What makes a merger successful?
Sumeet Arora, Chief Development Officer at ThoughtSpot, and Benn Stancil, formerly the Chief Technology Officer at Mode (and now ThoughtSpot) join us to discuss the merger of their two businesses. Why is there a match, how has it worked? On top of that what are the founder learnings for Benn, who’s successfully sold his business. Would you share the digital print of your iris? Kenya thinks you shouldn’t. Find out more here: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817147/kenya-worldcoin-suspended-sam-altman-eyeball-scanning
10 Aug 202326min
TELUS Health are helping people maintain a healthy work/life balance, whilst still being productive
Philip Mullen, Managing Director EMEA for TELUS Health, joins the podcast to discuss wellbeing and productivity. Whilst the employing/employee relationship has changed we still need a healthy balance between the needs of your work and your free time. Productivity is a major concern of many organisations, but it doesn’t mean what we’ve gained in the last few years must be lost. Do you want to live (digitally) forever, or is it all a bit creepy? You can dive into today’s discussion and read up more here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/death-technology-memory
8 Aug 202324min
From one founder to another; Rahul Vohra shares his leadership lessons
Rahul is founder and CEO of Superhuman, a company offering superfast email. Since moving to the West Coast of the USA 13 years ago Rahul has made plenty of missteps but been hugely successful. What has he learnt, and what would he suggest other founders consider? To learn more about Rahul and his journey explore these articles: https://review.firstround.com/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit https://blog.superhuman.com/how-we-built-superhuman-ai/ Also in the news, Netflix are looking for AI engineers at staggering cost: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66332876
3 Aug 202335min
How do companies spot data anomalies as they move towards 'digital first'? Step forward LogicMonitor
On today's show we're lucky to quiz Christina, CEO of LogicMonitor on both observability and leadership. Given the rapid expansion of the technology estate in many companies, how are you meant to spot the gremlins in the data? We also discuss sustainability, both in consumer tech and one way in which technology might save the lives of endangered animals. Check out these two articles: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jul/30/say-hello-to-longlife-tech-that-can-challenge-our-throwaway-culture https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/can-3d-printed-tiger-teeth-help-save-rare-indian-animals-from-extinction-aoe
1 Aug 202326min
What makes start-up culture special in 2023?
Today we're joined by Paul Jackson, most recently the Chief Product and Tech Officer Level, and previously at Structure Flow, Dow Jones, and News UK amongst others. He's talking to us about the health of the startup sector; is it being constricted? Also what is so appealing about working in a business during its early stages? We're also asking: Minority Report becoming reality (not the future crime part..!)? Members of the public are being invited to have their eyeballs scanned by a silver orb as part of cryptocurrency project that aims to use biometric verification to distinguish humans from AI systems. Also, should smartphones be banned in schools?
27 Jul 202334min
David Mou from Cerebral talks through the postives and negatives of AI in telehealth
In today's show we're joined by Cerebral's CEO David Mou. A clinician and a technologist, David has a view on how technology can impact the level of care given to patients with mental health concerns. But how far might be too far where AI is concerned, and what are the limits?
25 Jul 202326min
Batch.works and Morrama bring you sustainable consumer tech.
Today's guests are Milo Mcloughlin-Greening, Head of R & D at Batch.works, and Jo Barnard, founder of Morrama. They have collaborated to produce and release Kibu, a sustainable pair of headphones aimed at kids. The repairable, part-replicable headphones are an example of circular manufactoring.
20 Jul 202335min
Can AI reduce bias in sports talent spotting and give equal opportunity?
Today Richard Felton-Thomas joins us to talk about the bias in sport talent spotting. AI Scout is an app that uses data to benchmark talent, giving scouts a tool to augment their activities and give more opportunity to those who might otherwise miss out. On the eve (almost) of the FIFA Women's World Cup, we're celebrating anything that expands inclusion and opportunity, We also chat about Reality+, who have partnered with OTZ Sports to launch 'Own The Zone', a game with technology at it's heart.
18 Jul 202327min
