{"id":19431,"date":"2021-03-29T17:36:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T00:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=19431"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:30:18","slug":"leading-product-strategy-into-a-230m-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/leading-product-strategy-into-a-230m-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Product Strategy into a $230M Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"

As co-founder of Telesign<\/a>, Stacy Stubblefield<\/a> recalls that the startup journey was \u201cpainful\u201d at first. But along the 15-year path from a small Los Angeles-based incubator to an eventual acquisition by BICS for $230 million, there were several lightbulb moments when Stubblefield and her team knew they were on to something big.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The origin of Telesign was serendipitous. Stubblefield and her co-founders had an acquaintance running an online backgammon gambling website, who was dealing with the problem of players using stolen credit cards. The team built a system for verifying the cards, and \u201cwe knew we had to turn it into a business,\u201d she says. <\/span><\/p>\n

At a Founders Network keynote<\/a>, Stubblefield shares her key learnings from founding and selling a security startup. Register at Founders Network<\/a> for a complimentary pass, or check to see if you qualify for full membership<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and get insights on how to:<\/span><\/p>\n