Security has become an essential business consideration for organizations of all sizes and stages. GGV Capital’s Oren Yunger shares the the baseline security requirements expected from startups, including an introduction to risk classification, and examples of the investments and tradeoffs founders make in designing for security.
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Generationship Ep. #59, Containers Should Actually Contain with Emily Long and Alex Zenla
On episode 59 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers speaks with Emily Long and Alex Zenla, co-founders of Edera, about rethinking the foundations of cloud and AI security. They explain how an IoT side project became an approach to workload isolation built around Xen and Rust, and why AI agents are making stronger security boundaries increasingly urgent. Along the way, they discuss complementary leadership skills, fundraising lessons, and the value of questioning the industry’s technical assumptions.
High Leverage Ep. #9, The AI Coding Paradigm Shift with Simon Willison
On episode 9 of High Leverage, Joe Ruscio sits down with Simon Willison to unpack the rapid evolution of AI coding tools and what they mean for software development. They explore the shift from vibe coding to agentic engineering, how coding agents are reshaping workflows, and why experience still matters. The conversation dives into trust, security, and what breaks when code becomes cheap.
Open Source Ready Ep. #33, Retiring Ingress NGINX with James Strong & Marco Ebert
On episode 33 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride sit down with James Strong and Marco Ebert. They discuss the retirement of Ingress NGINX, one of the most widely used Kubernetes ingress controllers, and the factors that led to its deprecation. The conversation explores maintainer burnout, major security vulnerabilities like IngressNightmare, and the ecosystem’s shift toward Gateway API.