In this episode, Keith is joined by Darrell Stinson, VP of IT & Security at Cohere Health, a software startup in the healthcare space. Darrell and Keith dive into a strategy for building and implementing security compliance plans for startups.

Conversation Highlights:
[00:39] Introducing our guest, Darrell Stinson

[03:37] Darrell's journey with startups

[05:51] Experimenting with open source technology

[07:13] Strategizing in a new ecosystem

[14:08] Evaluating MDR providers

[20:35] Compliance requirements to adopt

[24:23] Utilizing artificial intelligence

Notable Quotes:

• "Communication helps build your credibility, helps build your buy in, and people are more inclined to support decisions that you make." Darrell Stinson [16:55]
• "(Artificial Intelligence) is gonna give you an outline and then you can go and sprinkle Keith in it, you can go and sprinkle Darrell in it, and fill in the blanks with the things that are appropriate." Darrell Stinson [25:48]

Connect With Darrell Stinson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-j-stinson/

The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. It is produced by Opkalla, a technology advisory firm that helps their clients navigate the confusion in the technology marketplace and choose the solution that is right for their business.