Not a Finance Guy: Building Companies with Bob Ackerman

About this episode:  On this week’s episode of CYBR.SEC.CAST, Michael Farnum and Sam Van Ryder sit down with Bob Ackerman, Managing Director at DataTribe, to share lessons from decades of building and investing in technology companies. From backing Dragos when much of the venture world didn’t believe an industrial cybersecurity market existed to his belief that “culture is the unfair competitive advantage,” Bob explains why the best opportunities often require thinking differently from the crowd.  If you’re building, investing in, or simply watching the future of cybersecurity, this is a conversation worth hearing. Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at [email protected]  Things Mentioned: Bob Ackerman’s AI Constraint article - https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesfinancecouncil/2026/10/06/ais-next-constraint-trust-not-capital/ Dragos - https://www.dragos.com/ Rob Lee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmichaellee/ CYBR.SEC.Careers - https://www.cybrseccareers.org/ TAB Memorial Scholarship - https://www.cybrseccareers.org/tab-memorial-scholarship Cards for a Cause -https://pro.gofundme.com/event/cards-for-a-cause/e803793 All dates for upcoming fundraisers - https://www.cybrseccareers.org/fundraiserevents In this episode: Host: Michael Farnum Host: Sam Van Ryder Guest: Bob Ackerman Director: Bill Brenner  Producer: Lauren Andrus Music and Editing by: August Farnum   Keep up with our Conferences and Events: LinkedIn X Facebook Instagram TikTok CYBR.SEC.CON. OT.SEC.CON. CYBR.HAK.CON.   Keep up with CYBR.SEC.Media: LinkedIn X Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Learn About CYBR.SEC.Careers Non-Profit Efforts CYBR.SEC.Careers Subscribe to the podcast:  Apple  Spotify YouTube Listen to our other shows: CYBR.HAK.CAST CYBR.Minded CYBR.Signal Thank you to our Media Partners: CYBR.SEC.CON. Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing  CYBR.SEC.CON. and OT.SEC.CON.  OGGN (Oil & Gas Global Network) UtilSec Packet Pushers CYBR.SEC.CON. and CYBR.HAK.CON.  BarCode Podcast Cyber Distortion Podcast Kill Chain Radio The Phillip Wylie Show Vulnerable U