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Marc DeBevoise, CEO of Brightcove, joins me in today's episode of Tech Talks Daily in a discussion about the rise of the future of streaming. As a seasoned executive with a wealth of experience in the streaming industry, Marc provides an in-depth look at what is driving the evolution of the creator economy into a producer economy. According to Marc, the rise of the producer economy is fueled by the growing number of creators and producers leveraging technology to produce high-quality content and reach new audiences. In addition, the producer economy is characterized by the democratization of content creation and distribution. For example, anyone with a smartphone and a creative idea can reach a global audience with their content. This is a massive shift from the old entertainment industry model, where a limited number of gatekeepers controlled what content was produced and how it was distributed. Marc also shares his thoughts on the current state of the streaming wars, which are shaping up to be the biggest b

Rackspace Technology is a leader in the cloud technology services industry, offering end-to-end solutions for customers looking to modernize their technology environments. With a focus on the entire cloud journey, from design and build to operation, Rackspace provides support and guidance to businesses of all sizes in adopting innovative technologies and building new products. In this episode of the Tech Talks Daily Podcast, Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist at Rackspace, joins us to discuss the latest trends and advancements in the technology industry. With over 10 years of experience in the cloud-based services sector, Jeff offers valuable insights into the importance of cybersecurity, the difference between private and public clouds, and the technological trends across various industries. One of the key topics we discuss is the growing concern over cybersecurity and the increasing risk of cyberattacks due to the rise of hybrid work environments. Jeff highlights the importance of cloud implementati

Ramakant Vempati, the President and Co-founder of Wysa, joins me on the Tech Talks Daily podcast to discuss how AI revolutionizes the mental health industry. Wysa, the leading AI-guided mental health platform, delivers scientifically validated care through its emotionally intelligent conversational AI, 150+ mental resilience exercises, and expert human coaching. Wysa has redefined accessibility in mental healthcare by providing 24/7 support to individuals facing everyday stressors or critical moments of crisis. It has already facilitated over 400 million therapeutic conversations and is growing rapidly, having raised $20 million in its Series B funding round in July 2022. With over 4.5 million users in 65 countries, Wysa is accessible through employee benefits providers, insurance providers, schools, and the mobile app. Wysa empowers individuals to take control of their mental health and addresses issues such as anxiety, sleep problems, depression, relationship struggles, school pressure, and work stress. In

Dave Little, MD, Clinical Informaticist and Phil Lindemann, VP of Business Intelligence and Analytics at Epic, join me on The Tech Talk Daily podcast. Epic manages electronic health records for more than 250 million patients and is now expanding clinical trials by kicking off a Life Sciences program to help speed up the development of new therapies. Providers across the world use Epic to conduct more than 100,000 active research studies with 4.7 million patients. Today many clinical trials struggle to find the right participants - the first stage of Life Sciences will be accurately matching organizations with clinical trials suited to their patients. This will allow researchers to be able to recruit more effectively and help ensure that clinical trials benefit more representative populations. Dave and Phil discuss the importance of companies providing data for the greater good of Americans' lives. I also learn more about how large data sets like Epics' Cosmos can provide health officials with the data needed

Nextdoor is a platform that helps you connect to your local neighborhood and build real-world connections with your neighbors, local businesses, and public services. It is a place where people can turn to receive trusted information, ask for help, get things done, and build relationships with those around them. Emma Mondolino, the Head of Nextdoor Create, is a seasoned marketing and sales professional with extensive experience in the tech industry. Before joining Nextdoor, she worked at Pinterest in both sales and marketing and was a key member of the brand strategy team at Twitter. In this podcast episode, Emma joins the host to discuss the trend towards localism and why this got her excited about the Nextdoor opportunity. She explains why CMOs are moving their budget from regional to hyperlocal audiences and how localism can work at scale with the help of technology. She shares her insights into the importance of localism and how Nextdoor is helping people build strong connections within their communities.

Today's guest is Sameer Kazi, President of ActiveCampaign, who is responsible for guiding the core operations and helping prepare the company for its next growth phase. We discuss how ActiveCampaign is helping businesses grow by scaling their customer experiences and data points from the Customer Experience Automation Impact Report. I learn how communicating via one channel just won't cut it. All brands still need to be taking an omnichannel approach — 99% of those surveyed agree companies grow faster by using multiple channels beyond email marketing alone, and 93% report using their website as an engagement channel to supplement their email marketing efforts.  We also discuss how CXA + social media is the sweet spot for B2C: Nine in 10 (89%) B2C businesses using CXA also leverage social media to share information with existing and potential customers. We talk about how this omnichannel approach helps improve customer experiences by sending the right message at the time it's going to be best received by exist

Contract Research Organisations (CROs) are a vital cog in the pharmaceutical industry – they provide essential support services to help companies conduct clinical research more efficiently and effectively, saving money and time. Whilst CROs traditionally largely involve data management, new technological advancements are changing how they work. Richard Young, Vice President Vault CDMS Strategy at Veeva Systems, joins me on Tech Talks Daily to explore how study teams can now aim higher because of new technologies, as they can begin to work faster and more efficiently, and traditional CROs can use technology to help them look at data with fresh perspectives, as automation helps with the bulk of data management. We also talk about how new technology means that there is no longer the burden of tedious administrative tasks that took up workers' time. Workers can use platforms like Veeva's to sort data efficiently, allowing them to be able to focus on important data analysis instead. In turn, this will enable bette

In this podcast episode, we dive into the world of Hedera, a distributed ledger technology that sets itself apart from its competitors with its unique governing council. Comprising of some of the biggest names in the tech and finance industries, including Google, IBM, Standard Bank, Shinhan Bank, and the London School of Economics, this governing council plays a crucial role in ensuring the network's transparency and security We explore the benefits of this type of governance model and learn how these council members utilize Hedera's technology to bring value to their businesses and organizations. With Hedera being a member of the World Economic Forum, we also discuss their recent presence at Davos including their President and Chair Brett McDowell's attendance and speech at the main sessions. Today's guest on Tech Talks Daily is Leemon Baird, the mastermind behind the innovative hashgraph distributed consensus algorithm and the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Hedera. Join us as we uncover the cutting-edge

Many new technologies like AI and ChatGTP are disrupting how articles, company information, social media, and other content are created. It is also changing how it reaches and performs with audiences. So, it feels like something big is happening. "In 2023, people-first content and SEO supremacy will make or break content success for major brands and companies," said Carlos Meza, CEO of Crowd Content. "The days of plugging in keywords to reach the top of search results are over. Instead, leaders will only drive their business towards successful goals for 2023 with optimized content that puts people first." After hearing this, I invited him on Tech Talks Daily to explore this topic. We discuss how an understanding of marketing technology (SEO, web design) influences how audiences search for content and engage with it. We also discuss building a tech-driven content platform that can still focus on people-first / human-first intentions and serving the "why" in content creation. About Carlos Carlos Meza serves as

The tech industry is facing a paradox as we hear of a global tech skills shortage on the one hand and big tech layoffs on the other due to economic uncertainty. In this podcast, Andrew Hogan joins me on Tech Talks Daily to discuss the impact of these trends on design hiring and what the recent Design Hiring report by Figma has to say about it. Andrew is a thought leader in the field of Design and UX with over 50 published Forrester reports and is recognized by leading publications such as Fast Company, WSJ, Forbes, and Business Insider. He also provides expertise in creating training modules for CX certification, including journey mapping and the integration of data/AI and Design. So, how is the paradox of tech hiring impacting Design hiring in particular? The Design Hiring report provides valuable insights into the current state and future prospects of the design industry. From the report, we can see that despite the economic uncertainty, the demand for design talent is increasing. This presents both a chall

Abnormal Security is revolutionizing cloud email security with its behavioral AI-based platform. Using machine learning, the platform detects and stops sophisticated inbound email attacks and dangerous email platform attacks that traditional solutions often miss. The anomaly detection engine analyzes the risk of every cloud email event, preventing inbound email attacks, detecting compromised accounts, and remediating emails in milliseconds, all while providing visibility into configuration drifts across your environment. The company has recently launched Security Posture Management, a product that monitors each entity for potentially risky configuration changes. This includes changes like the escalation of administrator privileges or the integration of new unverified applications with read-write access to mailboxes. When changes occur, Security Posture Management alerts administrators so they can understand the impact and take appropriate downstream action to protect their cloud email platform from insider th

Uniphore, a privately held startup company, recently achieved the coveted status of a "unicorn" by raising $400 million, giving it a valuation of $2.5 billion. The company, which made its name in conversational AI, is revolutionizing the way contact center agents have conversations by harnessing the power of machine learning. Imagine this scenario: A customer calls to request internet installation at their new apartment. With the help of Uniphore's AI technology, the agent can automatically scan the system to find out what modem the customer currently has, what technology is already installed at the new property, and when an installation technician is available. This means the call is resolved quickly and efficiently without needing multiple back-and-forth exchanges. The AI can also automatically log follow-up actions, freeing up the agent to move on to the next call. But Uniphore's innovation continues beyond there. The company has expanded its business into "emotion AI" - a subset of AI that can gauge human

In this episode, I sit down with Halit Develioglu, the CEO of OPLOG, Turkey's leading e-logistics company. OPLOG recently raised €11mn in a pre-series A funding round, which will fuel the company's expansion, most notably into the UK. OPLOG was founded in 2012 and has grown exponentially over the years. The company has topped the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Turkey, having experienced 4564% growth and graduated from the Microsoft for Startups GrowthX Accelerator. OPLOG has also experienced 91% YoY growth in units fulfilled, in contrast to the wider e-commerce slowdown post-pandemic. Ultimately, it enables brands to streamline and optimize their post-purchase fulfillment operations. The company's user-friendly management platform provides brands with an end-to-end fulfillment service that eliminates the operational costs and challenges needed to develop their shipping infrastructure. The company's proprietary robotics technology is helping to solve global supply chain issues by streamlining fulfillment operatio

Sean Moss-Pultz is recognized as an open-source hardware pioneer, having founded and served as CEO of Openmoko, the world's first open-source phone and precursor to the iPhone and Android smartphones. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bitmark, a blockchain startup that aims to bring traditional property rights into the digital age by providing tools that enable anyone to affirm ownership and control digital assets they create and post online. They've raised $10.3M in funding from investors, including Alibaba and Kevin Lin (Co-Founder of Twitch), and their clients included Pfizer, UC Berkeley, Health2Sync, and KKBOX. One of their products is Autonomy, the world's first and only digital art wallet that allows traders to showcase their NFT collection and view it on any screen, TV, or projector, anywhere. Property rights were invented for land (real property) and then ideas (intellectual property), but none extend to the digital world. Because of this oversight, millions of us give away what we create online and ou

Martin Ramsin, a tech prodigy from Stockholm, has always been passionate about computers. From a young age, he knew he wanted to make a difference in the tech industry. His first job as a programming intern took him to San Francisco during the height of the internet bubble, where he learned valuable lessons about the industry. After moving to Berlin, Martin honed his skills in product management and decided to return to his roots in web development, teaching himself the latest technologies like Ruby on Rails. Together with Raffaela, Martin co-founded CareerFoundry, an online tech school that empowers individuals to reach their full potential through education and training. They recognized the increasing skills gap in the tech industry and wanted to make a difference. On Tech Talks Daily, Martin shares the story behind CareerFoundry and how it's addressing the skills gap by preparing individuals for the future. He also delves into how remote working is leveling the playing field for talent in developing nation

Ahmed Ismail, a seasoned investment banker and tech-driven entrepreneur with 18 years of experience at major financial institutions such as Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Jefferies, is now the CEO and President of FLUID, a liquidity aggregator that uses AI quant-based models to tackle fragmented liquidity in virtual asset markets. In today's episode of Tech Talks Daily, Ahmed discusses how AI can change the decentralized ledger and explains the benefits of using AI in the crypto market. We also talks about how liquidity aggregators could help manage market participants get through Black Swan events and the growing number of tech talent migrating to Web3. About Fluid: FLUID is the AI quant-based liquidity aggregator providing execution for CeFi and DeFi at high throughput, ultra-low costs, ultra-low latency, and zero counterparty risk. Many physical and digital assets will be tokenized in the future. FLUID intends to capitalize on the multi-trillion dollar tokenized market volume potential across spot, f

Intel's Responsible AI work recently revealed FakeCatcher, a deepfake detection technology that can detect fake videos with 96% accuracy. The platform is the world's first real-time deepfake detector that returns results in milliseconds. FakeCatcher uses Intel's hardware and software to assess "blood flow" signals in real videos to detect inauthenticity. The technology can run up to 72 different detection streams simultaneously on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Social media platforms can use this technology to prevent the spread of deepfakes, global news organizations to avoid amplifying manipulated videos, and non-profit organizations to democratize the detection of deepfakes for everyone. Intel also recently announced its extended collaboration with Mila, an AI research institute in Montreal, to help advance AI techniques to tackle global challenges like climate change, identify drivers of diseases, and expedite drug discovery. Accelerating the research and development of advanced AI to solve some

Are you tired of feeling trapped in the traditional 9-5 workday? Meet Peter Johnston, the founder of Polywork, the revolutionary professional network for multi-hyphenates. With $44.5M in funding from top investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Polywork is changing the game for those looking to pursue multiple passions and collaborate with like-minded individuals. Join me as I speak with Peter about his own journey from product designer to CEO, the inspiration behind Polywork, and why traditional online communities like LinkedIn fall short for those looking to explore multiple career paths. Plus, Peter offers valuable advice for those ready to take the leap and start their side hustle or passion project. Don't miss out on this exciting episode of Tech Talks Daily. Tech Talks Daily Podcast Sponsor Check out Flippa, who is the show sponsor in December. Find out more information at https://flippa.com/tech-talks

CISA recently announced critical guidance on threats against organizations using certain forms of multi-factor authentication. The agency urged all organizations to implement phishing-resistant MFA controls in order to prevent phishing and increasingly automated and sophisticated attacks on authentication processes. With so many phishing attacks targeting credentials to be used in a later campaign, more organizations are getting the hint that they need to have MFA in place for at least those users with access to critical resources and/or valuable data, if not everyone. However, what happens when the threat actor has the credentials but doesn't have the additional forms of authentication? I invited Sally Vincent, Threat Research Senior Engineer at LogRhythm to join me on Tech Talks Daily. Listen in as we discuss how organizations can identify unusual authentication activity and explore mitigation strategies to stay ahead of phishing attacks. Tech Talks Daily Podcast Sponsor Check out Flippa, who is the show sp

I'm excited to have Josh Rogers, CEO of Precisely, joining us today. We last spoke in 2020, but I was intrigued to learn that he has led the company through seven acquisitions. So I invited him to join me again to share his unique perspective on the current Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) market. As we all know, today's business leaders are facing a complex and challenging economic environment, with many facing the decision to either move forward or cease M&A activity completely. In fact, PwC reports that in comparison to the first half of 2021, deal values have declined by 20 percent. However, buyers can experience better returns during a downturn and achieve outsized growth as valuations come down, according to the same analysis from PwC. Josh touches on this and the current economic environment, evaluating risk, and how leaders should proceed with M&As. He also shares his experience leading Precisely through seven acquisitions and the company's acquisition plans in the current market. Addition