Scaling Startups and Navigating Product-Market Fit with Emre Baran
Front End Happy Hour7 Loka 2024

Scaling Startups and Navigating Product-Market Fit with Emre Baran

In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we sit down with Emre Baran, Co-founder and CEO of Cerbos, to dive deep into the world of startups, product-market fit, and scaling a tech company. With over 20 years of experience, Emre’s journey includes building Turkey’s largest social network, contributing to $1 billion in revenue at Google, and now tackling one of the most critical parts of the devops stack—authorization.


Emre shares his insights on being a ‘Chief Everything Officer,’ balancing technical and business challenges, and the importance of a well-thought-out go-to-market strategy. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned engineer, or looking to grow your startup, this conversation is packed with actionable advice and invaluable lessons on leadership, scaling, and staying agile.


Tune in for an inside look at what it takes to build and grow a successful tech company in 2024.

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