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Howard Levenson posted thisTwo Crazy Facts: 🧠 Anthropic has reached a growth rate that could make it 80 times as big this year. The company's annual revenue run rate surpassed $30 billion last month. That's crazy! 🚀 Shareholders will be prohibited from bringing class actions against SpaceX, its directors, officers, controlling shareholders, or bankers tied to the IPO, and Musk will have the power to elect, remove, or fill any vacancy on the board of directors.
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Howard Levenson shared thisCheck out my brother Jeffrey Levenson's inspirational Tedx Talk entitled, "I cured 1,000 blind people—then learned the real problem". https://lnkd.in/edRMbYX2I cured 1,000 blind people—then learned the real problem | Jeffrey Levenson | TEDxJacksonvilleI cured 1,000 blind people—then learned the real problem | Jeffrey Levenson | TEDxJacksonville
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Howard Levenson reposted thisHoward Levenson reposted thisKapil Thangavelu didn't build Cloud Custodian for #AI agents. It was 2016. AI agents weren't a thing. He built it because Capital One was drowning in cloud sprawl. Write a rule once. Let the system enforce it forever. That was the whole idea. 10 years later, that same little open source project has 500M+ downloads, 500+ contributors, and runs inside JP Morgan, Siemens, Boeing, Eli Lilly, and Intuit. And now? It might be the most accidentally well-timed piece of infrastructure in the new agentic era. Here's the thing about AI agents: - They spin up, tear down, and reconfigure cloud resources faster than any human can review. - Natural language prompts are too squishy to be real guardrails. - Policy-as-code is deterministic. Humans read it. Agents read it. Machines enforce it. The guardrails for agentic AI in the cloud already exist. We've been building them for a decade - we just didn't know what we were building them for. In 2020, Kapil and Travis Stanfield launched Stacklet to commercialize the project. Today, Stacklet is used by some of the largest enterprises for cloud and AI governance - from build to runtime. 10 years in. The best chapter may still be ahead. Here's an excellent piece from Ron Miller to mark this 10th anniversary of the open source project. He has written about the journey from the very beginning, from the christening of the open source in 2016, to the founding of Stacklet in 2020, to the commercial growth and beyond. https://lnkd.in/grrhbJnZ. We at Foundation Capital are proud to support the Stacklet team from day 0.
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Howard Levenson reposted thisHoward Levenson reposted thisWhen is the right time to enter the Federal market? When leadership and demand align, that’s where SineWave helps companies scale with confidence. Howard Levenson shares more here. https://lnkd.in/ezwmXRTaWhen should a startup invest in the US Federal Market? - SineWave VenturesWhen should a startup invest in the US Federal Market? - SineWave Ventures
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Howard Levenson shared thisLegacy security frameworks are a gift to our adversaries—human-led defense simply cannot scale to meet AI-driven threats. depthfirst was built to replace reactive bottlenecks with autonomous agents that reason and secure at the speed of the mission. If you develop code on behalf of a Federal agency and you're not considering DepthFirst to remediate your vulnerabilities, you're giving our adversaries a free shot!Howard Levenson shared thisLast week we had an executive briefing with Jensen and the NVIDIA leadership team. We spent time on a core belief we’ve held since day one: cybersecurity has to be rebuilt for this new era of computing. This resonated very well with Jensen and his team. AI is accelerating how software is written and shipped. At the same time, attackers are using that same leverage to find weaknesses faster and operate at a scale we haven’t seen before. The gap between builders and defenders is widening faster than ever before. Our view is that cybersecurity cannot stay reactive. At depthfirst, we are building systems that operate more like expert security engineers. Agents that reason across code, cloud, infrastructure, and live environments. Systems that form hypotheses, test them, and verify what is actually exploitable. Not just flagging issues, but identifying real risk, fixing it autonomously, and containing attacks in real time. We also discussed something equally important. AI must be deployed safely, but it cannot come at the cost of slowing innovation. Mythos is an early signal of this tension. One of the most powerful models delayed due to cybersecurity concerns. But our adversaries are not thinking this way. They are iterating quickly, experimenting, and finding new attack surfaces every day. If defenders move slower, we lose. Security has to now move at the same pace as innovation, not behind it. That belief is exactly why Andrea, Daniele, and I started depthfirst. Huge shout out to the Accel and NVIDIA teams for organizing!
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Howard Levenson shared thishttps://lnkd.in/eSf4jNYx AWS is for old people. Why have such arcane interfaces....Interesting perspective.How AWS is losing the younger generation with complexityHow AWS is losing the younger generation with complexity
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Howard Levenson posted thisTo my network: I have a colleague seeking a job in the government relations and public policy field. They have extensive experience building global policy functions for cyber and AI companies and would be an excellent addition to any team focused on growing their public sector business from the ground up. Please DM me if you have interest and I can make an introduction.
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Howard Levenson shared thisAugust Schell is a great company with great people. 30 years in business with 2nd generation employees. Give it a look and DM me if you have questions. LeAnna HarveyHoward Levenson shared thisLooking for your next challenge? We have two high-impact engineering roles that might be exactly what you're looking for! Network Engineer – Herndon, VA Full-Scope Polygraph required. You'll support a critical federal program in a fast-paced SAFe/DevOps/TDD environment, designing and securing complex LAN/WAN systems across multiple vendors. This role offers the chance to work on technology that directly supports important national programs. Splunk Consulting Engineer – Washington, DC Top Secret Clearance required. Lead Splunk Enterprise Security deployments that modernize cybersecurity operations for defense and intelligence customers. Your expertise in data analytics and security will have immediate, measurable impact. Both positions offer the opportunity to work alongside talented engineers on challenging, meaningful projects. If you have the clearance and experience, or know someone who does, we'd love to connect. Learn more and apply at augustschell.com/careers/ #CyberSecurity #Engineering #Splunk #NetworkEngineer #ClearedCareers #DefenseTech #MissionDriven #AugustSchell #NowHiring
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Howard Levenson liked thisHoward Levenson liked this🚨 Big News from Team Corsha 🚨 Announced Today: Corsha Awarded $50 Million Sole-Source IDIQ by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Deliver Zero Trust Connectivity Across Critical Operational Systems Award Validates Corsha's Machine Identity Provider Platform as the Foundation for Zero Trust OT Security Across the U.S. Military's Combat Logistics Enterprise “Operational technology is the backbone of defense logistics. As the DLA advances Zero Trust for OT, securely connecting these diverse and mission-critical operational systems is foundational to not just zero trust, but also modernization. We are proud to support DLA’s mission by bringing real-time, identity-based control to the systems that support U.S. forces around the world,” said Anusha Iyer, Founder & CEO, Corsha 👀 Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e8iMuf4e 👉 Follow Corsha for more updates on how machine identity is securing the future of OT and industrial modernization. #Corsha #mIDP #OTSecurity #MachineIdentity #ZeroTrust #DLA #DefenseLogisticsAgency #DefenseTech #CorshaNews
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Howard Levenson liked thisHoward Levenson liked thisWhat an incredible two workshops — 🏖️ Irvine and 🗼 Seattle, thank you to everyone who joined and made the conversations so rich. The energy, the candid discussions, and the willingness to share real challenges in the room was exactly what this format is built for. The workshop series continues to gain momentum. The themes that kept surfacing across both cities: token economics with no clean owner, new services adopted faster than the last ones are under control, and the constant challenge of getting engineering, finance, and the business pulling in the same direction. The gap between visibility and actual action is real and AI is making it wider and faster. Two things that really landed: Policy guard rails aren't bureaucracy — they're a strategy to prevent decision fatigue. When every engineer is making a fresh judgment call about which model to use or what to spin up next, that's cognitive overhead at scale. The teams winning here have built frameworks that make the right thing the easy thing. And in AI, you can't just report on what happened. You have to fix and prevent issues in real time. Observe → alert → act is too slow when models and engineers are spending faster than any report can catch. The shift has to be toward predict, prevent, and remediate — automatically. This is exactly what we're focused on at Stacklet — going beyond visibility to actually fix and prevent issues before they become problems, at the speed the business demands. #FinOps #FinOpsforAI Stacklet Frank Contrepois
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Howard Levenson liked thisCustomer Obsession is a core leadership principal here at AWS, and it shows in the solutions we deliver.Howard Levenson liked thisBig news from AWS today, announcing that Amazon Connect is expanding from a single product into four agentic AI solutions — tackling supply chains, hiring, customer experience, and health care — each built on decades of Amazon's real-world operational expertise. This is a big deal. Check out the details. Colleen Aubrey David Appel Katie Koehler, PMP, CDFM Sunny Kapoor Mike Lentine Jamie Baker KJ Lian Faisal Iqbal Jenny Close Erica Ong Susan Ericke Marshall Lauck Nawal Scannell Banu Zeynep Savas Brooks BrenkusAmazon Connect expands into a set of agentic AI solutionsAmazon Connect expands into a set of agentic AI solutions
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Howard Levenson liked thisAmazing group right there! Thank you everyone for your great support.Howard Levenson liked thisHad a great visit out to ListenUp for madVR Labs Envy training—and it was a big success all around! ListenUp’s long-standing history in the industry really shows. They’ve built a reputation over decades for delivering high-end A/V experiences, and their showroom reflects that legacy—beautifully designed, thoughtfully laid out, and packed with systems that truly showcase what’s possible when everything is done right. It’s the kind of space where performance and presentation come together seamlessly. We spent time covering both the sales and technical sides of Envy, making sure the team is confident not only in how the processor works, but also how to position it to clients and close more high-performance projects. On the technical side, we walked through setup, signal chain considerations, and best practices to ensure optimal performance right out of the gate. One of the highlights was setting up an Envy Extreme from scratch on their impressive 115" Samsung display right at the entrance to the showroom. Having a fully dialed-in system in such a high-visibility area makes a strong statement—and gives customers an immediate, real-world look at what Envy can do. The reaction from the team said it all. One summed it up perfectly: “I don’t know what you did to that TV, but I’ve never seen it look so good.” The team was engaged, asked great questions, and quickly connected the dots between performance, ease of setup, and real-world benefits for their clients. Looking forward to seeing how they leverage Envy to elevate their projects and continue building on an already outstanding showroom experience.
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Northeastern University
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Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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Nick Donofrio Public Sector Leadership & Innovation Award
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