Tech Talks

Eric, CEO and co-founder of Leva Clinic describes the appalling situation regarding chronic pain in the UK, and tells us why a digital lab can provide hope to those people suffering.

Jamie Milroy gave up a career in economics to launch DASH, a subscription-base e-bike provider. For just £30 or £40 per month workers can get a bike, helmet and services. Why is that important? For one we need greener modes of transport and DASH provide that, but equally... who actually wants to get back on the Underground or a crowded train right now?

Geraldine in the Chief Revenue Officer at Personio, a business helping SMEs unlock their productive potential. Today we're talking about culture, and the role of the pandemic in women's careers. We know the pandemic has not been inclusive, but what opportunities lie ahead?

Family is everything; but over the past year we've been more distant than ever. Kin founders Matt and Michael have tapped into that, but also the movement of "sharenting" and keeping your loved ones, especially children, safe. Kin lets you keep and share moments, and send messages into the future, to be unlocked when you want the message to be heard.

Thomas Vosper turned redundancy into opportunity as a first-time founder at the age of 40. Taking years of ecommerce experience, he's built a disruptive marketplace offering shoppers a complete view of all of their buying options on a single screen. Has it been a success? Two successful fund raises in 5 months suggests they're on the path to something special...

Amy Thomson is a founder, and author, on a mission to reclaim the word 'moody' and help women to understand their bodies, cycles, and how that affects both their physical and mental health. Later in the show David and Akeesh chat about an article in The Verge, here it is: https://www.theverge.com/22444020/chicago-pd-predictive-policing-heat-list

Robert Glaesener, CEO of Talkwalker, talks about his mission to help world-leading brands activate the voice of their customer in real-time. Talkwalker look to go beyond social listening using an AI-powered conversational intelligence platform that connects the dots between what customers think, say, and do.

Michael is the CEO and co-founder of GameBake, a company blowing the global mobile gaming distribution market wide open. The company is pre-launch, so find out the steps they took to get to this stage and what's next!

Andy Blackwell, Chief Science Officer at Ieso Digital Health, talks candidly about the impact of the pandemic on mental health, on how we can ensure people feel safe accessing therapy, and what technology can do to help deliver better treatment.

In our 400th show we're tackling gender diversity with four incredible friends of Tech Talks; Vanessa Vallely, Yessi Bello-Perez, Vero Vergara and Cat Wildman. Also, who are you, Mongolian fan(s)? https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessavallely/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yessibelloperez/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-celis-vergara/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/catwildman/

Oskar Stal is VP Personalisation at Spotify, and joins the podcast to talk us through the vision the world's largest audio streaming service has for us. It's not about the next click, but a journey. However, how can we still hope to find the little-known gems in this new data-driven world? To find out more about the Spotify product story check out this series: https://open.spotify.com/show/3L9tzrt...

Ben is MD of Apprenticeships at Firebrand Training. In this latest episode we chat about the challenges facing those looking into the market, why there is resistance from business when they're so short staffed, and how a new approach to boot camps could change the whole dynamic of the schemes and market.

Aline is co-founder of CitizenLab, a digital democracy builder. We all know trust in government is at a low-ebb, but Aline is using technology to reach more citizens, set up and manage efficient participation processes, and drive better policy decisions.

Matthew is CISO at 118 118 Money. In today's show he shares his thoughts on the role security professionals play in startups, and how they need to be see as growth enablers. In his role he helps make sure fintech organisations have risk management and cyber strategy in place, which might have to be retro-fitted.

Tom van Aken is CEO of Avantium, a business that believes in a fossil-free world and is helping achieve that by making plastics from plants. We learn how they're working with brands to create choice for customers that's tangible and exciting. Also on the show we're talking about CimateCare's digital carbon footprint infographic: https://www.climatecare.org/resources/news/infographic-carbon-footpri...

Bob is VP at Addepar, and in charge of their engineering function. As we look to a hybrid working-environment, Bob shares his thoughts on how this might work and the considerations an organisation needs to make, as well as thinking about how much we're asking our people to do.

Stephen, And Digital's Chief for Consulting, talks to the show about the trends in the market, and challenges facing businesses, as they adopt digital. We have talked 'transformation' to death, but it doesn't mean everyone gets it right, and how do you attract the people to make it a success?

Genevieve is building a platform to help small holder farmers trace their goods and earn money that allows them to not just survive, but thrive. Using Blockchain her business is transforming the lives of farmers in Haiti.

Chris is CTO of Trailight, a business he's been with for a few years but which is now starting to rapidly grow. We talk about the challenges that brings and how he's addressing them, via psychological safety and clear communications.

Fantastec allows for fans to collect digital assets in the form of NFTs. Steve Madincea, the Managing Partner of the business, puts forward that they can usher in a more inclusive and practical means of fan engagement with empty stadia and global audiences.

Kevin Potts is CMO of DocuWare, a cloud business offering document management software. Their cloud and on-premises products are a recognized solution for companies seeking to digitize, automate and transform key processes. On the show Kevin talks about the return to an office, hiring remotely, and why Europe needs to adapt...

Today we're chatting to Phil Bird, Founder and Executive Director of Perfect Channel. Perfect Channel creates intelligent, enterprise-level auction and trading technology solutions, responsible for $11 billion in GMV transacted on their platforms since inception. We're exploring how the market is evolving, and the challenges their customers are describing.

Sacha explains why GenZ needed, and wanted, something new and designed for their needs. So why are 13-25 year olds flocking to Yubo, what does it signify in our society, and is it safe?

Jameson, Cypherpunk CTO and co-founder of Casa, today tells us why this hyper-cycle is different, it isn't being driven by retail. As more institutions buy bitcoin we ask why, and what it means for me and you.

How do you answer the question of where, and what to study? Kimeshan is CTO of Unibuddy, the company on a mission to help 10 million students make better decisions regarding their choice of where to study. This is how they're building a platform to empower decisions.