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In today’s episode of the Future of Device Management podcast, we speak with [Mike Arpaia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marpaia/) — co-creator and visionary of osquery and partner at [Moonfire Ventures](https://www.moonfire.com/) — a London-based VC firm focused on seed-stage investing in Europe.
### Topics discussed:
- Mike’s journey from a software engineer focused on security problems to a venture capitalist investing in leading startups.
- How a macOS compromise while working at Etsy led Mike to realize how little visibility organizations have into their Mac fleets.
- What motivated Mike and his co-creators to build an open-source project — and how they got management buy-in at Facebook.
- The tipping point where osquery began to gain traction with engineers at leading organizations.
- How it feels to see osquery continue to grow and evolve.
- Mike’s #1 piece of advice for those embarking on a journey of trying to understand what’s going on in the systems they manage.
### Where to get in touch:
- Follow Mike on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/mikearpaia)
- Visit [Mike’s personal website](https://www.arpaia.xyz/)
