Welcome to HackerOne, Kara Sprague! I’m excited to work together to (continue to) build a safer internet together. Go Kara! Go hackers! Go HackerOne! Go Marten!
HackerOne and hackers are thriving because of Marten’s leadership and will continue to thrive under Kara’s leadership. The future of hacking is exciting and bright!
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To live our value of defaulting to disclosure, here’s what I shared about Marten’s nine years of leadership at HackerOne.
Reply from a Founder - 20240903
Marten,
Thank you. Founders are not always Builders and Builders are not always Founders. You have built this company and are, together with our employees, the true Builder of HackerOne. You leave behind a company that has strong revenue, is innovative, and is recognized, used, and loved around the world. I can’t help but think that today’s announcement must be emotional for you, and know that it is for the rest of us, too.
I hope you are proud. Proud of yourself, proud of the hackers, proud of our current and past employees who, like you, show up each day to be their best self. It’s you who inspired them to do so. The energy you have given and keep giving is a selfless act, and it is one of your traits that make you a phenomenal leader.
There will be (many) times where we will miss your leadership. And there will be (a few) times we will be glad it’s not here. And there will be (plenty of) times where you will be happy you won’t have to deal with the obnoxious Founders. I’ve tried to pay attention at all times over the past nine years and believe it’s given me enough insights and learnings to continue to channel my Inner Marten for the next nine.
You will soon no longer have the title of HackerOne CEO, but you will forever have the role of Builder of HackerOne. I think I speak for everybody when I say that we couldn’t have wished for a better person to have shared plenty of fuck ups and wins with. I would do it all over, and I think you would, too.
Go Marten! Go Kara! Go hackers! Go HackerOne!
HackerOne appoints Kara Sprague as CEO!
Sprague will succeed Marten Mickos as HackerOne’s Chief Executive Officer at a significant point of growth in the company. Under Mickos, the company became a category leader, expanding product offerings and cementing its unique brand identity.
Sprague brings extensive technical leadership experience and a proven track record of aligning strategy to capture market and technology trends for large-scale transformation initiatives. Kara will extend HackerOne’s industry leadership as the most trusted provider of human-powered security for public sector organizations and Fortune 1000 companies.
With Sprague at the helm, HackerOne will expand its platform capabilities for enterprise customers, invest in and grow its community, and continue to foster trust with customers, partners, and security researchers.
Read more about the announcement: https://lnkd.in/gZFpJHbD
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