I've seen deals contingent on named and/or Big 4 auditors, so I'm going to go ahead and disagree there too. With major buyers, I think there's pretty general awareness that there's a race-to-the-bottom market for cheap SOC2 assessments.
Anyways: the point I'm making is: a Type 2 probably doesn't do anything more to prepare you for 27001 (which you should not get) than a Type 1 does. The subject matter of the assessments are the same (in fact, the Type 1 essentially sets the playbook for the Type 2, which is something you should be careful about).
Pentest reports can definitely mitigate security objections. T What's funny is that none of these certifications meaningfully require them. All the more reason not to pay much attention to them until you have to.
You should think of SOC2 and ISO 27001 as exotic sales expenses, not as something your startup needs to engineer against.
Anyways: the point I'm making is: a Type 2 probably doesn't do anything more to prepare you for 27001 (which you should not get) than a Type 1 does. The subject matter of the assessments are the same (in fact, the Type 1 essentially sets the playbook for the Type 2, which is something you should be careful about).
Pentest reports can definitely mitigate security objections. T What's funny is that none of these certifications meaningfully require them. All the more reason not to pay much attention to them until you have to.
You should think of SOC2 and ISO 27001 as exotic sales expenses, not as something your startup needs to engineer against.