How hackers can be successful in the business world.

1. HACK IT. FOUND IT. SELL IT.
RYAN LACKEY - @OCTAL - FOUNDER, RESETSECURITY
2017-09-23 - HACKIT - KHARKOV, UKRAINE
HOW HACKERS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.

2. WHY BEING A HACKER IS
THE BEST BACKGROUND
FOR STARTING A COMPANY

3. 1. HACK
2. HACKING
3. HACKER

4. CAREER CHOICES

11. HOW I GOT
INTERESTED IN TECH

15. THINGS I LEARNED
AT COMPANIES

16. MIT, WEARABLES

19. 1. WORK ON
INTERESTING PROBLEMS

20. 2. BE AROUND
SMART PEOPLE

21. ANGUILLA AND
ELECTRONIC CASH

26. 3. FIND NEW AND
AMAZING TECHNOLOGY

27. 4. KNOW REGULATIONS
AND WORK WITH THEM

28. 5. TIMING
MATTERS

29. HAVENCO AND
SEALAND

31. 6. DO AMBITIOUS
THINGS

32. IRAQ AND
AFGHANISTAN

34. 7. GOOD PROBLEMS
IN BAD PLACES

35. CRYPTOSEAL

37. 8. MINIMIZE
DEPENDENCIES

38. CLOUDFLARE

40. 9. SCALE WHAT
WORKS

41. RESETSECURITY

42. 10. TRY NEW
THINGS

43. HACKING IS THE BEST
BACKGROUND FOR
FOUNDING COMPANIES

44. RESOURCES FOR HACKERS
▸ Make Something People Want
▸ Startup accelerators: e.g. Y Combinator (Winter 2018
applications open)
▸ Cryptocurrency: Lots of new opportunities
▸ Meet people: conferences, projects
▸ Online communities
▸ Not a single-round game, reputation matters