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Can electric scooter startups slow down to meet local regulations?

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Soon after a market research report was published, projecting that the global electric scooter market would exceed $28 billion dollars...

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Dutch govt to use blockchain for waste transportation automation with Belgium

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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The Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure commissions software companies to utilize blockchain technology for streamlining and automating waste transportation between The Netherlands and...

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Passenger Assist offers dignified help for people with disabilities

Lisa Shipley5 years ago

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Public transportation travel may be just to the store or to a new city or country, but all of it...

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3 Logistics Startups Helping Businesses Stay Competitive in the Amazon Era

Zac Laval5 years ago

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Note: The arrow in the Amazon logo points from A to Z. Many will argue that Jeff Bezos’ plans for...

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Driverless vehicle competition revs-up with Uber’s AI startup acquisition

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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Uber acquires an AI research startup for self-driving automobiles as it looks to take-on transportation and shipping competition like John D....

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The future of rail travel; non-stop high-speed trains assisted by “feeder” trams

Darren McCarra11 years ago

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One of the main flaws with today’s high-speed trains is that they still have to stop at various locations, picking up and dropping off passengers along a designated route. UK-based designer Paul Priestman believes that by creating non-stop high-speed trains, journeys can be completed much more efficiently.

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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.