Aporeto
A security startup that bet on IP-based segmentation.
Where Aporeto comes up1 episode or test
- 1Bought AporetoBet on a move to IP-based segmentation
- 2Shift never happenedThe market moved away from the bet
- 3Arora decided it wouldn'tNo expected change in segmentation
- 4Cut losses quicklyLike dropping a drug in a pharma portfolio
From Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks
What was said about Aporeto
Palo Alto cut its losses fast on Aporeto when the market moved away. Palo Alto Networks bought Aporeto betting the world would move to IP-based segmentation. That shift never happened, and once Nikesh Arora decided it would not, the company moved on. In his words: "We cut our losses quickly."
Arora compares acquisitions to a pharma portfolio, where companies run many drugs and drop one at a certain phase. The tip text refers to the company as Opera.
How to Win Deals & Grow a $250B Business | Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto bought it betting on IP-based segmentation, which never took off, so it cut its losses quickly. Arora treats it like a pharma portfolio, where you drop a drug at a certain phase.
Palo Alto cut its losses fast on Aporeto when the market moved away. Palo Alto Networks bought Aporeto betting the world would move to IP-based segmentation. That shift never happened, and once Nikesh Arora decided it would not, the company moved on. In his words: "We cut our losses quickly."
Arora compares acquisitions to a pharma portfolio, where companies run many drugs and drop one at a certain phase. The tip text refers to the company as Opera.
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