About
Nik Poturnak led product teams at VMware, Facebook, FireEye, and Cisco before co-founding idemeum, a security company.
Founder at idemeumYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Nik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nik can intro founders to idemeum's investors below.
idemeum's investors · 4
Co-founders at idemeum
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Jagjit SethiFounder
Experience
- idemeumCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- VMwareDirector of Product Management2018 — 2021Palo Alto
- FacebookProduct Manager2017 — 2018Palo Alto, California
- FireEye, Inc.Sr. Manager of Product Management2015 — 2017Milpitas, California
- CiscoSenior Product Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Shasta VenturesVenture Capital Associate - MBA Internship2013Palo Alto, California
- CitiInvestment Banking Associate - MBA Internship2012New York, New York
- CiscoEnterprise Sales Engineer2008 — 2011Amsterdam Area
Skills & more
Investment Banking12Financial Modeling9Unified Communications6Telecommunications13Cisco Technologies22Cross-functional Team Leadership4Business Development10Competitive Analysis12Mergers & Acquisitions4Enterprise Software10Security15Product Management20
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StrategyPre-salesSaaSManagementBusiness StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)- CISSP — ISC2
- SEC 508: Advanced Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting — SANS Institute
- CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, CCDP — Cisco
- SEC 504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling — SANS Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nik Poturnak?
- Nik Poturnak led product teams at VMware, Facebook, FireEye, and Cisco before co-founding idemeum, a security company.
- Where does Nik Poturnak work?
- Nik Poturnak is Founder of idemeum.
- What companies did Nik Poturnak found?
- Nik Poturnak founded idemeum.
- Where did Nik Poturnak go to school?
- Nik Poturnak studied at Y Combinator (S21); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Northwestern University (M.S. in Design Innovation at McCormick School of Engineering).
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