When Jyoti Bansal faced what he calls “the hardest decision” of his career, it was his employees who weighed heavily on his mind. In 2017, just days before his software startup AppDynamics was set to make its public debut, tech giant Cisco swooped in with a staggering $3.7 billion offer to buy the company. Bansal knew he had a choice: pursue the IPO that could enrich him personally or sell to…
In a remarkable journey that many entrepreneurs dream of, Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics, sold his startup for a staggering $3.7 billion. However, instead of celebrating, he faced what he calls his “saddest day.”
Bansal, now 46, built AppDynamics to address critical software issues as a former engineer in Silicon Valley. The company gained a solid reputation for helping major…
