Tech Talks

Tomorrow we talk to the fintech business looking to help folk get a deposit together in a novel, yet traditional, way. First of all Matthew and Lucy answer my random questions, and we find our this tech business straddle the North London divide!

Girls Can Code is a Natwest community aimed at helping women with technical skills, and committed to looking at how the next generation of female coders are going to enter the industry and thrive. Today we chat about education, and the dialogue between different female advocacy groups.

Tomorrow we have two guests, the co-founders of Natwest Girls Can Code. We're talking about the need to have more women in technical roles, not just tech. Before that though, we discover Elon Musk has a ready made replacement!

Do you get nervous about putting your hand up to ask a question at an event? Plenty of us do. Over the past 6 years Slido have worked to improve the experience, of the audience and speaker, at events and conferences. On today's show Juraj talks us through how they've achieved that (having joined the business in its early days), and where event tech is going.

Tomorrow we welcome Juraj, Head of Communications at Slido to the podcast! Slido give a voice to event audiences, and Juraj explores how, and how they're evolving the service. But before that; shout out to an iconic bistro and their crab!

Richard joins the show to chat about the products and services opening up new markets in finance. Fintech is not just about London and personal banking! We're talking about small business loans, travel money and why outsourcing works for startups!

Richard joins the show to discuss innovation in the fintech space, and the fact that a lot of the market remains new, and still to be explored! Before that he tells us where the best wine comes from... Full podcast is out tomorrow!

Mark joins the show to discuss what an organisation needs to consider when deploying technology at scale, why organisations are risking ‘open heart surgery’, and why skills matter more than culture. It’s a fascinating chat detailing the views captured through the work performed by IBM Services. So, do you think your people have the ability to learn, or is it simply not in some people’s DNA?

Mark Foster is SVP of IBM Services and Global Business Services, with real insight into the emerging tech market. He's our next guest on the show. But before the serious chat about tech he shares his love of Phil Collins with us, and who would dare disagree with such impeccable taste?

On our show today Ingrid Pope talks to us about de-cluttering our minds, coaching and taking the stress off leaders in tech. How much time do you take to slow down, or does the always on culture overwhelm you? Do the stories you tell yourself undermine your confidence. Join Dave, and guest host Mario Michaels, as the pod takes a trip to Manchester!

Ingrid Pope is tomorrow's guest. The show is focused on coaching and dealing with the clutter in our lives. Given the amount we all deal with, especially in technology, coping strategies to be successful and productive are pretty useful. However, before that we have a chat about cake...

Prashanth joins the podcast to talk about his new post at Stack Overflow where he has been CEO for just a few months. How does he see development and the types of people in development evolving? In the show he mentions a blog post reflecting on his first 90 days. Here it is: https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/01/21/scripting-the-future-of-stack-2020-plans-vision/

The new CEO of Stack Overflow, Prashanth Chandrasekar, is our guest on the podcast tomorrow! He reveals he's a Star Trek fan, has a group chat called cousins and he recommends a restaurant that we hope is still there... if anyone else has been more recently... let us know!

Joe Griston joins the show to tell us how he grew a company to 850 staff in stealth mode, how Arrival became one of the most successful company on LinkedIn whilst doing the opposite of what they were told, and why they've ripped up job specs! If you're in recruitment, or the talent industry, today's show will challenge your views on how you bring talent into your business and retain people.

Arrival's Chief of Talent Joe is our guest tomorrow, but before that we ask him a few questions to give you a taste of what to expect from our next guest!

This week we talk to Gaurav Dhillon, CEO of SnapLogic and former-CEO and founder of Informatica. We're talking growth, "safe" innovation, why tech leaders are averse to talking risks, and the key ingredients needed to be a successful CEO/tech leader today!

Tomorrow's guest is Gaurav, the CEO and Chairman of San Francisco based data insight business SnapLogic. WIth over 2000 customers he's joining the podcast thanks to the time we spent with him during WebSummit. Before the serious stuff we chat about his plans to hijack his niece's wedding!

Alla joins the podcast to talk about the way that Headstart is tackling bias in the hiring process. They are working with clients to use data to add explainability to decision making. Talent is a key part of business strategy, and gut-feeling is not an adequate approach! Also in today's podcast we discuss Doteveryone's report into the gig economy, this link to the report is: https://www.doteveryon...

Headstart Head of Engineering Alla Babkina joins the show on Friday. We asked her three questions to give you a taste of our next guest! Tune in tomorrow for some tech insight!

Today we're exploring the future of driving and insurance, discussing how data is altering both our approach to driving and the physical environment around us. Paul has worked as the founder of his own business, and with LexisNexis Risk Solutions (which is part of RELX), in this space and shares great insight. Also, if you don't listen in time, here is a link to the event mentioned at the end of t...

Tomorrow's podcast features a dive into the future of driving and insurance. Paul Stacy talks about black box insurance, it's effect on driving and how data is affecting safety. Find out a little bit more about tomorrow's guest ahead of the podcast!

Mine are a new business, launching in the UK just this week! We caught up with CEO and co-founder Gal to find out how they're helping consumers reclaim their data, and why (despite Brexit) the UK is still the place to be for their business. Want to take control of your personal data? https://saymine.com/

Tomorrow's guest is Gal, CEO and co-founder of personal data platform Mine. We're chatting about the offering Mine have to the market, which launched in the UK this week! Also on the agenda we chat about GDPR and the Mine startup story. But before tomorrow...

Gary is MD at Xero, a software business providing an accountancy solution for small businesses. We chat about the trends in the industry and why an entrepreneur no long needs permission to run their business. He also shares his very personal perspective on his career, once again undermining the importance of getting more value from our work. Also in the show, a little tech news concerning Netflix...

Gary is the Managing Director of Xero, a high-growth accountancy solution built to help small and medium sized enterprises. Here we get to know Gary better. Elon Musk, watch out...