In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Frederic Kerrest, co-founder, executive vice-chairman and COO of Okta, talks about launching his digital identity company in 2009 during the post-GFC recession – and why such periods of turmoil are full of opportunity for fast-moving disrupters. Okta is now an 11-year-old, US$25 billion market cap global identity platform. He also offers his take on today’s global tech and geopolitical issues, including e-voting and the future of the internet. There are lessons here for Australian startup companies wrestling with the COVID recession and looking to the future.
