Could you say a little about some of the biggest challenges you face as an engineering leader and manager? What are the biggest challenges you face? It took four years until we got acquired and then three more at Barracuda Networks. LIOR: Probably seven years since we first started Sookasa and I took on a small team. How long have you been in management? How long was that transition from when you started to here? It’s been a path that was very enjoyable for me and where I learned at times, just starting out as an individual contributor and taking on increasingly larger teams. And so over time, I was asked to take responsibility over an increasingly larger team of engineers, by now there are probably 70 or 80 engineers in my organization. So I was always trying to take more responsibility and to make the team more successful. We later grew to 10 and got acquired by Barracuda Networks, which is where I work today and within Barracuda, it was essentially the same story. And so that’s how I first became a manager. LIOR: But over time, I found I was taking on more and more responsibilities and I really, really wanted to win and wanted to drive our success and our product, so eventually my co-founder, who was the CEO, asked me to officially take the VP engineering role. When we started out, the team was pretty flat and we all worked together. And Sookasa was really where I first kind of took my first steps with management. It brought me here to Silicon Valley and I actually decided to start a company, to join friends and start a company with them right after. I went to Stanford to get an MBA and I learned many good leadership principles – it was a really, really good experience. And then at some point I wanted to learn more about management. I did all of that back in Israel, where I grew up. LIOR: I originally did my bachelor’s and master’s in computer science and I’ve worked for several years, both for larger companies and smaller companies, startups that is. Could you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got into management? A lot of people are interested in knowing how they get into management. I live in San Francisco, happy to be here today. Our office is in Campbell next to San Jose. I am the SVP of Engineering of the Email Protection team at Barracuda Networks. Vidal: Just tell us a little about yourself, maybe your title, where you’re located. What’s your background and how did you get into management? Vidal: Thanks for speaking with me today. Where can we go to learn more about you?.What is your approach to mentoring and coaching members of your team?.If you could recommend one book to managers, what would it be and why?.Share an internet resource or tool that you can’t live without.What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success?.What’s your workday like and how do you manage your time, emails, etc.?.
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