Author

Casey Ellis

Hacker, founder, advisor, and pioneer of crowdsourced security. Founder of Bugcrowd, co-founder of disclose.io, principal of Tall Poppy Group. Board member at SRLDF.

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umm, Excuse me… you’re Sitting on a goldmine.

I define the fundamental essence of business as this: Connecting low yield solutions to a high yield problems. In simpler terms, find something that is cheap or u

By Casey Ellis · 13 Jan 2010
Thinking

Goals for 2010

I only ever set 5 goals as a New Years thing… More than that and I get distracted. These goals ultimately spawn a list of tasks and sub-goals, but they are the “big rocks

By Casey Ellis · 30 Dec 2009
leadership

Bridging the generation gap

Baby Boomer: “Oh yeah, those young tackers will never achieve anything – they are always on their mobiles and that Tweeter thing.” Gen Y: “Those old farts have no idea w

By Casey Ellis · 06 Dec 2009
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The M-word (...and it's friend the S-word)

I’m a solutions guy. I see a problem or a need and I come up with a way to fix it cost effectively and efficiently. Some say that this is the essence of entrepreneurship,

By Casey Ellis · 22 Nov 2009
Thinking

Great expectations

What are your expectations for your life? Are you who you want to be? Does the question make you cringe and spiral into regret and self flagellation? Where did your exp

By Casey Ellis · 13 Nov 2009
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Thoughts on time management

It’s always interesting when things start to get a bit crazy. Here’s a couple of principals I use I manage my tasks and time for when things get a little hectic (and for

By Casey Ellis · 05 Nov 2009
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Taming the Hydra – Getting a handle on multiple business opportunities

Serial entrepreneurship, which is a fancy way of saying being a person who can’t really stop their brain from identifying new ideas and opportunities, reminds me of child

By Casey Ellis · 29 Oct 2009
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Loving what you do

You gotta love what you do… Whether it’s outworking purpose in what you put your hand to, relishing the fact you are learning and growing, the rush of pioneering and be

By Casey Ellis · 27 Oct 2009
Building

...and so Begins the adventure.

Life is about learning and building. The Tall Poppy Group is a platform and a brand to learn and build.

By Casey Ellis · 26 Oct 2009
Thinking

The "Keep Lights On" Plan

I’ve had moments over the past months, just like most other people I know, where I’ve “looked down” (i.e. think of the scene in Shrek where they are crossing the bridge and Shrek instructs donkey not to look down… that kind of “looked down”).

By Casey Ellis · 25 May 2009
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Spinning plates — What do i do now?

People with an entrepreneurial mindset seasonally go through periods of massive inspiration, massive motivation, and often subsequently massive amounts of work. In these periods the ideas are flowing, the ways and means seem to be obvious and available.

By Casey Ellis · 15 Oct 2008