About Us
The Premier IAM Community
StartWithIdentity exists to help identity professionals learn faster, make better decisions, and advance their careers.
Our Mission
Identity & Access Management is one of the most critical — and misunderstood — disciplines in cybersecurity. StartWithIdentity was founded to change that. We provide the news, expert interviews, tool comparisons, and community connections that IAM professionals need to do their best work.
Founder
Deepak Gupta
Founder, StartWithIdentity.com
Deepak is an identity & access management professional with years of experience across enterprise IAM implementations, vendor evaluations, and community building. He started StartWithIdentity to create the resource he wished had existed when he entered the field.
Our Values
Practitioner First
Content written by and for people who actually implement IAM — not marketing copy.
Vendor Neutral
We review all tools honestly. No paid placements, no hidden affiliations.
Community Driven
Our best content comes from the community. Everyone can contribute.
Always Free
Core content is free forever. We believe knowledge should be accessible.