S7 Bonus: The Death of Static Credentials: Architecting Hardware-Attested Device Identity with Mike Malone, Founder & CEO of Smallstep

Code Story | Startup Podcast for CTOs, CEOs and Technical Founders · Nov 3, 2022 · 24m

Mike Malone is a nerd from way back (his words, not mine). In the 6th grade, he bought a Borland C book and learned how to code. Back when Napster was round, he hosted an open Nap server in his basement, and ran a few things on IRC. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Business Information Systems degree, and worked for Accenture for a hot second... then joined a 3 person startup, and hasn't looked back since. He's married with 2 kids, and a dog - and he claims he collects hobbies, which is another way of saying he likes to try new things.

Mike's career has tracked along side the…