The Bronto Story told on the Startup Culture Podcast
Met up Zach Mansfield to tell the Bronto story as part of his “Startup Culture” podcast. No snorting or embarrassing sounds. Just a good story! Give it a listen.
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My Hustle into Red Hat
It was the late 90s. I was an MBA student @ UNC. I wanted to work at Red Hat — a small quirky startup with no history or no interest in hiring people like me. So, I made a video stating my case and hustled my way in. Read the story. Watch the video. Laugh at me. And hustle hustle!
“The Bronto Story” for the UNC’s Adams Apprenticeship Fall Conference
Last Friday I had the pleasure of being the primary speaker for the Adams Apprenticeship Fall Conference evening event. The Adams Apprenticeship is a mentorship program that pairs successful entrepreneurship with UNC’s most promising future entrepreneurs. For my presentation, I told the “Bronto Story” and lessons learned. I wish that I would have recorded it […]
NCSU Computer Science Presentation on “From Code to Company”
Telling the Bronto Story from an engineering and computer science perspective. This was given at North Carolina State University as part of a Fidelity sponsored speaker series.
How To Be More Secure With Your Data
Cloud companies like Bronto are like banks but often haven’t realized it. Its not about the dollars. Its about the personal information. This post contains some tips with how we and you should protect it.
Email Service Providers are the New Banks
Willie Sutton was a famous bank robber from the first half of the twentieth century. One time a reporter asked him, “why do you rob banks?” His now famous response was, “because that’s where the money is.” The new money these days is personally identifiable information — email addresses and related bits — and Email Service Providers like Bronto are the new banks.
The Story Behind the Bronto Name
Often get the questions: Why Bronto? What’s the story behind the name? Sometime ago one of our prospects emailed me the same question. To settle some of the curiosity out there, I thought that it would be helpful to share my email response.
Adventures in Entrepreneurship
Watch the first episode of “Adventures in Entrepreneurship”. I interview Eric Boggs and Adam Covati, the founders of Argyle Social.
Teaching, Leadership and Why It Matters
A big part of leadership is communication. That’s something that I spend a lot of time on at Bronto. I was recently interviewed on this topic where I dig into the importance of communication for leadership and how my early experiences as a teacher helped me refine this skill.
Bronto, Zappos and the Pursuit of E-Commerce Happiness
Webcast with Bronto and Zappos, discussing employee happiness.