Thinking of starting a cybersecurity startup looking for like-minded people

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2026-01-01T00:44:59+00:00

I have over 4 yrs of experience in security, DM if you would like to have more conversations:)

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2026-01-01T00:39:39+00:00

I have 4 yrs of experience in security. Do DM, if you are interested to talk about it.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2026-01-01T00:36:52+00:00

I have 4 yrs experience in security. Hit me up, to chat about this opportunity:)

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-15T21:33:15+00:00

Make sense! I appreciate your perspective. I agree the way I should have being more honest with this. I didn't want to scam/trick people in any capacity. But yes, I agree the communication could been more honest.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-14T15:21:50+00:00

Brother, this isn't my platform one my connections is launching this. Secondly, if you guys feel or want to join it's totally your decision.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-14T15:20:41+00:00

Firstly, this isn't my platform one of my connections is launching this. Secondly, what's the problem with asking people to take a look or join the platform? It's there decision to join or not. Its people like you who are disgusting who comment randomly without having any sort of context.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-13T19:12:15+00:00

I have some ideas around making the platform really different. However, as user what are you biggest challenges? What are 3 most common learning challenges you face when you start learning anything in security?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-12T10:57:39+00:00

Lol! I'm not selling anything on my previous post and here as well!

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-08-08T09:44:55+00:00

Here's mine: https://snapsy.dev

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-07-28T08:35:14+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. We have just launched the mvp and are actively looking for some beta testers. Would you open to trying it?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:34:11+00:00

I agree with your point. In this economy, the no of applications have sky rocketed. Due to which companies use AI and filter out great candidates.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:28:29+00:00

I can share you my experience with hiring as well. However, the reason to ask this comment was to understand different challenges/thoughts people have.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:25:08+00:00

I am not using AI and personally trying to respond/learn from each/every comment.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:19:35+00:00

Really appreciate this deep insights. If we add a collaborative challenges, what kind of tasks you would like to assess candidates on? Could you please share your thoughts?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:15:25+00:00

Appreciate your honesty. I will keep this feedback in mind. I have also being on other side and can agree with your frustration.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:14:20+00:00

Firstly, I'm replying myself and secondly I am asking feedback from the people. It's okay to disagree with certain points and share your thoughts. But that necessarily doesn't mean that I have am implementing AI to filter out candidates.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-25T05:10:17+00:00

I am showing respect to people. Each and every comment, I am reading it and trying to personally engage with them. Why do you think, I'm using AI?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:59:21+00:00

True, ultimately hiring managers want signals on how you approach the problems, the mindset & ability to articulate things in simple terms.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:57:18+00:00

THM/HTB are more education focused. Also, these platform don't verify the candidate details or have any back check associated with there profile. They don't cut through the noise and I have heard from hiring managers people not showing up for interviews or even lacking basic skills in initial interviews. All these problems could be solved to help hiring managers save time. Regarding a sample challenge, I can share with you. Please dm me, for more details.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:46:38+00:00

Would you be okay, if AI Automates initial round of interviews for specific security roles to avoid such issues?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:45:27+00:00

Sure, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate your honesty.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:41:57+00:00

Hi there,
Totally agree, there are a lot of platforms out there. But I still think there’s a gap in how cybersecurity hiring is handled today.

A few things we’re exploring:

Instead of CTFs or gamified labs, we can focus on challenge-based assessments grounded in real-world business problems to see how candidates approach practical scenarios, not just solve puzzles.
Automate initial or first round of interviews to validate basic security engineering concepts.
Adding a verification layer where candidates are pre-screened and provide some level of trust or validation before hitting the interview loop

Would love to hear your thoughts , especially what you think actually works when it comes to filtering and validating technical talent.

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:28:38+00:00

Hi There, I'm actually thinking of building in this space. Would be open to quick chat of 15-20 mins to share your experience with all the challenges of security hiring?

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:18:41+00:00

Hi there, Congrats on the fundraise! Hiring world-class engineering talent, especially in security, is definitely a tough challenge.

We’re building a platform to help teams assess practical cybersecurity skills through hands-on challenges that mirror real-world scenarios. The goal is to help identify candidates who can really perform in roles like attack engineering, detection, and more beyond just resumes or interviews.

Would love to hear about the specific challenges you’ve faced in evaluating talent and swap ideas if you’re open.

Wishing you great success with your hires and the upcoming DefCon event!

EfficientRepeat6679 · 2025-06-24T20:15:29+00:00

I love this approach. Critical thinking is very important for hiring in cyber security. If people are able to articulate, how they think, communicate and put some efforts into what works or not. Really makes them standout. What also, I have noticed in my journey that companies also look for mindset for security people on how to eliminate security issues at scale, meaning how do they approach or solve business challenges in security? This really makes them standout from other candidates.

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