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E166: Making Open Source Reliable & Secure with Fossa

Open Source Startup Podcast
Open Source Startup Podcast
Episode • Feb 19, • 40m

Kevin Wang is Founder & CEO of Fossa, the product security platform that automates compliance & security across open source third party code, suppliers, and tools.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Where Kevin's interest in open source started

  • Learning to work with big enterprises

  • The shift from scanning to fixing

  • Repositioning from an engineering to security platform

  • Resisting the market pressure to push hard into AI