#021: Looking into the future with Steve Sammartino

Summary: For show notes and links: neuralle.com/podcast  Steve Sammartino (@sammartino) is an author, futurist and business technologist, who has incredible insights on technology and how it will shape our lives in the future. His belief in diversification in ways of making money (he prefers not to use the word ‘job’) is multi-faceted across writing, speaking and investing. With a background in startups, sales, and marketing, Steve has managed to utilise those abilities and bring them into tech-minded projects. From garnering 9 million views on his viral video of a Lego car, to his successful app Sneaky Surf, the man certainly knows how to practice what he preaches.   In this episode we covered: The viral Lego car video How he came to be a ‘futurist’ Gauging tech needs of the future Ingredients for disruption The cult of CEO wages What he sees five years from now Predicting the decentralisation of cities The flexibility of the gig economy His books, and becoming a writer Rubiks cubes and puzzles Something that annoys him about the tech industry Learning other languages The rise of China A problem he faces everyday, that hasn’t been solved yet   Enjoy the episode, Jordan Lauren