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Ep 201 Tyler Browder on Kubos, Mission Control, and Cloud Resiliency Nov 08, 2021

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Tyler Browder is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kubos, the world’s first cloud-based mission control software.

Kubos’s “Major Tom” software is a cutting edge mission control platform for low-earth orbit satellites.

This very fun chat delves into the challenges of creating a true "mission control", the lessons of a founder, and also lots about how to build both products and a company. Super fun discussion and thank you to Tyler for sharing time with me!

Check out Kubos here: https://www.kubos.com/

Connect with Tyler on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerbrowder/

More about Techmill here: https://www.hackntx.com/about-techmill

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Ep 198 Scott Schober on Identity Protection and CyberSecurity Techniques for Everyone Nov 03, 2021

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Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a forty-year-old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions.

Schober also invented BVS’s cell phone detection tools, used to enforce a “no cell phone policy” in prisons and secure government facilities. Scott is a highly sought-after subject expert on the topic of cybersecurity.

Scott shares his story of his own recovery from identity theft, techniques we can all use to protect ourselves, and the challenges that are faced by everyday people in a growing increase of cyberwarfare and cybersecurity attacks.

Check out Scott's book: Hacked Again

Visit Scott's website at https://scottschober.com

Thank you for the great lessons in this episode, Scott!

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Ep 197 Daniel Cooper of LollyCo on Automating Growth and Business for True Human Improvement Oct 27, 2021

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Daniel Cooper spent the best part of two decades reviving and reinventing businesses across the globe, one line of code at a time. He believes that the future of work is both human and machine working together to free employees from boring and manual responsibilities.

Our very fun conversation dives into both how the human and technology aspects of business operations can be improved, how to design for growth, and it's also just a great discussion that you will thorooughly enjoy.

Check out Daniel on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-cooper-03422a42

Check out Lolly.co here: https://lolly.co

Learn about Upgrade, the book here: https://lolly.co/books/upgrade/

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Ep 196 Mo Gawdat is Solving for Happy and Unpacking AI Challenges in Scary Smart Oct 20, 2021

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After a 30 year career in tech and serving as Chief Business Officer at Google [X], Google's 'moonshot factory' of innovation, Mo has made happiness his primary topic of research, diving deeply into literature and conversing on the topic with some of the wisest people in the world.

In 2014, motivated by the tragic loss of his son, Ali, Mo began pouring his findings into his international bestselling book, Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy. He's also the host of the Slo Mo podcast which is a great listen.

Mo's most recent book Scary Smart has just been released and both of these books are legitimate must-reads!

We discuss the reason that adversity and loss affect us, how to overcome negativity, techniques to reach emotional equilibrium, and the deep challenges of AI and ethics as you'll read further on in Scary Smart.

Find Mo here at his website: https://mogawdat.com

Read Solve for Happy here: https://amzn.to/3vs6vA9

Read Scary Smart here: https://amzn.to/3B33p6G

Check out the Slo Mo podcast here: https://www.mogawdat.com/podcast

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Ep 195 Randy Herbertson on Storytelling, Brand, and Identity for Entrepreneurs and Businesses Oct 13, 2021

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Randy is a recognized brand strategist, conceptor, and creative director with over twenty-five years of marketing and innovation experience in the client, agency and media worlds, from entrepreneurial to corporate environments.

We discuss the power and importance of storytelling, the choice of medium (and platform), plus core lessons and fundamentals that every entrepreneur or business needs to embrace to successfully amplify their message and value.

Check out The Visual Brand here: https://www.thevisualbrand.com/

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Ep 194 Rob Carpenter on Conversational AI, Ethics, and Empowering Humans with Technology Oct 07, 2021

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Rob Carpenter is the CEO and Founder of Valyant AI, the first Artificially Intelligent “Digital Employee” to work directly alongside employees in customer facing roles. Valyant’s AI “Holly” works in fast food restaurants to greet customers at the drive-thru post, answer questions and take food orders. The revolutionary nature of this technology is that it pulls AI from being a hidden back-office tool, to something that feels like a real staff member, which humanizes a brands personality and brings the AI
experience front and center to a physical location.

We discuss the power of their technology, the ethics of AI and the effect on jobs, plus how to empower people with technology and in the startup ecosystem. Another great chat that is a must-listen for founders everywhere.

Check out Valyant AI here: https://valyant.ai/

Connect with Rob on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-carpenter/

Thanks for a great chat, Rob!

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Ep 193 Ted Harrington on Being Hackable, Preventing the Personal Hack, and Good Security Practices Sep 27, 2021

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Ted Harrington is a best-selling auther of a book called HACKABLE: How to Do Application Security Right, and an Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

ISE is a company of ethical hackers most commonly known for our work hacking cars, medical devices, web applications, and password managers and they've helped hundreds of companies fix tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities, including Google, Amazon, and Netflix.

We discuss the challenges of security in every day tech, enterprise and personal infosec practices we can all embrace easily, and why it's so easy to slip on security but equally easy to prevent hacking.

Follow Ted at https://tedharrington.com and check out ISE at https://ise.io

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Ep 192 Justin Esgar on Growth, Bootstrapping, and Building Your Biz from the App Up Sep 22, 2021

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Justin grew up reading computer magazines and built PCs for a living in college.

His obsessive curiosity for leveraging technology to advance businesses led him to create the first digital PDF signature tool ‘SignMyPad’ before Adobe and DocuSign came to market. He launched a tech consulting company Virtua Consulting Group which has grown double-digit percentages every year since 2008.

We cover everything from the app economy to building up your side-hustle, the challenges and advantages of bootstrapping, and how you can outsource a lot to get you growing.

Check out Justin's book here: https://amzn.to/3zjocC0

Visit Virtual Consulting here: https://www.virtuaconsulting.com/

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Ep 191 Tony Martignetti on Inspired Life, Doing Good, and Finding Purpose Sep 17, 2021

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Tony Martignetti is on a mission to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change. He guides leaders who are ready to be elevated by clarifying their focus so they can transform their professional lives and realize their true potential.

He's the founder of Inspired Purpose Coach and his passion and commitment will be apparent in our conversation. It was a real inspiration and a pleasure to share time with Tony and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

We discuss everything from habit making, finding your purpose, doing good for you and for others, and why the typical self-help books are leading you nowhere.

Follow Tony easily on all his social channels here: https://linktr.ee/inspiredcoach

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Ep 190 Kirk Marple of Unstruk Data on the Unstructured Data Challenge and Lessons of a Technical Founder Sep 09, 2021

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Kirk Marple is the CEO and Founder of Unstruk Data, a new company that is Building the industry’s leading Unstructured Data Warehouse for automating data preparation via metadata enrichment, integrated compute, and graph-based search.

We discuss the approach to customer-led product development, being a tehcnical founder, pragmatic product management, and the role of being a founder and CEO during the early years of a startup. Thank you for the great lessons!

Check out Unstruk Data here: https://www.unstruk.com/

Connect with Kirk on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkmarple/

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