Noah Landow (Macktez Founder & CEO) sits down with Reilly Scull (Macktez CTO) to talk about the technical landmines early‑stage companies may encounter before they hire a full‑time IT team.
Reilly’s focus is on building a foundation that scales, so you are not paying a “boatload of money” later to unwind quick fixes and bad defaults. From naming conventions and password managers to device management and cloud identity, the theme is simple: A bit of structure now saves a lot of pain later.
“How strong is your foundation?” Reilly asks. “Don’t skimp on the foundation. Don’t be that guy.”
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Prioritizing a 3–5 year plan
Reilly argues you should design your tech foundation for the next three to five years — not just today — so future growth doesn’t mean tearing everything down and starting over.
Naming conventions
From email addresses to groups and devices, Reilly shows how clear, consistent naming conventions prevent chaos and make it easy to scale without renaming everything later.
Shared file management
Reilly explains why team documents belong in shared drives (SharePoint, Shared Drives, team folders), not personal folders, so turnover doesn’t lock critical work behind one person’s account.
Password management and security
A centralized password manager, with roles and shared vaults, becomes the single secure place for keys, certificates, and “break glass” credentials as your company grows.
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Nonprofits leave real money on the table when they ignore programs from Microsoft, Google, AWS, Apple, and TechSoup that offer free or deeply discounted licenses and services.
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