Literal Humans

Tech Can't Save Us

Business EN ↓ 207 episodes

A podcast for tech founders and operators building the next generation of mission-driven tech companies. Each episode, host Paul David (Founder/CEO of Literal Humans) sits down with a CEO, founder, or innovator and digs into the key questions that separate companies that scale from those that stall: What's going on in your sector? What's your path to category leadership? How's your product? Do your customers truly love it? How sharp is your go-to-market (GTM) strategy + execution? Who are your senior leaders? How are their personal and professional experiences shaping your growth trajectory?...

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S1 Ep6: Working towards a Healthier Social Media Ecosystem with Ash Read from Buffer 08.03.2021 43:48

In this episode of Tech Can't Save Us, CEO and Co-Founder of Literal Humans Paul David talks to Ash Read, Head of Content at Buffer, a prominent social media management tool that helps users drive authentic engagement. Ash and Paul discussed the growth of empathy on social media in light of recent events. They talk about monitoring and supporting the health of social media managers, an often overl...

S1 Ep5: Making Startup Funding More Equitable with James McMillan from myNexus 01.03.2021 38:41

In this episode of Tech Can't Save Us, CEO and Co-Founder of Literal Humans Paul David talks to James McMillan, the Founder of myNexus, a new platform that is creating the UK’s leading Entrepreneurial Ecosystem which uses technology to smart-match entrepreneurs and investors, increasing and accelerating investment in early-stage business. James and Paul talk about building a healthier funding ecos...

S1 Ep4: Jordan Jackson (Black Men's Book Club) 22.02.2021 36:49

In this episode of Tech Can't Save Us, CEO and Co-Founder of Literal Humans Paul David talks to Jordan Jackson, the Founder of Black Men's Book Club, a newsletter and app that offers hacked audio summaries of popular books with a focus on the Black community. Jordan currently works full-time as a developer with Quicken Loans in Detroit. His journey into tech was extremely unorthodox--he dropped ou...

S1 Ep3: Scaling Startups in the US and EU with Kajal Sanghrajka from Growth Hub Global 15.02.2021 38:49

In this episode of Tech Can't Save Us, CEO and Co-Founder of Literal Humans Paul David talks to Kajal Sanghrajka, the Founder and Director of Growth Hub Global which helps businesses, entrepreneurs and universities in Europe to grow globally. Kajal started her career in the corporate world working on Wall Street and in London before going back to business school in New York and using this as a lau...

S1 Ep2: Global Youth Travel with Carmela Resuma from FLYTE 15.02.2021 30:30

In the second episode of Tech Can't Save Us Paul David, the Co-Founder and CEO of Literal Humans, talks to Carmela Resume from FLYTE who calls in from Hawaii. Carmela is the Executive Director of FLYTE, a non-profit organisation which empowers youth through travel by working with young people from underserved communities across the United States to give them the opportunity to go abroad, in many c...

S1 Ep1: The Impact of BLM on Corporate Culture with Transformation Consultant Krys Burnette 15.02.2021 40:18

In the first episode of Tech Can't Save Us Paul David, Co-Founder and CEO of Literal Humans, speaks to Krys Burnette. Krys is currently working for a global sportswear brand and she speaks about what they did to use tech for good when the pandemic first hit, and the overall responsibility that big companies have to leverage tech to connect people in different ways as a result of the pandemic. Kry...

Trailer: Tech Can't Save Us 03.02.2021 1:25

Tech Can't Save Us is a tech for good podcast from Literal Humans, a creative marketing agency. Hosted by Paul David, the Co-Founder of Literal Humans, Tech Can't Save Us is all about the good, the bad and the ugly of the tech for good sector. Paul will invite guests on to every podcast episode to talk about how tech makes us better people and how it can enhance life on earth for all creatures - b...