"Hacker" is a word with several meanings. In the vernacular, it's taken to mean a tech-savvy bad-actor; "a hacker broke into the bank's database", "the NSA mainframe was hacked", etc. But in the start-up sphere, it just means someone who is creative with technology; "she hacked together her MVP in the garage", "did you see that fantastic hack she made to fix that bug?". This week's issue of Podcasts for Nerds contains both types.
