The journey from aerospace engineering at NASA to serial entrepreneur isn’t a well-trodden path but it’s one that’s worked for Adam Markowitz.
In this episode of The SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma talks with the Drata Co-founder and CEO about the journey from NASA, to edtech, to Drata and how lessons at each stage led him to the next.
From finding product-market fit and executing at speed, to building a culture of trust and timing the market just right, Adam shares the learnings behind Drata’s rapid rise from $0-100M ARR in four years.
Listen to learn:
- How NASA inspired Adam’s founder mindset and approach to problem-solving
- The “lightning in a bottle” moment that catapulted Drata’s product-market fit
- How strategy, execution, and timing team became Drata’s competitive advantage
- Why a partner-led GTM strategy helped Drata scale faster
- How AI is transforming compliance and customer expectations in SaaS
Guest links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markowitzadam/
Website - https://drata.com/
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