Techonomics

Ryan Green and Brian Finamore , the co-founders of the company Gridwise , joined Arun and me on the podcast to talk about the gig economy ecosystem and how their product empowers gig economy workers by helping them maximize their income and save thousands a year on taxes. Plus – we had a few laughs as we got to know the co-founders through a special Hot Take: "Do you know your Co-founder?" Music:...

Ben Foster is the author of the book “Build What Matters” and the Chief Product Officer at WHOOP . Ben sat down with Arun and me to talk about his book, building products, and how WHOOP pivoted their model to become a competitive force in the tech wearables market. You won't want to miss it. Music: Hipjazz and Dreams from Bensound.com

Phil Bronner is a General Partner and Co-founder of Ardent Venture Partners . He sat down with Arun and me to talk about venture capital and the future of work after the pandemic, sharing his insights from more than 20 years in the field and his experience investing in the companies that transform how we work. Music: Hipjazz and Dreams from Bensound.com

Kate Brennan , the product lead for Stripe Terminal, Stripe’s in-person payments product, joined Arun and me in our 11th episode of the Techonomics podcast. We are excited to share this new episode with you as Kate shares her story into product management, leadership wisdom as a product leader, and the nuances of in-person payments at Stripe. If you have an interest in product management, leadersh...

Kevin McNamara , the CEO of Parallel Domain , joined Arun and I in our 10th episode of the Techonomics podcast. We are excited to share this new episode with you as it dives into a bleeding edge topic – synthetic data. Take a listen as Kevin brings us through what Parallel Domain is looking to accomplish, how they are taking a different route to self-driving data, and how they play a pivotal role...

Çetin Meriçli, is a the CEO & Co-founder at Locomation, a company that is building autonomous, self-driving trucks using unique methods not typically seen in the self-driving industry. In this episode, Çetin brings us through his journey into robotics, his opinions on the autonomous industry, and his quest to use unconventional methods to get us closer to full self-driving autonomy. It's a fascina...

In this episode Bef Ayenew spoke with us about leadership in Tech, what it takes to build a community, and his experience growing an audience on Clubhouse. It's a particularly great episode to listen to if you're looking for a first-hand view from a leader in technology and want to know more about hosting a room or club on Clubhouse.

Arun and I are back with our guest, Ryan Falor . In part two of this two part episode, Ryan continues the discussion with us, diving into the role and importance of mapping in the self-driving space. We're really excited. If you didn't catch part one, you'll want to listen to get the full background on digital mapping and Ryan's career. Enjoy!

Our second guest, Ryan Falor, is a group product manager at Aurora and has an impressive track record in digital maps and self-driving at Google and Uber. In part one of this two part episode, Ryan talks with us about the history and business of digital maps since the late 90's and how the landscape is changing. In part 2, Ryan will build on the discussion to lead us through the importance of mapp...

Arun and I are excited to announce and thank our first guest, Brian Shih. In this episode, we dive into the gaming industry, specifically: what's changing, how it differs from Big Tech, and the future of gaming.

Arun and I jump into the semiconductor industry and discuss how everyone's a chip designer, the differences across semiconductor companies, and the future of chip design and manufacturing. There's also a surprise hot take at the end. You won't want to miss it.

This week Arun and I dive into Amazon, Google, Facebook, and the antitrust allegations they are facing. We look specifically at differences in the allegations, why we believe they do or do not hold up, and what the future of antitrust will look like for tech.

This week, Arun and I compare and contrast the different approaches of two behemoth ecommerce companies: Amazon and Shopify. We also look at their approaches in the wave of success during the pandemic and what new technology means for the future of ecommerce.

Welcome to Techonomics. This week we talk about the Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs. We also touch on what it means to be a technology company. Each podcast will dive into the same type of content you see coming through Techonomics writing, with a healthy conversation exploring those topics in more detail and having some fun along the way.  We hope you enjoy.