Welp. Here we are with a bittersweet episode of Same Same but Tech: it’s the Season Two wrap up show. And after travelling up, down and all around the technosphere, what a season it was! From the highest of highs to the pits of despair, our guests brought us into their worlds, building technologies that are moving and shaking the foundation of cult…

Joined by O.G. startup whisperer, Brad Feld, Co-founder of Techstars and Managing Director of the Foundry Group, we dive into the startup soup. This latest wave of startups is boooooming. Money is pouring in as startups as the pandemic actually births or accelerated many - from audio social networks to video conferences to ghost kitchens! But anyon…

The deepfakes are coming! The growing trend of AI manipulated media has been racking up views and making everyone from Tom Cruise to Nancy Pelosi say things they’ve never said before, blurring the line of trust in what’s actually real and what’s altered on the Internet. In this episode of Same Same but Tech, we go deep with a startup called Lyrebir…

WTF is an NFT? Why are they worth so much? And what do they have to do with internet cats and the NBA? All of these questions and more answered on this edition of Same Same but Tech. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique digital assets that can be bought and sold on the public ledger of the blockchain. In this episode, we trace the story of the …

What will the future of celebrity look like? Here’s a scoop on the tiger beat: The next teeny-bop sensation might be a bot. No, we’re serious. An entirely new era of stardom is upon us, and the pop stars of the future are going to be, well, a little less human. All the instagram glitz and TikTok glam of today’s influencer culture without the human …

Since the pandemic drove the world indoors and “Work From Home” became the new mantra, a host of voice-first social networking apps like Clubhouse have busted through the interwebs and into our airpods, creating a buzz around Social Audio as the next frontier of social media. This week on Same Same, we track the rise of Clubhouse with one of its mo…

How much money would you pay to go to space? With Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, and Blue Origin throwing billions at launching tourists into space, that question is less hypothetical than you’d think. This week on Same Same, get the inside track on what it takes to get into orbit and how it will shift our galactic perspective with guests Raphael Roettge…

Is AI-generated artwork “real” art? Is an artist using a computer a “real” artist? What is “art,” anyway? According to our guests, Dr. Ahmed Elgammal and Hugo Caselles-Dupré, generative art using AI is just like using a camera in the 1850s. As the popularity of AI-generated art grows, so does the debate of what is - and isn’t - considered art. List…

Imagine trying to change a habit people have had for thousands of years: eating meat. That’s the human-engineering challenge ahead of the makers of plant-based meat -- create a burger that saves our climate, tastes incredible, and convinces humanity to trade in their beloved burgers for something . . . well, green. The story of the Impossible Whopp…

For this episode, we brought together the leaders of two companies we’ve had the pleasure of working with recently: Plan A’s Lubomila Jordanova and Recup’s Florian Pachaly. Both share a commitment to sustainability, and work towards this through innovation and entrepreneurship. We discussed the importance of sustainable innovation, and how companie…

Christian Knörle leads Forward 31, Porsche Digital’s digital company builder. He is an expert in business building, corporate strategy, and marketing and sales, particularly in the automobile space, and he has previously worked at Daimler. We caught up with him to find out exactly how Forward 31 goes about building ventures, and compared notes on t…

LabTwin, a company building a voice assistant for use in laboratory environments, was built by BCG Digital Ventures and Sartorius in 2019. Since then, the company has seen a wealth of success and progress.We checked in with co-founders Magdalena Paluch and Steffen Gloth to talk about what they’ve learned from building LabTwin, working on a corporat…

Florian Gamper has been Chief Technology Officer at a variety of companies, and is a former Engineering Director of BCG Digital Ventures. We caught up with him to talk through what corporates need to consider when building technical products and businesses, and considered the current state of tech-led innovation in Europe.…

Jakob Fricke is an innovator working within the automotive sector. Currently at door2door, an innovation partner for the future of public transport, Jakob has previously worked in corporate innovation for Samsung Next and Daimler. We caught up with him to talk about how the automotive industry might look over the next decade, what he’s learned abou…

Alexandra is an author, consultant, public speaker, entrepreneur and designer living in London.At the forefront thinking around the Internet of Things, Alexandra has founded companies, designed products, and written two books, the most recent titled Creating a Culture of Innovation. We cover the development of IoT, the most important skill for desi…

Season 2 of Same Same but Tech is en route with stories about how technology is changing every element of our culture - from commercial space flight to AI-generated art to plant-based burgers.By Mauhan Zonoozy

We hear a lot about start-up innovation - inspiring stories from inexperienced entrepreneurs with nothing but an idea and a dream who go on to change the world. In the second season of Buildcast, we're checking in with intrapreneurs - innovators changing the game from within the businesses that shape the world we live in. We'll uncover what happens…

What makes our podcast tick? Join us behind the scenes with Corinne Javier and Lee Schneider (Producers @ Same Same but Tech) to recap our first season of Same Same But Tech. We discuss our favorite episodes, dream guests, and preview Season Two! Sound effect medley, anyone? Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by BCG Digital Ventures.Thank you to o…

What makes the Apple Pencil every illustrator's favorite toy? Kevin Bethune (Founder + Chief Creative Officer @ dreams • design + life ) and Bill Burnett (Executive Director of the Design Program @ Stanford University) join us as we dissect human-centered design, and learn how to design a new product that people really, deeply love. Hint: it all st…

What’s better - YouTube or Apple Music? Disney+ or Netflix? How does Spotify make money? Gabby Cohen (Chief Brand Officer at Rent the Runway) and Sanjay Amin (Head of YouTube Music Subscription Partnerships) join us to dissect the subscription economy vs the sharing economy, and provide the real reason why we don’t “own” anything anymore - not even…

Matt Salzberg (Founder + Chairman @ Blue Apron) joins us to answer “Why did we run out toilet paper during the pandemic?” In this Mini Episode, we break down supply chains and discuss the coronavirus supply chain, the food supply chain, and how consumers can influence ethical production practices, like Apple’s commitment to go carbon neutral.Hosted…

Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto (Managing Director @ Gemini) and Shawn Cheng (Partner @ ConsenSys Mesh) join us for a two-for-one episode to explain the hottest buzzwords since “the internet” - cryptocurrency and blockchain. In this episode, we answer “what are cryptocurrencies” and explain blockchain technology applications. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy.…

Alexis Hancock (Technologist @ Electronic Frontier Foundation) joins us to answer Mauhan’s favorite question, “Is my phone listening to me?!” In this Mini Episode, we discuss ambient listening, mobile GPS, and everyone’s favorite app, TikTok. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by BCG Digital Ventures.…

Ted Schilowitz (Futurist @ Paramount Pictures) and Greg Sullivan (Director of Mixed Reality @ Microsoft Hololens) take us on a journey through our new digital realities: virtual reality (“VR”), augmented reality (“AR”), mixed reality (“MR”), and the catch-all extended reality (“XR”). In this episode of SSBT, we hear virtual and augmented reality ex…

Boris Sofman (Head of Trucking @ Waymo) invites us into the future at Google’s self-driving car project in this SSBT Mini Episode. Together, we consider all the profound implications autonomous vehicles will have on cities, travel, and our day-to-day lives. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by BCG Digital Ventures.…

Andrew Lewman (Co-Founder/CEO @ Tor Project) and Gary Alford (Supervisory Special Agent @ IRS) take us on a journey to the anonymous internet, and recount the incredible story of the Silk Road aka “the Amazon for drugs.” In this episode of SSBT, we answer the question, “What is the dark web?” and discuss what it reveals about humanity. Hosted by Ma…

Christian Guirnalda (Director @ Verizon 5G Labs) helps us answer “What is 5G?” in this SSBT Mini Episode. Together, we take a peek into a 5G future full of crazy-fast download speeds and augmented reality in grocery stores. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by BCG Digital Ventures.By Christian Guirnalda, Mauhan M Zonoozy

Andrey “Reynad” Yanyuk (esports star + owner @ TempoStorm) and Matthew Cohen (Gaming @ CAA) dissect the video game industry. While explaining gaming, streaming, and esports, they help answer “What is esports?” and “Are esports like 'real' sports?” Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by analogies.By Matthew Cohen, Andrey Yanyuk, Mauhan M Zonoozy

Can Anthony Johnson (CTO @ GIPHY) explain GIFs using words? On the heels of Facebook’s $400 million acquisition of GIPHY, Anthony joins SSBT for a “Mini Episode” to answer “What is a GIF?” and explain their cultural significance. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by analogies.By Mauhan M Zonoozy, Anthony Johnson

The COVID-19 crisis changing the way we live and work, and having a huge impact on technology and business. With this in mind, we’re putting out a series of short Buildcast episodes covering how different sectors are responding.For this episode, DV's Sid Shah caught up with Rob Derow to talk about the impact the crisis has had on marketing. Their c…

Quentin Hardy (Head of Editorial @ Google Cloud) and Kimberly Zenz (Head of Threat Intelligence @ DCSO) explain the most popular tech buzzword of the past decade, and answer your questions about cloud computing basics like, “How does cloud computing work, and is my online identity safe?” Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by analogies. This episod…

The COVID-19 crisis changing the way we live and work, and having a huge impact on technology and business. With this in mind, we’re putting out a series of short Buildcast episodes covering how different sectors are responding.For this episode, DV's Sid Shah caught up with Beth Viner to talk about the impact the crisis is having on consumer behavi…

Justin Kan (Co-Founder + CEO of Twitch and Atrium) and Dennis Mortensen (Founder + CEO of x.ai) kick off Season 1 by helping us answer, “What is artificial intelligence and how does it work?” Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy. Powered by analogies.By Mauhan Zonoozy, Justin Kan, Dennis Mortensen

The COVID-19 crisis changing the way we live and work, and having a huge impact on technology and business. With this in mind, we’re putting out a series of short Buildcast episodes covering how different sectors are responding.For this episode, host Sid Shah caught up with Nate Beyor to talk about how the healthcare sector is using technology to r…

Introducing Same Same but Tech, a podcast where the smartest people in the universe explain tech buzzwords, one analogy at a time.Featuring guests from Google Cloud, Microsoft HoloLens, Twitch, Gemini, CAA, Tor, Verizon, YouTube, x.ai, Paramount Pictures, ConsenSys, GIPHY, and more.Every week, we join host Mauhan M Zonoozy, a seasoned startup found…

Alison Rushworth is an experienced digital consultant with a track record of driving business value through innovation, customer strategy and experience design. With more than 20 years of experience in product/service design and digital strategy, Alison is a recognised expert in human behaviour.We caught up with Alison to talk designers as leaders,…