You're Not Too Small to Get Hacked — You're the Exact Right Size

Beyond Product Management · Aug 6, 2026 · 10m

"We're too small to get hacked." Heather hears it almost every week, said a little dismissively, a little tired — like it's obvious, like it's settled. And it might be the most expensive sentence she's ever watched a founder say, because it's usually the last thing they believe before something goes very wrong.

In this solo episode, Heather takes that sentence apart: where it comes from, why the logic is backwards, and what it actually costs founders when it turns out to be wrong. Attackers don't care about revenue — they care about access. Most attacks aren't a person deciding your company…