The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

I first came across the unique No Longer Virtual conference in a Forbes article entitled 7 'Can't-Miss' Conferences For Entrepreneurs in 2017. In a digital era where we all have an increasing number of online connections in our lives, Sarah Elkins had a special idea to get these online friends from all over the world into one room so they could truly be No Longer Virtual. I invited Sarah Elkins back onto the show, to talk about NLV and connecting beyond the keyboard.

Helping Parents Manage Screen Addiction With Screen-Less Walkie-Talkie Called Relay. I invited the CEO of Republic Wireless onto the podcast to talk about two new devices, which are aimed at minimizing digital distraction and manage screen addiction. Relay is a smart walkie-talkie that celebrates adventure and encourages kids to leave their smartphone worries behind. The Anywhere HQ is a voice-activated smart speakerphone that lets you make and receive phone calls without a screen too.

Andrew Weinreich is a social networking pioneer and founder of 7 tech startups, including sixdegrees, the world’s first social network. In Predicting Our Future, he interviews leading entrepreneurs to predict massive opportunities for the next generation of startup founders to change the world. Andrew’s knack for uncovering the next big trends in technology and then building successful companies has established his unique position within the tech startup world.

Dan Storbaek recently gave a talk on the top 10 "Trends in Legal Tech 2018." Dan started a legal tech company SecurePrivacy.AI to help businesses meet the requirements for GDPR. We discuss how to prepare for GDPR and also look at the top LegalTech trends below and how they are affecting the legal industry. 1) Blockchain time will come in 2018 2) Cloud technology as a security option 3) Increased performance tracking 4) More legal process outsourcing 5) Alternative billing models

The Tech Startup Story behind Cheddar and how it hopes to modernize recurring billing with a unique usage-based API for Saas Models. “The Cheddar platform understands we’re living in a usage-based, real-time world, not a paper-based world, we decided to throw away all of the old paradigms around billing and replace them with a simple metric-tracking engine fused together with billing automation.” We discuss the challenges he sees regarding payment platforms in the cloud billing sector. 

BrandYourself provides tools and services that help people and businesses monitor and improve how their image online, helping to clean up risk factors in search results and on social media as well as build a positive personal brand. The platform consists of a DIY online reputation management software that walks users through the process of monitoring and improving their online presence and reputation management services for both personal brands and businesses.

San Francisco-based EdTech company, Quizlet is the largest user-generated online learning platform in the U.S. Every month, over 20 million active learners from 130 countries practice and master more than 200 million study sets of content on every conceivable subject and topic. I chat to Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach about why hackathons have become a Silicon Valley staple, and how employees from all departments at Quizlet have contributed to products that have been released to users.

CYBRI is an expert network of cybersecurity professionals, filling the void in the market for small and medium-sized businesses on their immediate and long-term cybersecurity needs. Cybersecurity attacks and breaches are increasing exponentially and the need in qualified talent is in high demand. With a shortage of cybersecurity experts, Konstantine Sukherman launched CYBRI to tackle the problem head-on and help buisnesses protect themselves from cyber threats

Meet Coursera, the world's largest EdTech company with 28+ million learners around the world, 150+ university partners, and more than 2,000 courses. The company was founded by two Stanford professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide access to quality education to anyone, anywhere. Jeff has an interesting perspective on what's happening in the broader employment landscape and how MOOCs can help. We discuss how technology is causing careers and the workforce to evolve.

The tech startup story behind bootstrapping their way to launching a cybersecurity company to protect the distributed, mobile workforce. Driven by their vision and passion, they bootstrapped the company and focused on building out robust product capabilities. iboss amassed scores of patents and grew aggressively over the next decade (including raising $35 million Series A from Goldman Sachs in 2015). Toda, the iboss Distributed Gateway Platform protects over 4,000 organizations worldwide,

The Clazio Spark is a new touchscreen home entertainment centre that combines the very best in voice technologies, top content providers, and premium audio. The device also has impeccable credentials in voice control and interfaces with both Amazon Alexa and OK Google. In a fragmented digital landscape, I wanted to learn more about how Clazio is uniting technology platforms as this years CES event in Las Vegas. 

CES visitors can swing by the AstroReality CES 2018 booth to get hands-on with LUNAR and the entire solar system. The Augmented Reality app will also allow users to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and experience one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind by virtually landing on the moon. I invited Joanne Dai Co-Founder of AstroReality onto the show to find out more about their unique product and their inspiring tech startup story at CES 2018.

At CES 2018, Sleep Number Corporation provided a glimpse into the future of health and wellness. From identifying and warning of a heart attack to detecting sleep apnea, the Sleep Number 360™ smart bed’s biometric sleep tracking technology and comprehensive sleep database are laying the foundation for an effortless sleep and health platform. SleepIQ technology platform integrates sleep science, biometrics and AI to offer effortless adjustability and tangible improvements to our health.

Are you disillusioned with the smartphone market in a mobile-first world where 99% of the devices look the same? One of the things I love about CES is we get to see new and exciting products. I recently saw the ZTE Axon M which has not one but two screens yes you heard me right. I managed to catch up with ZTE CEO Lixin Cheng at CES and invited him onto to the show to share his thoughts on CES, IOT, 5G and why he believes It is time for the smartphone to be transformed.

Darryl Ballantyne originally conceived LyricFind in 2000 and has attended over ten CES events during his entrepreneurial journey. But here has returned for CES 2018 to talk about how LyricMerch draws on LyricFind’s database of millions of lyrics and allows fans to put over one hundred thousand licensed lyrics on a wide range of clothing and household items. “We see this as a win-win for songwriters and artists, and for fans who love their lyrics,” says Darryl Ballantyne, CEO of LyricFind