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Episode 113: Interview with Jordan Lampe of Dwolla on Same Day ACH Sep 23, 2016

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Today, 23rd of September 2016 is a historic day in the Untied States in many ways. 40 years in the making, today marks the first day of what is being called Same Day ACH or SDA. Whilst it isn't instant settlement, it is progress nonetheless.I'm very pleased to have on our show Jordan Lampe who is the VP of Policy & Communication at Dwolla. Dwolla is payments related financial services company in Des Monies, Iowa. Dwolla also is one of the members of the Federal Reserve Task Force on Faster Payments initiative. The company already has a real-time mechanism for faster payments, aptly titled Fisync (as in Financial Sync) that enables real-time payment settlement amongst member banks.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 112: Interview with Jack Langworthy, Founder & CEO of Ninayo Sep 23, 2016

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Mike interviews Jack Langworthy, Founder & CEO of Ninayo. NINAYO.com is an online trading platform targeting emerging markets, launched in Tanzania in May, 2015, and now has over 3500 users. Founder, Jack Langworthy, was in the Peace Core for years in Tanzania and during his time there he became passionate about solving problems that plague the farming industry. In a country of 50 Million people (slightly larger than California), there are about 10 Million family farms, and 40% of all the food they produce ends up rotting because of a terribly inefficient system of buying and selling. All this while 30% of the population in the country struggles with malnutrition. Jack tells us about his journey to solve it all! If you find yourself inspired by this story, please share it and help spread the word.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 111: New & Ideas around Apple + Developing strategies for your Career path Sep 20, 2016

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This week Mike and Brian warm up with news and ideas around Apple. Then we dive in talking about our experiences with developing strategies for your career path. We referred to Bret Victor's "Invent on Principal" as well as Freeman Dyson's work as a physicist and his quote: "We are but atoms analyzing other atoms".Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 110: Apple's iPhone 7 (and 8) + Information Organization Hacks. Sep 12, 2016

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This week, after a break of two weeks, Brian, Mike and Faisal are back on air. This week we discuss the important of iPhone 7 and what would iPhone 8 be made of (Brian's prophesy!). In addition, in this day and age of information overload, how do you manage your online & offline content? We discuss how each one of us manages their information in our daily lives.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 109: Challenge The Given Narrative Aug 15, 2016

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This week Brian, Faisal and Mike discuss challenging the given narratives. We start with the rising cost of healthcare and lead the conversation towards training your mind to break assumptions and discover new truths.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 108: The Goal Of Education: Philosophy Aug 07, 2016

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This week, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele and Faisal Khan get back on air with another show debating the "The Goal of Education: Philosophy". Why there is a difference in being educated and education in general. How the love of wisdom comes into play. Also in the show are updates on Quip's acquisition, Yahoo! and Revel being acquired by IBM.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 107: Business At The Speed of Pokémon Jul 24, 2016

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The phenomenal rise and rise of Pokémon Go has taken the world by a storm, despite being launched in only a handful of countries. This week Brian Roemmele and Faisal Khan discuss how we've entered a new age of what we are calling "Pokemon Speed". How will businesses large and small take advantage of this? How will the incumbents turn their boats to face in the same direction where Pokémon Go is heading? We discuss how it is imperative to see (literally) what is going on, and this can best be done by a tired and tested theory of Empirical Praxis - by observation! Getting out of the comfort zone and divorcing oneself from the company they work for, go out and see how the trends and patters are taking shape.In this new era, there is no standing still, for business is done at Pokémon Speed.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 106: Interview with Sean Safahi, CEO of Bold Jul 19, 2016

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This week joining us is Sean Safahi, who is the CEO of Bold. Bold is a SF payments company and to explain what they do, etc. we have Sean on the mic this week.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 105: Pokémon GO Jul 19, 2016

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This week, Brian and Mike talk about Pokémon GO, and the never before seen impact it's had on small businesses by actually putting feet inside of storefronts. We discuss how Brian acted fast to write a booklet which has sold thousands of copies in the first week! It's important to look at every change in the world as opportunity, not a threat and the rapid growth of Pokemon is no exception, many people are fearful at the impact it may have, others capitalize on it... the choice is up to you.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 104: Interview with George Harrap, CEO of Bitspark Jul 08, 2016

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This week joining us all the way from Hong Kong is George Harrap. George is the CEO of Bitspark, a remittance/money transfer company that specializes in building an alliance network of money transfer agents all the while using Bitcoin as its settlement mechanism at the back end.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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