The Tech Trailblazers Startup Podcast

Richard joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how Ambassador Labs obtained their Series B funding virtually and how the firm aims to reduce distractions for developers, thereby increasing focus and productivity. Plus hear his predictions for the future of developing.

Enrico, one of judges who's been with Tech Trailblazers since the beginning, catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share his life story including how his career path changed after starting a blog. He also talks about how storage has changed in the last decade, to move beyond primary/secondary storage. Listen to discover his predictions for the next 10 years, including quantum computing, h...

Joe, one of judges who's been with Tech Trailblazers since the beginning, catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share his life story including his wide-reaching role at VMware. He elucidates what cloud will really be like and the opportunities it could bring for startups. He also describes the difference between invention and innovation, how he sees plenty enough 'frying pans', and how th...

Adi joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how Ananda Networks comes to have a Chief Joy Officer, how the firm is reinventing networking from basic principles, and lets us in on how the firm is participating in the Telecom Infrastructure Project where they will get to mix with the likes of Google and Facebook.

Jim joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss the success of SafeGuard Cyber, which not only won the Mobile Trailblazers Award recently but since then has secured $45m of investment. He also eloquently explains the firm's goal to control the threats brought about by mobile devices and the ever-increasing number of communications channels they offer. He reassures that it's not about invading the...

Tim joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss his experiences as CTO and co-founder of Styra. He shares his path from academia into the business world, including how Styra's open source authorisation solution led to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and great growth. Plus Tim shares his two top tips for success.

Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Jeff Denworth, Chief Marketing Officer and co-founder of VAST Data, winner of the 2020 Storage Trailblazers Award. Jeff shares his secret to the impressive success of the firm, including being able to raise a round of funding that didn't need to be dipped into, despite COVID. He also describes the fundamentals that all startups should follow. More about VAS...

As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Tony Craythorne, the CEO of Bamboo Systems, gives an introduction to the firm which won the Cloud category in the 2020 Awards. He gives a quick explanation of how Bamboo Systems are bringing Arm servers into an x86-dominated market, offering a 50% reduction in acquisition cost and a 75% energy saving.

As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Charles Fan, the CEO and co-founder of MemVerge, gives an introduction to the firm which won the AI and Big Data categories in the 2020 Awards. He gives a quick explanation of how MemVerge is aiming to revolutionize persistent memory by putting a virtualisation layer on top of Intel's Optane products, provid...

As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Bill Mann, CEO of Styra, gives an introduction to the firm which won the Containers category in the 2020 Awards. He gives a quick explanation of how Styra is aiming to revolutionize authorization, making it code instead of being defined in PDFs, fast making it the defacto standard for authorization in cloud...

Steve chats with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross and shares his wide-ranging experience. He explains the value of winning awards for startups, in particular how the Tech Trailblazers Awards are designed to help new firms to prepare themselves for investors and how it's the most cost-effective way to stand out from the crowd. He also gives his thoughts on upcoming trends plus the need for diversity and...

Catch our fireside chat with three judges of the Tech Trailblazers Awards: Dave Cartwright, Jacqui Taylor, and Jennifer Steffens as we partner with the London Enterprise Tech Meetup who kindly hosted the first Winners Showcase for us. The topics covered include: inclusion, diversity, bootstrapping startups, AI, machine learning, security, green tech, and how COVID-19 is driving women from the indu...

Jessica catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share her experiences, both working with startups and as an Angel investor. Discover the importance of founders and that you can't get everything you need to judge a potentially worthy investment with a quick internet search. Listen to discover what key piece of advice that can set you free that Jessica would give to her younger self.

Niraj joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss his experiences as CEO and co-founder of Kasten, but also now as president and GM of the firm since its acquisition by Veeam. He also talks about the importance of company culture, even sharing the company's culture decks, and how he'd be first in line to enter the Tech Trailblazers Awards if he ever launched another startup.

Teresa catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share her enthusiastic passion for the technology industry, particularly the mobile space which she focuses on. Discover her top tips for entering the Tech Trailblazers Award, the startup potential in the “new normal”, how mobile is inherently diverse - except for women, and the commercial infeasibility of the internet-connected bra.

Raj joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how he has fun at his job at McAfee, what advice he would give startups to be successful, ways to make your entry to the Tech Trailblazers Awards quicker and more effective, plus he gives us exclusive details about himself that he never shares on LinkedIn.

Bertrand describes his work as Editor of the B2B magazine L’Informaticien. He also shares what he looks for in an entrant to the Tech Trailblazers Awards, the challenges that French startups face, and what his new plans include. Bertrand shares his excitement about the companies he's discovered over the years of judging the Tech Trailblazers Awards, a feeling that keeps him coming back f...

Jeff talks with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross about how he's been writing about technology trends for 20 years, including his experience in evaluating startups. He also describes how VC funding has changed during the pandemic, why startups should be focussing on the steak not the sizzle, and even manages to add a little dash of Chinese espionage.

Justin catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to talk about his illustrious and wide-ranging career. He also talks about what makes an entry to the Awards stand out for him and what disruptive technology is going to change the world of tomorrow.

Michael Hill – Editor of Infosecurity Magazine speaks to Rose Ross for our second podcast in our Judges on Fire Series.

Stephen joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss why he has joined the esteemed Tech Trailblazers judges. Charting his move from SysAdmin to analyst and now entrepreneur leading the Tech Field Day team who connect tech vendors many are startups with influencers from across the globe.

On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Gaurav Banga, Founder and CEO of Balbix, winner of this year's AI Trailblazers award. Gaurav explains how recording all relevant cybersecurity data is needed to provide quality threat assessments and how AI, along with automation, is the way to process all this information. He also shares his startup experiences, incl...

Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Nathan Burke, CMO of Axonius, a runner-up of the Security Trailblazers Award this year. Nathan talks about the pressure and pleasure of three-minute pitches, how awards can focus your vision, and that experimenting  can pay off in ways you'd never expect. Plus he talks about Cybersecurity Cares, a resource site to support cybersecurity p...

On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Mansour Karam, Founder and President of Apstra, winner of 2019's Cloud Trailblazers award. Mansour talks about the challenges of bringing a new concept to market, how the right team can perform miracles, and how awards create much-needed awareness for startups. More about Apstra at www.apstra.com Host: Rose...

On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Justin Day, CEO of Cloud Gateway, winner of 2018's Cloud Trailblazers award. Justin shares more about his journey from networking whizz to startup CEO and the company’s impressive trailblazing in the short time since taking the Trailblazers crown. More about Cloud Gateway at www.cloudgateway.co.uk Host: Rose Ross Download...