Dan Paul Benjamin (born October 26, 1972) is a

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designer, writer, and

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. He is the founder of 5by5 and owner of Bacon Method.

Career

In 2010, Benjamin started 5by5 Studios, a

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production outlet that currently produces nineteen shows, including several co-hosted shows such as ''Back to Work'' with

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and ''The Ihnatko Almanac'' with

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. Based on his popular podcasts, Benjamin has been called "the king of Apple talk radio" by

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and

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. In the past, he co-founded Cork'd and Playgrounder, and wrote the

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behind

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. Additionally, he has made educational

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s through PeepCode. Benjamin has appeared on the

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program ''Strategy Room – Gadgets and Games'' multiple times to discuss various topics. In 2017, he released ''fireside.fm'', a platform for podcasters. Benjamin holds a B.A. in Technical Writing with a Computer Science focus from the

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. In 2021, Benjamin, Ido Azran and Gad Akuka co founded cyber-security company Dig Security, a data detection and response (DDR). Benjamin is currently the organisations CEO.

References

External links

5by5fireside.fmHivelogicBacon MethodCork'dPeepCodePlaygrounder

Dan Benjamin on 5by5

Interview with Dan about his Network Creation
1972 births Living people University of Central Florida alumni American computer programmers American podcasters American technology company founders 5by5 Studios {{US-compu-bio-stub