When I tell people I’m interested in WebAssembly (“Wasm” for short), the most common question that I get is “how is WebAssembly actually being used?” That was the impetus for this post, which showcases the work of startups using WebAssembly in production. As with any emerging technology, half of the…

(This article is copied from Amplify Partners’ blog, where I originally wrote and published it: https://amplifypartners.com/firm-news/suborbital/) In December 2020, I received a tip from one of the most talented engineers I know saying that I had to track down Connor Hicks. He had seen a Tweet that Connor was working…

Like all of my posts, this was originally written on Twitter in October 2021. Please feel free to join the convo on Twitter at @reneeshah123. Edge computing is the next major platform shift. It won’t be as big as the shift to the cloud, but it will command large dollars…

Developers have a lot on their plates already, yet security is shifting left to the developer. I talked to several CISOs & security engineers about their DevSecOps culture, and here are some things I heard. This was originally written on Twitter (@reneeshah123). Security and quality are the last two major…

WebAssembly beyond the browser is one of the most exciting trends that’s still in the early days. I’ve been thinking about the market tailwinds that could push it forward (all referring to server-side Wasm only). Here are some of them: Edge computing is the next major platform shift, and developers…

There is a lot of exciting stuff happening in the data privacy space right now. Here are some trends that I’ve been thinking about lately: A new data privacy stack is forming. Companies need 3–5 different solutions: data anonymization, data access controls, monitoring for PII, managing data deletion requests, etc …

Buyers are asking startups for sophisticated security practices a lot earlier than before. Anecdotally, even startups with just 1–3 people sometimes need SOC2 compliance. Most startups don’t need to build out a security function this early. Here are 16 tips for early-stage CEOs who are trying to figure out their…

Last month, Google publicly released a stealth project called Shoppable Images. With this product, websites can grant Google permission to crawl images on their site via Javascript, provide visually similar product matches, and allow users to buy products in as little as 3 clicks. This is a play on distributed…