Expect honest stories about mistakes, burnout, remote culture, and the shift every founder faces from being a hands-on doer to a full-time decision-maker.
If you’re building, leading, or scaling a cybersecurity company, this conversation will feel very familiar.
What we’ll cover
Why building a company in cybersecurity feels different from other industries
The point where leadership mattered more than technical depth
Lessons from the first five hires: what worked, what didn’t
Early behaviors founders reward without realizing it
Managing burnout and pressure in security teams
Letting go of control as the company grows