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Guest: Howard Lindzon Howard is an interesting guy. From being one of the first (maybe ever?) to sell a podcast creation (Wallstrip) for millions of dollars, to the founding of Stocktwits, a company which harnesses collective social knowledge to help people better invest, to his numerous investments in social media and tech companies, Howard has lots of stories to tell. You can find out more about Howard at http://www.howardlindzon.com/ You can listen to most NextMarket Podcasts at: http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/

It's been busy over here at NextMarket headquarters (as evidenced by the lack of podcasts the last two weeks), but we found time this week to talk to an interesting startup called Cue, which is making a deep health tracker. What does that mean? With this $149 device(presale price)that connects to your iPhone, you can now check your vitamin D levels, fertility, testosterone levels and whether you have the flu. You can find out more about Cue at www.cue.me You can listen to more NextMarket Podcasts at: http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/

Guest: Copyblogger CEO Brian Clark In this episode, I catch up with Brian Clark. Brian launched Copyblogger media as a personal blog with $1000 in seed capital, and has since grown the company to a multimillion dollar company and one of the most influential blogs and media companies looking at marketing and web publishing. Brian recently launched New Rainmaker, a podcast that is also at the center of his launch for a new publishing platform. We talk about that launch, the backstory of Copyblogger, and Brian and Mike talk about where they see blogging and podcasting going in the future. You can check out New Rainmaker at: http://newrainmaker.com/ You can listen to and subscribe to more NextMarket podcasts at http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/

Guest: PicoBrew's Bill Mitchell This week we visit with Bill Mitchell, founder of PicoBrew, the company behind the home beer brewing appliance. When I was doing research on smartwatches last year, I found out that the former head of Microsoft's SPOT smartwatch division, Bill Mitchell, was now running a crowdfunded startup, PicoBrew, which was making a beer brewing appliance. I contacted Bill and he invited me down to taste some beers and find out about what they were building, and I was impressed (with both the beer and the Zymatic). On the eve of shipping the Zymatic to customers, I caught up with Bill to hear about the product, how it's been received by the beer community, and where he sees homebrew going in the future as appliances like his make it more easy, replicable and ties in the power of the Internet to share and distribute recipes. You can find out more about Picobrew at www.picobrew.com Find more NextMarket podcasts and where to subscribe at: http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/

Guest: Off Camera's Sam Jones Last year I discovered Off Camera, a beautifully done multi-platform project by photographer and filmmaker Sam Jones. Not only were his guests amazing (Robert Downey Jr, Dave Grohl, etc) but the project was done so well across multiple formats: Podcast-video-magazine. It came back to mind recently as I was watching TV and saw a commercial for Off Camera. The podcast-web video-magazine had made the leap to TV. Sam and I talk about the concept, how he makes it work so well across formats and how the show made it's way to DirectTV. You can find Off Camera at www.offcamera.com You can find more NextMarket podcasts at http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/ Image credit: Sam Jones of http://offcamera.com/

Guest: Marty Riemer In this episode we go deep on Seattle, talking to Marty Riemer about how about local radio was disrupted, how his experiment in creating a hyperlocal podcast worked, as well as how he became famous for breaking the news of Kurt Cobain's death as well as how his hugely successful comedy festivals helped revive Jim Gaffigan's career. You can find out more about Mary at http://www.martyriemer.com/ You can find the NextMarkt Podcast (and where to subscribe in your favorite app) here: http://www.technology.fm/nextmarketpodcast/

It's a NextMarket minisode! This episode features an excerpt from my Smart Home Show interview with Jamie Siminoff, who lifts the curtain on Shark Tank to show us what its like to go on and pitch in the tank. He talks about being up there pitching for an hour and how he took months to prepare for the show. If you want to hear the full episode, go to http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/4a

Guest: Mystery novelist Simon Wood On this episode, I talk to Simon Wood, a long time mystery and horror novelist about surviving as a working writer. By his own account, Simon is a midlist writer who has seen his own publishers go out of business as e-books began to take hold, but Simon has survived by actively managing his own career and embracing the world of e-books. You can find out more about Simon at www.simonwood.net You can find more NextMarket podcasts at www.technology.fm/nextmarket

Summary: Introducing Technology.FM and an interview with Phil Dumas, the first entrepreneur to get five offers on Shark Tank This week I do a little housekeeping, talking about a new tech podcast site I launched, www.technology.fm as well as talk about a new show called The Smart Home Show. In the second half of the podcast, I feature an interview with Phil Dumas, CEO of smart lock company Unikey. We talk about his appearance on Shark Tank, why his offer from Mark Cuban and Mr. Wonderful didn't get finalized, and the story behind his smart lock company Unikey. Check out Unikey at www.unikey.com Visit our new tech podcast site, where the NextMarket podcast will reside, at www.technology.fm

Another 2 for 1 episode. This is our Beacon episode with guests Dan Fletcher and Celeste LeCompte Segment 1 is with Celeste LeCompte, a good friend who I worked with at Gigaom. In between reminiscing about the old days, we talk about her efforts to crowdfund a new digital magazine on climate change called Climate Confidential with a group of writer friends. In segment 2 we talk to the cofounder of Beacon, Dan Fletcher. Dan talks about leaving Facebook to start Beacon, the idea behind the platform and how it's been evolving since launch. You can find Beacon at http://www.beaconreader.com/ You can find Celeste's new publication at http://www.beaconreader.com/climate-confidential You can listen to and subscribe to more NextMarket podcasts at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast Send us an email at podcast@nextmarket.co or give us a call and leave a voicemail at (515) 758-5566

It's a 2 for 1 episode! In our first segment, we talk with Jack Conte, the CEO of Patreon. Jack returns to the show to let us know how his patron-model crowdfunding business is going, as well as talks about how to balance the life of tech entrepreneur with working musician. In the second segment, I visit with Tom Merritt, long time journalist and tech podcaster who recently went independent. Tom talks about his last ten years in podcasting, utilizing Patreon to fund his new venture and how things are going with his new show. You can find Jack's company at www.patreon.com You can find out what Tom is up to at http://www.tommerritt.com/ You can find a channel to subscribe to the NextMarket podcast at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast

Semil Shah wears a lot of hats. He is a product guy for Swell, invests in companies through his own seed fund and is TechCrunch's longest running guest columnist. I sat down with Semil to talk about investing in mobile technology, the changing world of angel and venture investing and what he thinks about every day running product for one of the up and coming podcast apps. If you're a tech investment nerd, love discussing mobile tech or podcast technology, this is a good podcast for you. You can find out what Semil is up to at: http://blog.semilshah.com/ You can subscribe to the NextMarket Podcast at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast

Kris Smith has been podcasting since it was a thing, starting his seminal show, Croncast, in 2004 with his wife Betsy. I've gotten to know Kris a bit online, so I thought it would be fun to catch up with him to talk about the early days of podcasting. You can find Croncast at http://croncast.com/ and on Soundcloud @croncast You can subscribe to the NextMarket podcast by going to our subscription page: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast

Michael Connelly is perhaps the most well known mystery novelist of his generation. Connelly is no stranger to Hollywood, having seen his novels Blood Work and Lincoln Lawyer make it to the big screen. However, his most well known character, Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, had not yet been realized in this format...until now. I talk to Michael about the process of getting the rights to Bosch back from Paramount, the bidding process, and how the overall experience has been working with Amazon Studios as they ramp up their efforts for original content to compete with the likes of Netflix, HBO and others. You can find out more about Michael Connelly and Bosch at http://www.michaelconnelly.com/ Make sure to watch Bosch on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I3MPDP4/ref=amb_link_398661142_9?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=08HQA61MVAF4A5E0KMT2&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1729965602&pf_rd_i=1001155581 You can subscribe to the NextMarket podcast at http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast

Walt Mossberg set the template for the modern personal technology column back in the early nineties when he switched from being a war correspondent for the Wall Street Journal to writing about tech. Since those early days Walt has continued to write for the average consumer, while at the same time becoming a new media entrepreneur, first at AllThingsD and now at Re/Code, a news and event company started alongside Kara Swisher. Walt and I talk about those early days, the evolution of the personal technology columnist role in the age if the Internet, leaving the Wall Street Journal and the launch of his new company, Re/Code. You can find Walt at www.recode.net. If you want to subscribe to the NextMarket podcast, go http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast