What does it take to build a company from scratch, sell it to Microsoft, and then start all over again?
In Episode 243 of Let’s Talk Business, Meny Hoffman sits down with Shlome Baum, a technology entrepreneur who founded FieldOne, a field service management software company acquired by Microsoft in 2015. Following the acquisition, Shlome spent years inside Microsoft, gaining a rare perspective on what it takes to build a successful startup and how one of the world’s largest technology companies operates.
Now, Shlome is back building another company, Emunet, an internet filtering technology focused on making online protection faster, smarter, and easier to use.
In this conversation, Meny and Shlome explore the journey from entrepreneurship to a major acquisition, the experience of moving from a startup into Microsoft, and what brings an entrepreneur back to building something new.
You’ll learn:
👉 What it takes to build a technology company that attracts a buyer like Microsoft
👉 How running a startup differs from working inside a global corporation
👉 Why selling your company doesn’t necessarily mean the end of your entrepreneurial journey
👉 What founders can learn from experiencing both sides of an acquisition
👉 How Shlome is approaching his next venture with Emunet
If you’re building a company, thinking about scaling, or dreaming of selling your business one day, Shlome’s journey offers a perspective worth hearing.
