He didn't provide a workable solution for how to value land.
I love George as much as anyone, but valuing land independently from what is on it is very tricky. Yes, yes, i know there are a bunch of suggestions for how to do this, but none of them seem to work well easily in practice.
I discovered Henry George in one of the previous threads on HN. Read the book review that was posted and felt like a light bulb went on in my head.
Over the next 2 months, i awkwardly would try to mention it in conversation to everybody haha. Most people patient enough to listen agree but see that there’s no hope of change because everybody’s lifesavings/nest are tied down to the value of their homes already.
One thing it made me realize is I should probably look into buying land more.
The challenge with this EO and all aspirational security pronouncements is their focus on outcomes while avoiding implementation details, trade offs and resources.
It’s as if nobody asked WHY zero trust and MFA are not already pervasive in the Federal Government. Legacy systems are going to be incredibly difficult and expensive to rearchitect for ZTA. Despite HSPD-12 (CAC and PIV authentication and access) being over a decade old, some parts of government refuse to use a smart card plus password for MFA. I wonder why? It is not simply because “government doesn’t understand computers.” The core issue is leadership. There is no benefit for executives to point out the constraints, like usability, cost or talent, that ensure that good ideas in principle will be adopted incorrectly and incompletely.
That said, there is some stuff worth cheering. The CSRB is much overdue and the elevation in status of cybersecurity as a critical function is directionally correct.
Much of whether these aspirations will be possible hinges on legislative budget decisions and ultimately sweeping reform of the government hiring system.
The order covers exactly what it should: these are the outcomes we want, make them happen. It's silly to assert that an executive order from the president would lay out how all the different agencies in the government will adopt Zero Trust, MFA, or other things. This is the kick in the pants, now the agencies are on the hook for doing them. I appreciate your point that it will be hard to accomplish, but that doesn't really let them off the hook I don't think.
> The order covers exactly what it should: these are the outcomes we want, make them happen.
No, it doesn't. "Zero-trust architecture" is not an outcome - it's an means to the actual outcome, which is "lack of breached systems/successful cyberattacks".
First, congrats on making it this far! That's amazing and a huge feat.
Second, no you're not crazy. It is risky, but not crazy. Are there a few things you can do to derisk your decision? Identify what you would need to know to feel comfortable and work back from that to form testable hypotheses. Then figure out how much time/money/effort it would cost to test those hypotheses.
If that seems like too much work, or you still won't have the certainty, I wouldn't go all in, but there's one other option before shutting it down. Can you sell the business? Maybe to a search fund or a small investor? I'd get in touch with Arvid Kahl, here or on Twitter if I were you.
Thanks for chiming in. I can keep my dayjob for a while. Which in theory gives me unlimited burn rate. But I'm worried that I should just cashout everything. I won't lose any money. Then move to Saas,where the overhead and unit economics are incredible. Or just do software engineering as an employee with much less stress.
Thank you for mentioning Arvid, I'll keep him in mind!
Cybersecurity engineers proficient in application security, cloud security, identity and access management, and operations. Fintech experience preferable, with a minimum of a few years focused on security.
Hey man, can't seem to find your contact email on your sites. Here's my resume - https://dylan.legg.io/resume.pdf - looking for some part time freelance work
Having run a cybersecurity services business for three years and previously working for federal clients, I know that government and large banks are sucking the talent up, leaving fintechs two options: ignore security or overpay.
On the reverse side, there are lots of talented independent providers who simply need somebody to vouch for their skills. We meet with and vet everybody on our platform to make sure they have the capabilities.
Will be launching a prototype to replace this landing page shortly. If you're in the New York area and are either looking for cybersecurity contractors or looking for a project, I would love to get your input!
Read Progress and Poverty, he predicted it all over 100 years ago, and provided the solution. https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/george-progress-and-povert...