Apr 29, 2021
OODA CEO Matt Devost has a track record of executing on
innovation via entrepreneurship. He has extensive past performance
in cybersecurity, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure
protection, intelligence, and risk management issues, and deep
experience in delivering value in those domains via
entrepreneurship.
In this OODAcast, Jen Hoar extracts lessons and insights from
Matt’s journey that will be relevant to creators, innovators and
entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey.
Some topic covered:
– How will you know when it is the right time to start your
business?
– How should you evaluate risks of the new business endeavor?
– How do you establish credibility with potential investors? What
about potential clients?
– How do you sell?
– What is the best way to listen to potential clients?
– What is your story and how do you articulate it?
– What doesn’t work? What common mistakes have you seen or
experienced yourself?
Currently, Matt is the CEO & Co-Founder of OODA LLC. Prior
to OODA, Matt was the EVP for Strategy and Operations at Tulco
Holdings. Previously, Mr. Devost was a Managing Director at
Accenture where he led the Global Cyber Defense practice
responsible for Accenture’s cloud, mobile, infrastructure, network,
endpoint, incident response, threat intelligence, threat hunting,
vulnerability management, IOT/IIOT, and red teaming offerings. Mr.
Devost joined Accenture following their 2015 acquisition of the
global cybersecurity consultancy FusionX LLC where he had served as
President & CEO since 2010. As a Founder of FusionX, Mr. Devost
helped an international clientele identify and manage dynamic
threats in complex operational environments.
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