MI172: Zero to IPO & Cofounding Okta w/ Frederic Kerrest

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: </strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>03:24 - What Okta does and how it became a multi-billion dollar business.</li><li>05:14 - Why Frederic chose to stick with Okta after starting the company and helping it grow to over 5,000 employees.</li><li>11:01 - How Okta was able to bounce back from missing their sales targets by 70% back in 2011.</li><li>17:30 - Ways in which Okta is able to compete with the big tech behemoths.</li><li>19:28 - Frederic’s three rules to live by.</li><li>26:01 - Frederic’s blueprint for selecting the right partner to do business with.</li><li>32:54 - When founders should start considering taking in outside capital.</li><li>40:38 - How Frederic helps Okta tune out the stock price to focus on the business.</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Check out Frederic’s new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zero-IPO-Actionable-Successful-Entrepreneurs/dp/B09WZH5MSZ?crid=8AT92FTXDKA3&amp;keywords=zero+to+ipo&amp;qid=1652735997&amp;sprefix=zero+to+ip%2Caps%2C288&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=abc68c30a76257a1215187d3e023d0d3&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Zero to IPO</strong></a>.</li><li>Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TIP Finance</strong></a>.</li><li>Related episode: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/building-a-business-and-budgeting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>MI146: Building a Business From Scratch &amp; Budgeting Insights w/ Jesse Mecham</strong></a>.</li><li>Related episode: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/entrepreneurship-lessons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target=