E881 Giri Sreenivas, Helm: personal server to safeguard data; hacking, Snowden, $4m led Initialized
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E881: Helm CEO & Co-founder Giri Sreenivas built a personal server to safeguard your online data in this era of runaway surveillance; insights on hacking, Snowden, the unceasing exploitation of information by government, advertisers & big tech, & a $4m raise led by Initialized Capital to protect us at this privacy tipping point
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Show notes:
0:47 - Jason introduces Helm Secure and Giridhar Sreenivas
2:40 - Giridhar talks about how and why they started Helm Secure, and what percentage of Americans have experienced an online breach
7:23 - Look, price, storage and service of the hardware product
11:24 - Jason thanks sponsor Skillshare. Visit skillshare.com/twist and get two months for just $0.99!
13:35 - How Helm got funded by Garry Tan
16:02 - Are cryptography services hackable by quantum computing, what are the weak spots in security, and SIM hijacking
19:48 - Setting up a Helm device
22:47 - Jason thanks sponsor Vettery. Visit vettery.com/twist to download a free comprehensive salary report to help you build a better team.
24:52 - Setting up a Helm device continued
34:39 - Difficulties in running a hardware company
36:28 - Roadmap for Helm, and intelligence agencies showing curiosity in the product
42:00 - Giri on manufacturing partners and trusted routers
44:10 - Jason thanks sponsor Gusto. Get 3 months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/twist!
46:25 - Threat of the government building out 5G infrastructure, and tracking + targetting people through Facebook
52:44 - The shift from hacking curiosity in the 90s to targetting users now, and ethics of selling people’s data