Christiane Laloy (C.L) - Tell me about Bannerman and the culture of your company ? 

Johnny Chin (J.C.) - Bannerman believes everyone deserves to be safe. We’re building technology to make that happen. The security guard market is stuck in the 1980’s. It’s a massive industry covered by a dark cloud. Modern security threats require a modern security company, and that’s what Bannerman is. Founded in 2013, Bannerman Security helps property, office, commercial, and other facility managers to keep their people and properties safe and secure. It is a new kind of physical security company, combining experienced security professionals with proprietary software that helps guards and clients more easily and efficiently communicate, track, and report on their operations.

Built to be the most advanced security guarding software solution available today, Bannerman’s enables you to manage everything from your desktop or mobile device in order to  easily book and communicate with your guards and our team -- anywhere, anytime.

Today, our core team is 20 people, we partner with 500+ security guards and thousands of people are protected by Bannerman. 

C.L - Why is the Bay Area such a good place to build a company and to work ?

J.C.: This is going to sound ridiculous: If you work at a startup, you’re considered cool. If you work at a big company, you’re not cool. Social acceptance plays a major role. The greatest advantage of working in an american start up is learning. In a start up you’ll be able to learn so much! There’s also the potential to make money, but the best people I’ve met aren’t driven by making a lot of money. The biggest disadvantage is how risky it is. A close second would be the lack of work-life balance. You have to really love what you do because you won’t have much free time outside of work.