We have made some exciting changes here at SafeStack.
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Ever Upward – Introducing SafeStack’s New Chief Operating Officer
Tag: Startup
Building a garden
Lessons learned when life gets messy and you’re elbow deep
So far, if 2018 was a person, I would probably describe them as the sort of person that you’d welcome with a smile as a potential new friend before shortly realizing your mistake and spending the next 7 months trying to get them to leave again.
And then we were three
Musings and retrospectives for SafeStack’s 3rd Birthday
One of the most nerve wracking parts of founding a company in those early years is the constant stream of armchair critics keen to tell you that 85% of companies fail and only a small number make it.
Sharing stories and celebrating success
Today ISANZ announced their finalists for New Zealand Security Company of the Year. SafeStack is not on that list.
Five common security impacts from cost saving measures
Sadly we don’t all work for Silicon Valley or San Francisco unicorns.
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Death, Taxes and Security Consultants
It is a rare day that you invite a tax inspector into your home to celebrate your success.
Worries of a first time employer
If there is one thing I have learned in the last 18 months, it’s people are tricky. Finding them, hiring them, helping them grow… it doesn’t matter what you are trying to do, working with people is hard.
Is your ego making your startup insecure?
It may not come as a surprise to you but there is a high correlation between those people who embark on the entrepreneur path and those of us with well developed egos.
Throw it away, throw it away now
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend a talk by Marcus Radich from PageProof at the Microsoft Ignite conference.
Minimum Security Budget (MSB)
A good friend of mine once said that “a startup without money is just a hobby”.