{"id":19429,"date":"2021-03-11T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/function\/how-founder-stacy-stubblefield-built-and-sold-a-security-startup-for-230m\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T02:39:50","slug":"how-founder-stacy-stubblefield-built-and-sold-a-security-startup-for-230m","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/function\/how-founder-stacy-stubblefield-built-and-sold-a-security-startup-for-230m\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stacy Stubblefield Built and Sold a Security Startup for $230M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Join Stacy as she reflects on TeleSign\u2019s 15-year journey from a small incubator to an acquisition by BICS for $230M.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">\n<p>TeleSign was an early pioneer in phone-based identity solutions used by major web and mobile brands. Stacy Stubblefield, co-founder of TeleSign, found that startup success was a combination of perseverance and seizing moments of serendipity along the way. Stubblefield reflects on TeleSign\u2019s 15-year journey from a small incubator to an acquisition by BICS for $230M, and lessons learned along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Join Stacy for insights on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gaining credibility as an early-stage startup<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging your first big client for long-term gains<\/li>\n<li>Knowing when to pivot or spin off new products<\/li>\n<li>Balancing growth with maintaining high-quality relationships<\/li>\n<li>Using common sense to make strong strategic choices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h2>About Stacy Stubblefield<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stacystubblefield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stacy Stubblefield<\/a> co-founded TeleSign in 2005 and helped to drive TeleSign&#8217;s product strategy and identify opportunities for innovation. As part of TeleSign&#8217;s founding team, she was instrumental in conceptualizing and developed its platform and patented technology.<\/p>\n<p>While developing TeleSign&#8217;s technology, she also oversaw an engineering team at an internet incubator that launched several fast-growing web properties. She remains an active consultant, advising internet start-ups and consumer product sites and is a frequent speaker at industry events, including Mobile World Congress and Mobile Computing Summit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">\n<h2>Complimentary Ticket:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Are you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! During COVID, we\u2019re making our events available to tech founders\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>everywhere<\/strong><\/em><strong>. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders, partners and investors. 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