This monthly podcast is hosted by Work-Bench, an enterprise-focused venture capital firm based in New York City. If you’re tuning in, you’ll hear the latest and greatest in enterprise tech news that goes beyond the Work-Bench Enterprise Weekly Newsletter and dives into how the month's news is reshaping startup strategies to scale and conquer go-to-market. Your hosts Kelley Mak and Kira Colburn (along with some surprise guests along the way), nerd out about everything from cloud infrastructure, AI / ML, cybersecurity and future of work - from both the corporate and startup point of view.
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Partner at Work-Bench) and Kira Colburn (Head of Content at Work-Bench) discuss May's biggest enterprise headline — the Colonial Pipeline ransomeware attack and the underlying cybersecurity issues. Christina Cruz, Director of Cybersecurity at NYC-based media titan Advance, joined to debrief the situation, answering: Why is ransomware such a challenge for organizations to defend against? Why are security breaches becoming more common? What steps do companies need to take now? Where are corporate budgets focused? And more.
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Partner at Work-Bench), Kira Colburn (Head of Content at Work-Bench), and special guest Elix Granda (Director of Digital Automation at CIT) dive into commentary, analysis, and predictions on April's Enterprise Weekly Newsletter biggest topics and themes, including: UiPath's historical IPO and the evolution of RPA, new AI regulation in the EU, the Supreme Court vs. Google, and more.
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Principal at Work-Bench), Kira Colburn (Head of Content at Work-Bench), and special guest Brian Hoyt (CIO of Unity Technologies) dive into commentary, analysis, and predictions on March's Enterprise Weekly Newsletter biggest topics and themes, including: Okta's $6.5B acquisition of Auth0, hybrid work on the horizon, opportunities in 5G , and the sustainability of SaaS tailwinds.
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Principal at Work-Bench) and Kira Colburn (Head of Content at Work-Bench) dive into commentary, analysis, and predictions on February's Enterprise Weekly Newsletter top 3 biggest topics and themes, including: The cloud market's MASSIVE predicted growth and opportunity, enterprise IPOs on the horizon, the Biden Administration's new interest in tech, and more!
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Principal at Work-Bench) and Kira Colburn (Head of Content at Work-Bench) dive into a pretty hectic January. You'll hear their commentary, analysis, and predictions on January's Enterprise Weekly Newsletter topics, including: Cybersecurity issues from the storm on our Nation's Capital and an update on the SolarWinds hacks, ethical AI headlines from Google, the Silicon Valley tech exodus, public market updates, and more! We also host Work-Bench General Partner Jonathan Lehr to walk us through Work-Bench's recent State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 2H 2020 Funding Report.
On this month's Enterprise Radio, Kelley Mak (Principal here at Work-Bench) and Kira Colburn (our Head of Content) dive into what turned out to be a very busy December. You'll hear their commentary, analysis and predictions on December's Enterprise Weekly Newsletter topics and more, including: Salesforce's acquisition of Slack for $27.7B, SolarWinds hack, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's WIRED op-ed “Want a More Equitable Future? Empower Citizen Developers," Amazon's pledge to retrain 29 million people with the skills for high-tech, cloud computing roles, and more!
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