Effective Altruism
Grant finds [effective altruism] fascinating but says, "is it in my top seven? Absolutely not... after I'm done with this, I wanna like... open like a smoothie stand slash coffee shop slash thinking space."
Antibiotic resistance
Grant says [antibiotic resistance] "absolutely matters. Yeah, I'm not gonna call it an existential threat, but it is absolutely a threat."
Entrepreneurship
Grant says [entrepreneurship] matters: "that's where a lot of great ideas come from and AI is kind of accelerating that. It absolutely matters."
Mental Health
Grant insists [mental health] "absolutely matters. If your mental health isn't in line, nothing else is in line... everything follows from that."
Video Game
Grant says [video games] matter: "I like to play video games. It's a lot of fun. Been playing a lot of Hunt these days... absolutely matters."
Physical Exercise
Grant believes [exercise] matters because "exercise is as effective or if not more effective than any sort of antidepressant or drug that you could take."
Pizza
Grant says [pizza] matters "when pizza is on the radar, it's like, oh, let's go," but admits he's not a pizza aficionado.
Artificial Intelligence
Grant sees [artificial intelligence] as important "in a lot of different constructs," especially for "what vulnerabilities are getting introduced into the wild."
Skiing
Grant says [skiing] matters "when there's snow, especially on a powder day," but notes it doesn't matter in the macro sense.
Cybersecurity
Grant believes [cybersecurity] is essential because "it touches everyone. It touches everything... Our meetings are digital. Our human interactions are digital. Where we get our news is digital. It's all digital."
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Toe wrestling
Grant gives [toe wrestling] a "hard not matters. Not, really into the feet thing."
Experienced cybersecurity expert, executive, and founder
Grant McCracken is the founder and CEO of DarkHorse Security - an innovative startup that’s on a mission to make the world more secure, by making it easier to become secure for businesses of all sizes and natures. He’s been in cybersecurity for over 13 years, both as an ethical hacker, as well as an executive at overseeing all aspects of service delivery, including penetration testing, bug bounties, and more. In his free time, Grant enjoys making and playing music, writing, reading, learning, breaking things, building things, hiking, trail running with his dog, and skiing when there’s snow.