Future Forward

Women and Tech. This week - we ask the hard question. Has anything really changed? Then, IPO’s are hot summer news. WeWork, Uber and Lyft. This is Future Forward, I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steve Rosenbaum, Let’s Launch. Women In Tech - Today: 5 Creative Ways Female Founders Fund Their Startups http://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/how-female-founders-fund-startups/ Q2 2019 Diversity Report: Underwhelming Funding For Female Founders, We Ask VCs Why https://news.crunchbase.com/news/q2-2019-diversity-report-underwhelming-funding-for-female-founders-we-ask-vcs-why/ IEEE Survey Finds That Female Technologists Face Unequal Treatment and Sexist Workplaces https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-news/ieee-survey-finds-that-female-technologists-face-unequal-treatment-and-sexist-workplaces Debunking Three Myths About Women in Tech https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/336237 How To Foster Immediate Lasting Success For Female Entrepreneurs And Startups https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellebrooker/2019/06/25/how-to-foster-immediate-lasting-success-for-female-entrepreneurs-and-startups/#637dcd083417 IPO’S pre and post: Uber and Lyft -- Opinion: Uber and Lyft IPOs mean the cheap rides are coming to an end https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-and-lyft-ipos-mean-the-cheap-rides-are-coming-to-an-end-2019-05-09 Why Lyft Is the Worst Thing to Happen to the IPO Market https://www.thestreet.com/markets/ipos/why-lyft-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-the-ipo-market-14924630 Uber and Lyft drivers demand better pay, workplace protections and driver-led unions https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/18/uber-and-lyft-drivers-demand-better-pay-workplace-protections-and-driver-led-unions We Work - IPO - Danger Ahead? WeWork Co-Founder Has Cashed Out at Least $700 Million Via Sales, Loans https://www.wsj.com/articles/wework-co-founder-has-cashed-out-at-least-700-million-from-the-company-11563481395?mod=breakingnews https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/18/wework-ceo-adam-neumann-has-reportedly-cashed-out-of-over-700-million-ahead-of-its-ipo/

Women and Tech. This week - we ask the hard question. Has anything really changed? Then, IPO’s are hot summer news. WeWork, Uber and Lyft. This is Future Forward, I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steve Rosenbaum, Let’s Launch. Women In Tech - Today: 5 Creative Ways Female Founders Fund Their Startups http://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/how-female-founders-fund-startups/ Q2 2019 Diversity […]

Today’s Future Forward is a Moon Shot - literally. We’ll explore a Lunar Space Station with IEEE Spectrum Magazine’s Executive Editor Glenn Zorpette. Living on the Moon might be realer then you think.Then, VidCon. the Anaheim YouTube Convention Grows up. I’m Steve Rosenbaum. And I’m Alexa Scordato - Let’s Launch! NASA’s Lunar Space Station Is […]

Today’s Future Forward is a Moon Shot - literally. We’ll explore a Lunar Space Station with IEEE Spectrum Magazine’s Executive Editor Glenn Zorpette. Living on the Moon might be realer then you think.Then, VidCon. the Anaheim YouTube Convention Grows up. I’m Steve Rosenbaum. And I’m Alexa Scordato - Let’s Launch! NASA’s Lunar Space Station Is a Great/Terrible Idea https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/nasas-lunar-space-station-is-a-greatterrible-idea Moondust, Radiation, and Low Gravity: The Health Risks of Living on the Moon https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/moondust-radiation-and-low-gravity-the-health-risks-of-living-on-the-moon Chapter #2 VidCon - News from Anaheim YouTube is giving creators more ways to make money https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/11/youtube-is-giving-creators-more-ways-to-make-money/ YouTube drafting ‘creator-on-creator harassment’ rules after Steven Crowder incident https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20691123/youtube-creator-harassment-vidcon-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-neal-mohan Deepfakes freak YouTubers out. Vidcon offers a way to prepare https://www.cnet.com/news/deepfakes-freak-youtubers-out-vidcon-offers-a-way-to-prepare/

Will Email be Sexy again? Today on Future Forward - we Investigate Then, Sabotage Marketing - GrubHub cries foul. Is A Robot Gardener in your backyard future? I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch.

Will Email be Sexy again? Today on Future Forward - we Investigate Then, Sabotage Marketing - GrubHub cries foul. Is A Robot Gardener in your backyard future? I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch.

Tech & Politics face off. Today on Future Forward: Then - Maps. Apple vs. Google. But is it too late? And, a 4th of July with Drones Lighting Up The Sky. Fireworks vs Ariel LEDs. I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch!

Tech & Politics face off. Today on Future Forward: Then - Maps. Apple vs. Google. But is it too late? And, a 4th of July with Drones Lighting Up The Sky. Fireworks vs Ariel LEDs. I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch!

Today on Future Forward - the Future of Health. Is a virtual journey to the Dr. Office in your future? On-demand services, pricing transparency, and tech improved outcomes. I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - let’s launch. Future Forward - The Future of Health CHAPTER 1: Tech-enabled patient care: Forward Health - no more starting at back of doctor's head; they pull up all your charts/stats on screen so you can review together! https://goforward.com Parsley Health - Similar to above, but less emphasis on cutting edge technology; more about principled holistic and preventative care https://www.parsleyhealth.com/ Maven Clinic - Specializes in women's health on-demand (chat based texts with ob-gyn and/or video calls) https://www.mavenclinic.com Warby Parker Virtual Eye Exam http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/warby-parker-review-eye-exams-virtually-and-in-person-strategy-2019-4 CHAPTER 2: Pricing and Transparency White House to Issue Healthcare Price Transparency Next Week https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/white-house-to-issue-healthcare-price-transparency-next-week Without transparency, health-care industry will keep price-gouging https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/446933-without-transparency-health-care-industry-will-keep-price-gouging Hospitals' confusing online price lists give patients a headache https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospitals-confusing-online-price-lists-give-patients-a-headache/ CLEAR HEALTH COSTS https://clearhealthcosts.com/ CHAPTER 3: Hight Tech Innovation Scanning Your Eyes for Alzheimer’s https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/diagnostics/reliable-portable-tech-for-alzheimers-diagnosis

Today on Future Forward - the Future of Health. Is a virtual journey to the Dr. Office in your future? On-demand services, pricing transparency, and tech improved outcomes. I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - let’s launch. Future Forward - The Future of Health CHAPTER 1: Tech-enabled patient care: Forward Health - no more […]

Today On FutureForward - Cable Cord Cutters battle with Fios and Spectrum over price and services. Then - is Tech powering new Cancer Cures? And Summertime Concerts and Weed, are you still breaking the law? I’m Alexa Scordato, and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch!

Today On FutureForward - Cable Cord Cutters battle with Fios and Spectrum over price and services. Then - is Tech powering new Cancer Cures? And Summertime Concerts and Weed, are you still breaking the law? I’m Alexa Scordato, and I’m Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch!

Today on Future Forward - Big News in Print Land, and it’s not good. Then - Surveillance. Amazon adds a creepy sci-fi piece to digital doorbells. And, in the fast-changing world of Mirco everything - could a MicroLED mean big changes ahead? I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steve Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch - Elliott Management to acquire Barnes & Noble for $683 million https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/elliott-management-to-acquire-barnes-noble-for-683-million.html Entertainment Weekly Going Monthly https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/entertainment-weekly-going-monthly-names-new-editor-1216303 Chapter 2 / Our Surveillance Culture Amazon’s Home Surveillance Company Is Putting Suspected Petty Thieves in its Advertisements https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pajm5z/amazon-home-surveillance-company-ring-law-enforcement-advertisements Logan’s Run Predicted Neighborhood Techno-Spies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run Chapter 3 - Smaller / Faster Computing This MicroLED Display Is Smaller Than a Bug https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/this-microled-display-is-smaller-than-a-bug Another Step Toward the End of Moore’s Law https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/another-step-toward-the-end-of-moores-law

Today on Future Forward - Big News in Print Land, and it’s not good. Then - Surveillance. Amazon adds a creepy sci-fi piece to digital doorbells. And, in the fast-changing world of Mirco everything - could a MicroLED mean big changes ahead? I’m Alexa Scordato and I’m Steve Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch - Elliott Management […]