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Send us Fan Mail Voice and video data can be hard to wrangle, but it key to so many business functions, everything from business intelligence, and safety, to compliance and regulatory requirements. Today we are talking with a company that provides the plumbing to make it all go, so stay tuned. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with Sandesh Patel, welcome to another FUTR podcast. Before we g...

Send us Fan Mail I want to introduce you to a really interesting podcast. Todays' guest has built a unique brand and has talked to some of the biggest names in the business about what it was in their life that got them to where they are today. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with Sandesh Patel, welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today we are talking with Landon Campbell who is the host...

Send us Fan Mail Immigrants to wealthy countries all over the world often send money back to family in their home country. These are called Remittances, and there is a lot of money involved. The IMF estimates that it is around $600 Billion dollars a year. But, the remittance system is fraught with challenges. So, we are talking with a company that is looking to solve these problems. As much as 10%...

Send us Fan Mail Are you struggling to find a way to elevate your brand and share your story. In a post-pandemic world, a lot has changed. Getting your message out there requires a new approach. So today, we are going to be talking podcasting. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with Sandesh Patel, welcome to another FUTR video podcast. Before we get started, I just wanted to ask you to think...

Send us Fan Mail In the world of security, operationalizing your security is a big challenge. Most companies don't have a good perspective on where their biggest threats lie, and what should be their focus. This means that money and effort doesn't always provide the biggest bang for the buck. Today we are going to be talking with a company that helps you understand you threat profile so...

Send us Fan Mail There is a lot of information lurking there in your unstructured data. But how do you make the most of it. What even is unstructured data, semi-structured, structured. Well, today we are going to answer those questions. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with Sandesh Patel, welcome to another FUTR podcast. You may have lots of files on your systems, video, audio, Word docs,...

Send us Fan Mail We have spoken before about the power of your network. The challenge comes in making the greatest use of your network. By exposing all of the connections, you can discover the fastest path from where you are to where you want to be. Today we are talking with a company that is working to solve that problem. It is a small world after all. I'm sure many of you have played the ga...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are going to change things up a bit and talk to some people about what it takes to build a successful life and family. We are going to find out about their journey, their time in the spotlight, and their new project that will help you find your joy. Today we have with us Vasant and Champa Patel. You may remember them from the hugely successful documentary, "Meet the...

Send us Fan Mail We have talked a lot about Diversity equity and inclusion, or DEI, but we have had a significant blind spot, and that is with accessibility. So today we are going to add the A on to the end of DEI, so Stay tuned. Recently I attended a conference about the Metaverse called Gatherverse, and it was not what I expected. Rather than conversations filled with technical jargon and speeds...

Send us Fan Mail For those of you who missed it, we recently held an event showcasing a bunch of great young and innovative companies. We held a panel with Dave Czeszewski, CIO of Perdoceo Education Corp, and Richard Rushing, CISO of Motorola Mobility. They gave us a great perspective into what executive leaderships needs from security. Click Here to Subscribe :  FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innov...

Send us Fan Mail Can you quantify your risk? Most companies can't. If you don't know where your risks are, how do you architect your environment to stop those risk. Today's guest has been on the show before, and he has been one of the most popular guests to date. Saket Modi is CEO of Safe Security, a startup that helps you identify risks across your entire environment including thir...

Send us Fan Mail Facial recognition is everywhere. We have heard stories about all kinds of surveillance, but facial recognition is even more integrated into our lives than you may realize. Every time I access my phone, it uses facial recognition, when you use filters on popular apps, that is facial recognition. Even the camera I am using right now is tracking my eyes to focus. Today we are going...

Send us Fan Mail Stress, Burnout and bad behavior are rampant. We see signs of a greater search for meaning in the fallout from the Great Resignation. Today we are going to be speaking with some people who started out on a journey to discover their real self, and along the way started a company to help others do the same. Before we get started, I wanted to ask everyone to think about subscribing t...

Send us Fan Mail I have heard so many times, I don't have to worry about privacy, because I have nothing to hide. But privacy is so much more than that. Protecting your privacy keeps you safe and those who know you safe as well. Today we are talking to someone who is building the tools to help you choose privacy. Ghostery was created in 2008 as a weekend project of David Cancel to get a peek...

Send us Fan Mail I braved the shave, but it is still not too late to donate. You can find my donations page at:  https://stbaldricks.org/participants/cbrandt/   Every year, I shave to honor Sophia Z, her mother gave a great speech at the event. In her own words why this is important. Click Here to Subscribe :  FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with...

Send us Fan Mail We have all been watching the tragedy unfold in Ukraine, and there is so much talk about it on the news. However, so much of the information is confusing or incorrect. So today we are going to dig into the origins of this conflict and look into how it could end. Today we are having back friend of the podcast, the amazing Lindsey Alexander, or as she is know on social media, @disin...

Send us Fan Mail AI is now a part of our lives, and it will be critical in helping us make decisions, but it is not without its challenges. Today we are going to be talking with a company that focuses on solving some of the big problems. Hypergiant is a company that was started to help solve some of the big problems in Critical Infrastructure, National Security, Space and Defense. Also core to wor...

Send us Fan Mail Detecting and remediating security issues is critical, but it is better to build the security in up front. Today we are talking with a company that helps you do just that. Today we are talking about being proactive about your security. We are talking with  Oak9's CEO Raj Datta and CTO Aakash Shah about building security into your CI/CD pipeline. If you are in the infrastructu...

Send us Fan Mail Supply chain issues have consistently been in the news. We are seeing lead times for some products more than a year out. Quite frankly some of these items will be end of life before they are ever shipped. Businesses are desperately struggling to just manage to this situation, much less provide a great customer experience. Today we are talking to a company that is helping to solve...

Send us Fan Mail We have spent a lot of time talking about Ransomeware, and a main attack vector is phishing emails, but there is another very large problem that comes from malicious emails and that is BEC or Business Email Compromise. In fact, the FBI's IC3 reported that there were more than 4.2 billion in losses tied to cyber crime in 2020, and BEC accounted for 60% of that.  Business Email...

Send us Fan Mail Decentralization is all the rage these days. We talk about DeFi or decentralized financial systems, Web3, and reinventing the internet. Today we are going to be taking a look at what the future might look like, because it is closer than you think. Today we have brought back Dr. Colleen Tartow, renown astrophysicist turned data scientist who is the Director of Engineering at Starbu...

Send us Fan Mail How can you trust what you read, what you watch. Disinformation runs rampant, and identifying reliable news sources is difficult and time consuming. Well, today we are going to be talking to some people who are working on a way to solve that problem. We love startups, and it is always fun to talk to them in the early stages. Today we are talking with The Newsroom, a startup out of...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about Advancing Women in Tech as both a goal and as an organization. We are going to be talking with the Founder and Board Chair of AWIT which works to empower women and members of other underrepresented groups to the highest levels of tech leadership. We are very privileged have with us Nancy Wang. Nancy may be one of the busiest people in the world of tech....

Send us Fan Mail Watch out for all those old devices with lithium batteries. The batteries will eventually go bad and could start a fire.  I recently found an old iPhone in my basement that was about to become a major problem. So go and check your junk drawers for any old electronics that might have batteries that could burst and start a fire. FUTRtech focuses on startups, innovation, culture and...

Send us Fan Mail The world is full of so much data, and collecting, refining, transforming and analyzing it becomes a bigger challenge every day. Like a frog slowly boiling in a pot of water, it all just slowly creeps up on you until you just can't manage it any more. You might be surprised to find that you are suddenly thrust into the world of HPC. So, today we are going to be talking with a...