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Onno Faber, founder of Taptalk, shared his story of how Taptalk evolved into it’s current form. He talked a lot about baking their core values and intentions in the app and the UI, and creating limitations to differentiate the app from others in the same space.

John Sonmez, creator of Simple Programmer, talks with us about the importance of having a specialty as a developer and finding ways to stand out from the crowd. He also talks about developing your non-technical skills and how that's becoming increasingly important both in your own career development and as an employer looking to hire quality people.

Ryan Kuder, Managing Director of the Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by Techstars, talks with us about making robotics more accessible. He also talks about the difficulties in defining exactly (or philosophically) what a robot is.

Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of Segment, talks about the early days and finding their way to the current iteration of Segment. It’s a great lesson in testing your ideas in the market. He also shares some ways his team automates internal processes that they know they have to do over and over.

Sean Wise, co-author of "Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job" and host of The Naked Entrepreneur, talks with us about questions entrepreneurs need to ask before diving head first into a startup idea. He shares benchmark metrics as well as high-level philosophies on how you should approach various types of ventures.

Dilawar Syed, President of Freshdesk, talked with us about how they've scaled globally form their headquarters in Chennai, India. He shares his personal passion for helping people outside of Silicon Valley achieve the dream of a global entrepreneurship.

Joelle Emerson, co-founder of Paradigm and former women’s rights attorney, talks with us about their approach to helping companies recruit and nurture more diverse talent, and the studies behind the benefits of putting together more diversified teams. She mentions trends she sees in tech, specifically in the Valley, as well as things companies can do at different stages to help set the foundation for a more inclusive culture.

Carlos Eduardo Espinal, partner at Seedcamp talks with us about the state of tech, what they're looking for in companies, and what he's looking forward to in the future. He stresses the importance of building local relationships, no matter where in the world you are, instead of waiting until you get to a hub, like Silicon Valley.

In this special episode we bring you some of our favorite parts of CollisionConf. In particular, we break down a talk by Nicole Glaros, Partner at Techstars Ventures, where she hits on the main points of how to absolutely nail your pitch. More than that, she covers the fatal mistakes people make that can (and often do) kill what would have otherwise been a great pitch. In addition, we've pulled together a variety of startups that were exhibiting on the floor of the conference and try to bring you a taste of the conference experience.

Benedikt Lehnert, Chief Design Officer at Wunderlist, talked with us about how they approach design. They consistently go back to consider the thing they're replacing (in the case of Wunderlist, it's pen and paper), and design for the best possible experience, not just the prettiest app.

Des Traynor, co-founder of Intercom, talks with us about how they make difficult product decisions in respect to adding and removing features, changing pricing, and packaging the product. He talks about how he sees others struggle with weighing feedback, data, and instinct to make their own decisions about product.

Justin Mares, co-author of Traction and creator of SQL for Marketers and Programming for Marketers, talks with us about the whole new world of opportunities that open up when a non-technical marketer learns just enough to be dangerous. There’s so much that can be done with a few technical hacks and you don’t need to understand programming to leverage any of it.

Herbert Moore and Vicki Zhou, co-founders of WiseBanyan, talked with us about the barriers to entry of the financial/investment space and the regulatory red tape they’ve had to navigate. They also talk about the benefits of automating the investment process based on a variety of lifestyle choices and risk tolerances.

Maciej Zawadziński, CEO at Piwik, talks with us about how they turned Piwik, an originally open source product, into a full-fledged enterprise business.

Liz Wessel, co-founder of Campus Job, talked about how they're growing both sides of their marketplace - appealing to both students and companies looking for part-time employees. She shares what they learned coming out of Y Combinator and how they're scaling things rapidly.