The essential security playbook for startup founders. Learn how to build secure products, avoid costly mistakes, and prepare for enterprise sales without slowing down your development velocity.
Build Secure Products from Day One
2025 Edition
56 pages of practical security guidance designed specifically for non-technical founders building their first product.
Non-technical introduction to security concepts every founder must understand. Authentication, encryption, access control, and why security is a competitive advantage, not a cost center.
Essential security practices to implement from your first line of code. Secure authentication, password management, API security, data encryption, and secure development workflows.
The most common security vulnerabilities and how to prevent them: SQL injection, XSS, broken authentication, security misconfigurations, and more. Real examples and fixes included.
Securing AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure deployments. IAM configuration, network security, secrets management, database encryption, and monitoring. Avoid costly misconfigurations.
What enterprise buyers expect: security questionnaires, penetration testing, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and vendor risk assessments. How to prepare for security reviews that close deals.
How to respond when things go wrong. Incident response plan templates, breach notification requirements, customer communication, and lessons from real startup breaches.
Free and low-cost security tools for startups. What to invest in at each stage (pre-seed to Series B), avoiding expensive mistakes, and when to hire your first security engineer.
Written specifically for founders and early-stage startup teams.
You're building a product but don't have deep technical experience. You need to understand security enough to make informed decisions and guide your team.
You can code but security isn't your specialty. Learn industry best practices, common pitfalls, and how to build secure applications from the start.
Small engineering teams (1-5 people) building an MVP. You need practical security guidance that won't slow down your development velocity.
You're moving upmarket and enterprise buyers are asking about security. Learn what they expect and how to prepare for security reviews.
Practical security knowledge you can implement immediately.
Understand authentication, encryption, access control, and security architecture without technical jargon. Make informed decisions about your product's security.
Learn about OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities with practical examples: SQL injection, XSS, broken auth, and more. Code snippets show how to fix each issue.
Secure your cloud infrastructure from day one. IAM policies, network security, secrets management, and monitoring. Avoid the misconfigurations that lead to breaches.
Prepare for enterprise sales. Security questionnaires, pen test requirements, compliance certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001), and vendor risk assessments demystified.
Incident response plan templates, breach notification timelines, customer communication scripts, and lessons from real startup breaches. Be prepared before something happens.
What to invest in at pre-seed, seed, Series A, and Series B. Free tools, when to upgrade, avoiding expensive mistakes, and when to hire your first security engineer.
15,000+ founders and early-stage teams have downloaded this guide.
"As a non-technical founder, I was completely lost on security. This guide gave me the confidence to have intelligent conversations with my engineering team and make the right decisions. We passed our first enterprise security review!"
"I'm a developer but security isn't my background. This guide helped me identify and fix 10+ vulnerabilities before our first customer. The cloud security section saved us from a potentially massive AWS bill due to misconfiguration."