Why IT Service Providers Matter More Than Stock Charts Suggest
Michael Torres
Let me be honest with you: most people don’t think about IT service providers until something breaks. Then suddenly, they’re the most important people in the world. I’ve been there.…
Michael Torres
Why a $7 Million Crypto Breach Should Matter to Every Startup Founder
A crypto casino just lost $7 million in a single attack. The platform went dark. Investors panicked. The founders had to explain themselves publicly on social media. This isn’t some…
The Raspberry Pi Effect: Why a $4 Microcontroller Changes Everything
A modder just spent nine years perfecting a voltage glitch hack on an Xbox 360. His secret weapon? A four-dollar microcontroller. That detail stuck with me because it perfectly captures…
Choosing the Right Security Camera Storage: A Founder’s Take on What Actually Works
When I was building my first startup, we invested in a security camera system without thinking twice about where the footage would actually live. Big mistake. Six months later, we…
Stop Feeling Guilty About That Raspberry Pi Sitting in Your Drawer
I have a confession: I own three Raspberry Pis, and until recently, two of them were gathering dust in a drawer next to some old USB cables and a broken…
What the Ghana Cybercrime Bust Teaches Us About Real Security
Last week, I read about a joint operation between Ghanaian security agencies and the US Department of Justice that dismantled a cybercrime ring. They rescued 117 trafficking victims and arrested…
Heat Pumps Are About to Disrupt Industrial Manufacturing in Ways Most People Don’t Realize
I’ve spent enough time building products to know when a technology is genuinely about to shift an industry. Heat pumps are one of those technologies, and the fact that they’re…
Why Global Digital Education Matters More Than Most Founders Realize
Last week, I was building out the onboarding flow for our latest product feature when my co-founder asked me something that stopped me cold: “Are we actually solving a problem…
What Shanghai’s AI Leaders Actually Got Right About Business Growth
I just finished reading about the recent AI summit in Shanghai, and honestly? A lot of it tracks with what I’m seeing in the trenches of building products right now.…
Why I’m Actually Paying Attention to the $500 Monthly ETF Strategy
I’ve built and launched enough products to know that sustainable growth beats get-rich-quick schemes every single time. So when I saw the numbers on investing $500 a month in ETFs…