Why Signing a Fortune 500 Customer Too Early Can Kill You | Manish Jindal, Cloudflare & Arize
The Neon Show
- Published
- April 2, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 20m
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- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses What if the biggest mistake you can make as a founder is signing Apple as your first customer?Manish…
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What if the biggest mistake you can make as a founder is signing Apple as your first customer?Manish Jindal spent 10 years at Cloudflare as employee #45, helping take the company from $10 million revenue to a $60 billion public company. Manish breaks down the Cloudflare playbook: why they intentionally said “no” to Fortune 500 companies early on to protec…
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What if the biggest mistake you can make as a founder is signing Apple as your first customer?Manish Jindal spent 10 years at Cloudflare as employee #45, helping take the company from $10 million revenue to a $60 billion public company. Manish breaks down the Cloudflare playbook: why they intentionally said “no” to Fortune 500 companies early on to protect their product, and how a single phone call from a CIO birthed their entire enterprise motion.Throughout his career, Manish has joined compani