The deal made hundreds of the startup's employees, Bansal included, instantly wealthy.
But what should have been a joyous moment became Bansal's "saddest day," he tells CNBC Make It.
He built AppDynamics around the biggest problems he faced as an engineer, creating tools for troubleshooting outages and other software applications flaws.
After six months of traveling the world, Bansal launched a San Francisco-based startup called Harness, which also makes tools for software developers.
It was most recently valued at $3.7 billion in 2022, according to the company, the same amount AppDynamics sold for.
Persons:
Jyoti Bansal, Bansal, AppDynamics, hadn't, could've, —, You've, It's
Organizations:
CNBC, Cisco, Harness
Locations:
India, San Francisco, Machu, Africa, Norway