E167: Taking on Network Security with a Zero Trust Approach with NetBird

Open Source Startup Podcast

Misha Bragin is the Founder & CEO of NetBird, the open source zero trust networking platform that allows companies and individuals to create secure private networks without the hassle of corporate networks. Their open source, also called netbird, has over 12K stars on GitHub and connects devices into a secure WireGuard-based overlay network.

NetBird has raised $4M from investors including InReach Ventures.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Pivoting away from their initial hardware-based approach

• How the growth in remote employees has driven demand

• Why VPNs needed to be reinvented

• Why they use the WireGuard protocol

• What's different about their approach vs. Tailscale

• Managing big and small users at the same time

• Why most technical founders should hire a technical marketer early