The Good Business: How to Bootstrap a Business to $10M and Beyond
Christian Hyatt
BSides NYC 2025 (0x05) · Day 1 · Entrepreneur
In an engaging and reflective presentation at BSides NYC, Christian Hyatt, CEO and co-founder of Risk 360, shared his nine-year journey of bootstrapping a cybersecurity services and SaaS company from inception to over $10 million in revenue. Titled "The Good Business: How to Bootstrap a Business to $10M and Beyond," Hyatt's talk offered a candid look at the practicalities, philosophies, and strategic decisions behind building a profitable and sustainable company without external venture capital. Far from a typical hyper-growth startup narrative, this presentation emphasized measured, intentional growth focused on robust foundations, cultural integrity, and efficient capital deployment.
AI review
A BSides entrepreneurship talk dressed in cybersecurity clothing. Competently delivered but belongs at a YC alumni event or an MBA seminar, not a security conference program. Nothing here is specific to the threat landscape, the security industry's unique dynamics, or anything a security practitioner couldn't find in a generic startup playbook.