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Private Mobile Cloud Takes on Enterprise Campus Wi-Fi gaps, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Coverage Dead Spots and Bandwidth Hungry AI, Highway 9 Mobile Cloud Podcast, “That's why to solve this problem, we've introduced the notion of a private mobile Cloud. I think the question you have now is, what is the private mobile Cloud?” “People want continuous coverage without any dead spots,” says Alwyn Sequeira of Highway 9. Now, more than ever, there is an expectation that virtually every enterprise faces that employees, vendors, customers, patients, visitors, students, and partners, will expect and likely need excellent Wi-Fi and connectivity to their respective carrier, that's continuous. Alwyn notes that Wi-Fi gaps, carrier dead spots, and now the explosive bandwidth needs of AI, can create mismatch of need, expectations and results. In this podcast we learn about Highway 9's response, Private Mobile Cloud. “That's why to solve this problem, we've introduced the notion of a private mobile Cloud. I think the question you have now is, what is the private mobile." Highway 9 Networks is the industry's first mobile cloud for delivering cloud-native mobile connectivity and services for the AI-driven enterprise. The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud enables voice + data coverage everywhere, reliable and high-performance mobile connectivity for AI-driven use cases like robotics, factory automation and drones, and always-on mobile data access for top priority apps and communications. Highway 9 Mobile Cloud enables smart phones, tablets, computers, new AI-driven devices, and the proliferation of next gen IoT to interconnect with apps, data and each other, as well as cloud services.​ It addresses the key enterprise requirements of cleanly integrating into existing IT infrastructure and security policies, seamlessly operating across mobile service providers, and delivering a cloud-based approach to automate and lifecycle manage the full mobile stack. Developed by veteran leaders from VMware, Highway 9 networks launched from stealth in February 2024 with $25M in funding from top-tier investors Mayfield, General Catalyst and Detroit Ventures. In the last year, Highway 9 Networks has been recognized as a 'Cool Vendor' in Gartner's 2023 Cool Vendors in Cloud report. Prominent analyst groups like Frost & Sullivan, IDC and Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) have also validated our position in the market. Visit https://highway9.com/

Paul Monasterio co-founded Kalepa in 2018 with the mission to help commercial insurance underwriters bind business with confidence. Kalepa's AI-powered Copilot software enables underwriters to focus their time on the highest ROI opportunities and to quickly evaluate and optimally select risk. Paul talks about finding the balance between underwriters saying yes to everything versus saying no to everything, to focus their time on selecting exactly the right opportunities that bring profitability and reduce claims risk. The first decision an underwriter has to make is where to use their time - so Copilot helps triage opportunities based on their attractiveness and alignment to the strategic book priorities.  Paul also discusses technology tools and changes applicable to commercial insurance, focusing on the right opportunities and understanding risk exposures in the right context. He sees that underwriters need to be better armed to address the complexity and nature of claims and new lines. He does not see a world in which there are fewer underwriters, or less work to do. instead, he sees winning carriers and MGAs as those who understand where to use technology to augment their underwriters' skills and not fall into the trap of thinking tech will drive personnel cost savings. Kalepa is backed by IA Ventures, Inspired Capital, and leaders in technology and financial services. Kalepa was recognized as one of the most innovative insurtechs in the world as part of FinTech Global Insurtech 100 in 2022 and 2023, one of Benzinga's Best Insurtechs in 2021, and as a Cool Vendor by Gartner in 2020. Prior to founding Kalepa, Paul was an executive at Facebook/Meta, Mastercard, and Applied Predictive Technologies, developing novel applications of data and technology to solve the most critical problems of Global 1000 firms in insurance, banking, and the public sector in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Paul also founded Forg, a microfinance organization fostering micro-entrepreneurship in South East Asia. Paul graduated with a PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT and holds Bachelors degrees with Highest Honors and Highest Distinction in Mathematics and Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Fabian Heinrich, CEO und Co-Founder von Mercanis, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 10 Millionen Euro.Mercanis hat eine Procurement-Suite-Lösung mit den Schwerpunkten Sourcing und Lieferantenmanagement entwickelt. Um den Einkauf und den Beschaffungsprozess maßgeblich zu verändern, bietet das Startup eine umfassende Produktpalette an, die sich auf die vier Kernbereiche Spend Analytics, Sourcing & Request Events, Supplier Management sowie Contract Management konzentriert. Dieser Ansatz der digitalen Beschaffung ermöglicht es Unternehmen, durch Netzwerkeffekte und Automatisierung erhebliche Einsparungen zu erzielen. Hierbei verspricht das Unternehmen mehr als 40 % geringere Kosten. Mercanis wurde im Jahr 2020 von Fabian Heinrich und Moritz Weiermann in Berlin gegründet. Mittlerweile zählen Kunden wie Linde, Wilson, Frutiger und Oventrop auf die Lösung des Startups. Die innovative Arbeit von Mercanis wurde kürzlich von Gartner® als Cool Vendor ausgezeichnet.Nun hat das Berliner Startup in einer Seed-Runde 10 Millionen Euro unter der Führung von Signals.VC, DI Technology und Speedinvest eingesammelt. Außerdem beteiligten sich Business Angels wie Dr. Ulrich Piepel, Dr. Marcell Vollmer, Mirko Novakovic und Victor Jacobsson. Das frische Kapital soll nun für die Weiterentwicklung der Produkte eingesetzt werden. Zudem soll auch das Potenzial von KI innerhalb der Procurement Suite ausgeschöpft werden. Large Language Models sind dabei bereits bei der Analyse von Verträgen und autonomen Beschaffungsprozessen integriert. Neben der Produktentwicklung soll das frische Kapital auch den Ausbau von Go-to-Market-Strategien in den Fokus nehmen, um unter anderem den Kundenstamm zu erweitern. 

In this enlightening episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Alex Babin, CEO of ZERO Systems, a company at the forefront of AI innovation, working with Fortune 500 companies and recently recognized as a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner. Starting with debunking some of the most common misconceptions about AI, Alex explains that it's not an 'out-of-the-box' solution, nor a tool that flawlessly executes tasks with just any data. The path to AI effectiveness begins with understanding one's data and the company's ROI, taking a step-by-step approach. This episode dives deep into the evolution of AI, shedding light on the new layer of metric data - user-generated data or feedback loop - which is revolutionizing the way AI tools interact and learn. Listen to Alex as he illustrates how AI can be a bridging mechanism to connect ontologies, and how this can be leveraged by Fortune 1000 companies for more efficient data utilization. A core theme of our discussion is the lack of enterprise-scale AI solutions and the current trend of piecing together fragmented applications. As we navigate these challenges, Alex introduces us to the concept of skilled AI models (SAMs), a potential roadmap to achieving comprehensive, end-to-end solutions. As AI is rapidly advancing, an 'arms race' of sorts has been initiated. Alex underscores the urgent need for AI governance and ethical considerations to ensure this powerful tool doesn't spiral out of control. Join us in this riveting conversation as we explore the landscape of AI, its potential, its challenges, and the future it's carving out for enterprises across the globe. 

This episode Beth & Wendy discuss what every tech startup dreams of: How to become a Gartner Cool Vendor. Beth has had several clients become Cool Vendors. In starting her own company, Wendy immersed herself in understanding the nitty gritty of the Cool Vendor process. Listen as these Analyst Relations experts discuss their experiences with how becoming a Cool Vendor can shape your company's story.  Show your support for the Bendy Show by becoming a monthly supporter or buy us a coffee Read Beth's Cool Vendor companion blog post Check out additional Cool Vendor resources: Hank Barnes: Rethinking Categories Jim Hare: Insider Secrets to Becoming a Gartner "Cool Vendor" - Jim Hare (discussed in today's episode) Follow us on Social: The Bendy Show Website: https://www.thebendyshow.com/ Beth's contact info: Email: beth@torriecommunications.com Twitter: @bethtorrie Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/workingmom/ Wendy's contact info: Email: wendy@canopycommunication.com Twitter: @WLS26 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyshlensky/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebendyshow/support

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. Will your sales organization utilize it or will they be left behind?AI is having a big impact on B2B sales by empowering salespeople to focus on what they do best: building meaningful relationships with their prospects. But wait, don't worry about AI replacing human sales reps! Usman Sheikh, Founder and CEO of xiQ, a Silicon Valley-based AI-powered SaaS platform explains how AI can be a game-changer for sales leaders who embrace it as a tool to gain a competitive advantage.In this podcast, we dive into the cutting-edge applications of generative AI in B2B sales, including how to create hyper-personalized emails and communication that resonate with your target audience.If you want to stay ahead of the curve in this rapidly evolving landscape, you won't want to miss this must-watch interview.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to AI and ChatGPT 06:05 Combining ChatGPT With Up To Date Data Sources 10:26 How Sellers Can Use ChatGPT 18:42 The Role of AI in the Shift From Lead Quantity to Quality 24:08 Techniques To Make Your Sellers More Productive28:58 Understanding How To Write Effect Prompts 35:48 What CEOs Need To Know & Do About AI44: 50 Using AI Along The Entire Lifecycle Of The Customer47:40 How To Live With AI About Our Guest:Usman Sheikh is the Founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based xiQ, Inc. a next-generation, AI-powered, SaaS platform for B2B sales and marketing. Prior to founding xiQ Inc, Usman served as Vice President with SAP, SE, where he held leadership positions in Product Management, Sales Enablement, and Digital Commerce globally. He left SAP to pursue his passion for developing next-generation technologies using AI at the intersection of B2B Sales and Marketing.About xiQ:xiQ Inc. is a Personality-driven Sales and Marketing Platform™ that combines neuroscience, psychology, and AI to understand the buyers' mindset. xiQ reinvigorates b2b sales and marketing by doubling down on industry-leading personality and behavioral science to provide broader, deeper, and more actionable insights. Companies using xiQ are able to increase their sales win rates by 4x, increase client engagement by 10x and realize ROI within weeks.xiQ Inc. won the award for ‘Best Use of Martech for Demand Generation' in 2022, was recognized as a Leader in ‘G2 Enterprise ABM Category', and was named a ‘Cool Vendor for Marketing Technology' by Gartner. Social links:LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/usmanmsheikh/Website: https://www.xiqinc.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xiqincYou can learn more about and connect with Alice Heiman in the links below.Website: https://AliceHeiman.comConnect with Alice on LinkedIn 

In today's episode, I chat with Rob Whalen, sales operation executive, entrepreneur, and the CEO / Co-Founder of PTO Exchange, a benefits platform that turns unused paid time off (PTO) hours into liquid assets that can be converted into things employees value – retirement accounts, student loan repayment, travel awards, and charitable causes.The organization's innovative approach to employee compensation and wellness has been featured in the likes of Bloomberg News, The Washington Post, Fox Business News, and GeekWire.With over 17 years' of experience selling software through partner and channel operations, Rob is a master when it comes to strategically analyzing problems,  increasing customer acquisition, and creating products that deliver a competitive advantage. The focus of our discussion was his work at PTO Exchange, where while building the company with his co-founder, Todd Lucas, they happened upon an opportunity to leverage previously under-utilized employee benefits. They discovered that by enabling this capability and accountability, organizations could create equity and inclusion for workers, and allow them to direct earned benefits to the causes that mattered most to them. Truly ahead of its time, the organization embraces employee empowerment wholly, and their thinking is very much with the trend. Employees are increasingly demanding financial agency, and whether its innovations like daily pay, or the option to leverage underutilized benefits, organizations are rising to the challenge with the help of leaders like Rob. I know I learned a lot in our brief time together, and I hope you enjoy our conversation, as much as I did recording it.Rob WhalenRob Whalen is the Co-Founder and CEO of PTO, Inc. where he started the company with Todd Lucas from his house in Woodinville. He is a serial entrepreneur with a BA in accounting from Seattle University and over 25 years selling and developing software and hardware products. PTO Exchange was selected a “Cool Vendor of the year” by Gartner in 2017 and was one of this years “Awesome New Technology's” at the Health and Benefits Leadership conference 2018.  His vision of the company is to address the workers of tomorrow with flexible, portable benefits.LinkedInWebsiteThinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. We tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture. And if you enjoy the work we're doing here, consider giving us a 5-star rating, leaving a comment & subscribing. It ensures you get updated whenever we release new content & really helps amplify our message.LinkedInInstagramTwitterWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedInTwitter

We know how important taking time off from work is. It allows us to disconnect from work, spend time with family, create new experiences, explore some creative interests. It's good for our emotional and mental well being. But for some people, taking time off is stressful. Maybe they're buried under debt so the thought of taking a vacation is a distant dream. Or maybe they just have so much built up paid time off (PTO) from, say, working in healthcare nonstop due to COVID. It feels really stressful to think you built up a huge bank of PTO because you showed up as you should, only to potentially lose it because you don't use it.This week on the podcast, I'm talking with Rob Whalen, CEO of PTO Exchange, an organization that helps organizations create solutions for employees to self-direct the value of their unused paid time off for other needs and causes. There are so many options that can create a culture of support and meeting employees where they are right now.In the episode, we talk about different types of PTO exchange, why supporting employees in this way can reduce turnover, the value of bringing different roles into the organization's customer experience, and more. It's such a practical and needed way to meet the customized needs of every team member.About Rob Whalen:Rob Whalen is the co-founder and CEO of PTO Exchange, the leading benefits platform that allows employees to self-direct the value of their unused paid time off for other needs and causes. He is a serial entrepreneur that has over 25 years selling and developing software and hardware products, and a BA in accounting from Seattle University.While building the company, Rob and his co-founder, Todd Lucas, found their mission was to enable flexibility into those benefits that employees earned but could not utilize. They also discovered that by enabling this capability and accountability, PTO Exchange created equity and inclusion for workers to be compensated for their accrued productivity creating a better benefit.PTO Exchange was selected as a “Cool Vendor of the year” by Gartner in 2017 and awarded “Awesome New Technologies" at the Health and Benefits Leadership Conference in 2018.Mentioned in this Episode of Mental Health for Leaders:PTO ExchangeThe Dream Manager by Matthew KellyJoin the monthly digital subscription

Referrals are most often your most potent source of talent for your organization.  So investor referrals must be the holy grail of all referrals. After all, there is a vested interest in your company's success so why shouldn't the referrals be outstanding?  Here's the thing to consider. Yes, these referrals are gold but it is dangerous to assume that this person will automatically thrive in your unique company.  We cannot forgo a formal interview process based on a strong voucher from a trusted source.  The only way we discover if they will in fact thrive, is to be diligent in the interview process to really understand if the person desires the value your organization brings to the table. .  The decision needs to be made through evidence and buy-in rather than confirmation bias and assumptions.  Guest Bio: Robert Whalen is the Co-founder and CEO of PTO Exchange, the first benefits platform that allows employees to self-direct the value of their unused paid time off for other needs and causes.  He is a serial entrepreneur that has over 25 years selling and developing software and hardware products for the world. Under his leadership, Rob and his co-founder, Todd Lucas led PTO Exchange to  “Cool Vendor of the year” by Gartner in 2017 and awarded “Awesome New Technologies" at the Health and Benefits Leadership Conference in 2018. TODAY WE DISCUSS: Investor referrals: The value & challenges  The importance of proper diligence in your interview process for referrals HIRING STORY: When we first started the business with 4 founders, 2 of us were working on the project constantly and the other 2 were not putting in the time so prior to vesting we bought the other two out.  We had to do this to keep a clean up the cap table so that we could raise capital.   Going through this process we realized having that right person at the right time joining the company is really important.   So we put a simple process in place What the company needs or needs to know in our case. 3 things we are looking to have them accomplish - alignment 3 interviews at minimum Gut check - (culture, willingness to learn) Reference checks PROBLEM: Challenge? When you raise capital you hope those investors will bring value and relationships.  But investors aren't there day in and day out managing the business and they sometimes associate a person's success at another of their other companies to the value that individual could bring to yours Most of the time the investors' relationships are with the other executives and most of the time you aren't looking for a high paid person.  An example is when we were hiring a VP of Sales as a small company. VC wanted them to hire a particular person  Expensive No skin in the game Not a known entity to you - getting dirty Not the highest paying company Get to do things they wouldn't be able to do at a large company Mission-driven people - passionate about the mission Do they care about what we do Why is this important to the company? People have to fit in with the culture They are a large % of the population  They need to be able to learn, be curious,  and take on responsibility Rick's Nuggets: Value in referrals  Cannot rush or fast track the process. Work within your timeline  No skipping steps How do we solve the problem?  Knowing when to say no to the investor This is sometimes tough to do when they are looking to help your business and they don't see their input being considered When people try and help you,  you need to understand that those suggestions or introductions come with emotions attached. Having a process that to hiring helps facilitate your decisions and reasoning. Which helps take the emotions out of the decision In an early-stage company where you might not have the money or benefits to attract the top-top tier individuals. we look for those candidates who are trying to grow into the role.  Candidates that have the experience but do not have the title and maybe they are looking to have more responsibility because that comes with being in a small/agile company. They have the ability to solve problems and are open to new ways of thinking. Look for the hidden value in the person The individual needs to have the willingness to learn and take on responsibility  Finding the intangibles that they can bring to the team. Usually this is in comes from their personal experiences and not their career experiences Personality fit We look for candidates that have similar passions but different problem-solving skills  This brings diversity in developing our company's ability to be more agile when confronted with roadblocks. Rick's Nuggets: Values fit firstDoes the person operate to the expectations of the rest of the organization? Key Takeaways that the Audience can plug into their business today! (Value): Create a process - simple is best but a process that works for the size of your company. I have made great hires and bad hires.  The difference in those decisions was not following the process and being in a hurry to fill the role. Taking things slowly, stepping back, and following a process would have shed light on what later became an issue.  Culture fit is the most important piece.   I have a rule of thumb.When making a big purchase, walk away and reflect on how this purchase is going to impact your life.  Because making a wrong purchase can have a very negative impact on you.  I have found the same rule applies when hiring employees. Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-whalen-1287077/ Company: https://www.ptoexchange.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ptoexchange Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptoexchange Blog: https://www.ptoexchange.com/blog Host Links:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-girard-07722/ Company: https://www.stridesearch.com/ Podcast: https://www.hirepowerradio.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEJm9RoCfu8y7AJpaxkxqQ Authored:  "Healing Career Wounds"  https://amzn.to/3tGbtre Startup: www.intertru.ai HireOS® inquiry: rick@stridesearch.com Show Sponsor: www.stridesearch.com www.intertru.ai

Rob Whalen is the Co-Founder & CEO of PTO Exchange, which converts unused paid time off into tangible financial assets, travel, or gifts. He shares his aha moment and insights on how to look at how you should be looking at PTO. Three things in this episode that we dive into. 1️⃣ How PTO Policies may be holding Diversity and Inclusion back 2️⃣ Creative ways to use PTO when you can cash them out 3️⃣ The Mirage, known as Unlimited PTO Watch the full episode on YouTube Links:PTO Exchange Website: https://www.ptoexchange.com (https://www.ptoexchange.com) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pto (https://www.linkedin.com/company/pto) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptoexchange (https://www.facebook.com/ptoexchange) Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTOExchange (@ptoexchange) Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pto (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pto) Rob Whalen Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-whalen-1287077/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-whalen-1287077/) Time Stamps:00:00 PTO Exchange | Rob Whalen, Co-founder and CEO 01:39 Intro 03:51 Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur 06:31 From Idea to Reality 08:35 Redefining the Perspective of PTO 10:03 Creating Equality and Inclusion with PTO 12:54 How We Look at PTO has Changed 15:45 Creative uses of PTO Value 17:30 Are Americans Using More or Less PTO 20:58 Using Accrued PTO for Employee Retention 23:33 The Unlimited PTO Mirage 27:15 Unlimited means less time off 30:50 PTO the Great Equalizer 32:51 ESG and PTO 36:12 Advice on PTO 36:49 Closing Thoughts Supporting PartnersSupport is provided by Solvpath, an A.I.-driven customer support system that uses a visual format and self-serve technology to quickly and effectively resolve issues, resulting in satisfying support experiences for customers. Get the best customer support system for your business. Get Solvpath. Get started by visiting www.getsolvpath.com This is a Production of Diamond D3, Media ABOUT: PTO Exchange: The first platform that allows employees to self-direct the value of their unused paid time off (PTO) for other needs and causes. Rob Whalen: the Co-founder and CEO of PTO Exchange, the first benefits platform that allows employees to self-direct the value of their unused paid time off (PTO) for other needs and causes. He is a serial entrepreneur that has over 25 years selling and developing software and hardware products, and a BA in accounting from Seattle University. While building the company, Rob and his co-founder, Todd Lucas, found their mission was to enable flexibility into those benefits that employees earned but could not utilize. They also discovered that by enabling this capability and accountability, PTO Exchange created equity and inclusion for workers to be compensated for their accrued productivity creating a better benefit. PTO Exchange officially launched in 2017 at the HR Tech Conference and quickly redefined the category in the HR space. The company was featured in top media outlets like Bloomberg and The Washington, was selected as a “Cool Vendor of the year” by Gartner in 2017 and awarded “Awesome New Technologies" at the Health and Benefits Leadership Conference in 2018. Tedd Huff: President & Founder of Diamond D3, a professional services consulting firm focused on, global payments, and marketing. He is also a video podcast host and producer of Fintech Confidential and Head of Corporate Strategy at Corvia.  Over the past 24 years, he has contributed to FinTech startups as an Advisory Board Member, Co-Founder, and Chief Experience Officer, providing strategic and tactical direction for Global Payments OpenEdge, Heartland Payments, Nuvei, and TSYS, among others, focusing on growth while delivering innovation, process improvements and user experience-driven value to simplify the complexity of payments. Diamond D3, Media: A media creation, management, and production company delivering engaging...

I recently discovered a Belgian company called Soda who focuses on data quality monitoring and testing. Think of it a bit like application or software monitoring which is now ubiquitous. Soda scans for issues caused by human error, firmware upgrades, schema changes, cross-platform integration snafus, bought data, or transformation bugs. The aim is to automate, verify, and validate the flow of data from various sources and encourage collaboration between software/data engineers and downstream business decision-makers. The big idea here is to eliminate so-called ‘silent data issues.' These are the issues that bubble up (hence the name Soda!) further downstream having gone undetected in datasets. In an era when most companies are moving towards being entirely data-driven, ensuring data is of the optimum quality is critical. I invited Soda CEO and founder Maarten Masschelein on the Tech Talks Daily to learn more. Maarten discusses why data quality monitoring is becoming a hot topic and provides examples of where bad data has caused serious problems. I also learn how Soda was listed as a data management Cool Vendor by Gartner.

You can not predict the future, you can only create one. Francisco Palao's mantra to a purpose-driven life is a mindset built to make an impact. Francisco Palao (PhD, MBA) is an award-winning innovator and a purpose-driven entrepreneur and his purpose is to evolve humanity through technology, social change, and love.Francisco has founded several companies, including Cognocare (an award-winning AI-based assistant to personalize cancer treatments), LeanMonitor (a cloud-based platform acquired by Gust.com in 2014 and aimed at helping big organizations and startups to implement lean startup principles and to improve their innovation techniques/strategies), Nativoo (an AI-based platform for personalized tourism, acquired by SBTUR in 2012) and IActive (a high-tech company focused on AI and named Cool Vendor by Gartner in 2012).In addition, Francisco collaborates with leading business schools and universities, such as Singularity University and IE Business School teaching entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation, and exponential technologies.Francisco has been honored with several prestigious international recognitions, such as the TR35 award given by MIT to innovators under 35 all over the world. 

In this episode of the Stream Life podcast, Abby Strong is joined by Cribl CEO Clint Sharp to discuss Cribl being recognized in the latest Gartner Cool Vendors in Monitoring and Observability. report. During the show, Clint and Abby discuss the evolving views on observability, what this report means for the industry, and how well architected observability infrastructure can streamline operations and unlock customer choice. Disclaimer Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Gartner, Cool Vendors in Monitoring and Observability — Modernize Legacy, Prepare for Tomorrow, Padraig Byrne, Gregg Siegfried, Venkat Rayapudi, 11 October 2021

Travis welcomes to his podcast Saket Saurabh, who provides a window into the world of data management and the self-service options that are democratizing it. Co-founder and CEO of Nexla, Saket has a passion for data and infrastructure and how to improve its flow among partners, customers and vendors. Nexla automates various data engineering tasks, intelligently creates an abstraction of data and enables collaboration among people at different skill levels. Named a 2021 Cool Vendor by Gartner, Nexla is a leader in data preparation, integration and tracking.Top 3 value bombs: Data architectures overall need to be more abstract to enable future flexibilityThe first stumbling block for most organizations is not knowing where to locate their data.ETL is dead. The ELT model has become central while streaming and real-time use cases are becoming prevalent.

Farhan Choudhary joins Whit to talk about ideas for vendors the world needs. Farhan is a part of Gartner's Artificial Intelligence team, under Data and Analytics at Gartner, focusing on Artificial Intelligence along with Data Science, Machine Learning and Deep Learning. He co-led the Gartner Use Case Prism Framework and with that guides organizations on the strategic, organizational and technology aspects of using advanced analytics as a driving force of their growth.

As you all know this podcast is a part of the ringDNA family. So we're excited to announce that ringDNA, the revenue acceleration platform, has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner. What is a Cool Vendor, you ask? According to Gartner, a Cool Vendor is a company offering technology that is innovative — it enables users to do things they couldn't do before. To celebrate this, we wanted to bring you a special conversation between Howard Brown (CEO and founder of ringDNA), William Tyree (CMO) and Ryan Vaillancourt (Sr. Dir. Enterprise Sales) on how cool companies are using ringDNA to drive faster revenue growth. To learn more, head to ringnda.com/coolvendor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catch our live Ask The Expert Q&A session with Rupert Morrison to learn about productising analytics for management. Rupert is an economist, industry leader and visionary in data-driven business management. With over 20 years of experience in industry, Rupert combines a deep understanding of board-level business issues with data-driven methodologies and advanced analytics techniques to create ground-breaking technology products. In 2008, Rupert founded Concentra Analytics, leading a merger of management consultants from A.T. Kearney with technology firm, Concentra. His vision: to help management teams effectively execute their strategies using data to guide every decision. As CEO, he has steered the company to become the 26th fastest growing technology company in the UK (The Sunday Times' Tech Track 100, 2011) and £41M growth equity investment in 2018 to expand in North America and Asia Pacific. Rupert is the pioneer behind orgvue, is the leading organizational design and planning platform, which has won numerous accolades including Gartner's ‘Cool Vendor' in human capital management software (2014). Rupert has also authored the book Data-Driven Organisation Design. Rupert also plays a leading role in TrueCue, whose mission is to empower business leaders with truth and certainty from their data. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Tableau's-longest standing EMEA Partner, and Alteryx EMEA 2019 Partner of the Year, TrueCue provide high-impact consultancy and data-driven solutions, underpinned by their cutting-edge data management platform, built for business analytics in the Microsoft Azure Cloud. TrueCue are committed to supporting small and medium-sized businesses with understanding their current level of data and analytics maturity and providing actionable steps to becoming a more data-driven organisation. Our fully interactive Q&A sessions are hosted by a different business expert every day. Pick up valuable tips and advice and discover practical positive steps you can take in the months ahead. You ask all the questions — add yours in the comments section of YouTube or Facebook or use the #QBATE​ hashtag on Twitter. #QuickBooks​ The world's largest workforce works for themselves. We work for them by providing smarter business tools. QuickBooks is always backing you. https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/​ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ycNB3g Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuickBooksUK/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuickBooksUK Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quickbooksuk/

Sean Byrnes is a Co-Founder and CEO of Outlier, which automates business analysis for some of the largest consumer businesses in the world. Outlier was the 2017 Strata Audience Choice Award Winner and was named 2018 Cool Vendor in Analytics by Gartner. Previously, Sean founded Flurry, a leader in mobile analytics and advertising which was sold to Yahoo! in 2014. In this episode, we are going to talk with Sean about the learnings and insights that he gathered on his journey as a serial founder.

What do you know about drug diversion? Our guest today is Nick Culbertson, CEO and Co-Founder of Protenus, a Baltimore-based healthcare technology company. Nick was in medical school and doing research at Johns Hopkins University when he and his eventual Co-Founder realized that hospitals have a big problem managing risk and maintaining compliance--a problem their work in data analytics might be able to solve. Nick talks to us about how his background as a Green Beret in the US Army prepared him to step into the role of a founder, and how Protenus went from a two person startup to a company with over 100 employees serving healthcare systems across the country. We talk about the leadership team's response to the call to action of the Black Lives Matter movement, and we discuss how Nick and his team have built a culture of inclusion at Protenus. Nick also offers his advice for entrepreneurs who are working to launch a venture, and gives us his perspective on how strong mentors are an entrepreneur's most valuable asset. Protenus was recognized in Forbes as a 2020 “Best Startup Employer” and a “Cool Vendor” in Artificial Intelligence by Gartner. Protenus received the 2019 Innovation of the Year in Data Security award by Healthcare Informatics and was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Protenus completed its Series C financing in August 2019, and is one of Baltimore's leading employers in healthcare analytics. Nick Culbertson is also a finalist for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year 2020" Award. You can check out all the AI-driven healthcare tech Nick and his team are building at Protenus.com, and you can follow them on Twitter @Protenus.

Subscribe | Transcript | Comment The Episode in 60 Seconds There are important messages hidden in your data. The problem facing CMOs is no longer finding data, it’s interpreting all of the data coming at you. Sean Byrnes saw that first hand when he built Flurry, the largest advertising and analytics company during the meteoric rise of mobile a decade ago. Now, he helps marketers and customer success teams discover the questions they should be asking about their customers so they can be more efficient, grow their companies, and most importantly, serve their customers better. In Episode 15 of Studio CMO, Sean discusses: His journey to the right question to ask which led to Outlier The differences and similarities between AI 20 years ago and AI today The ever-changing customer journey The power and essential nature of marketing Not being enamored with your own tech Changes companies have made due to discoveries in their data Our Guest Sean Byrnes founded and now serves as CEO of Outlier.AI, a five-year-old company that is reinventing business intelligence. Outlier was named a 2018 Cool Vendor in Analytics by Gartner and was the 2017 Strata Audience Choice Award Winner at Strata. Prior to Outlier, he was the founder of Flurry, the leader in advertising and analytics services for mobile applications. Flurry was acquired by Yahoo back in 2014. In his free time, he advises some early stage technology companies and invests in many others. He is passionate about building great products, beautiful interfaces, and new technologies. Show Notes Get Outlier.AI’s Data-Driven Daily, a single nugget of wisdom about measuring and interpreting data delivered to your email inbox. You can also mine their archive at the same link. If your initial marketing premise is not good, if you don’t really understand your buyer, all the growth hacks in the world won’t get you anywhere. - Sean Byrnes There are some problems with A/B testing. A/B testing is a way to examine our preconceptions or our hunches, but they don’t go deep enough. If all you’re doing is looking for, say, a customer’s preference of color, you’re going to miss the most important thing: the customer’s intent. At the end of the day, all business is marketing. Because if you can’t reach your customer, then what are you selling? - Sean Byrnes Do you fully understand your buyer’s problems? It’s foundational to any successful marketing movement. Golden Spiral has developed a proprietary methodology called The Buyer MatrixTM. Content marketing has become so successful. It’s a guided tour through your product. - Sean Byrnes I’m a firm believer that the best marketing strategies come from really unexpected observations. You don’t just run the same things everybody else does. - Sean Byrnes You really prove you have a customer when they renew your product. - Sean Byrnes

Dr. James Wu Dr. James Wu is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at DeepMap. Prior to founding DeepMap, James built his career at Baidu, Apple, and Google. At Baidu, James served as Principal Architect for the self-driving team. At Google, James was a core member of Google Earth and Google Maps team. James earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Alabama and his BS in Computer Science from Tianjin University. About DeepMap DeepMap is accelerating safe autonomy by providing the world’s best autonomous mapping solutions. We deliver the technology necessary for self-driving vehicles to navigate in a complex and unpredictable environment. We address three important elements: precise high-definition mapping, ultra-accurate real-time localization, and the serving infrastructure to support massive global scaling. Without a human driver, self-driving cars will have to rely on maps with real-time localization to constantly update changes (such as road conditions, accidents, construction, and more). For cars to be able to maneuver autonomously, they must be aware of all conditions around them. DeepMap is solving this challenge by providing accurate and efficient prior knowledge of the world. Collectively, the founders and employees of DeepMap have built mapping technologies in use by tens of millions of people daily (including Google Maps and Apple Maps). The company’s technical advisory board includes former Google, Uber, and Apple visionaries Brian McClendon and Jaron Waldman, as well as Dr. Leonidas Guibas, a prominent Stanford University professor, and Herman Kaess, former CEO of Bosch Korea. In May 2020, DeepMap was named a “Cool Vendor in Autonomous Systems" by Gartner. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autonomous-cars-with-marc-hoag/message

Hoy conversamos con Komal Dadlani respecto de la disrupción digital de la educación de la ciencia. Komal es bioquímica con una maestría de la Universidad de Chile, recibió la beca CONICYT de excelencia académica, tiene experiencia en investigación en nanobiotecnología y diagnóstico molecular. En 2013, comenzó Lab4U para democratizar la ciencia y cambiar la forma en que se enseña la ciencia con un laboratorio en el bolsillo. Hoy Lab4U está presente en América Latina y los EE. UU. Con más de 120,000 estudiantes que usan Lab4Physics, su primer producto con un impacto validado a través de un ensayo controlado aleatorio. Komal ha recibido los premios Cartier Women's Initiative Awards 2015, Toyota Mother of Invention Award 2017, MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35 Leaders in LatAm 2018, Ashoka Fellow y reconocida internacionalmente por The New York Times, Forbes, People Magazine y BBC por su trabajo en Lab4U como una de las mejores emprendedoras. Lab4U ha sido reconocido internacionalmente por Gartner como Cool Vendor in Education 2015, premiado por Wharton con el Reimagine Education Stars Award como Mejor Ed-tech 2017, World Summit Award como líder de ed-tech que aborda el Objetivo SDG Nº4 2018, HundrED Top Innovations in Education 2020 .

Shep Hyken interviews Matt Gillin. They discuss the secrets of driving customer loyalty and a good customer experience (CX). Here’s a hint: it’s all in providing a secure, personalized, and frictionless channel of communication. Top Takeaways: -      The biggest challenge facing business today is how to more effectively engage and connect with customers. Companies must find innovative solutions if they hope to overcome this obstacle and find success. -      Every organization’s goal should be to get their customers to say, “Wow, thank you!” Customers expect this now more than ever before in addition to a more personalized experience. -      The best way to connect and engage with customers is through a channel that is personalized, on-demand, secure, and most importantly, frictionless. If your customer’s experience is not easy, they will not remain loyal to you or your brand. -      A technical advantage alone is not enough to satisfy and delight your customers. Make sure you invest in your core services and customer engagement. That is what will ensure a competitive advantage for your company. -      It can be difficult for businesses to make the shift to a better customer experience due to legacy systems, infrastructures, and thinking. Solutions must also be easy and frictionless. -      Information and the channel through which it is delivered must be relevant to customers. Customers resist technology and AI when it is not relevant, secure, or personalized to them. -      There must always be a human element to each relationship. Customers want to do business with companies that know them and that allow for effortless communication. -      The goal should always be to create a better connection with your customers. At the end of the day, that’s what drives a good CX and customer loyalty. Quote: “When you know your customers and maintain flowing, frictionless lines of communication, that’s when you win as an enterprise. That’s when customers stay.” About: Matt Gillin is the CEO and co-founder of Relay Network, a Gartner-designated “Cool Vendor” in CRM Customer Service and Support. He has over 20 years of experience as an active entrepreneur, pioneer and inventor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast interview focuses on product innovation around AI that has the power to adjust at the pace of business. My guest is Zehra Cataltepe, Co-founder and CEO of Tazi.AIZehra co-founded tazi.ai together with her husband Tanju, and their focus was to develop continuously learning machine learning solutions for the banking, insurance and telco industries. Besides her role as CEO she’s also a professor at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Computer and Informatics. Zehra received her Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the California Institute of Technology in Computer Science. She has more than 20 years of both industry and academia experience in Machine Learning, and in that period, she delivered 21 patents and over 80 publications on the theory of machine learning and its applications in finance, health, energy and transportation.Tazi was recently selected by Garner as May 2019 ‘Cool Vendor in AI Core Technologies’. Tazi’s products are changing the way AI is used in business – keeping business in the driver’s seat with an automated Machine Learning platform that continuously learns and adapts to new circumstances.This triggered me, hence I invited Zehra to my podcast. We explore the challenges with today’s AI and machine learning technologies in rapidly changing business circumstances. We then discuss what’s required to get AI right – both at the side of the vendor and readiness level and mindset at the customer side. Here are some of her quotes:‘What drives me personally, is a dream of making AI usable by everyone. Democratizing it so that it becomes a useful technology like automobiles or electricity.When you consider business processes, life always changes. So, you know, as an insurance company, for example, your products that you offer to your customers, your customers ability, or incentive to buy from you, your competitors’ behavior, the regulations, all of these change in time.So, you have to keep adopting whatever you were doing to new changing conditions.You cannot just have one machine learning model or one rule set, which just learned what to do, and keep doing that forever. You need AI which can continuously learn, we can continuously adopt.’During this interview, you will learn three things:Why it’s key to micro-segment your customers if you aim to deliver remarkable valueHow designing for scale helps both your own organization as well as your customersThat taking a platform approach can turn customers into fans by allowing them to solve unusual problems See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aurora Labs is pioneering Self-Healing Software™ for connected cars to enable OEMs to proactively respond to future vehicle software architectures, processes, and services. Agile user-centric software development processes create a plethora of continuous opportunities and risks for the OEMs, even after the car has left the production line. Aurora Labs’ Line-Of-Code Maintenance™ technology uses machine learning algorithms to uniquely address all three stages of a software health solution, future proofing the next generation of software-driven automotive features. The company has also been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner Inc. in their October 2018 report: “Cool Vendors in Automotive and Smart Mobility”, authored by leading Gartner analysts Carsten Isert and Jonathan Davenport. The report highlights new and innovative vendors that use AI-powered solutions with the potential to transform the mobility market. Aurora Labs, one of only four companies identified as a Cool Vendor in the report, enables automotive manufacturers to proactively respond to future vehicle software architectures, processes, and services in order to bring vehicles to market faster, today. According to the report “Software and AI are becoming increasingly fundamental not only to vehicle operational performance but also as the primary interface for systems that frame the user experience. The software age in the automobile is leading to an explosion of innovation around the car.” I invited Roger Ordman, EVP Marketing at Aurora Labs onto my tech podcast about their Self-Healing Software for cars.

Currently, there’s only one application performance management (APM) solution for big data that correlates full-stack performance metrics while providing automated insights and recommendations. It’s done by Unravel Data. The company has just been named a 2018 Cool Vendor by leading research and advisory firm Gartner in a report titled, “Cool Vendors in Performance Analysis; Analytics and Containers.” Gartner's Cool Vendor research is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. “Unravel Data was founded off the back of first-hand experience with the frustration of manually troubleshooting performance problems in big data stacks,” commented Kunal Agarwal, CEO of Unravel Data. “Today, we’re helping enterprises solve their big data problems around cost optimization, service level agreement guarantees, and proactive monitoring and automated remediation so that they spend less time firefighting issues. From our view, recognition from Gartner as a Cool Vendor is very exciting, validates our work, and underscores the momentum we have as we reimagine big data and change the way our customers transform to being data-driven and insight-led.” But where did it all begin? Unravel Data was founded after Kunal Agarwal and Dr. Shivnath Babu who experienced the frustration of manually troubleshooting performance problems in Big Data stacks. Not only does the platform monitor and unify system-level data, but it goes the extra mile to track, correlate, and interpret performance data. On today's tech podcast I learn how these automated insights are helping businesses analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize the performance of big data apps. We also discuss how Unravel recently closed Series B funding and have also announced a collaboration with Microsoft Azure in May. Kunal Agarwal reveals how Unravel radically simplifies big data operations with built in AI and ML. 

Lisiten to Alex Terry, CEO of Conversica as he joins us to talk about the findings of the highly regarded 4 P's Report.    For the third year in a row, Conversica commissioned an in-depth study tracking lead follow-up efforts of B2B and B2C companies across a number of different industries. In 2017, they found that a staggering 77% of companies under-touched their leads. ABOUT OUR GUEST:   Terry is an accomplished and award winning Internet business veteran with strong track record of driving results and growth. He founded or co-founded three companies and one division within Fortune 100 corporation. From idea to revenue generation, to profitability to exit... he is able to manage all aspects of consumer or enterprise service or product business. Focus has been on SaaS, operationally complex services which required disruptive new technology development.  He holds multiple patents for Internet services.  Alex received his MBA at Harvard Business School and his BA at Dartmouth College. About Conversica Conversica is the leader in conversational AI for business and the only provider of AI-driven lead engagement software for marketing and sales organizations. The flagship Conversica® AI Sales Assistant helps companies find and secure customers more quickly and efficiently by automatically contacting, engaging, qualifying and following up with leads via natural, multi-channel, two-way conversations. Used by more than 1,200 companies worldwide, Conversica's sales assistants are built on a proven AI platform integrating natural language processing (NLP), natural language generation (NLG), and machine learning (ML) capabilities. Recognized by Gartner as a Cool Vendor, Conversica is a portfolio company of Providence Strategic Growth, Kennet Partners and Toba Capital and is headquartered in Foster City, Calif.

Today we have the CEO and co-founder of ClearSky, Ellen Rubin. Ellen built a career on finding people with outrageous ideas and launching companies that help bring those ideas to fruition. Her first entrepreneur endeavor, Netezza, revolutionized data warehousing before it was purchased by IBM in 2010 for nearly $2 billion. Her second company, CloudSwitch, was named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner before being acquired by Verizon. She’s been on an incredible journey, lots of adventures and a wealth of experience in the tech industry.   I invited her onto the show to discusses why, despite the hype, leveraging the cloud for storage does not work for every application.   Companies need a single, high-performance, low-latency option, and while it makes sense to store cold or archival data in the cloud, hot data, or data used frequently, must be close to users and applications - enter edge computing.   Ellen discusses the benefits of edge computing, as well as: Why Amazon and other cloud vendors shouldn't predicate their business on huge data centers in the middle of nowhere. Why IoT applications that require an instantaneous response and user interactivity can't be in the cloud. How IT can figure out which data should stay at the edge. How the balance between enterprise data centers and regional cloud “hubs” is a challenge IT teams are just beginning to face. Why the edge is needed for successful hybrid models and cloud adoption.

Sapho empowers the enterprise workforce with a modern portal experience that triples productivity and accelerates the speed of business. Using micro apps that surface personalized and relevant tasks from existing systems to any device, intranet, or messenger, Sapho gives employees a single view into the important information they need to complete work faster and make better decisions. The company helps customers across multiple industries to streamline their internal workflows, enable smart decision-making, and increase employee effectiveness and productivity. The team at Sapho also believe Gartner’s recent recognition as a Cool Vendor is confirmation of their mission to triple productivity and effectiveness of today’s enterprise workforce. I invited Vice President of Marketing at Sapho, Natalie Lambert on to the podcast to find out more. Previously, she was at Citrix where she held multiple product marketing leadership positions and was most recently responsible for the company’s multi-product solutions, thought leadership efforts, and positioning of Citrix as a leader in digital workplace technologies. Prior to Citrix, Natalie spent seven years at Forrester Research, where she was the leading expert on end user computing. In that role, she advised clients on technology investments and best practices surrounding the enterprise computing environment. Natalie has been widely quoted in the press, including outlets such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and has written for Wired, Forbes and CIO.com.

FinalCode, is a global file security platform provider that has recently joined IBM's PartnerWorld program and were also recently named a ‘Cool Vendor’ by Gartner. Companies face the monumental challenge of establishing strong and persistent file protection to ensure sensitive corporate information remains protected. Even with massive investments in network security and data leakage prevention systems, leading companies lose sensitive files regularly. Unfortunately, Data leakage, reputation, compliance and liability risks are amplified due to Shadow IT and employee / contractor turnover, mobile devices, unsanctioned applications, personal e-mail, cloud storage and unsanctioned file sharing services that are outside an IT organization’s oversight. I invited Scott Gordon, chief operating officer of Final Code onto to the show to explain more about the five-step process and find out more about what services they offer. Guest Info www.finalcode.com      

John Gleeson is the VP of Customer Success at Affinio, an advanced marketing intelligence platform that leverages the interest graph to understand today’s consumers. Affinio won Gartner’s “Cool Vendor” in Data-Driven Marketing Award for 2016. While building an adult hockey skills company during university, John decided to pursue his MBA in Eastern Canada. He then decided to take a break from school and build his business remotely while traveling the world to surf. Returning to school after a year away, John quickly found himself as hire #1 with a new startup called Affinio. Two and a half years later - and following their Series A funding - Affinio has now grown to a team of over 40 people based in New York, Toronto, Halifax and Ireland. John is now the VP of Customer Success and joins us to share more about his story, how Affinio approached getting their first customers, why he’s now focusing on customer success, how he’s building that part of the organization and what metrics matter, and much more!

On this show, I speak with CEO and co-founder of ClearSky, Ellen Rubin Ellen built a career on finding people with outrageous ideas and launching companies that help bring those ideas to fruition. Her first entrepreneurial endeavor, Netezza, revolutionized data warehousing before it was purchased by IBM in 2010 for nearly $2 billion. Ellen’s second company, CloudSwitch, was named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner before being acquired by Verizon. We talk about: What's holding companies back from cloud adoption The growing need for a hybrid cloud approach Why companies should have an edge data center The value-add of colocation companies   Guest Info  Ellen Rubin - Cloud entrepreneur, startup junkie, enterprise infrastructure fan Twitter - @ellen_rubin Website - clearskydata.com

Michael Zeller ist CEO und Co-Founder von Zementis, einem Softwareunternehmen im Bereich Big Data und Predictive Analytics. Der promovierte Physiker studierte in Frankfurt am Main und den USA. Ursprünglich aus Unterfranken, lebt er seit über 20 Jahren in den Vereinigten Staaten, derzeit im sonnigen San Diego. Michael’s Leidenschaft ist Data Science und Artificial Intelligence (AI). Er ist aktiv im Executive Committee of ACM SIGKDD, einer der weltweit führenden Organisationen im Bereich Data Mining, sowie als Mentor & Experte fuer Startups, zum Beispiel bei Analytics Ventures. Das Technologiemagazin CIO Review hat Zementis als eines der 20 vielversprechendsten Big-Data-Unternehmen 2013 anerkannt, und 2014 wurde Zementis von Gartner als "Cool Vendor" im Bereich Data Science ausgezeichnet. Kunden wie Bosch, FICO, Equifax und Western Union haben durch den Einsatz der Lösungen von Zementis ihre Predictive-Analytics-Kapazität und 'Funktionen erfolgreich erweitert. Dein Pitch:  Zementis ist ein Anbieter von Softwarelösungen für Predictive Analytics. Zu den Grundsätzen des Unternehmens gehört die Überzeugung, dass Data-Science-Teams und IT-Abteilungen nahtlos und effizient zusammenarbeiten können. Dank dieser Zusammenarbeit können Vorhersagemodelle nach der Entwicklung zügig implementiert werden, so dass Unternehmen und andere datenzentrierte Organisationen Predictive-Analytics-Funktionen problemlos in ihr Tagesgeschäft integrieren können. Dein schlimmster Moment als Unternehmer?  Financial Crisis in 2007 & 2008.Es war schockierend zu sehen, wie solche globalen Ereignisse sich auf alle, also auch auf kleine Firmen wie Zementis auswirken, ohne dass man etwas daran ändern kann. Wie hast Du es geschafft, Deine Leidenschaft zu finden?  Das war eigentlich nie mein Problem. Als Physiker hatte ich im Studium die Möglichkeit meine Leidenschaft zu finden - machine learning. Mit Zementis habe ich die einzigartige Gelegenheit, in diesem Gebiet zu arbeiten. Was war der wichtigste Schritt, der Dich zum großen Erfolg gebracht hat?  Das sind unzählige kleine Schritte, tagtäglich. Erfolg ist relativ - jede Präsentation, jedes Meeting, jede email kann entscheidende Weichen stellen. Man muss einfach immer sein Bestes geben und sich nie von Rückschlägen entmutigen lassen. Name der Ressource:  KDnuggets - eine zentrale Ressource fuer data mining und mein go-to-place fuer alle News bezueglich machine learning, deep learning und predictive analytics. Podcast-Empfehlung: ChrisBotti.com Podcast Website:  http://www.kdnuggets.com/ Buchtitel 1:  Darf es denn auch ein Technologie Magazin sein? Ich lese den MIT Technology Review, um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben. http://www.technologyreview.com/ Und hier das empfohlen Kinderbuch: The Cat in the Hat Kontaktdaten des Interviewpartners:  Dr. Michael ZellerZementis3570 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300San Diego CA 92130, USA Am besten über http://zementis.com oder LinkedIn zu erreichen.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Mehr Freiheit, mehr Geld und mehr Spaß mit DEINEM eigenen Podcast. Erfahre jetzt, warum es auch für Dich Sinn macht, Deinen eigenen Podcast zu starten. Jetzt hier zum kostenlosen Podcast-Workshop anmelden: Podcastkurs.com   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Hier folgt das Transkript zum Interview: