GSD Venture Studios Podcasts by Gary Fowler

Join Dr. Fozia Saleem, CEO of Magnitude Biosciences, for an essential discussion on how whole-organism biology, high-throughput imaging, and automated machine learning platforms are solving the single greatest challenge in pharmaceutical drug discovery: translational failure. While in vitro cell models and in silico AI predictions offer speed, they fail to replicate complex biological systems, neu...

Join William "Will" Phillipson, Founder and CEO of Travelinix, for a masterclass on how the travel industry must rethink its approach to artificial intelligence. While major GDS and travel tech players tout agentic AI "proxy agents" designed to sit on phone hold music with airlines to execute rebookings, this approach merely automates a decades-old workaround. Drawing on his ex...

Join Gauttam Chhabra, Founder and CEO of Axten Hospitals, for an essential conversation on how AI, smart automation, and tech-enabled operational models are modernizing healthcare delivery across emerging markets. In rapidly developing economies, traditional hospital expansion is constrained by multi-million-dollar real estate costs, fragmented pricing, and administrative bottlenecks that compromi...

Join Christos Floros, Founder and CEO of Monnett and President of DP International, for an essential conversation on how Europe can build alternative consumer technology platforms that protect individual freedom, safeguard user privacy, and prioritize genuine human connection. Ad-funded social media algorithms generate revenue by keeping users scrolling, using outrage and passive consumption to ma...

Join Randy Perkins, CEO and Co-Founder of FreightPro and Co-Owner of Truckbook Repairs, for an insightful conversation on solving the chronic workforce challenges in American trucking. While the freight industry routinely blames a "driver shortage" for high churn rates and recruitment friction, the real issue is an alignment problem between motor carriers and CDL drivers. Having led oper...

Is digital labor about to redefine how professional services operate? On October 14 at 3:30PM EST, Miles Maggio and Justin Zelaya, co-founders of Prest0, join us to explore “Getting Sh*t Done with Digital Labor.” Together, they’re building AI employees that learn, retain organizational knowledge, and execute business workflows across law and finance. We’ll dive into how autonomous AI agents are mo...

Join Maurits Kaptein, Co-Founder and CTO of Kyvvu, for an authoritative, research-backed conversation on solving the single biggest barrier to enterprise agentic AI: runtime safety and deterministic control. As AI agents transition from read-only chatbots to autonomous system operators capable of reading sensitive databases, sending emails, and executing API calls, traditional safety models are fa...

Join Kunal Chopra, CEO and Founder of Certivo, for an operational dive into turning artificial intelligence from a speculative tech pilot into a measurable driver of enterprise value. While many organizations struggle with "AI fatigue" and fragmented software implementations, traditional physical industries—from heavy manufacturing and construction to insurance, logistics, and government...

Join Gonzalo Ladreda, Co-Founder and CEO of Upfront Diagnostics, for a transparent look at the harsh realities of commercializing life-saving medical devices. Winning regulatory approval such as earning a world-first CE mark for the LVOne fingerstick stroke test is widely celebrated as the ultimate milestone for a MedTech startup. In reality, regulatory clearance is merely the starting line. In th...

Join Paul Baier, Founder and CEO of GAI Insights and Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, for a data-driven guide on how enterprise leaders should evaluate, budget, and optimize employee AI training. As organizations deploy enterprise generative AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Claude, many executive teams struggle with a fundamental strategic question: How much...

Join William V. Powers, Co-Founder and CEO of CMT AI (Cambridge Mobile Telematics), for a compelling discussion on how artificial intelligence is expanding far beyond digital screens, large language models, and chat interfaces into physical, real-world mobility systems. While generative AI automates text and media, physical AI leverages IoT sensor fusion, smartphone telemetry, and machine learning...

Join Victor Daniyan, Founder and CEO of Nearpays Technologies and Yourrider, for a grounded, pragmatic exploration of how early-stage startups can apply artificial intelligence to solve operational friction rather than chase media hype. In emerging markets, building successful technology isn't about deploying speculative mega-models; it's about leveraging practical machine learning to stre...

Join Kevin Diamond, Co-Founder and CEO of LumiCup, for a masterclass on how agile startups can disrupt entrenched industries without blowing through massive venture rounds. While legacy beverage and packaging conglomerates pour tens of millions of dollars into heavy manufacturing and traditional R&D to create eco-friendly alternatives, single-use plastics still dominate venues and events. Draw...

Join Jeff Cripe, Founder and CEO of Procode AI and Ara Labs Inc., for an illuminating conversation on fixing healthcare’s most persistent structural friction: Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). While clinical innovations move at breakneck speed, private medical practices—especially specialized surgical clinics—remain crippled by complex medical coding, delayed reimbursements, and administrative overh...

Join José Paulo Carvalho, Founder and CEO of Hope Care Health, for an inspiring and deeply reflective conversation on building digital health platforms that put humanity first. Digital transformation in healthcare often falters when tech startups treat patients as data points and clinical workflows as software bugs. Drawing on a unique background that combines an Executive MBA, deep expertise in i...

Join Alex Ang, Co-Founder of Sapiens Technology and creator of Agnes AI, for a compelling look at the global AI race and the rise of hyper-cost-efficient intelligence. While Silicon Valley tech giants pour tens of billions of dollars into brute-force compute clusters to achieve incremental performance gains, a new frontier of AI labs is proving that architectural efficiency can level the playing f...

Join Jacob Schuler, Founder and CEO of Blaze Barrier, for an inspiring conversation on how early-stage hardware startups can build multi-stakeholder partnerships to bridge the gap between engineering concepts and commercial production. As climate change intensifies wildfire seasons worldwide, traditional fire suppression methods struggle to protect rural properties, livestock, and critical infrast...

Join Justin Grooms, President of Hello Clever, for a forward-looking conversation on how agent-first architectures, real-time payins, and embedded consumer intelligence are transforming global payments. For decades, enterprise merchants have treated checkout infrastructure as a static cost center—burdened by slow multi-day settlements, opaque interchange fees, and disconnected third-party loyalty...

Join Pravin Rai, Founder and CEO of QuicKart UAE, for a strategic look at how technology, hyper-efficient cold-chain operations, and direct farm sourcing are transforming the fresh produce ecosystem in the Middle East. Operating in a region where over 80% of food historically relies on complex global imports, traditional grocery supply chains introduce long delays, high food waste, and middleman m...

Join Pratik Sharda, Co-Founder and CEO of CraftifAI, for a deep dive into the next frontier of artificial intelligence: moving beyond text and screen-based software to power physical systems. While generative AI has revolutionized web and enterprise software development, building software for physical devices—such as robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial machinery, and IoT hardware—presents a fu...

Join Jassem Osseiran, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of PlaysOut, for an insightful exploration into the evolution of consumer attention, digital entertainment, and interactive content distribution. As consumer attention spans fragment across social feeds, messaging apps, and short-form video platforms, the traditional friction of downloading standalone mobile apps is becoming a major barri...

Join Vishal R. Sanghavi, Co-Founder and CEO of Jeh Aerospace, for a compelling masterclass on how digital-first manufacturing and cross-border agility are healing the global aerospace and defense (A&D) supply chain. After nearly two decades leading multimillion-dollar aerospace joint ventures for the Tata Group—including Tata Boeing, Tata Sikorsky, and Tata Lockheed—Vishal recognized that trad...

Join Jared Resnick, Founder and CEO of Sennos, for an inside look at how full-stack sensing hardware, real-time analytics, and edge intelligence are modernizing biological and fluid-based manufacturing. Multi-billion-dollar global industries—spanning brewing, bio-pharmaceuticals, precision fermentation, and biochemical production—continue to rely on centuries-old techniques: manual sampling, lab d...

Join Stefan Parker, CEO and Co-Founder of AskEd, for an eye-opening conversation on how conversational Voice AI is solving the crisis of student recruitment in higher education. Despite spending millions on digital marketing and overseas agency networks, universities and colleges routinely lose up to 40% of prospective international applicants to simple operational delays. When a student in a diff...

Join Sam Chen, Founder and CEO of OpenCSG, for an essential exploration of sovereign AI and open-source infrastructure. As enterprises, local governments, and smart cities race to integrate generative and agentic AI, relying strictly on proprietary, closed-source cloud APIs presents significant operational risks: vendor lock-in, ballooning compute costs, regulatory compliance friction, and severe...