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Huawei’s 2-year $100B global initiative begins in Europe

Ben Allen5 years ago

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Chinese tech giant Huawei's ambition is no secret: to be a $100 billion company within two years, and it starts in...

Technology

Why AI Augmented Travel is the Next Frontier for Digital Natives

Ryan Hanly6 years ago

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Dipping your toes into the Andaman sea, you wander the iconic shores of Thailand’s Koh Phi Phi. Passing a beachfront...

Technology

Ford will link smartphones with touchscreens to allow safe, verbal control

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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Drivers of Ford 2018 models will be able to sync their smartphones with their in-vehicle touchscreens to give verbal commands while...

Mobile

Sygic lets you plan your next road trip with live route-sharing updates

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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When planning a road trip, a map can be a powerful ally, but you can't have a conversation with a map...

Technology

Sygic launches 1st 360° travel VR app in Oculus Store

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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GPS navigation leader, Sygic, launches its travel VR app, and now anyone with a Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus VR headset...

Mobile

World’s most advanced GPS app enlists VR tech for travel planning

Tim Hinchliffe7 years ago

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The producer of the world’s most advanced GPS Navigation app, Sygic, launches its all-in-one travel app; using the most advanced technology...

Brains Byte Back

Brains Byte Back interviews startups and industry leaders that tap into how our brains work. We explore how knowledge & technology intersect to build a better, more sustainable future for humanity. If you’re interested in ideas that push the needle, and future-proofing yourself for the new information age, join us every other Friday for new episodes. Brains Byte Back guests include founders, CEOs, and other influential individuals making a big difference in society, with past guest speakers such as New York Times journalists, MIT Professors, and C-suite executives of Fortune 500 companies.

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One week before the pandemic hit, unaware of what was about to take place worldwide, Taylor Hersom quit his job as a Chief Information Security Officer for a local firm in Austin, Texas in the hopes of finding a similar position elsewhere.

Between working at Deloitte where he advised Fortune 500 companies on compliance and security tactics, and his more recent position at the local firm, Hersom didn’t anticipate finding a new job to be a difficult feat.

However, as the pandemic set in, his interview offers dried up, and he turned to UpWork in pursuit of a job. In the beginning, he applied for as many posts as he could find in order to build up his review score.

He began taking on clients and quickly realized that startups needed a lot of help with security and compliance, and he knew this could become a genuine business for him. But what he didn’t realize was just how in demand his services would be.

As time went on, Hersom moved away from UpWork and took on staff to build a team in order to meet demand. Shortly after this, on January 1, 2021, his new company Eden Data was born.

In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, Hersom, CEO and Founder of Eden Data, shares how the team has grown in such a short period of time by taking a positive approach to security instead of the traditional fear-based approach.

In other words, instead of securing customers using fears tactics such as telling prospects if they get hacked they will be fined, receive bad PR, or be hated, Hersom advocates that strong security can show prospects that you care about them and their data, which can successfully close more deals.

Hersom also shares how their subscription approach to security and compliance has helped them stand out in this market, allowing them to scale alongside the startups they work with.