Podcast appearances and mentions of chris sheldrick

Rich remembers his colleague Sam Rubin.Apple unveiled new iPads at an event called Let Loose. We saw new iPad Air and Pro models, a new Apple Pencil Pro, and updated Final Cut and Logic Pro apps.Jeff, in Fort Worth, Texas, is trying to connect LED lights that use 2.4 GHz to his Google Nest Wifi.Chris Sheldrick, creator of the app What3words, will explain how to use it to tell someone your exact location using simple words.Samsung is rolling out Galaxy AI features to more devices, including the S22 Series, the Z Flip 4, the Z Fold4, and Tab S8.John in Lake Forest and his Mom is addicted to home shopping channels. Is there is a way to restrict them. Rich says to check parental controls on the device.Serphane in Studio City wants a TV with dedicated bright and dim buttons. Rich says a universal remote might do the trick to quickly change the settings.Marcel in Brooklyn wants to know how to lock down his social media accounts like Instagram. Rich recommends being aware of scam messages trying to hijack your password and turning on two-factor authentication using an app.Craig in Iowa wants to know how to find the AI features on his Samsung S24 phone.Brad in West Los Angeles wants to know how to connect the iPhone 15 in Europe.WSJ says T-Mobile and Verizon are in talks to split up U.S. Cellular towers and spectrum.Eli Blumenthal of CNET joined to explain how your cell phone carrier tracks you and how to change that.Rich in Colorado Springs wants to know when to use a VPN.Linda in Burbank wants to know what will happen to the MVNO carriers when there are just three big networks in the United States.Rich talked about Moms and technology, 47% own a smartwatch, 43% listen to a podcast weekly and spend an average of 4 hours and 4 minutes online daily.Textnow has an interesting new plan called Free Essential Data, which gives you free access to text, talk, and essential data for email, maps, and rideshare apps.Google unveils the Pixel 8a for $500 and it gets seven years of software updates.Olga wants to know how to get her phone un-hacked. Rich mentioned Recovery Mode.Gary in Laguna Nigel has an Amazfit watch and wants to know if he can use it without his phone nearby.Allconnect has a great article about 5G Home Internet explained!Michael Motamedi will talk about how he traveled the world for a year using AI from GuideGeek.Disney, Hulu and Max will have a bundle soon.Apple releases a security update for iTunes on Windows.Don't fall for the Stolen iPhone Activation Lock Scam.Richard in Hilton, NY recommended the New bee earpiece. He said he paid $10 and it sounds great. Get full access to Rich on Tech at richontech.tv/subscribe

Co-founder & CEO Chris Sheldrick gives us the lowdown on what3words - a game changing global address system.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Ian King's show: Rachel Barton from Accenture speaks about their new survey suggesting UK companies are considerably more confident than their European counterparts; Chris Sheldrick from What 3 Words tells us about their latest deal with the Mongolian government; and there's Julien LaFargue from Barclays Private Bank with the latest from the markets

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Welcome to My Duvet Flip, where we get real with everyday people who are way more inspiring than those out-of-reach celebrities. Each episode, I chat with industry leaders and find out what makes them flip their duvet and face the day. Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Sheldrick, Co-Founder and CEO, what3words. It's going to be a super exciting convo full of all kinds of learning and insight.But seriously, hit subscribe to stay in the loop about new episodes, and follow us on social media for even more exclusive content. And a big shoutout to Aviva and EY for supporting this youthcast and all the young people out there. Because let's face it, who wouldn't want to flip their duvet when they have such awesome role models to look up to?☕️Tea break from 21:42 to 27:05 :)

This week's guest is Chris Sheldrick, co-founder & CEO of what3words. what3words is a global address system that has assigned three-word labels to all of the 57 million 3-meter squares that make up the surface of the earth With a background in the music industry, Chris noticed that traditional addresses for venues and precise stage doors or loading bays were not accurate enough. As a result, he set out to make a simpler version of addresses using just three words…meet what3words.Focusing on the entire world, Chris and his co-founders faced a huge challenge during targeting. Receiving lots of opinion on where to direct the business, the team identified a combination of these which worked for them. Having never fundraised previously, Chris explains that there's no written playbook and talks through just some examples of funding which may be suitable for some businesses. There's a lot to learn from such an industry changing business in a unique space.Partnering with large companies such as Intel, Mercedes, Ikea, Sony, Deutsche Bahn, Subaru, Motor Corp, Channel 4, Aramex, ITV, Horizons Ventures, & Alpine Electronics is an essential part of what3words' strategy.Listen in to find out more about what3words.Find out more about Chris Sheldrick via: LinkedIn and Twitter. Find out more about what3words via: website, Instagram, and LinkedIn. A new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to START UP and START NOW by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. After all, seeing is believing! Join the conversation using #startupstartnow and tagging us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Don't forget to leave a review as it really helps us reach those who need it and allows us to get the best guests for you! Connect with START UP. START NOW. and to nominate a guest please visit: www.startupstartnow.co.uk.  To connect with Sharena Shiv please visit: www.sharena.co.uk.

Hosted today by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing).As part of a special two-week series featuring highlights from recent Julius Baer podcasts, today's show is a conversation that Alan Hooks, Head of Private Clients for Julius Baer in the UK, had on Julius Baer's True Connections podcast. Alan spoke to Chris Sheldrick, the CEO and co-founder of what3words, and he asked Chris about what inspired him to set this business up and what the future holds for what3words, a company that offers an innovative address-finding solution.Our regular show that starts with daily market news returns on Monday 9th January. 

Today's guest is Chris Sheldrick, co-founder and CEO of what3words – the startup which is quite literally mapping the world.Chris Sheldrick grew up as a gifted musician who thought his music career was all mapped out but sadly, Chris suffers from a sleep disorder which saw him sever the very parts of his body required for such an illustrious career. Not deterred by this life-changing experience, Chris started a company that would later lead to founding what3words with his some of his best and brightest friends to forge a completely new standard in a field as old as time. Chris story is one of courage, determination, naïve optimism and grit – the golden traits of all great entrepreneurs.And in this conversation, Chris talks me through how he did it.How what3words is dividing the entire world into 57 trillion 3 by 3 meter squares using a unique combination of three words to ensure there isn't a place on earth where someone cannot get what they need whether it is a bank account, an emergency service or a way to their destination.Quite the feat for a classically trained bassoonist.This is the startup of startup stories with so many great lessons on how to get your startup from an idea to a business, how to find your first investors and commercial partners, why PR is important for businesses like this and what a tech entrepreneur learned from a musician.I thoroughly enjoyed what was rather a unique conversation and I am certain you will too.----------------Chris on Twitter / LinkedIn and InstagramWhat3Words website and on TwitterDanielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and  Instagram @daniellenewnham   / Newsletter  Let us know what you think of this episode and please rate, review and share - it means the world to me and helps others to find it too.

Hello and welcome to the Danielle Newham Podcast where I interview tech founders and innovators to learn the inspiring, human stories behind the game-changing tech we use every day.If you are a new listener, welcome. If you are a long-time listener, welcome back and thank you, thank you for sticking with me. I am really excited about Series 7 because we have some truly fantastic guests who are really candid with me which makes for great conversations. They open up about their career and life journeys, some of the harder lessons they have learned along the way and, really, lessons on how they did it. The steps it took for them to reach success because it's never straightforward is it? It's never linear and I hope these lessons will resonate with you as they did with me.There will be deep dives with a wide range of guests from Jack Butcher, the founder of Visualize Value to Rick Smith of Axon who is trying to make the world a safer place by using technology to replace the use of guns. We also have classical musician turned founder Chris Sheldrick of what3words who is literally mapping the world and I will also be speaking to design guru John Maeda and child prodigy turned founder Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon.To be the first to hear these new episodes, please do subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.Thank you and I hope you enjoy Series 7 of the Danielle Newnham Podcast.-----------Danielle Twitter / Instagram / Newsletter

July 14, 2022 | Today's headlines and what3words CEO Chris Sheldrick by Automotive News

We normally can't see it at the time but bad things often play a critical role in good things happening. As Steve Jobs famously said, it'll make sense looking backwards. This is exactly what happened to Chris Sheldrick who had plans to be a professional bassoonist but a freak injury changed the course of life. Chris is now the Co-Founder and CEO of What3Words, an alarmingly simple solution to a complex problem you didn't know we had - addresses. Lots of places don't have addresses - like a barge on a canal, or a spot on a mountainside. This makes it difficult to deliver or do things at those addresses so Chris's solution was to turn the world into 57 trillion 3-metre squares and give each of those squares a three word name, e.g. house, dog, car. But it's one thing haven't a genius idea. It's another thing executing on it. Find out how Chris has done it. We talk about: Why a young kid would play the bassoon  How sleepwalking can go wrong Why being polarising is good  How to raise funds Using What3Words to help in disasters The business model Feedback: hello@secretleaders.com  Sponsor links: eveyln.com/secretleaders svb.com/uk transparent.biz/SL vanta.com/secretleaders What3Words The what3words app, available for iOS and Android, and the online map enables people to find, share and navigate to what3words addresses in 51 languages to date.

The Sunday Times' tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on two guests this week. First up is Steven Levy, editor-at-large at Wired and author Facebook: The Inside Story, to talk about Sheryl Sandberg's original “deal” with Mark Zuckerberg (5:00), what Facebook was in the early days (7:10), the failure of the Zuck-Sheryl partnership (9:30), consolidation of Zuckerberg's power (19:00), the Washington DC operation (21:00), what Sandberg does next (26:30), and what Meta does next (31:20). Then Chris Sheldrick, co-founder and CEO of What3words, comes on to talk about dividing the world into 57 trillion squares (36:30), the origin of the idea (38:40), getting the world to sign up (42:00), partnering with Jaguar Land Rover (44:10), breaking into America and other markets (46:50), the battle for mapping dominance (50:15), the business model (54:20), translating the system into different languages (55:50), and getting its first contract - in Mongolia (57:40) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Chris Sheldrick is currently Co-Founder & CEO of what3words. Before taking the current role, he had more than 10 years of experience in the music industry, managing production for events all over the world. He quickly discovered that in the music world, people are frustrated and struggle with finding and navigating ways to the events. Chris tried distributing addresses and that is how what3words was born. As a global positioning system, what3words makes it easier for users to locate anywhere on earth even if the place does not have a specific address such as building entrances. So what exactly is what3words and how does it work? Let's find out in this Vietnam Innovators podcast episode with host Hao Tran! Listen to this episode on YouTube. And explore many amazing articles at the website vietcetera.com.Thank  Jio Health for sponsoring this episode.  With a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Jio Health integrates technology to optimize the examination experience for their customers. The Jio Smart Clinic provides a multi-specialty clinic experience with a team of elite doctors and cutting-edge technologies. With the Series B investment of up to 20 million USD, Jio Health is coming closer to expanding their Smart Clinics system nationwide. 

This week, on Tech Talk, we talk to Chris Sheldrick, the co-founder of location service 'What 3 Words'. Steve Tyler from Leonard Cheshire joins us to talk about the work that the charity does. Plus, Callum tries out the new sound splitter feature in JAWS. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker.  You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Friday so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode  We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk or tweet us @RNIBRadio with the hashtag #RNIBTechTalk

Welcome to The Busi-ness Podcast.Today I am joined by Chris Sheldrick, Co-founder & CEO of what3words.With a background in the music industry, Chris noticed that traditional addresses for venues and precise stage doors or loading bays were not accurate enough. As a result, he set out to make a simpler version of addresses using just three words…meet what3words.Working with co-founders comes with swings and roundabouts but Chris explains how his team had an ideal natural balance, with everyone responsible for their separate areas of business.Faced with a unique proposition, Chris unusually felt he wasn't faced with direct competitors. Instead, Chris spent his time understanding what his consumers currently use and how he can simplify this.Partnering with large companies such as Lamborghini is an essential part of what3words' strategy. It's evident that even though not everyone owns a Lamborghini, consideration, awareness, and credibility can be built through strategic partnerships.Focusing on the entire world, Chris and his co-founders faced a huge challenge during targeting. Receiving lots of opinion on where to direct the business, the team identified a combination of these which worked for them.Having never fundraised previously, Chris explains that there's no written playbook and talks through just some examples of funding which may be suitable for some businesses.There's a lot to learn from such an industry changing business in a unique space.I hope you enjoy this episode of The Busi-ness Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's behind the rise in inflation across the US and Eurozone? We hear from Jason Furman, the Aetna Professor of Economic Policy at both Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University. Are the economy and racism linked? That's the focus of a conference this week in the US - we hear from the president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, Neel Kashkari. And Ebay has partially severed its ties to Paypal. The changes mean that while eBay buyers can still pay with PayPal, sellers will be paid straight into their bank accounts; we speak to Owen Thomas, senior editor at media company Protocol. Plus, many walkers and other adventurers use the 'What 3 Words' location app and it's used by many emergency services. But mountain rescuers have questioned the app's accuracy, citing dozens of examples where the wrong address was given to their teams. So what can be done about it? We hear from the app's chief executive, Chris Sheldrick. And after months of working from home, are power lunches back on the menu? The BBC's Victoria Craig finds out. And we're joined throughout the programme by Nicole Childers, executive producer of Marketplace Morning Report in Los Angeles and Jasper Kim of Ewha University in Seoul. (Picture of dollars flying away. Picture via Getty Images).

Episode #25 Meet Chris Sheldrick, Co-owner of Banksia Bakery, Thicc Cookies, Big Brownies and Passion Tree Velvet. Chris was born and raised in England, after university the age of 23 he was selected to join the new entrepreneur foundation, a paid program, where every year they pick 25 of the future potential entrepreneurs of the country. It gave him the oppourtinity to meet amazing entrepreneurs and also have breakfast at Richard Branson house. After meeting his girlfriend, now wife Hannah, He moved to Australia to helped grow Passion Tree Velvet from 1 store to 13 stores. This is just the start for Chris and his business partners and I can't wait to see what they do over the next few years. Chris's story is so interesting, inspiring and will help anyone wanting to get into the industry.

This week Pocket-lint Mike Lowe is here to tell us about the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Note 20 launch. What did Samsung reveal, should we get excited, and just how much is it all going to cost?Stuart talks to the co-founder and CEO of What3Words, Chris Sheldrick, about mapping the world, And Pocket-lint's Max Freeman-Mills has been sleeping on the job, well testing the Withing Sleep Analyzer to be more precise joins us later to tell us whether it's worth your cash. 00:30 - Mike and Stuart talk the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch08:40 - Chris Sheldrick interview22:13 - Max gives us his verdict on the Withing Sleep AnalyzerVisit us at pocket-lint.com, check out our latest videos at youtube.com/pocketlintcom and sign up to our daily newsletter at pocket-lint.com/info/newsletter. *** Please also take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks! ***Hosted by Stuart MilesProduction and editing by Stuart MilesGuests: Mike Lowe, Max Freeman-Mills, Chris SheldrickMusic by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and SouthsideSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/pocket-lint-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As a tour manager, Chris Sheldrick was tired of everyone getting lost. Standard street addresses weren't ever precise enough, and GPS co-ordinates often got misheard. So, Chris and his co-founders invented a new global address system, what3words. Seven years on and what3words is being used across the world for all sorts of things, from helping the emergency services find the scene of an incident, to getting fish-and-chips delivered on the Isle of Man.Chris Sheldrick, Co-Founder and CEO of what3words, tells Claudia Winkleman about hiring adventurers, making deals with the Mongolian Postal service and why you'll often find him staring into space. Business Unusual is made in association with Vodafone Business, visit the Vodafone V-Hub platform vodafone.co.uk/business/vhub for one-on-one support with a dedicated business adviser, as well as access to an online knowledge centre aimed to help your business #KeepConnecting. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman.Produced by Listen Entertainment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PREPARE TO BE AMAZED! Ladies & Gentlemen this episode promises to be THICC and BIGG! Why? Because we have the co-founder and co-owner of the legendary Thicc Cookies, Bigg Brownies, Passiontree Velvet and now Banksia in Sydney's CBD Chris Sheldrick. Chris's story is just wild! From selling items on eBay as a young boy, to now running 4 hospitality-related companies in Sydney, Australia. What Chris and his team of family and friends have been able to achieve is amazing! Be warned though - This episode is more than just THICC it's SWEET & it's guaranteed to make you want to buy these cookies!GIVEAWAY TIME!!The Story Box Podcast is teaming up with THICC Cookies to giveaway 2 buckets of New York Style THICC Cookies to 2 lucky winners. Here is what you need to do in order to enter.1. Follow @thestoryboxpodcast & @Thicc.cookies also tag a friend to follow along!2. Leave a 5-star rating and review over on Apple Podcasts make sure to take a photo of your review and send it via DM to @thestoryboxpodcast (For those non-iPhone users send in your review via DM to @thestoryboxpodcast and share it on Instagram tagging @thestoryboxpodcast and @thicc.cookies) Pay it forward and help spread the love of these amazing stories.3. Enjoy the episode!Winners will be announced on Sunday 2nd of August and will be contacted directly. Only for Australian Postal codes Follow Chris Sheldrick & Thicc Cookies on Social MediaThicc Cookies Instagram Bigg Brownies InstagramBanksia Instagram Passiontree Velvet Instagram Chris Sheldrick InstagramWebsite to order cookies!Follow The Story Box on Social MediaThe Story Box InstagramThe Story Box Facebook PageThe Story Box Facebook Group Follow the founder and host Jay Fantom on Instagram If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a 5-star positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one.Take a photo of this episode and post it to Instagram and tag @TheStoryBoxpodcast and @thicc.cookies Let us know what you think. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What3Words is a global address system that has assigned three-word labels to all of the 57 million 3-meter squares that make up the surface of the earth. That approach enables you to go to the front door of house, the side door of an office building, the middle of city block, a specific tree in a park, or even a remote jungle location. It offers precision in space that is far superior to our postal address system and is more accessible than GPS coordinates.  Chris Sheldrick, CEO and co-founder of What3Words, discusses the origin behind the solution, his work in the automotive, transportation, and government sectors and how the approach aligns well with the rise of voice assistants. 

What is what3words? what3words is a really simple way to talk about location. We have assigned each 3m square in the world a unique 3 word address that will never change. For example, filled.count.soap marks the exact entrance to what3words' London headquarters. 3 word addresses are easy to say and share, and are as accurate as GPS coordinates. What you'll learn in this episode: Why you should use a 3 word address for package deliveries to your home. Why you should have a 3 word address for your business. Why you should use a 3 word address while at a sporting event. Why you should have the What3words app on your phone “If you're ordering a pizza to your home, if you're getting a package delivered from something you've bought online, if you want to get a taxi to somewhere ; we want you to be able to put in a three-word address just as if you were putting in something else, but knowing that it's far more accurate and far easier, and just works wherever you are in the world” – Chris Sheldrick Additional resources: Apps: Google: Apple: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/what3words/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what3words LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/what3words Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_sheldrick_a_precise_three_word_address_for_every_place_on_earth Twitter: https://twitter.com/what3words Website: https://what3words.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/what3words How to contact Tim at The CDL Podcast: Email: I have a question for Tim Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecdlpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecdlpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cdl-podcast/id1493883471 RSS Feed: http://thecdlpodcast.libsyn.com/rss Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-472076619 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jpNjfcTi4mRvZkysrHZy3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCDLPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMDYXkorVCP7qHZBj3QVSQ Website: http://thecdlpodcast.com/ Phone/text: US 260-225-3016 Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man's opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please help spread the word about our show and thank you for listening. The CDL Podcast - Educating and Entertaining you, one mile at a time…. With what3words, Chris Sheldrick and his team have divided the entire planet into three-meter squares and assigned each a unique, three-word identifier, like insisting.cycle.minutes, which will take you right to the main door (at the time this podcast was published) or provider.enjoyed.plot which will take you right to the scale house door at Real Alloy in Wabash, Indiana, giving a precise address to the billions of people worldwide who don't have one. Examples of where this is beneficial: Truck drivers – pinpoints exact docks and delivers locations. Emergency services, when they are trying to find a location where they need to get to a farmer who had a heart attack in a hayfield in 1000 acres. When you take your family to a football or baseball game, marking where you parked your car can save time if you need to call AAA to jumpstart your car. When you're at a rest stop or truck stop and you order a pizza, they can deliver it directly to you. Search engine integration: My favorite search engine is Duck Duck Go and they use What3words. This is how you use it in Duck Duck Go: Go to duckduckgo.com In the search bar type in “!w3w (and the 3 word address you want to find) Example: “!w3w name.oldest.memo” will put you in the middle of Times Square in NYC. You can see all of DDG's “bangs” here https://duckduckgo.com/bang The bang for “what3words” is “w3w”. To use it in search you must use “!w3w”. I am usually asked next “Well why do I need to use what3words when I use Google Maps? what3words isn't a navigation app like Google Maps. As I said earlier, it's a global addressing system that makes it simple to communicate exact locations. You can use what3words alongside Google Maps to navigate to precise destinations and to save and share exact locations faster and more easily than ever before. Google Maps usually isn't helpful if you want to navigate directly to a specific building entrance or location in a park. This is because when entering a street address into Google Maps, a pin typically drops in the center of a building or postcode, rather than an exact location. I had a horrible experience with it years ago when I was working for Diamonds Limousine service and had to drop off a client and took them to the wrong location which was about 20 miles off course. Embarrassing for both me and our company. While a 3 word address cannot yet be typed straight into Google Maps, it is easy to find a 3 word address in the what3words app and then navigate to that destination via Google Maps or your preferred navigation app. If you use the What3words app you can then navigate with it through Google maps. Here is a link to a 7-second video showing you how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p--1gqeH_pU

What3words is a global address system of 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares, each having been given a unique 3-word address. Alongside its successful consumer app and website, what3words' technology is integrated with over 100 partner apps and services around the world, available in over 10 languages and scaling rapidly. In 2015 what3words was a winner of the Grand Prix for Innovation at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and were awarded as a Sobrato Organization Economic Development Laureate at Silicon Valley's Tech Awards for Humanity.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.Watch Chris' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/chris-sheldrick-common-language-of-location

A London-based start-up developed an app that lets users locate a specific place using a three-word combination. Chris Sheldrick and his two friends, Mohan Ganesalingam and Jack Waley-Cohen, developed the app called what3words. Sheldrick used to provide services for live music events, requiring him to drop off equipment and direct bands to different locations. As Sheldrick became frustrated because of several mistakes with addresses, he tried to find a way to make locations easier to find and remember. To develop the app, Sheldrick and his friends first divided the globe into 57 trillion squares. Then, with Ganesalingam's background in mathematics, the three came up with around 40,000 words, which were divided into three-word combinations, to tag all the squares. A word combination can be obtained either by clicking one spot on the map or by typing in a place's address. To find a location using a word combination, a user should type three forward slashes, followed by the three words in the search tab of the app. The three words should be separated by periods. For example, the Statue of Liberty has been given the name “///planet.inches.most” by the app. What3words is free for public use, but profits will be generated from institutions that are planning to integrate the app into their operations. Currently, some of the start-up's partners include a ride-hailing app, logistics companies, and car manufacturers. The use of the app is widespread in Mongolia, where the postal service, banks, and modes of transportation have been using what3words as the official address tracking system. The app has also been translated to over 30 languages including French, Arabic, and Japanese. The creators hope that what3words will become a global standard in five years.

Chris Sheldrick is the CEO and co-founder of what3words, an easy-to-use geocoding system that the London-based company believes can be a new standard for sharing precise locations. It has created a three metre x three metre grid across the globe and assigned unique three-word addresses to every square. Emergency services and delivery companies are using the system to reduce error in reaching hard-to-find locations. Mercedes-Benz took a stake in the company and is integrating the platform into its vehicles.

Howdy! In the latest episode of the Voice for Voice, Geraint and Will are joined by the incredible Chris Sheldrick from What3Words! What 3 Words is a new global address system that segments the entire earth's surface into 3m x 3m squares, each assigned a memorable 3-word name.  This has huge implications for logistics, emergency services and much much more.  Chris talks about the crucial role Voice plays in What3Words, the challenges they've faced, and what the future holds.     

In this episode, Teri welcomes Giles Rhys Jones, the CMO of What3Words, a 100+ person tech startup trying to change the world for the better by addressing it all with just three words.Welcome, Giles!Giles created the vision, positioning, identity and go to marketing strategy for the company. He took What3Words from a quirky idea to a globally recognized brand used by organizations, individuals and governments in over 170 countries.What3Words’ technology helps people find locations on our entire planet using words instead of addresses. Giles comes on to talk about this technology and how voice technology is affecting the way locations can be found on planet earth.What3WordsThe company’s founder, Chris Sheldrick, used to organize music events around the world and was constantly frustrated with bad addressing. Band members and equipment would end up at the wrong place all the time. He used to use GPS coordinates but with GPS, if one mixed up just one number, they would get lost.Chris and his friend Mohan (a What3Words cofounder), decided that words are much more memorable and easier to communicate, and so they came up with an idea to cut the world up into 57 trillion three by three meters squares (ten foot by ten foot squares), which needed a word list of 40,000 words, so they could give each one of those squares a three word address. That is what the What3Words system does.They have given every three meter by three meter square on the planet a three word address identifier.Coming up with the 40,000 Words ListTo come up with the words, they started with a dictionary. They took out rude words, hyphenated words, and homophones. They then thought about how to make it much easier to use and so they decided to use shorter more memorable words in places where there are people.For example, London has short memorable words while the middle of the ocean has much longer English words.They have also done it in 36 different languages and they are working on more.They put similar sounding words really far part, for example, table.chair.lamp is in America while table.chair.damp is in Australia. They did that so that when someone makes an error then it’s a very obvious error that the system can notify them of on the spot. That error detection feature is built into the system.Use CasesThey have a free app that anybody can download and use.Different people are using it every day to meet up with their friends, specify the start of running trails, etc.Photographers, painters, campers, and anybody who is interested in going outdoors is using What3Words.Businesses and organizations are also using it, for example, it’s being used by emergency services in the UK and delivery companies all over the world.People are even adding a three word address to their existing street address.What3Words is available through the app and their code. They generate revenue by licensing their code to other businesses.To spread the word about What3Words for more widespread use, they have a B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) model. They are working with different brands. Travel companies use What3Words a lot.Learning Planet just produced their latest guide to Mongolia and they put three word addresses next to every single listing.People can use either the app or the website to get to whatever location they need to get to.They are also working with car companies. Mercedes Benz, for example, is building this technology into their car and telling all their customers that they can use What3Words in their cars as a point of differentiation. They are pushing out adverts and content telling people that they can use What3Words.The police services in the UK have built the What3Words software into their dispatch systems.What3Words plans on becoming a global standard and being integrated into the most typical location finding apps that people use.Embarking on Voice TechnologyVoice recognition is improving and will keep getting better, but it won’t solve the underlying problem of very bad addresses.Street addresses, post codes, and zip codes were built to enable postal delivery systems, and are not accurate. They are also not good at spotting errors.Entering an address into a vehicle is problematic, but now a person can jump into their car and say the three words representing the location they are going to.They are in the process of developing an Alexa skill and Google action. They have developed some beta products, for example, a product that can enable someone to order an Uber to pick them up from a three word address and take them to a three word address. Their skill will be available to people and they have built voice into their own app so people can say a three word address to the app. This is one of the services they sell through API or SDK.They have worked with a number of voice suppliers like Nuance and SoundHound to build on top of their voice recognition.Their system works offline so one doesn’t need a data connection for the system to work.Having an Office in MongoliaMongolia is a very vast country with a nomadic population and they move around on a frequent basis.Their government officials approved the adoption of What3Words and their postal service was the first in the world to use What3Words.One can send a letter in Mongolia to a three word address and the postal service will recognize that and deliver it to that precise spot.There is a whole ecosystem growing up around What3Words, for example, one can get a taxi to their three word location, Pizza Hut can deliver a pizza to a three word address, and even Airbnb is using it to get the nomadic tribes on their platform.List of resources mentioned in this episodeWhat3Words WebsiteSearch What3Words on App StoresOther useful resources:Voice in Canada: The Flash BriefingComplete List of Alexa CommandsAlexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in CanadaTeri Fisher on TwitterAlexa in Canada on TwitterAlexa in Canada Facebook PageAlexa in Canada Community Group on FacebookAlexa in Canada on InstagramPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris is the CEO & Co-Founder of what3words – a global address system which names every 3m square in the world with a unique 3-word address. Some of their backers include Intel, Mercedes (Daimler), Sony, Deutsche Bahn, SAIC Motor Corp, Aramex, Horizons Ventures, & Alpine Electronics. Daimler acquired a 10 percent stake in the London startup last year and built it into the navigation systems of its newest A-Class and B-Class cars and Sprinter commercial vehicles.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights from the episode:Working on their mission to change the way 7 billion people talk about addresses.The most interesting case studies: emergency services in the UK and the National Postal Service in MongoliaHow they got into Mercedes and Ford navigation systemsUser Cases in logistics – UPS has calculated that for every mile a driver wastes, it costs $50 million per year.Savings between 20% and 40% can be knocked off if couriers would not be going to the wrong addressTalking about the company’s culture: “To work at what3words you have to believe that creating a new global standard in the form of three words is a wonderful thing. Because of this belief, you are really keen to evangelize it with every opportunity.”How the invention of the wheeled suitcase is similar to what3wordsFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Giles Rhys Jones, Chief Marketing Officer for what3words, was interviewed for this episode of The Safety Doc Podcast. Dr. Perrodin contacted Giles after recently learning about what3words and instantly realizing its potential to recast swaths of school safety protocols. Giles and David discuss how w3w has interfaced with, and improved, rescue platforms and the potential ways the system might benefits schools. With 55 million students attending school daily in the  United States, w3w could immediately have a profound impact on improving school safety. Giles shares the fun story of a comparison of two persons assigned to deliver packages to addresses. One was provided traditional mapping options and the other with what3words. The person with w3w not only delivered the packages faster, and without having to seek clarifying directions, but also was happier with the activity! WHAT IS WHAT3WORDS? what3words (yes, all small letters) is a really simple way to talk about location as the company's geospatial engineering team divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and assigned each one a unique 3 word address. It means anyone can accurately find any location and share it more quickly, easily and with less ambiguity than any other system. The service can be used via the free mobile app or online map. It can also be built into any other app, platform or website, with just a few lines of code. You might not be aware of the software, but it's already integrated into several everyday platforms. For instance, car navigation systems are shifting to the precision of what3words. MERCEDES-BENZ USES W3W IN ITS VEHICLES. Mercedes-Benz is the first car company to integrate what3words into its in-car navigation systems. Drivers with compatible models can now say or type in a 3 word address to get directions to a precise 3m x 3m location, anywhere in the world. The adoption of what3words shows the company's commitment to a premium and intuitive customer experience and sees Mercedes-Benz leading the way in destination input. SOLVING AN INDUSTRY-WIDE PROBLEM. In a recent survey of new car owners, JD Power found that car navigation systems being difficult to use and inaccurate is one of the most frequently reported problems, along with voice recognition issues. The automotive industry has struggled to improve these features, and a significant reason is that the world's street addressing systems are incompatible with modern navigation needs, and especially voice input.‘Street addresses were just not built for voice input' says Chris Sheldrick, CEO and co-founder of what3words. ‘15 Ammanford Road and 50 Ammanford Road are hard for a voice system to distinguish between, and many road names aren't unique. There are 14 different Church Roads in London, and 632 Juarez streets in Mexico City. Street addresses can also be difficult to pronounce correctly. The town of Godmanchester, is actually pronounced ‘Gumster'. Mercedes-Benz is known for innovation, so it's no surprise to us that it is the first automotive company to integrate our system into their vehicles'. SCHOOL SAFETY AND 3-WORD ADDRESSES. David identified several benefits that what3words would bring to existing school safety practices. The first is the ability to map an entire campus. If a student is hiding in unfamiliar area of a campus due to an intruder, that student could use the w3w app to convey his or her specific location to emergency responders. Dr. Perrodin's second point is carried forward from his previous podcast in that what3words solves the age-old problem of what to do if an evacuation site or re-unification site is not available due to a myriad of reasons, including a larger perimeter established by law enforcement that encompasses those pre-determined locations. W3W efficiently allows for sharing of the evacuation or re-unification site as part of “working the problem” by authorities. It prevents people from locking in on a sub-optimal outcome of heading to a location that might not even be available as dictated by the dynamic context and situation. FOLLOW DR. PERRODIN: Twitter @SafetyPhD and subscribe to The Safety Doc YouTube channel & Apple Podcasts. SAFETY DOC WEBSITE & BLOG: www.safetyphd.com The Safety Doc Podcast is hosted & produced by David Perrodin, PhD. ENDORSEMENTS. Opinions are those of the host & guests and do not reflect positions of The 405 Media or supporters of “The Safety Doc Podcast”. The show adheres to nondiscrimination principles while seeking to bring forward  productive discourse & debate on topics relevant to personal or institutional safety. Email David: thesafetydoc@gmail.com LOOKING FOR DR.  TIMOTHY LUDWIG, PHD? Dr. Perrodin's “Safety Doc Podcast” negotiates school and community safety. To be informed about industrial safety, please contact Appalachian State University Professor Dr. Timothy Ludwig, PhD, at www.safety-doc.com Learn more about what3words at https://what3words.com/

Nick Hewer interviews Chris Sheldrick, founder and CEO of What3words, a start-up that has changed mapping by dividing the world into 3m x 3m squares that each have unique 3 word addresses. In this episode, Chris discusses how What3words has had a global outlook from day one and how this has helped them to sign deals with everyone from the Mongolian postal service to Mercedes-Benz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Originally from the music industry, what3words CEO Chris Sheldrick identified the need for a better addressing system, after bands and equipment constantly kept getting lost. FIREFIGHTING and PLAT BOOKS. Dr. Perrodin aced his classroom and field firefighting certification competencies - with one exception. He struggled to interpret coordinates on a plat book. First, for those of you not from my generation, a plat map, also known as a "plat," shows how a tract of land is divided into lots. It is drawn to scale and shows the land's size, boundary locations, nearby streets, flood zones, and any easements or rights of way. In the 1990s, fighting a fire in a rural, or unpopulated area, meant that the firefighter needed to pinpoint the location of the fire against the matching “plat” in what was typically a bound book of plat maps. WHAT3WORDS started in 2013 and has blazed across the globe, benefitting not only the logistical variables of delivery, but has extended into other areas, including rescue. The what3words system is fixed and will never change. So a 3 word address today will still be the same in 10 years' time. The square size of 3m x 3m is consistent across the globe, eliminating the need to switch between addressing formats or coordinate systems based on a country or industry sector. WORDS BEAT NUMBERS. Using words means that non-technical people can discover and understand a 3 word address more easily than a postcode or GPS coordinates. They can also share that address more quickly, more accurately and with less ambiguity than with any other system. For example, cave.arrive.rider is a square of beach in Los Angeles. This might be handy information for staking out the best spot for sunning, but it could also be information to direct emergency assets if someone had a heart attack. The beach doesn't have an address - so the problem with emergency response is quite clear - and also the specific way that what3words can add precision to a rescue. HOW THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM WITH SCHOOL RE-UNIFICATION SITES. Dr. Perrodin's consistent message for school safety is to cautiously approach preparing re-unification sites as part of a school safety plan. The problem with designating a church 2 blocks away as a re-unification site is that the fire department might declare a perimeter of 6 blocks around the school. In a moment, everything you've planned for in your evacuation is now out the window. Instead, at the start of every school year, Dr. Perrodin urges schools to inform parents that in the event of a student evacuation, the re-unification site will be determined as “part of working the problem.” what3words can provide a 3 word address for the impromptu re-unification location. This is a step forward from an address, example, as the W3W address can identify a specific entrance for parents. ADA DESIGNED. David also notes that the W3W system appears to be highly-compliant with ADA standards. It can interface with voice-input systems, wearables, and so on. This is very important for school as it helps ensure accessibility by students with special needs. FOLLOW DR. PERRODIN: Twitter @SafetyPhD and subscribe to The Safety Doc YouTube channel & Apple Podcasts. SAFETY DOC WEBSITE & BLOG: www.safetyphd.com The Safety Doc Podcast is hosted & produced by David Perrodin, PhD. ENDORSEMENTS. Opinions are those of the host & guests and do not reflect positions of The 405 Media or supporters of “The Safety Doc Podcast”. The show adheres to nondiscrimination principles while seeking to bring forward productive discourse & debate on topics relevant to personal or institutional safety. Email David: thesafetydoc@gmail.com LOOKING FOR DR. TIMOTHY LUDWIG, PHD? Dr. Perrodin's “Safety Doc Podcast” negotiates school and community safety. To be informed about industrial safety, please contact Appalachian State University Professor Dr. Timothy Ludwig, PhD, at www.safety-doc.com Learn more about what3words at https://what3words.com/

Today we welcome Chris Sheldrick CEO and Co-Founder of What3Words, a geocoding systems company that has divided the world into 57 trillion 3m squares with the goal of revolutionising our location practices. After an injury derailed dreams of becoming a professional bassoon player, Chris used his knowledge of and passion for music to start two companies in the sector. A serial entrepreneur, W3W is Chris’s third company. Listen as he takes us through his unconventional journey to CEO and how he plans to change the world’s understanding and use of addresses.

The Sunday Times’ Danny Fortson brings on Chris Sheldrick, founder of what3words, to talk about the problem with addresses (4:25), why we need a new system (5:10), the challenge of convincing people to leave old way behind (7:15), who is using what3words today (8:55), competing with GPS (11:10), the “killer app” he is looking for (12:45), how wheeled suitcases are like addresses (14:05), starting out as a musician (17:10), how a sleep-walking accident changed his life (19:00), how he settled on three words (20:20), pitching the idea to investors (22:15), how he plans to not be another good idea that dies on the vine (24:20), raising $50m and creating a business model (26:35), taking on “Big Address” (28:45), starting the company with a dictionary (32:25), and choosing languages (34:25). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan McConkie of Northern Illinois Univ explains the stand-off between states and feds over marijuana. BYU's Laura Padilla-Walker claims that teens who help strangers have higher self-esteem. Chris Sheldrick of what3words has given a unique address to every spot on Earth. Sam Payne of The Apple Seed brings a story told by Thomas S. Monson. Jane Hinckley of BYU on early British women who paved the way for future female writers.Univ of South Florida's Bryanna Fox on burglar personality types.

With what3words, Chris Sheldrick and his team have divided the entire planet into three-meter squares and assigned each a unique, three-word identifier, like famous.splice.writers or blocks.evenly.breed, giving a precise address to the billions of people worldwide who don't have one. In this quick talk about a big idea, Sheldrick explains the economic and political implications of giving every location on earth an accurate address -- from building infrastructure to sending aid to disaster zones to delivering hot pizza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can refugees improve their lot? There are about 65 million displaced people in the world, according to the UN. And as many flee their places of birth for the long term, they need work to support themselves and for a sense of purpose.The BBC's Jane Wakefield talks to urban refugee worker Robert Hakiza, who escaped violence in Congo to live in Kampala, Uganda. She also hears about an innovative new system to find out where you are. Chris Sheldrick explains how What 3 Words, his company, can help.And Dale Gavlak reports on a new scheme to get Syrian refugees into work from Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp.(Picture: An immigrant worker cutting paving stone on wood. Credit: Getty.)

Chris is an entrepreneur who has invented a better way to navigate by taking on the address, GPS and postal space. He’s divided up the world into 57 trillion 3m squares and assigned 3 words to each one - a giant grid and the simplest way to communicate a location. Available as podcast in iTunes (Apple) and Stitcher (Android) Sign up to the Samira Stalks mailing list at www.samirastalks.com for written summary The post #22 3 words to invent a new address system with Chris Sheldrick, What3Words appeared first on Samira Stalks.

what3words is disrupting the addressing industry across the world by mapping 57 trillion 3x3 meter squares onto the surface of the planet. With what3words it's possible to pinpoint a location in the ocean, the dessert or to find any address in the world. Titus Sharpe interviews CEO Chris Sheldrick to find out more about the implications of this technology.