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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisThis is such an important message, especially in this moment. Executives, please pay attention.Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared this"My boss showed up to work today in a watch that costs more than a year of my kid's tuition." "Our founder arrived at the company offsite in a PJ (private jet). Is that really necessary??" "I overheard our CFO and CRO talking about their 'small' stock trades, valued more than my entire net worth." Clients, friends, and family told me these stories over the last few months. Their underlying concern: what did you do to accrue all this money, while I'm working my butt off making pennies on your dollar? Buying the thing is your choice. You earned your money and nobody is telling you how to spend it. But how you wear it and where you flaunt it are separate decisions. What does it signal at company parties and offsites? Those are the days the whole org is supposed to be in it together. And if you add in timing: that watch at a Tuesday standup is at best an aspiration (wow, if I work as hard as my boss, maybe I'll earn enough to afford one someday!) and at worst an annoyance. The morning of a RIF, that watch sends a pretty damning message. Many kiddos in our neighborhood wear school uniforms. It simplifies options in the morning. It reduces competition and class distractions, and hopefully guides students to pay more attention to the lesson than the bling the kid in front of them is dangling. Companies can do a version of this. The divide between leadership and rank and file is already wide. Small choices about what you wear to company events buy you credibility the next time you ask people to dig in. There are so many ways to motivate and inspire a company of hard-working professionals. They don't need to see your watch.
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP reposted thisJamie Barnett, CISSP reposted thisA handful of toss-up races could decide who controls Congress, and who writes tech policy for years to come. Join Tech for Democracy for a private briefing on the races that matter, protecting the vote, and where our community can have the biggest impact between now and Election Day. September 9, 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET. Sign up and bring a friend/colleague (or five!): https://luma.com/s4ronoiy
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisMidterms: LFG! Join me and Tech for Democracy for a customized briefing on the races that matter, protecting the vote, and where our community can have the biggest impact between now and Election Day. September 9, 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET. Sign up and bring a friend/colleague (or five!): https://luma.com/s4ronoiy Mark Josephson Kara Berklich Weber JoAnna Foyle Jason Krebs Jennifer McFadden John D. McCarthy Marc Goldberg Michelle Pae Richy Glassberg Sateesh Daniel
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP posted this"Authoritarianism in America won’t necessarily arrive by decree. It will arrive with an API and a dashboard of metrics." https://lnkd.in/ggC8sMwc
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisThis piece by M. Gessen is searing. We need to rethink workplaces and public spaces so that everyone can have dignity. https://lnkd.in/gSA489Z7Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us AllOpinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisTech for Democracy is on the move. Check out the latest event with amazing speakers, come to the next event in September, and join our movement.Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisThank you to all who attended our event last night "Beyond “rigged”: What it really means to protect our elections. We heard from U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, former CEO of Virgin Galactic and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration chief of staff—on threats to voting; Jordan Haines, CTO of Run for Something, on CampSight, a new tech initiative to combat election disinformation; and Xena N. and Zareena M. of Trestle Collaborative on how civic tech can protect elections, from defending infrastructure against DDoS attacks to powering voter hotlines. Whether you joined us live or couldn’t make it, we wanted to put everything in one place for you. All the links below.
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisThis was 100% the expected outcome. https://lnkd.in/esf8K9i8CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and ColleaguesCBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisIf you haven't seen this yet, mark your calendars for tomorrow, 4pm PT/7pm ET for a GREAT session on how the tech community can push back on the oligarchs and save democracy.Jamie Barnett, CISSP shared thisSpare an hour to save democracy? Technology is shaping our democracy, and not in the best ways. I’m pushing back on the by being part of Tech for Democracy. Join our conversation tomorrow, August 12 at 4pm PT/7pm ET, for a more nuanced and accurate perspective about "rigged elections.” We’re partnering with Run for Something, Trestle Collaborative, and Congressman George Whitesides for a conversation on what election integrity really means (and how our community can lean in). **Bring a friend and sign up at the link in comments.** Founding members of Tech for Democracy include Mark Josephson Jamie Barnett, CISSP Jason Krebs Richy Glassberg Sateesh Daniel Michelle Pae Marc Goldberg Jennifer McFadden John D. McCarthy
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP posted this"A little bit shopping" is a great concept. "I need not only black pants, but ethical black pants that I can wear to the beach, but also to the opera, and that will be flattering from now until my death. No such pants exist, which is why I don’t have any, but as long as you’re a little bit shopping, the possibility exists." https://lnkd.in/ge3SjCJZ
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I love this story so very much. And the WOITO philosophy is the *only* way to go. Hooray for you!
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP liked thisJamie Barnett, CISSP liked thisLet's talk about messaging for agentic capabilities, because things are changing fast right now. There are five common ways companies are marketing agents right now: 1️⃣ Give your agent a human name Ex: Anthropic has Claude, Devin has Cognition, Docker has Gordan It makes it clear that your product has agency and can take action. The negative is that companies often use this to avoid saying what the agent is and why it's better. The #1 rule of naming features is to be clear, and a human name rarely achieves that. In most cases, I think there are better options. 2️⃣ Just say "Agent" Ex: Replit has Agent 4, Coder has Coder Agents This is more clear for the user. You're communicating what the thing is without having to say "Agent name, an agent that does X". Now you can jump straight to "Agent doex X". This is more clear & concise. Humans like that. 3️⃣ Name the work or "role" the agent does Ex: Postman has AI Engineer, Omni has Modeling Agent, Ramp has Policy Agent Good! We're getting EVEN MORE clear about what this thing does. These agent names are starting to look more like features or outcomes. You explain the agent once, but even out of context, you have a good idea of what this agent does. 4️⃣ Name the intelligence layer that powers your agent Ex: Incident.io has Nexus, Ramp has Ramp Intelligence, Traversal has Production World Model This is often paired with one of the approaches above. It's a way to differentiate your agents ability, now it's clear that you're not just an LLM wrapper, you're storing information about past conversations as well as the customers unique org and data structures. I think we will soon see that naming these types of context layers as a way to differentiate from less intelligent agents. Everyone has agents, what makes yours better? 5️⃣ Name the outcome or job the agent achieves Examples: Vercel Agents DO Code Review Incident.io agents DO Investigations, GitLab Duo DOES Code Suggestions This looks more like naming a feature, describing a specific job the agent does. In these cases the agent tends to be working proactively rather than prompted through a chat interface. I'm not aware of any cases where this capability is not powered by a context layer investment though not everyone will name both the context layer AND the agent outcome. I believe this last stage is where agent marketing will eventually end up. We're quickly approaching the assumption that all software is agentic, soon saying agentic won't be enough and we'll have to get back to talking about the outcomes that agentic capabilities unlock for customers. As always, I welcome feedback and perspective. This is my rough take and I would love to hear additional thoughts / approaches / and nuance that I missed.
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP liked thisJamie Barnett, CISSP liked this2 hours in the car for “community”? Perfect!
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on thisJamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on this"My boss showed up to work today in a watch that costs more than a year of my kid's tuition." "Our founder arrived at the company offsite in a PJ (private jet). Is that really necessary??" "I overheard our CFO and CRO talking about their 'small' stock trades, valued more than my entire net worth." Clients, friends, and family told me these stories over the last few months. Their underlying concern: what did you do to accrue all this money, while I'm working my butt off making pennies on your dollar? Buying the thing is your choice. You earned your money and nobody is telling you how to spend it. But how you wear it and where you flaunt it are separate decisions. What does it signal at company parties and offsites? Those are the days the whole org is supposed to be in it together. And if you add in timing: that watch at a Tuesday standup is at best an aspiration (wow, if I work as hard as my boss, maybe I'll earn enough to afford one someday!) and at worst an annoyance. The morning of a RIF, that watch sends a pretty damning message. Many kiddos in our neighborhood wear school uniforms. It simplifies options in the morning. It reduces competition and class distractions, and hopefully guides students to pay more attention to the lesson than the bling the kid in front of them is dangling. Companies can do a version of this. The divide between leadership and rank and file is already wide. Small choices about what you wear to company events buy you credibility the next time you ask people to dig in. There are so many ways to motivate and inspire a company of hard-working professionals. They don't need to see your watch.
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on thisJamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on thisA handful of toss-up races could decide who controls Congress, and who writes tech policy for years to come. Join Tech for Democracy for a private briefing on the races that matter, protecting the vote, and where our community can have the biggest impact between now and Election Day. September 9, 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET. Sign up and bring a friend/colleague (or five!): https://luma.com/s4ronoiy
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Jamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on thisJamie Barnett, CISSP reacted on thisMidterms: LFG! Join me and Tech for Democracy for a customized briefing on the races that matter, protecting the vote, and where YOU can have the biggest impact between now and Election Day. September 9, 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET. Sign up and bring a friend/colleague or 5! Link in comments.
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