CyberWire Daily David Nosibor: Taking calculated risks. [Product Lead] [Career Notes]
Mar 29, 2026
A product leader recounts a nonlinear career path and how wearing many hats helped him grow. He describes juggling marketing, engineering, sales, and customer retention. There is a focus on continual learning, finding opportunities, and democratizing product security. He emphasizes taking calculated risks to advance and achieve mission-driven goals.
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Take Calculated Risks To Progress
- Take calculated risks to advance your career rather than waiting for perfect certainty.
- David Nosibor echoes Sean Carter: he firmly believes in taking calculated risks to get where you need to be going.
Focus On Mission To Unlock Opportunities
- Do stay focused on the mission and look for pragmatic ways to accomplish it within your organization.
- David Nosibor says this focus helped him democratize product security from inside UL Solutions.
Career Growth By Not Being Pigeonholed
- David Nosibor describes early career growth by refusing to be pigeonholed and taking on varied roles across marketing, engineering, sales, and operations.
- He credits continuous learning and internal opportunity-seeking at UL Solutions for evolving into a multi-faceted product lead role.