Dusty Candland is a highly experienced and accomplished entrepreneur, software developer, and technology leader. With a degree in graphic design and over two decades of experience in software development, he has a broad range of skills and technical knowledge, from quickly scaling growing startups to implementing changes in large established enterprise systems. Dusty has co-founded and been involved in multiple successful startups, including GoToast, which was acquired by aQuantive. He was responsible for developing and scaling the primary backend systems at GoToast, which managed millions of PPC keywords daily. At aQuantive, he was part of the Research and Development team responsible for developing new technology quickly and with limited resources. Currently, Dusty is the CTO at SmartPrompt and runs his blog, where he shares valuable insights on entrepreneurship and technology.