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McAfee CTO On Election Hacking, Cryptojacking, Quantum Security

Xconomy

But the McAfee chief technology officer seems surprisingly upbeat about the prospects of meeting these cybersecurity challenges—or at least putting up a good fight. Election hacking. Information warfare. Adversarial artificial intelligence. All worrisome topics racing through Steve Grobman’s head these days.

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Stitch Fix CTO Polinsky Says Its Style Shuffle App Makes Data Fun

Xconomy

When Cathy Polinsky became chief technology officer of Stitch Fix in late 2016, she knew one of the San Francisco-based company’s key challenges was continually refining its core software algorithm to make sure customers received the right tailored suggestions in their monthly wardrobe boxes. So, she made it into a game.

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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas. What type of shares?

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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas. What type of shares?

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Cybersecurity Startup AttackIQ Hires New, Bay Area-Based CEO

Xconomy

Chenette, now chief technology officer, co-founded the company in 2013 with Rajesh Sharma, AttackIQ’s vice president of engineering. However, the San Diego-based company, which emerged from stealth mode in 2016, was guided through its early years by president and CEO Stephan Chenette. AttackIQ said that Galloway.

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Xconomy Voices, Episode 3: Nathan Myhrvold and TerraPower

Xconomy

This week our guest is Nathan Myhrvold , the former Microsoft chief technology officer who, since 2000, has headed Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue, WA-based firm that buys, develops, and licenses technology patents and other intellectual property.

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Nathan Myhrvold: The Full Xconomy Voices Interview

Xconomy

The former Microsoft chief technology officer is now vice chairman of TerraPower , a Bellevue, WA-based spinout of Intellectual Ventures that aims to revive commercial nuclear energy.