Podcast appearances and mentions of ben kepes

Today entrepreneur, business mentor and technology evangelist Ben Kepes is with Jesse to Solve the World's Problems. He says, "it's all about a bag of cement".

Today Ben's been thinking about the fundamental breakdown in society. He talks to Jesse about how social cohesion is failing and how it's all related to the fact that we all know our rights as citizens but few of us know our obligations.

The Federation of Islamic Associations is pleased Chris Hipkins has called for a ceasefire of the conflict in Gaza. Mr Hipkins made the plea not as the caretaker Prime Minister, but in his role as Labour Party leader. The Federation sent a letter to Mr Hipkins and incoming Prime Minister Chris Luxon last week, asking for stronger action to condemn the violence in Gaza. Abdur Razzaq of the Federation of Islamic Associations spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss a moment ago. In response, we crossed to the New Zealand Jewish Council's Ben Kepes. He spoke to Corin Dann.

Former Supie director Ben Kepes says the online supermarket's failure is tragic for everyone - and there are people lower on the food chain than the workers owed wages.  Supie announced on Monday it had gone into voluntary administration owing about $3 million to creditors, with nearly all the 120 staff instantly losing their jobs and unlikely to be paid for their last two weeks of work or annual leave.  Founder Sarah Balle launched the Auckland-based independent virtual supermarket in 2021 in competition with the two big chains.  The company had three directors up until last Friday - when two bailed out just before the company's financial predicament was made public. One of them, Ben Kepes, told Checkpoint they had been spread around the country and stood down after they met on Friday to make the necessary changes easier.

This week for Tech Tuesday entrepreneur and technology expert and Cactus Outdoor founder Ben Kepes joins Jesse to talk about a new report out on how to create a new Silicon Valley (sans employment issues experienced!) here in Aotearoa.

This episode features an interview with Ben Kepes, a professional board member, consultant, business owner and angel investor.  In this episode, Ben talks about how he chooses startups to fund, the overall importance of simple human connection, and finding patterns in data that lead to success.Quotes*“I remember talking to a friend once about what makes an angel investor successful or unsuccessful. And his thing was that it simply comes down to pattern matching. You see enough of these companies and you can identify the patterns that predict success. And to me that is all about data. It's taking insights from the myriad of different data types that we have available to us.  And what's really exciting is that today, that is able to be done by anyone because of the proliferation of data platforms, and because storage and processing of data is so much cheaper and more accessible. ” *“I think the thing that I have observed as an investor, as an observer and analyst of the tech space, is that there are so many entrepreneurs who deeply, deeply understand tech, but deeply, deeply don't understand people. And that just doesn't work. You have to understand the people you're selling to, the people that are going to be using the product and connect with individuals.”*“Leveraging data is very, very important as part of a toolkit that can then augment what you can do as an individual. It doesn't replace what we can do as individuals.”*“Data has been used for different reasons, but fundamentally the great thing about data platforms and technology, computer based data mining is that the infrastructure is the same. It's about getting lots and lots of different pieces of structured and unstructured data into a great big database and deriving some insights from that. So I really liked this notion of a great, big data lake and the ability to look at that data with different lenses. And I think that's the really exciting thing that we're seeing in our world. The ability for anyone within the business, within an organization to query data in a way that is meaningful and will derive insights that are meaningful for them.”Time Stamps*[5:23] Looking for patterns for success*[6:26] The right patterns to look for*[9:00] Data does not replace people*[10:51] Deriving insights across the tech industry*[15:19] Combining data with human knowledge for smarter results*[18:31] Looking at both qualitative and quantitative data*[23:53] The next bastion of data analytics*[30:27] How to make better decisionsLinksConnect with Ben on LinkedInFollow Ben on TwitterConnect with Lauren on LinkedInFollow Lauren on TwitterThanks to our friendsTruth Be Known is brought to you by Talend, a leader in data integration and data integrity, enabling every company to find clarity amidst the chaos. Talend Data Fabric brings together in a single platform all the necessary capabilities that ensure enterprise data is complete, clean, compliant, and readily available to everyone who needs it throughout the organization. Learn more at Talend.com

Ben Kepes, Principal at Diversity Limited, is one of the judges who has been with the Tech Trailblazers Awards since the beginning and who's looking forward to the seeing this year's entries in the Cloud category. He also shares his views on how Cloud has developed over the last 10 years, his experiences as an angel investor, the effect which easy access to funding has had on startups, and the joys of going for a run to help with problem solving.

Apparently it's not as hard as you would expect to masquarade as a New Zealand company from a lot of places around the world. Ben Kepes, who's a Christchurch based investor and entrepreneur explains it all to Jesse. 

Professional board member, technology commentator, and ultra endurance athlete Ben Kepes is our guest this week. We talk tech media, PR and being human. 

As we start to put a bit more of a spotlight on local manufacturing and supply chains, Ben Kepes and… Read More The post Ep.67 How To Build Manufacturing Here appeared first on M2 Magazine.

Ben Kepes is an ultramarathon runner and tech commentator.

Ben Kepes is a founder of Cactus Outdoor and a brilliant mind when it comes to thinking about New Zealand's local manufacturing future. He's bullish on local, as am I... and in this chat we debate what the opportunities are to differentiate now that we're dealing with an entirely different 2020 than any of us expected to be in.2 min 43 secs The story behind Cactus Outdoor acquiring Albion Clothing. 10 mins 43 secs Automation vs artisan. New Zealand’s manufacturing future. 14 mins 18 secs Purposeful design vs complex products.17 mins 53 secs Shifting gears between companies. 20 mins 5 secs Dealing with the new 2020 we’re all in.23 mins 4 secs The genesis of Cactus face masks.26 mins 50 secs Firefighting during Covid-19.29 mins 17 secs Why Ben runs ultra-marathons,32 mins 33 secs Beyond Covid-19, what does the economy look like.LINKS MENTIONEDPurchase Cactus Facemask:https://www.cactusoutdoor.co.nz/cactus-face-mask.html

As Access Granted moves towards the end it is our good fortune to have started the wonderful "where are they now" series to celebrate our 5th birthday year. With Ben Kepes we not only catch-up on how the past 4.5 years have treated him since we last chatted in May 2015 on his "In the cloud" episode but also share some of his insights gained on the way.Listen to the end, Ben has some gorgeous advice and insights to all taking their own "startup" journey.- http://www.diversity.net.nz/- https://twitter.com/benkepes- https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkepes- https://www.instagram.com/benkepes/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week he talks to, CEO Founder of Romer, Emily Heazlewood.You all would have been there - being in a city and wanting to do the kind of stuff the locals love, not the places you’ll find the tourist lines. But how do you cut past the dubious wisdom of a crowd and get those personal recommendations. Well perhaps you could do it with an app that had been described as the tinder for things to do - -Romer. Although quite new this app has been accepted into Vodafone One, picked up tens of thousands of users, some impressive partnerships with the likes of AA travel, and just announced funding from some big names in NZ tech, like Ben Kepes and our past guest Hadleigh Ford. To chat the journey, the future and connecting people and experiences, CEO Founder Emily Heazlewood joins us now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy New Year, 2018. Friends, thanks for listening! I can't believe this podcast is still going strong after all these years and 277 episodes. I started this podcast with an idea - give you something to listen to that was office-friendly, informative, and focused on advancing our trade. Over the years I've gotten some encouraging comments from people ranging from those trying to get into our industry, to those who are leading large organizations' security practices. I'm encouraged by you all, and thank you for supporting us. Now, let's get on with 2018. On this first episode of 2018, James and I welcome Ben Kepes who is a long-time friend of mine and and industry analyst. Ben isn't your typical analyst though, because he has a healthy dose of skepticism, an eye for bullsh**, and he's trusted by vendor and buyer alike. Oh, also, he's a Kiwi so he's got that going for him too. Sit back, enjoy, and leave us a comment if you are so moved.

Ben is a longtime tech reporter for Forbes, Network World, and Information Week. He's also the author of the wildly popular Diversity Blog and he does a bit of angel investing on the side. This week he's going to talk with us about the latest tech news and trends on Cloud Unfiltered!

Ben Kepes on Amazon's launch of its 'geek squad' service, and why it's different. Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/amazon-shocks-yet-another-market-geek-squad-launch-ck-205101

Ben Kepes on his cash settlement with United - and whether he would fly them again. Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/kepes-reaches-cash-settlement-united-ck-203737

This week we talk to Ben Kepes (@benkepes), all round entrepreneur and authority on the "cloud" ------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Lynn Freeman, Ben Kepes, Aspect of Gaming's Theo Martin, Xero's  Andy Lark, Shaun D Wilson, and Meredith Haggerty from WNYC's TLDR podcast discuss recent technology trends and how they will develop over 2015.

In this archive of a livecast from the Intel Developer Forum, Ben Kepes, a technology analyst and founder Diversity Limited, and Eric Mantion, Evangelist for Intel RealSense Technology, chat about the innovative technology. Intel RealSense Snapshot allows for photos with depth, enabling re-focusing after the shot as well as interactive measurements. Intel RealSense 3D Camera sees like humans do, so it can respond to natural movement in 3 dimensions – you can control devices with a wave or scan your environment in 3D. The use cases for the technology are immense, everything from getting the perfect wedding photo to making sure your newly-purchased sofa will fit in a room to augmented reality schematics for buildings under construction. For more information, visit www.intel.com/realsense.

Allyson will be live from the technology showcase of the Intel Developer Forum with Cathy Spence from Intel IT taking cloud-aware applications, Mario Paniccia (Intel) on Silicon Photonics, Das Kamhout, a principal engineer from Intel IT on intelligent data centers, and Ben Kepes, a cloud blogger and thought leader. More guests still to come!

We took The New Stack Analysts show to the Intel Developer Forum this past week. On the eve of the conference, TNS Founder Alex Williams gathered with Billy Cox of Intel and two respected cloud analysts: Ben Kepes of Diversity Limited and Paul Miller of Cloud of Data. We wanted to know how the conversation about the data center has changed in the last year. Has the change been that significant? Cox has some perspectives about a data center that works entirely by itself, commanded by people from some distant place; Miller has perspectives about Google Kubernetes and Kepes keeps it real. Learn more at: https://thenewstack.io/the-new-stack-analysts-show-13-defining-orchestration-and-drinking-the-docker-kool-aid-at-idf/

With Allyson on sabbatical and Ruv on the road, we’re pulling a couple of our “best of” episodes from the archive. This week we’re re-posting an episode with two former guests of the show. First up, Ben Kepes (@benkepes), a cloud thought leader, stops by to cover the growth of enterprise cloud, the Cloud 2020 Summit he’s currently organizing, and what “The Internet of Things” means for the future. Then Deborah Salons (@dsalons), an attorney specializing in regulation and privacy, weighs in on if you can ever be truly be private in the cloud. Show timeline: • 0:00 – Introductions and News of the Week • 9:29 – Interview with Ben Kepes • 25:08 – Interview with Deborah Salons • 43:23 – Wrap up

With Allyson on sabbatical and Ruv on the road, we’re pulling a couple of our “best of” episodes from the archive. This week we’re re-posting an episode with two former guests of the show. First up, Ben Kepes (@benkepes), a cloud thought leader, stops by to cover the growth of enterprise cloud, the Cloud 2020 Summit he’s currently organizing, and what “The Internet of Things” means for the future. Then Deborah Salons (@dsalons), an attorney specializing in regulation and privacy, weighs in on if you can ever be truly be private in the cloud.Show timeline:0:00 – Introductions and News of the Week9:29 – Interview with Ben Kepes25:08 – Interview with Deborah Salons43:23 – Wrap up

With Allyson on sabbatical and Ruv on the road, we’re pulling a couple of our “best of” episodes from the archive. This week we’re re-posting an episode with two former guests of the show. First up, Ben Kepes (@benkepes), a cloud thought leader, stops by to cover the growth of enterprise cloud, the Cloud 2020 Summit he’s currently organizing, and what “The Internet of Things” means for the future. Then Deborah Salons (@dsalons), an attorney specializing in regulation and privacy, weighs in on if you can ever be truly be private in the cloud.Show timeline:0:00 – Introductions and News of the Week9:29 – Interview with Ben Kepes25:08 – Interview with Deborah Salons43:23 – Wrap up

Ruv is in India this week, so Allyson is hosting the program solo. Unfortunately for listener ear drums, we had audio issues with Ben Kepes (@benkepes), a cloud computing thought leader and our first guest. He chats about the WhatsApp acquisition, Box and Dropbox moving toward IPO, what cloud computing companies will be interesting in 2014, and where software-defined networking is moving in the future. Then Shashi Jain (@skjain2), Corporate Innovation Lead at UP Global, joins the program to talk about Startup Weekend – how the process works, what role technology plays (in both the pitched companies and the collaboration of Startup Weekend), successful enterprises that came from Startup Weekends, and how people can get involved. Show timeline: • 0:00: Introduction and News of the Week • 5:09: Interview with Ben Kepes (excellent content, listen at your peril) • 19:05: Interview with Shashi Jain • 33:20: Wrap up

In this archive of a live episode, Allyson and Reuven chat with Das Kamhout (Intel, @dkamhout), Paul Miller (Cloud of Data, @PaulMiller), and Ben Kepes (Diversity Ltd., @benkepes). The group was live on stage at the Open Data Center Alliance’s Forecast 2013 event, and discussed the conference as well as the industry’s most pressing cloud computing topics like VM interop, software-defined data centers, and Infrastructure as a Service. Show Timeline: • 0:00: Introduction and discussing Forecast highlights • 4:10: Das Kamhout joins the discussion • 23:14: Paul Miller joins the discussion • 30:27: Ben Kepes joins the discussion

Joe Weinman (@joeweinman), SVP of Cloud Services and Strategy at Telx, stops by to talk about how companies can achieve competitive differentiation through cloud computing in terms of operational excellence, product leadership, and customer intimacy. Our second guest, Ben Kepes (@benkepes), had challenges getting connected, so Allyson and Reuven wrap up the episode chatting about privacy and scrutiny in the world of cloud and big data, as well as a couple of upcoming cloud conferences. Timeline: • 0:00: Introductions and News of the Week • 9:02: Interview with Joe Weinman • 26:44: Allyson and Reuven talk amongst themselves

Today's buzz: The IT Brain. Whoosh! Faster benchmarks. Hybrid cloud computing. Big Data. Analytics for the whole company. Wait a sec. Even the most exciting new technology is doomed to fail unless your IT department assesses its challenges and opportunities to develop a viable strategy and bring back office to front office. Think about it. The experts speak. Ben Kepes, Diversity Limited: The organization of the future will look radically different from that which has gone before. IT departments face unrelenting pressure to innovate, deliver agility and stop being seen as the Department of No.” Dr. Richard Goodwin, IBM: “If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” (Woody Allen) Dale Young, IBM: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” (Newton's Third Law of Motion) Swen Conrad, SAP: “The digital storm: Take advantage of the opportunity or be blown away!” Join us for IT Professional Brain: Secret Sauce for Success.

Today's buzz: The IT Brain. Whoosh! Faster benchmarks. Hybrid cloud computing. Big Data. Analytics for the whole company. Wait a sec. Even the most exciting new technology is doomed to fail unless your IT department assesses its challenges and opportunities to develop a viable strategy and bring back office to front office. Think about it. The experts speak. Ben Kepes, Diversity Limited: The organization of the future will look radically different from that which has gone before. IT departments face unrelenting pressure to innovate, deliver agility and stop being seen as the Department of No.” Dr. Richard Goodwin, IBM: “If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” (Woody Allen) Dale Young, IBM: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” (Newton's Third Law of Motion) Swen Conrad, SAP: “The digital storm: Take advantage of the opportunity or be blown away!” Join us for IT Professional Brain: Secret Sauce for Success.

Two former guests of the show are back this week to talk about a couple of interesting cloud topics. First up, Ben Kepes (@benkepes), a cloud thought leader, stops by to cover the growth of enterprise cloud, the Cloud 2020 Summit he’s currently organizing, and what “The Internet of Things” means for the future. Then Deborah Salons (@dsalons), an attorney specializing in regulation and privacy, weighs in on if you can ever be truly be private in the cloud. Show timeline: • 0:00 – Introductions and News of the Week • 9:17 – Interview with Ben Kepes • 24:55 – Interview with Deborah Salons • 43:10 – Wrap up

Aaron and Brian give a brief “State of the Podcast” for 2013, and then discuss Enterprise Cloud Computing and some of the debates about how it is evolving.

When I speak to anyone in a time zone with a 12 hours difference and in opposite hemispheres it implies we are about as far as two people on the planet can be. You can play or download the recording at the bottom of this page. Ben is known for amongst other things, as the […] The post Ben Kepes – Future of Cloud Computing appeared first on AstrotalkUK.

Aaron and Brian talk with Ben Kepes (@benkepes) about the evolving Cloud Computing trends in the first half of 2012, building Cloud communities and how SMBs should be thinking about leveraging technology to gain business advantage.

Ben Kepes, from Diversity Limited, discusses general cloud attributes and what happens when we move beyond definitions: More mature deployments, use cases, and standards; as well as benefits: redundancy/flexibility and a greater range of services.

Reuven’s hosting solo this week and his guests are Ben Kepes from Diversity Limited and Reza Malekzadeh from Nimbula. Ben chats about the infrastructure and tech industry in New Zealand and how that ties to the opportunity in emerging markets while Reza tackles a discussion of the open source model and where the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) industry is heading. You can find Ben on Twitter @BenKepes and more about Nimbula at www.nimbula.com. Show Timeline: 0:00: Reuven updates us on his travels in Korea and covers the News of the Week 10:13: Interview with Ben Kepes from Diversity Limited 24:57: Interview with Reza Malekzadeh from Nimbula 35:21: Wrap up