Category: Before Launch

Light Reading to Avoid Getting Pw0n3d

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With the average survival time for an unprotected machine coming in at under 10 minutes, I’ve traded in my late night fiction reading for stories of hackers and their exploits. 

I figure it’s a fun way to learn something about  securing my web based business before I launch. In no way is this a substitute for learning how to secure my code, it’s more of a supplement than anything. 

My current reading list:

What’s This All About?

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This will be the 2nd blog I’ve started, the first one I started sometime last year. It’s a very different blog than what I started with partly because I didn’t know what I was doing with my blog or business back then. I probably still don’t; although I feel pretty confident that I do.

My plan is to use this blog as a place to write about software development, starting a business, launching my first product and anything else I might feel the need to write about (random stuff).

About Bidsketch

My first product is called Bidsketch. It’s proposal software aimed at graphic and web designers. I chose this as an initial product because I have a good deal of experience in both writing and reviewing proposals. So I figured I’d put that experience to use and maybe make a few bucks along the way.

Who Am I?

My name is Ruben Gamez and I’ve been doing software development professionally almost 10 years now. I started out with C++ and got into web development after that. I’ve now switched gears and have started focusing on starting my own Micro-ISV (one person business) and launching my first product. I plan to own several products and businesses, but there’s no telling how things might change for me in the future.