Podcast appearances and mentions of conner forrest

The dramatic shift to remote work experienced over the last two years has changed employee expectations about not only where work gets done, but what tools are needed to work efficiently. Senior analyst Conner Forrest returns with study data showing just how attitudes have changed and analyzes the impacts with host Eric Hanselman. People are no longer satisfied with the “minimum viable work experiences” driven out of the pandemic. They've seen the future and want it now.

Conner Forrest is an Analyst with the Workforce Productivity and Compliance team at 451 Research. His areas of focus are content management, HR tech and corporate performance management. Before joining 451 Research, Conner worked as a senior editor with CBS Interactive, covering a variety of enterprise tech trends. He received a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Louisville and a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University.

Is Apple Doomed? In this bonus discussion, TechRepublic's Business Technology Weekly crew plus TechRepublic staff writer Conner Forrest talk about our takeaways from Apple's WWDC 2016. We discuss the more significant announcements — like the one about encryption, and the trivial — like new emojis and text bubbles. We question the media hype surrounding the conference, and whether every event like this has to be full of big, exciting announcements, and we speculate about what’s going on behind the scenes at Apple and what it might mean for business users. Full episode: http://tek.io/1UQv40N.

How do you know when the time is right to pitch your startup to investors? Is crowdfunding right for your business? In her interview with Kelly Hoey, Alicia Syrett, angel investor, founder of Pantegrion Capital, and a CNBC PowerPitch panelist, answers these questions and gives tips on what every founder should have in their pitch deck. Notes New York Angels Cisse Cocoa Willa Cosmetics The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, iBooks Person of the Year, Chancellor of the Free World by Karl Vick / Berlin with Simon Shuster, Time Christine Lagarde, iMFdirect The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: Melinda Gates, Forbes Additional Reading So What Should I Put In A Pitch Deck?!? by Alicia Syrett, LinkedIn Angel pet peeves: Avoid these things in a pitch by Alicia Syrett, CNBC How To Become An Angel Investor by Dorie Clark, Forbes Pros and Cons of Using an Angel Investor to Fund a Startup by Murray Newlands, Startup Grind Funding your startup: Crowdfunding vs. angel investment vs. VC by Conner Forrest, TechRepublic A teen skincare startup reinvents the Avon Lady for the digital generation by Jaclyn Trop, Fortune 7 tips for nailing a startup pitch to a boardroom full of VCs by Hila Shitrit Nissim, VentureBeat What are examples of VC Due Diligence Check Lists? Quora How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence by Martin Zwilling, Entrepreneur Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

On this episode of the TechRepublic podcast Conner Forrest explains how the AT&T's lawsuit to prevent Google Fiber in Louisville could have national implications. And, Bill Detwiler shares listener feedback about the Apple and FBI standoff. Dial-in to learn what TechRepublic readers think. Links mentioned in this episode: AT&T goes to war with Google Fiber in Louisville: Why Ma Bell could win and what it would mean - http://www.techrepublic.com/article/at-t-goes-to-war-with-google-fiber-in-louisville-why-ma-bell-could-win-and-what-it-would-mean/. Apple’s FBI standoff: Why it’s a lot bigger than breaking into one device - http://www.techrepublic.com/article/apples-fbi-standoff-why-its-a-lot-bigger-than-breaking-into-one-device/. Apple vs. FBI: TechRepublic members speak out, side with Apple - http://www.techrepublic.com/article/apple-vs-fbi-techrepublic-members-speak-out-side-with-apple/. What the history of cyber war teaches us about Apple-FBI standoff and today's security nightmares - http://www.techrepublic.com/article/what-the-history-of-cyber-war-teaches-us-about-apple-fbi-standoff-and-todays-security-nightmares/. Read more: http://tek.io/1VToruk. Thanks for listening.