201 - 3/8 - Renny McPherson, Managing Partner at First In

Renny McPherson, Managing Partner at First In venture capital firm is our feature guest this week and is interviewed by Jason Jaques. News from U.S. Drone Soccer, Left Hand Robotics, Cipher Skin, Polestar, Fluid Trucks, DispatchHealth, Ping Identity, LogRhythm and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

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• The Country’s First Drone Soccer League Takes Flight in Colorado

• New Money: Colorado startups and tech companies brought in nearly $370M in funding in February

• Boulder robotic snowblower startup acquired by outdoor equipment giant Toro

• With clarity on its mission, Denver's Cipher Skin closes $5M Series A funding

• Swedish electric car brand Polestar challenging Tesla in Cherry Creek

• Colorado Inno - Denver truck rental startup raises $63M Series A funding ahead of national expansion

• DispatchHealth is Denver's newest health-tech unicorn

• Ping Identity Joins Decentralized Identity Foundation to Advance Open Standards for Personal Identity

• Dissecting the Golden SAML Attack Used by Attackers Exploiting the SUNBURST Backdoor

Job Openings:

• Ping Identity - Security Program Manager

• Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer

• Freshworks - VP of Cybersecurity

• City of Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Analyst II

• Zoom - Security Documentation & Engagement Specialist​

• FirstBank - Manager Information Security

• Western Union - Leader, Information Security

• Couchbase - Senior Manager, Information Security/GRC

• Vail Resorts - Security Analyst

• Trimble - Director of Cyber Security

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

• ZAPCon - 3/9

• Denver ISSA - "Zero to One: Building a Security & Privacy Program From the Ground Up" - 3/10

• ASIS - YOUR PERSONAL BRAND MATTERS - 3/11

• ASIS - WIS : COFFEE CHAT WITH TANYA TAYLOR - 3/16

• ISACA Denver - March Meeting - 3/18

• Colorado = Security - March Madness - 3/19

View our events page for a full list of upcoming events

* Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here.

* Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0