From Startup To Acquisition by Symantec: The Entrepreneur's Journey With Domingo Guerra

From Startup To Acquisition by Symantec: The Entrepreneur's Journey With Domingo Guerra

June 23, 2026 · 45 min

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The episode explores Domingo Guerra's entrepreneurial journey from Mexico to co-founding a cybersecurity company and running a venture fund.

In this episode, I sit down with my friend and fellow school dad Domingo Guerra to trace his entrepreneurial journey: from growing up in Mexico, to studying engineering at UT Austin, to co-founding the mobile cybersecurity company Appthority with my poker and softball buddy Kevin, to selling it to Symantec in 2018. Today, Domingo runs his own seed-stage venture fund focused on cybersecurity, called Chispa VC. It always fascinates me how people become entrepreneurs, given that most of us just go to college and get a job. I wanted to start a company myself for the longest time, but I chickened out after Goldman Sachs offered me a job out of William & Mary. It took me until 2009 to finally stop waiting for permission and build something of my own . Domingo's story is the version where you take the leap much sooner, and it's a great one. If you'd like to connect with Domingo, the easiest way is to reach out to him on LinkedIn . Related posts: Y Combinator Demo Day: The Quest To Invest In The Best Startups The Startup Grind Will Make You An AI Maximalist Subscribe To Financial Samurai Enjoy the show? Please subscribe to the Financial Samurai podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or…

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