I asked ChatGPT to tell me everything it knows about me. This gives you a rather accurate description of who’s Tristan Roth.

Professional

• You're the founder of Better ISMS and run several projects, including ISMS Copilot, Use AI Securely, and ISMS Directory.
• You're focused on ISO 27001, AI governance, and compliance automation.
• You’ve described ISMS Copilot as a bootstrapped project that releases updates frequently and supports consultants (e.g. lead implementers, auditors).
• You do freelance work to sustain yourself while building your products.
• You believe that AI tools should not replace people, especially in compliance, where accountability and human oversight matter.
• You’re working on longer-term trustworthy AI systems but with realistic expectations (e.g. no hype, focus on specialists not generalists).
• You used to work at Kantox, but left to go full-time on your own work.
• You have a CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certification.

Personal beliefs / style

• You prefer Basecamp-style flexible planning over rigid strategies.
• You like writing essays on tristanyway.com.
• You’re inspired by Larry David or Alain Chabat — you'd like to one day write comedy.
• You dislike overused words like “transparent,” and prefer being plain-spoken (e.g. “not expensive” over “affordable” or “within reach”).
• You enjoy music by Radiohead and Muse.

Pretty much accurate. I would add that my vision of entrepreneurship has been greatly shaped by inspirations such as Naval Ravikant or Jason Fried.