#173: Brian Gill: Why Startups Need a Tech Nerd in the Room

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks with Brian Gill, Chairman and CEO of Gillware. Brian also started five successful tech startups including SHINE Medical Technologies and Tetra Defense. Brian discusses the steps needed to start a tech business. He also shares solutions for some of the IT problems companies might face and how they can better protect their data. </span></p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian began working in data services with a desire to help companies with data disasters. In early 2000, he started several companies including Gillware Data Recovery, Phoenix Nuclear Labs and SHINE Medical Technologies. Later, he started Gillware Digital Forensics, now known as Tetra Defense.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian stresses the importance of technology, data protection, and recovery, and risk mitigation consultation within the healthcare industry.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s startup world, many build their own website. Once you start getting a lot of traffic, you can pay Cloudflare, a network that provides content delivery services so your website can handle a large number of sessions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">For small technology firms, it’s better to contract with IT teams from a managed services provider (MSP) versus hiring and to get a third party to act as watchdogs for your MSP staff or internal IT department.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every day, hundreds of companies in the US are affected by data breaches such as ransomware. Startups should prioritize getting a cyber insurance policy on day one. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Brian, sufficient IT security costs should be at least $1