Best Dan Baum Podcasts (2024)

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Tamara Steffens, MD at Thomas Reuters Ventures, Explains How Corporate VC Works 33:48

3d ago33:48

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Tamara Steffens is a seasoned tech executive with a remarkable track record in scaling teams, infrastructures, and products. She has contributed significantly to early mobile and SaaS pioneers, including Boingo, Software.com, Fusion One, and Color. Tamara has held executive roles at Microsoft and Openwave, leading large teams and driving innovation…

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Roy Atkinson, CEO of Clifton Butterfield, Shares Insider Tips on Mastering The Customer Experience as an IT Leader 33:48

10d ago33:48

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Roy Atkinson is a renowned thought leader in IT service management and customer service. A prolific writer, speaker, analyst, and podcaster, Roy's expertise has been featured in major tech publications. CIO Insight described him as a model for the future digital leader, and Nextiva named him one of the top 50 customer service experts of the decade …

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Kendall Clark, CEO of Stardog, On Mastering Data Science... If You're Not Technical 42:34

18d ago42:34

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Kendall Clark is the co-founder and CEO of Stardog, a leading enterprise knowledge graph platform with prestigious customers like Morgan Stanley, Raytheon, Bosch, and NASA. He founded the company in 2016 with a vision of making data access more meaningful. Self-taught in coding during his 20s, Kendall is on a mission to help people experience "aha"…

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Allison Baum Gates, Venture Capitalist, On The Secrets To A Successful VC Career 30:08

25d ago30:08

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Allison has spent over a decade pioneering the of future of work as an employee, investor, and author. Her book, Breaking into Venture, offers a human perspective on succeeding in venture capital. As a General Partner at Semper Virens, she invests in technology transforming workforce, healthcare, and financial services. Allison contributes to Forbe…

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Jonathan Siddharth, CEO of Turing, On Unleashing Human Potential with AI 38:37

1M ago38:37

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Jonathan Siddharth is the visionary leader behind Turing, the unicorn AI juggernaut that powers technical recruiting for more than 900 companies, including Pepsi, Dell, Disney, Red Bull, and many others. Turing is the world's most successful AI-powered tech services company. Turing has reimagined tech services from the ground up with AI by providin…

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Florin Rotar, Chief AI Officer at Avanade, on how to limit AI’s adverse effects 35:28

1M ago35:28

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Florin Rotar is the pioneering Chief AI Officer known for leading Avanade's AI strategy. Avanade is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft with 50,000 employees worldwide, established in 2000 to drive innovation on the Microsoft platform. Previously serving as Avanade's CTO, Florin has played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's AI…

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Naomi and Derek, Investors at Menlo Ventures, On Generative AI Businesses That Are Getting Investor Dollars 31:57

2M ago31:57

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Naomi Ionita and Derek Xiao are investors at Menlo Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most successful and storied venture capital funds. Menlo has backed over 80 public companies, manages over $5 billion in assets, and has been a pillar of the VC community for an astonishing 47 years. You likely know many of Menlo's recent high-profile investments i…

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Steve Truitt, Award-Winning Author & Futurist, On Saving Humanity & Preventing AI From Ruining Us 37:48

2M ago37:48

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Steve Truitt is an award-winning science fiction author, actor, producer, and musician. He received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award for his documentary series on Discovery. Steve's a space enthusiast and NASA history buff. He holds the unique record of having met five moonwalkers. Beyond his creative endeavors, Steve is also a coach and motivati…

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Earn while you learn! All about apprenticeships with Dan Ortego 18:02

2M ago18:02

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An apprenticeship is a great way to start your career. Apprenticeships combine practical training with learning, and add in a salary. In today's episode you'll hear success stories, explore how businesses can benefit, and show the path for those interested in starting. Listen and discover how apprenticeships are shaping the future of work in fun an…

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Chris Herringshaw, CTO at Janus Henderson Investors, Reveals What Everyone's Missing about the Future of Finance 35:22

2M ago35:22

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Chris Herringshaw is the Chief Technology Officer at Janus Henderson Investors, overseeing all technology aspects and serving on the Executive Committee. With over 15 years at Citadel Investment Group, he led Global Infrastructure Technology as Managing Director. Chris founded Quova, now part of NuStar, and held roles including Vice President of En…

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Dmitry Shapiro, CEO of MindStudio, on how he built the AI app platform that's growing faster than OpenAI 40:46

2M ago40:46

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Dmitry Shapiro is a serial entrepreneur who most recently founded and is the CEO of YouAi and the popular AI app-builder MindStudio. He has a bold vision to help you index your mind which we unpack in today's conversation. Previously, Dmitry founded and led GoMeta and created the video sharing site Veoh in 2005 which launched a few months after You…

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Celebrating Earth Month with Michelle Titterton 27:09

2M ago27:09

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In April Earth Month is celebrated all around the world. As a part of CLC's celebration, Jessey Prugh chats with our sustainability expert, Michelle Titterton. Topics covered include practical sustainable tips, how to deal with climate anxiety and a message of hope for the future.

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Suresh Vittal, CPO at Alteryx, On His Journey to Revolutionizing Data Analytics 37:55

2M ago37:55

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As the Chief Product Officer at Alteryx, Suresh leads the product, engineering, design, and development teams that deliver innovative and scalable solutions for data science and analytics. He is also responsible for product pricing, packaging, and PLG strategies. Over the past 3 years, Alteryx has transformed into an analytics platform with market-…

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Ben Kus, CTO of Box, On Responsible AI Use, Innovation Culture, and Future AI Trends 28:42

3M ago28:42

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Ben Kus is the chief technology officer at Box, where he’s responsible for developing Box's technology vision and strategy. Previously, Ben was the VP of product management at Box. Before joining Box, he was the co founder and CTO of Subspace, an enterprise security solution that was acquired by Box. Ben’s held various leadership positions, includi…

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Going to the dentist with Julie Boldt. 36:48

3M ago36:48

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Today we're shining a spotlight on a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of our overall health—dental hygiene. With us is a special guest, Julie Boldt, dental hygiene expert, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Julie is here to help us overcome our dental fears, encourage good dental hygiene practice, and tell us all abo…

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Neil Mandt, Emmy-Winning Entrepreneur, Unveils the Future of Hollywood & Media 33:39

3M ago33:39

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Neil Mandt is a Hollywood entrepreneur, a five-time Emmy winner, and producer of the 2022 Golden Globes. A pioneer in AR and VR technology, and a pro sports owner, since getting his start in Hollywood at age 10, there's almost no award he hasn't received, and almost no new form of media he hasn't tested and improved. What we cover In this conversat…

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Babak Hodjat, CTO of AI at Cognizant, on creating Siri and the evolution of AI 35:32

3M ago35:32

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Babak is the CTO of AI at Cognizant, the 34 billion market cap provider of tech services with more than 350, 000 global employees. He's the former co-founder and CEO of Sentient, a business responsible for the core technology behind the world's largest distributed artificial intelligence system. Before co-founding Sentient, Babak co-founded and was…

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Global Music with Alisa Baum 24:50

3M ago24:50

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Global music is taking the United States by storm and Alisa Baum is at the forefront of bringing the biggest acts right here to Lake County. On this episode host Jessey Prugh chats with Alisa about global music and the three acts coming to the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts this spring.

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Richie Cotton, Data Scientist & Co-host of the DataFramed podcast, discusses the future of data science & AI ethics 25:43

3M ago25:43

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Richie Cotton and his co-host Adel have published over 150 episodes of the DataFramed podcast with some amazing guests. Richie's also a data evangelist for DataCamp and a data scientist by training. He helps train DataCamp students and has been instrumental in the company's success. DataCamp has trained data teams at more than 2,500 companies, incl…

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Matt Martin, Co-Founder & CEO of Clockwise, on leveraging AI to create more time in your day 32:34

4M ago32:34

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Matt Martin is on a mission to help the world make time for what matters. He founded Clockwise in 2016 to fix the time problem. Since then, he and the team have raised 76 million from exceptional investors, including Greylock, Cotu, Excel, Bain, and a common investor, the Slack Fund. More than 15, 000 organizations run Clockwise. Matt was also an e…

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Prasad Kawthekar, Co-Founder & CEO of Dashworks, on enterprise AI search tools 31:32

4M ago31:32

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Prasad Kawthekar is the Co-Founder & CEO of Dashworks, an all-in-one AI search assistant. It enables users to find any document, message, or email and to accelerate a team's productivity. With over 40+ integrations, Dashworks enables teams to find and organize their internal knowledge across apps from one place and leverage their collective experti…

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Atif Rafiq, CEO & Bestselling Author, on the decision sprint process 32:36

4M ago32:36

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Atif has blazed trails in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo!, and AOL, Atif held C-suite roles at McDonald’s, Volvo, and MGM Resorts. He oversaw thousands of employees as a global P&L, transformation, and innovation leader. Rafiq was the first Chief Digital Officer…

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Dr. Eric Siegel, Founder of Machine Learning Week, on 6 steps to usher in successful ML projects 36:52

4M ago36:52

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Dr. Eric Siegel is a leading consultant and former Columbia University professor who helps companies deploy machine learning. He is the founder of the long-running Machine Learning Week conference series and its new sister, Generative AI World, the instructor of the acclaimed online course “Machine Learning Leadership and Practice – End-to-End Mast…

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Financial Aid questions? We have answers. 31:28

5M ago31:28

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The Department of Education recently unveiled big changes in FAFSA, the Free Application for Student Aid. It's brought some chaos to the financial aid process, but we have a few people here to help clear up the confusion. Our guests this week are Rey Gonzalez, College of Lake County's Director of Financial Aid, and Financial Aid Coach, Gema Marisca…

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Juliette Powell & Art Kleiner, Entrepreneurs & Professors, Discuss The 7 Principles of Responsible Technology 38:05

5M ago38:05

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Juliette Powell is the founder and managing partner of Kleiner Powell International [KPI], a New York City-based consultancy. As a consultant at the intersection of responsible technology and business, she has advised large companies and governments on how to deal with the accelerating change underway due to AI-enabled technological innovation coup…

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Dave Kellogg, SaaS whisperer and EIR at Balderton Capital, predicts the future of AI, Silicon Valley, and venture capital 31:26

5M ago31:26

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Dave Kellogg is an advisor, director, consultant, angel investor, and blogger focused on enterprise software startups. He’s the executive-in-residence (EIR) at Balderton Capital and the principal of his own eponymous consulting business. He brings an uncommon perspective to startup challenges having 10 years’ experience at each of the CEO, CMO, and…

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Navrina Singh, Founder & CEO of Credo AI, discusses AI governance & ethics 36:30

5M ago36:30

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Navrina Singh is the Founder and CEO of Credo AI, a Governance SaaS platform empowering enterprises to deliver Responsible AI. A technology leader with over 18+ years of experience in Enterprise SaaS, AI and Mobile, Navrina has held multiple product and business leadership roles at Microsoft and Qualcomm. Navrina and the team have been on a mission…

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Adam Wenchel, Arthur founder and CEO, discusses evaluating AI model performance 30:25

5M ago30:25

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Adam Wenchel is the CEO of Arthur, a company with a platform that gives you an immediate comprehensive AI performance solution across LLMs, Computer Vision, Tabular Data, and NLP. Adam and the team have been making AI observable for almost 5 years with Arthur. Arthur has raised over $60 million from a legendary group of investors including Index Ve…

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Boisson 34:23

5M ago34:23

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Dan and Matt talk to Boisson’s Founder & President, Nick Bodkins, as well as CEO, Sheetal Aiyer. They discuss how they’re currently changing the Non-Alcohol space.By Dan Baum

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Sean Behr, serial entrepreneur and Fountain CEO, discusses the ethical implications of using AI in hiring 32:26

5M ago32:26

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Sean Behr is the CEO of Fountain, the company transforming the hiring process for hourly workers. Sean and the team have helped more than 80M applicants in 75 countries at places like Stitch Fix, sweetgreen, and gopuff. Fountain has raised $225M to date most recently through a $100M series C last June from an amazing list of investors including B C…

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Subha Tatavarti, Wipro CTO, shares what a tech titan with 250k employees has learned about gen AI demand from 1,400+ enterprise customers 34:03

6M ago34:03

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Wipro is one of the largest providers of tech and tech services in the world with more than 250,000 employees. It was started in 1945 and is now the third largest software company in India with a market cap of more than $27B. We're lucky to be joined today by the leader driving Wipro's technology vision. Subha Tatavarti joined Wipro as Chief Techno…

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Wade Foster, Zapier co-founder and CEO, discusses the journey from intern to $5B unicorn 35:33

6M ago35:33

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We've had amazing unicorn CEOs recently on this podcast but today's a first. Wade Foster, CEO and co-founder of Zapier grew his company to a $5B valuation in 2021 on a $1.3M raise in 2012. Let that sink in. The power of product-market fit and listening to your customers is impossible to overstate. Wade and his co-founders Bryan and Mike launched Za…

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Bruce Feiler, best-selling author, TED celebrity, TV personality, and New York Times columnist, discusses navigating life transitions 40:52

6M ago40:52

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BRUCE FEILER is one of America’s most thoughtful voices on contemporary life. He is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS, THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, and COUNCIL OF DADS. His three TED Talks have been viewed more than four million times, and he teaches the TED Course HOW TO MASTER LIFE TRANSITIONS.…

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Josh Drean, co-founder of The Work3 Institute, author, and future of work authority, discusses human-centric employment in the era of AI 42:36

6M ago42:36

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We've met future of work visionaries recently like Gary Bolles, Dr. John Boudreau, Mark McCrindle, and Josh Bersin. All have shared unique perspectives on how AI is redefining the employee experience. Today's guest belongs on that Mt. Rushmore of future of work luminaries. Josh Drean is Co-founder & Director of Employee Experience at The Work3 Inst…

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Tom Wheeler, former FCC Chairman, CEO, VC, and author of Techlash, discusses how we can take back control from Big Tech 37:25

7M ago37:25

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Tom Wheeler served as the 31st Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission after being appointed to the role by President Obama in November 2013. His chairmanship has been described as “The most productive Commission in the history of the agency.” Prior to that, he was a venture capitalist and, among other roles, the CEO of the Cellular Telec…

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Joanne Chen, General Partner at Foundation Capital and popular TEDx speaker, discusses the future of AI investing 29:59

7M ago29:59

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Today’s guest is a General Partner at Foundation Capital, one of the most iconic venture capital firms in the world. Foundation has found and funded companies like Netflix, Solana, Jasper, and the list goes on. Joanne Chen began her investing career at Foundation in 2014 and has sourced and advised an incredible group of companies including Tonkean…

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Josh Bersin, HRTech pioneer, author, and CEO, shares how the best performing teams use AI 33:16

7M ago33:16

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Today’s guest is one of the most respected thought leaders in the HR and HRTech space. Josh Bersin’s name is synomous with HR thought leadership. He first started covering the space in 2001 before selling Bersin & Associates to Deloitte in 2012. His current namesake company, The Josh Bersin Company, hosts the popular annual conference Irresistible …

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Amr Awadallah, CEO of Vectara and co-founder of Cloudera, discusses the future of AI search 36:34

7M ago36:34

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Amr and I met on a genAI panel and everything he said was both insightful and contrarian. Immediately, I knew I wanted to introduce him to you. Amr is a legend in the search space who, by the way, also founded Cloudera which went public in 2017 at a valuation of over $5B. Dr. Amr Awadallah is a luminary in the world of information retrieval. He's t…

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Dr. John Boudreau, future of work pioneer and former Cornell professor, discusses the new definition of work 34:53

8M ago34:53

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Dr. John Boudreau is a luminary in the future of work academic community. He has published more than 50 books and articles. His scholarly research is published in Management Science, Academy of Management Executives, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology. Features on his work have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Stre…

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Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com and Soar, discusses how genAI studios launch AI-first companies 38:46

8M ago38:46

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Today's guest has been bringing families together online since 1997 when he founded Ancestry.com which has served more than 13 billion profiles, amassed 40 billion people records, and generated over a billion dollars in revenue. He followed that up with FamilyLink which he founded in 2007 and today has more than 50 million users. For the past sever…

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Denise Hemke, Chief Product Officer at Checkr and former Workday GM, discusses using AI to reduce bias in the hiring process 32:44

8M ago32:44

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Anyone who has ever hired a new employee knows how important and broken the background check process is. The experience is awful for candidates and employers. Plus, it's inherently unfair for under-represented and non-traditional candidates. Imagine a world where hiring the best people is easier and faster and all forms of verification data are pro…

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Tyler Foster, Evolv AI CTO, discusses the future of AI to help brands connect with consumers 38:41

8M ago38:41

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AI is here to accelerate the world's creativity. In fact, it's one of the things generative AI does best. Imagine a world where personalized campaigns help products you love find you. Today's guest did just that and he created Evolv AI to help brands connect with customers across all digital channels. Tyler Foster is the CTO of Evolv AI, a platform…

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Tim Guleri, Managing Director @ Sierra Ventures, discusses what he's looking to fund in gen AI... and what most entrepreneurs get wrong 31:35

9M ago31:35

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Tim Guleri has had a remarkable run at Sierra Ventures since 2001. He has invested in transcendent companies including Sourcefire and MakeMyTrip which both went public. Before that, Tim had a successful career as an entrepreneur and exec at companies like Scopus and Octane which was acquired by Epiphany in 2000. Sierra has one of the strongest futu…

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Adam Nathan, CEO and Founder of Almanac, discusses the future of collaboration for remote teams and how GenAI is improving productivity 34:55

9M ago34:55

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We've had interesting conversations about remote-first work with leaders like Jordan Husney, Parabol CEO, and Darren Murph who at the time was the global head of remote work at GitLab (thank you Darren for the intro to Adam). Today's guest has been building a platform to make distributed teams productive since long before it was fashionable. Adam N…

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Cybersecurity Month with Byron Sosa and Professor Eric Berkowitz 33:09

9M ago33:09

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In this episode Jessey talks with Byron Sosa and Professor Eric Berkowitz for Cybersecurity Month. Byron and Eric give tips for keeping your information private online, tips for using Alexa and other smart devices and weigh risk vs. convenience. Byron is CLC's Director of Cybersecurity and Professor Eric Berkowitz is a faculty member specializing i…

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Durga Malladi, Qualcomm SVP and GM and "Godfather of 5G", discusses the future of AI in mobile tech 34:15

9M ago34:15

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Durga Mulladi is the SVP & GM for Technology Planning & Edge Solutions at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the iconic company best known for enabling cell phones via its CDMA technology and chipsets that were first demonstrated in 1985. Durga has been an integral part of Qualcomm's growth having spent nearly 26 years there in various technology leaders…

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May Habib, CEO of Writer, discusses LLMs and the future of co-pilots for content generation 34:49

9M ago34:49

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In 2020 when today's guest founded her company the transformer architecture was relatively new and OpenAI was a science experiment funded by Elon Musk to ensure that AGI benefits all humanity. She and her team commercialized an early version of a co-pilot for writing content long before we appreciated the value of next-word prediction. Since then, …

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Fall Gardening and the Green Youth Farm 11:56

9M ago11:56

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The CLC Connects Podcast is on a short break while we work behind the scenes to bring you a new and improved listening experience, but we also know its important to fill that space you reserve time to listen to every other Tuesday. In this spirit we’re bringing back some of our most popular episodes from our first two seasons with some added conten…

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Pete Erickson, Modev founder, shares how he built the world's largest community for conversational AI enthusiasts 39:06

10M ago39:06

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Today's guest created one of the largest communities for conversational AI and generative AI enthusiasts. Pete Erickson is the founder of Modev which hosts the popular VOICE & AI conference and also others including the GovAI Summit. Pete started the company back in 2009 and has since produced over 150 events across 89 countries that have connected…

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Nick Adams, Managing Partner at Differential Ventures, discusses how to get your generative AI startup funded 40:04

10M ago40:04

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Entrepreneurs wonder what it’s like to be a VC. And VCs without an operating background often don’t understand the grit required to turn an idea into a successful business. The best investors have been successful operators first. Today’s guest is one of those. Nick Adams founded Differential Ventures in 2017 to invest in B2B, data-first seed-stage …

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