Distinguished Platform Architect at Drata
Miami, FL
Joined June 2007
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Seven projects. One weekend. Zero lines of code written by hand.
AI agents built in parallel while I reviewed, approved, and steered.
Wrote about why the IDE is dead and what comes next 👇
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Everyone talks about picking the right model and writing better prompts.
Nobody talks about the context window - and it matters just as much.
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They need to FIRE Brendan Carr and Perry A. Sook!!!! #FreeSpeech is not for sale! #JimmyKimmel
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What a crazy week in AI 🤯
- ElevenLabs v3
- Runner H Agent
- Leo AI gets Veo 3
- Mirage Studio AI Actors
- Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro
- HeyGen IV new AI Studio
- OpenAI Data Connectors
- Google Phone App Local AI
- Mistral Vibe Coding Assistant
Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know:
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NEW stats: The @okta Businesses at Work 2025 Report is out, and security and compliance tools are dominating the list.
For the second consecutive year, the report names Drata one of the Top 10 fastest-growing apps. 📈
Check out more on the report here 👉 okta.com/businesses-at-work/
#BusinessesAtWork25 #compliance #workapps
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51% of GRC professionals have reported brand safety and reputation issues as a result of inadequate compliance postures and processes. 🤯
For more on our latest State of #GRC report, catch our webinar on March 5 where we break down the findings and discuss what it means for the future of governance, risk, and compliance.
🔗 drata.com/resources/webinars…
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NEW RESEARCH 👉 The State of GRC 2025: From Cost Center to Strategic Business Driver
Our latest report takes a look #GRC professionals professionals are approaching data protection regulations, #AI, and ability to maintain customer trust.
Check out the full report here: drata.com/resources/reports/…
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We caught up with DRATA's CTO, Daniel Marashlian, about his experience on protecting his infrastructure with Cloudflare. Check out this #InnovatorsRealTalk:
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Are you fur-real?! 🙀
Drata was recognized as the winner of the @ProductHunt Golden Kitty Awards, for Best Privacy Focused Product of 2021.
Thank you to everyone who voted for us. This award really is the cat’s pajamas.🏆
#GoldenKittyAwards2021
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🚨 @markowitzadam (+ @danielzev!) take the Startup Central Theater Stage TODAY at 1:40 pm 🚨
Hear how AWS supports Drata's record growth from seed ➡️ Series A (+ our Series B & what's next)
Located next to the Splunk & Atos booths!
#reInvent #reInvent21 #awsreinvent #AWS
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We love seeing Drata on the big screen 😎
What better way to celebrate a company milestone than with the iconic @Nasdaq Tower?
Thank you all for the congratulations and complimentary words. Drata is just getting started.
#nasdaqtower #fundingnews #unicorn
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Our new CISO, @rosshosman, details out the investment approach of @SVCIangels and how building a portfolio with the world's top infosec experts ultimately helped lead him to Drata. bit.ly/3j4rQto
#infosec #compliance #AngelInvestor
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The media is so biased against @realDonaldTrump , they only focus on all his lies. #PressBriefing #trumpPressBriefing
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