Design Partnerships with Emily Heath

The Cyber Ranch Podcast

Emily Heath is a well-known and well-respected figure in cybersecurity. She has been a CISO three times in a variety of industries, including software and a major airline. She has been in law enforcement, is a partner at a VC firm, and serves on boards of directors as well.

With this wealth of experience she has come to value design partnerships - working with small startups to help craft their solutions to meet hers and their needs.

But what are some of the challenges in design partnerships? Allan and Emily tackle the following questions:

1. What inspires one towards design partnerships?
2. How can a practitioner design partner help a first-time founder?
3. Where does the innovation come from in this model?
4. Does the vast amount of cyber vendors help or hinder the design partnership model?
5. What are the pros and cons of alternatives to design partnership?
6. How does a practitioner get started with design partnership?

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