COVID-19 has changed my consumption habits – I don’t listen to as many podcasts anymore, but the ones I do, I enjoy immensely. My three recommendations include: Patrick O’Shaughnessy – Invest Like The Best (Finance and Investing) Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway – Pivot (Tech and Business) Andrew Miller – The Foreign Desk (Monocle 24) (Foreign...
2010-2020: A Decade in Review
It seemed like all of Twitter was posting about their past decade, in emoji format. Naturally, I piled in. Notable events: 🏨 Made lifetime Marriott elite💰 Began angel investing🦄 Founded & sold first tech company— Ian L. Paterson (@ianlpaterson) January 1, 2020 Tabulating the miles Travel is fun to quantify, mostly because the stats are tracked in various frequent flyer programs. On the...
The Secret to Distributing Challenge Coins as Swag
We’re seeing challenge coins pop up in the cybersecurity industry as a swag/keepsake item.
Today, coins are given out to show affiliation with certain groups and having been through special events.
6 Insane Spy Books I Read in 2018
I travel.
A lot.
Which means lots of plane trips, and usually the sort of planes too small (or too cheap) for WiFi.
While I pack light, one of my non-negotiable travel items is a fully-charged Kindle Paperwhite. It’s enabled me to learn about the military-industrial complex that I now work in.
Here are the top 6 books covering espionage, cyber warfare, and corporate skullduggery.