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CYBER24Episode 178: Open StandardsIn this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we talk with Bron Gondwana, the CEO of Fastmail. He’s a former programmer who shares his perspective on open standards. We talk about what that means for email, why businesses should adopt open standards and the biggest isues facing data privacy today. 2022-12-1327 min
Digital CitizenWhy Open Internet Standards Are So Important To Your Future with Bron GondwanaHave you ever wondered how the Internet works, how it's governed, or why some devices and services work together and others don't? In the final episode of this season, Fastmail CEO, Bron Gondwana answers these questions and more, so you can learn how standards make the Internet better for everyone. Get a crash course about open standards, how they work, and why we need to support organizations that use them. Bron and show host Fastmail's CTO, Ricardo Signes, talk about JMAP, an open standard for email that Fastmail's developers produced, which is moving email forward. ...2021-08-2333 min
APAC's B2B Growth PodcastBron Gondwana: What Marketers Should Know About Data PrivacyIn this episode, Shahin Hoda chats with Bron Gondwana, Chief Executive Officer at Fastmail about data privacy and the fast-moving, rapidly changing landscape that it's operating in.
Fastmail is a flourishing SaaS business providing privacy-focused email.
With over 20 years of experience working with email, Bron still hacks on the Cyrus IMAP mail server. At the IETF standards organisation, he chairs 3 working groups about email and calendaring, where he drove the introduction of JMAP.
You can find Bron on Twitter as @BronGondwana or on the world’s biggest social network at brong@fastmailteam.com.
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Constant VariablesMaking Email Private and Better for Everyone with Bron Gondwana of FastmailThink your email's private? Think again. Big tech email providers use your data as a way to get rich. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Fastmail CEO Bron Gondwana joins the show from the Land Down Under to chat about why “free” email isn’t free. Bron explains how email is the biggest social network in the world that isn’t ephemeral, why building digital products should align with your moral values, and how open source and open standards benefit all.2021-01-0555 min
Above BoardPrivacy stories: FastmailIn this episode Jack and Paul speak with Bron Gondwana, the CEO of Fastmail and how they’ve managed to run their privacy-focused email software since 1999. The conversation covers balancing privacy with real-world usability, competing with one of the worlds biggest tech company, why they no longer offer a free product, and much more.usefathom.com2020-12-0430 min
Nomad FuturistDate Formats are Where he Draws the Line!As a boy growing up off the grid in the Australian bush, Bron Gondwana’s early exposure to electronics, and installing solar, and micro-hydro systems set the stage for his first forays into computer programming.In this #NomadFuturist podcast, Bron Gondwana traces his evolution from coder, developer, and system administrator to his current role as CEO of Fastmail, a flourishing SaaS business providing privacy-focused email.Gondwana discovered at university that he was good at Perl programming and jumped right into the workplace. Self-reliance and a can-do approach to problem solving have been key elements in hi...2020-08-1050 min