Month: April 2015

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I made a Wild West themed site to try for a job with the most successful seed investor of all time, Chris Sacca

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Caveat: This post is not about cyber security but I think it’s a fun story that some readers might appreciate. Chris Sacca Chris Sacca is the most successful seed investor of all time. Sacca himself was several million in debt a decade or so ago (due to bad bets in the stock market) however now Forbes estimates his net worth at over $1 billion, due to early investments in companies like Twitter, and Instagram. That number is due to expand as more of his investments exit, notably Uber, Stripe and Lookout. Venture funds would be happy to invest in any one of … Continue reading I made a Wild West themed site to try for a job with the most successful seed investor of all time, Chris Sacca

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I Interview Shadow Networks’ Founder/CEO Eric Winsborrow: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/20

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Sign up for my newsletter to see more interviews with the biggest names in cybersecurity. This week I was lucky enough to interview Eric Winsborrow, cofounder, president and CEO of Shadow Networks. Shadow Networks focuses on mitigating advanced persistent threats (APTs)–the next-gen, super-sophisticated attacks that legacy security systems won’t protect. Shadow raised a $14mm series A in 2014 from Crosslink, Yaletown and Paladin Capital Group. Eric gave me some incredibly detailed answers and the interview proved extremely informative for me. Check out the awesome interview below and please let me know if you have any feedback on the newsletter. Thanks! Thought leaders in the … Continue reading I Interview Shadow Networks’ Founder/CEO Eric Winsborrow: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/20

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Incredible Interview w/ BitSight Founder/CTO Stephen Boyer: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/14/15

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Sign up for my newsletter to see more interviews with the biggest names in cybersecurity. This is by far the best interview I’ve conducted thus far. This week I was lucky enough to interview Stephen Boyer, the Cofounder and CTO of BitSight Technologies, who gave me incredibly detailed answers to my questions about his company and the industry. Bitsight is a fascinating company that quantifies companies’ security risks. My guest last week, Ted Schlein, has said repeatedly that threat quantification is a significant need. Boards are now asking the CEOs the question “how secure are we” and the CEO needs a way … Continue reading Incredible Interview w/ BitSight Founder/CTO Stephen Boyer: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/14/15

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I Interview Ted Schlein of KPCB 1 on 1: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/6/15

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Sign up for my newsletter to see more interviews with the biggest names in cybersecurity. This week I was lucky enough to sit down with the legendary Ted Schlein for 15 minutes when he came to Penn. I told him I had read all of his blog posts and listened to all of his interviews and he jokingly told me I probably had too much free time (granted). See the awesome interview below! How valuable was your time at Symantec in making you a great cybersecurity investor? It was very useful because I got in at the ground floor, just as cybersecurity … Continue reading I Interview Ted Schlein of KPCB 1 on 1: Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 4/6/15

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Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 3/30/15

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Sign up for my newsletter to see interviews with the biggest names in cybersecurity. No interviews this week but I’ve got a bunch of exciting ones lined up that I can’t wait to share. I decided to try sending these out via MailChimp because of some Gmail formatting issues. Hope you enjoy! Trending: Information Sharing Information sharing is one of the biggest trends in cybersecurity right now. Obama signed an executive order last month addressing the need for public-private threat sharing, PWC found that 82% of companies with “high-performing” security practices engage in information sharing and collaboration, and well-funded startups such as … Continue reading Cybersecurity Newsletter Week of 3/30/15