How to Hack an Engineer
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As engineers, we widely discuss exploits on the technology systems we manage. It’s time to do the same for exploits of our personal information sources.Get this as a free stickerIn 2015, I found myself talking to a smart entrepreneur who had just raised millions of dollars in venture capital from a prominent venture capital (VC) firm. He was flying high after getting substantial press and recruiting a number of early employees. His business also wholly depended on a popular open source project.As part of his strategy, the CEO gave a core open source developer in the project equity. With this, he boasted that he would get critical information sooner, influence the roadmap for his company’s benefit, and recruit developers from the project to his companyI was doubtful this connection would (...)
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