The Georgian Impact Podcast | AI, ML & More

Machine learning isn’t just for the Googles and Facebooks of the world. But how can startups (or even, growth equity investment firms ) do data science right? Our guest on this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast is Ji Chao Zhang. He says that data scientist may be the most important job of the 21st century – but also the least understood. Luckily, Ji Chao understands it better than most – he’s...

The Gig economy. We know what that means. Outsourcing jobs. We know what that means. Working remotely. We know what that means. But what happens when all three are combined?  Our guest on this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast , Mary Gray, co-authored Ghost Work : How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass and if you are growing your Machine Learning and AI investments M...

“If you want to be a good data scientist, you should spend ~49% of your time developing your statistical intuition (i.e. how to ask good questions of the data), and ~49% of your time on domain knowledge (improving overall understanding of your field). Only ~2% on methods per se.” Nate Silver, a statistician and writer who analyzes sports, elections and more.  In this week’s podcast Jon Prial is jo...

Do you know where your data goes? How can your control where it ends up and who it's sold to and then choose products that are trustworthy? In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast , Jon Prial is joined by Lisa Levasseur, founder of the Me2BAlliance. They discuss a future where consumers are more educated and companies adhere voluntarily to standards to earn the trust of their customers.  Yo...

We live in a world that’s increasingly fueled by data and analytics. But for companies to unlock the value all of that information represents, and improve business processes, they need some very specialized help. In this episode, Jon Prial talks to Georgian Partners ’ own Chief Analytics Officer Chris Matys about data scientists. Find out what they do, where you can find them, and what it takes to...

The blockchain is a game-changing technology everyone's talking about. It's disrupting other technologies in the same way that the Internet did more than 20 years ago. The problem, however, is that few people seem to actually understand what it's all about and what its applications are for online security. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with entrepreneur and investor William Mougayar about what...

Artificial intelligence is often perceived as a black box. Most companies don't know how to approach it and some even fear it. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Brian Garcia, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Welltok , one of the world's leading health optimization platforms. Together, they explore how Welltok is using artificial intelligence and IBM Watson to create better customer expe...

Target, Jeep, Ashley Madison. You don't have to look very far to find examples of major security breaches happening at businesses all around us. And it's not just the big guys that are at risk either. Companies large and small are finding themselves under attack. In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast , Jon Prial talks with veteran entrepreneur and CTO Richard Hyatt about why it's so impor...

If you want to get deep insights into what's happening in tech, sometimes the best way to learn is by talking to VCs. In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast , Jon Prial chats to JS Cournoyer, general partner at RealVentures about the firm's fund and its approach to a variety of tech trends, including big data, artificial intelligence , and machine learning. Find out where the industry is h...

Montréal isn't just a beautiful city, it's also a hotbed of activity for deep learning. Fueled by ambitious entrepreneurs and some ground-breaking research coming out of the University of Montréal, the city is at the forefront of machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence . In this episode, Jon Prial is joined by Georgian Partners' Ben Wilde for a fascinating discussion with two...

For B2B SaaS companies, creating value is the name of the game and critical for long-term success. But doing so is never easy. It takes discipline and a razor-sharp focus on the few key drivers that truly matter. In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast , Jon Prial talks to a veteran entrepreneur who knows this all too well. As the former founder and CEO of PeopleAnswers, a predictive talent...

Everyone’s talking about machine learning and how it can be applied to solving some of today’s top business problems. CTOs know that it’s becoming an imperative for building successful software products. But is it really the answer and, if so, how can companies overcome the many execution gaps that exist? In this first episode of a two-part series, Georgian Partners’ Madalin Mihailescu talks with...

In part 2 of our discussion on Machine Learning, Georgian Partners’ Madalin Mihailescu continues his conversation with Jeremy Barnes, founder and CEO of Datacratic. In addition to learning about Datacratic and its machine learning database (MLDB) offering, you’ll also find out about other tools and services CTOs need for training machine learning models, the latest trends shaping the machine learn...

Natural language processing (NLP) is a growing application of artificial intelligence. It can bring tremendous value to your client interactions and take your company down entirely new paths of process automation. In this episode, Jon Prial talks to Jason Brenier, CTO of Idibon, a San Francisco based company that provides cloud-based natural language processing services. Find out how your business...

Ladies Learning Code (LLC) is a not-for-profit organization with the goal of teaching 200,000 Canadian women and youth to code by 2020. It’s a fantastic organization that Georgian Partners is proud to support. In this episode, Steve Leightell speaks to two of LLC’s founders, Melissa Sariffodeen and Laura Plant, to learn more about who the organization works with, what their goals and objectives ar...

Serial tech entrepreneurs who have built successful companies time and again have deep knowledge and expertise. When you can get them to open up and reveal their secrets to success it’s a great opportunity to learn. In this episode, Ben Wilde interviews Michael Hyatt, the founder of BlueCat Networks and Dyadem, as well as a well-known investor and speaker, and one of the hosts of the TV show Drago...

Natural language generation (NLG) is a technology that allows companies to take vast quantities of data and turn them into compelling narratives that communicate the valuable insights they contain. In this episode, Jon Prial talks to Stuart Frankel, the CEO and Co-Founder of Narrative Science. Find out about the amazing advances in NLG technology and how this particular type of artificial intellig...

Identity theft. Fraudulent transactions. Security breaches. We hear about issues like these all the time. In this episode, Jon Prial talks to Ori Eisen, the Founder and CEO of Trusona, a company that provides guarantees authentication so you really know who is on the other end of a login or transaction. Learn from a security expert just how susceptible you and your business are to security threats...

Supply chains are critically important to many businesses, and managing them effectively is often the key to competing in the global market place. That’s because even small mistakes can translate into delays, missed opportunities and lost revenue. In this episode, Georgian Partners’ Tyson Baber speaks with Gary Meyers, the CEO of FusionOps, a provider of supply chain analytics that helps companies...

Every year, millions of older Americans are readmitted to the hospital, costing Medicare (and tax payers) billions of dollars. And yet 76 percent of those hospital readmissions are avoidable. The key is knowing how to prevent them. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Wes Little, the business line manager at Kinnser, a software company in the home healthcare space that is using its massive data s...

Privacy is something that matters to individuals and to governments. It's also something that every business needs to incorporate into its strategy. In this episode, Jon Prial welcomes Mark Vecchiarelli, who spent years working for Ontario’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. They talk about the importance of being transparent and the implications of privacy for today's companies....

We all know that technology is rapidly advancing and changing the way that companies do business in the process. As a CEO or entrepreneur, you need to understand that evolution and what it means in practical terms for your company’s operations. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with David Court, a Director and Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Dallas Office. Find out what it means to be an...

Has the mobile security industry had it all wrong for years? It has spent billions of dollars applying the concepts that work for PCs to mobile devices with little success. In this episode, Jon Prial talks to Andrew Hoog, the CEO and Co-Founder of NowSecure, a mobile security provider that helps enterprises secure their apps and their devices. They go deep into mobile security and what enterprises...

Artificial intelligence is starting to reach the point where it can make your interactions with computers and software seem much more authentic and real. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Eric Adrian, CEO of Davi, a French company that helps its customers transform their digital relationships into human ones. Find out how that company is using AI in innovative ways to help humanize today’s dig...

When you think about the blockchain, you probably think about a public ledger that lets you move money securely from one place to another. But the reality is that it's about more than that. It's a way to safely share all kinds of information. In this episode, Georgian Partners' Ben Wilde talks with Alex Tapscott, the CEO and Founder of Northwest Passage Ventures, about the implications of the bloc...