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Learning From Your First Business

We continue our discussion with Christian Espinosa and turn to learning from your first business as you build another. We also talk about security and the cyber world, but his points on team-building and lessons learned are of a larger value. His experience is not unique, but the detail he provides helps us end the season on a deeply informative note. Start New While Learning From Your First Business We all make mistakes. Christian looked closely at his when he decided to create a new business. He also reviewed what he did right and used that as a foundation. These are invaluable areas to ensure we are learning from our first business as we start a second. Experience is the... Read more

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Smartest Person In The Room – Interview With Christian Espinosa

We start a new conversation and explore what being the smartest person in the room is like. While that may seem arrogant or sarcastic, it is not. However, the focus is more on what it is like to think differently and set the most intelligent person as our goal. There are specific challenges when people make that the focus, such as we often see in a room of engineers. Challenges For The Smartest Person In The Room While the goal is lofty, there are also many downsides to focusing on the smartest or best. Often, a lone wolf or “me against the world” attitude hinders or blocks teamwork. That also can be highly limiting even to the individual. The most... Read more

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Cybersecurity Best Practices

We continue and conclude our conversation with Tyler Ward, focusing on cybersecurity best practices and where organizations fall short. He does an excellent job of focusing on the problem and suggesting a solution rather than an approach that can result in finger-pointing. Prepare For Cybersecurity Best Practices The best part about Tyler’s recommendations is that they make complete sense. We should all automatically assume that one of the cybersecurity best practices is education. Solving a problem will always be challenging when you lack the tools or an understanding of them. He walks us through a better definition of the problem, and then the solution smoothly and logically follows from there. About Tyler Ty Ward is a published author and seasoned... Read more

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Improve Security Awareness – Interview With Tyler Ward

Our new conversation focuses on how we can improve security awareness as Tyler Ward shares the mistake that launched his career. He starts with a cautionary tale and walks us through his progression into security and eventually into consulting. Use Experience To Improve Security Awareness While Tyler’s story is a good one to teach us a lesson, there are many others. Hacks and security breaches are becoming a common occurrence. We can all do a better job of securing our systems and organizations. However, we also need to improve security awareness across our organization and families to help combat these risks at the source. About Tyler Ty Ward is a published author and seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 15 years... Read more

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The Software Patent Process

Our conversation with attorney Richard Gearhart continues and moves from trademarks to an introduction to the software patent process. I find this is often an intimidating concept for us as developers. We know the value of a patent, yet we feel the process is too complicated or difficult. An Overview Of The Patent Process The whole process of deciding to apply for a patent and what is even possible is often a mystery. Richard helps us get a better idea of what it will look like should we take this path. He also gives us good reason for doing so in some cases. His story-telling approach keeps this educational episode entertaining as well as highly informative. About Richard Richard Gearhart,... Read more

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Copyright And Trademarks – Interview With Richard Gearhart

We start a new conversation with attorney Richard Gearhart about copyright and trademarks and how we need to be aware of them. This is an area of software development I often hear discussed but without any good answers. Our discussion provides the legal answers we look for. Software Copyright And Trademarks Are Important We all bump up against legal issues at times including copyright and trademarks. Therefore, we need to have a good foundation of knowledge. Otherwise, we can spend a lot of time and money on a solution that is not legally viable. Richard provides an excellent overview of this area of software products and services to give us that foundation. About Richard Richard Gearhart, Esq. is a radio... Read more