Podcast appearances and mentions of Cornell Tech

We always say your best business partner can be in the most surprising places. Today, we discuss why holding a global mindset and helping new companies with their first funding boost, regardless of location, makes for a healthier business ecosystem.   Jenny Fielding, the co-founder and managing partner of Everywhere Ventures, is a big believer in the game-changing impact of global entrepreneurship. From her own journey as an accidental entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, she stresses the importance of backing founders in the early stages with key resources like mentorship, funding, and connections.   With investments spread across the world, Jenny pushes for a global perspective in entrepreneurship, urging entrepreneurs to embrace diverse cultures for resilience and adaptability. Her "everywhere mindset" highlights the potential of dynamic startup scenes globally, motivating entrepreneurs to broaden their horizons and expand their knowledge to thrive in an interconnected world.   These are the highlights of our conversation:   -Jenny's global network of 500+ founders and operators helps source early-stage companies from all over the world. These founders act as her eyes and ears on the ground. -Why she invests at the pre-seed stage and focuses more on the people than the ideas. She looks for visionary, resilient founders who are building for a future that doesn't exist yet. - Her new book, Venture Everywhere, follows the journey through 12 countries where Jenny interviewed founders who overcame major obstacles to build billion-dollar companies. It's all about having a global, open-minded, resilient mindset. -Jenny became a founder accidentally, starting her first company while still working full-time. Her second company failed, but that experience taught her valuable lessons she now uses to support other founders as a venture capitalist. About the guest: Jenny Fielding is one of the most active global pre-seed investors in the world, having invested in 300+ companies as the first money in. As the Co-founder and Managing Partner of  Everywhere Ventures, Jenny has built a thriving community of 500+ founders and operators who help source, diligence, and invest in the next generation of startups across 3 core verticals: money, health, and work.   Prior to launching her own fund, Jenny spent 7.5 years as the Managing Director of Techstars where she invested in a portfolio of companies with a current market cap over $10B. Jenny is a 2x founder, a lawyer by training, and an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Cornell Tech.   Connect with Jenny: Website: https://www.jennyfielding.com/ Website: https://everywhere.vc/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/jefielding   Connect with Allison: Feedspot has named Disruptive CEO Nation as one of the Top 25 CEO Podcasts on the web, and it is ranked the number 6 CEO podcast to listen to in 2025! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/ceo_podcasts/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsummerschicago/ Website: https://www.disruptiveceonation.com/    #CEO #leadership #startup #founder #business #businesspodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, the crew dives into the drama surrounding the OM token crash, the murky world of fake market caps, and Binance's role in fueling questionable projects. They unpack Trump's tariff chaos and whether Bitcoin could emerge as the real winner in a broken economic order. Plus, Vitalik stirs the pot by calling out “bad apps” like Pump.fun—igniting a moral war over what crypto should be building. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, the crew dives into the drama surrounding the OM token crash, the murky world of fake market caps, and Binance's role in fueling questionable projects. They unpack Trump's tariff chaos and whether Bitcoin could emerge as the real winner in a broken economic order. Plus, Vitalik stirs the pot by calling out “bad apps” like Pump.fun—igniting a moral war over what crypto should be building. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

We're coming to you with a special offering today. It's an episode about the internet… from our friends just a few cubicles over here at WBUR: On Point. Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. We loved their recent episode about one of our favorite pieces of how the internet gets recorded and remembered — and we thought you might love it too.  So kick back and take a listen. We'll bring you the usual shenanigans next week. More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out. Guests Brewster Kahle, founder and director of the Internet Archive. Digital librarian and computer engineer. James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School. Studies how laws regulating software affect freedom, wealth, and power.

We rarely want to spend time and mental energy revisiting the past — particularly if it involves reflecting on uncomfortable missteps. We often want to move quickly, telling ourselves that speed equals efficiency. True efficiency, however, sometimes requires slowing down, being mindful and especially looking back at the decisions we've made that didn't go as we'd hoped.Join Cheryl Einhorn, an adjunct professor at Cornell Tech, for a discussion of using your past decisions as a dataset you can mine for insights to make better future decisions.What You'll LearnHow to use past decisions as a dataset that you can mine for insightsHow to turn insight into actionStrategies to shift your behavior going forwardThe Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more in our Complex Decision-Making certificate program, authored by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn.Did you enjoy this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast? Watch the full Keynote. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a sharp critique of the fact checkers on his social media platforms last week, saying he will no longer use them because they were too politically biased and undermined public trust. That didn't sit well with Alexios Mantzarlis at Cornell Tech. Mantzarlis is the former founding director of the International Fact-Checking Network, where years ago he helped set up Meta's fact-checking program. On POLITICO Tech, Mantzarlis joins host Steven Overly to offer a rebuttal to Zuckerberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a recent conference co-hosted by Lawfare and the Georgetown Institute for Law and Technology, Fordham law professor Chinny Sharma moderated a conversation on "Old Laws, New Tech: How Traditional Legal Doctrines Tackle AI,” between NYU law professor Catherine Sharkey, Ohio State University law professor Bryan Choi, and NYU and Cornell Tech postdoctoral fellow Kat Geddes.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a timely challenge to the potent political role of digital technology, Cyberlibertarianism: The Right-Wing Politics of Digital Technology argues that right-wing ideology was built into both the technical and social construction of the digital world from the start. Leveraging more than a decade of research, David Golumbia, who passed away in 2023, traced how digital evangelism has driven a worldwide shift toward the political right, concealing inequality, xenophobia, dishonesty, and massive corporate concentrations of wealth and power beneath the idealistic presumption of digital technology as an inherent social good. George Justice wrote the foreword to Cyberlibertarianism, and is joined in conversation with Frank Pasquale.George Justice is professor of English literature and provost at the University of Tulsa.Frank Pasquale is professor of law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School.David Golumbia (1963–2023) was associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of Cyberlibertarianism: The Right-Wing Politics of Digital Technology; The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism; and The Cultural Logic of Computation.EPISODE REFERENCES:Tim WuLawrence LessigWikileaksDavid E. Pozen: Transparency's Ideological Drift https://openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.500.13051/10354Stefanos Geroulanos / Transparency in Postwar France#CreateDontScrapeDavid Golumbia / ChatGPT Should Not Exist (article)M. T. Anderson / FeedJonathan Crary / Scorched Earth"If you want to understand the origins of our information hellscape with its vast new inequalities, corrupt information, algorithmic control, population-scale behavioral manipulation, and wholesale destruction of privacy, then begin here."—Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"Cyberlibertarianism is essential for understanding the contemporary moment and the recent past that got us here. It stands as a monumental magnum opus from a meticulous thinker and sharp social critic who is sorely missed."—Sarah T. Roberts, director, Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, UCLACyberlibertarianism: The Right-Wing Politics of Digital Technology is available from University of Minnesota Press.

Karan Girotra, a professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech, and Frank Pasquale, a professor of law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School, discuss the laws and ethics of generative AI while looking at performance guarantees as well as unintended consequences and outcomes.The conversation highlights how organizations in finance, health, education, media and manufacturing are using these technologies in clever ways and charts a path for the next generation of use cases — ones that go beyond using assistants to enhance individual productivity.What You'll LearnHow the laws and ethics of generative AI are guiding — or not guiding — practices at organizationsHow leading organizations in finance, health, education, media and manufacturing are using AI ethically and legallyHow to identify viable new use cases for AI in your businessThe Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra and Frank Pasquale are authors of the Generative AI for Productivity certificate. Additional online and in-person programs from these Cornell faculty members include:AI 360AI for Digital TransformationCornell Tech Board of Directors ForumDigital LeadershipOmnichannel Leadership ProgramRetail Media StrategyLearn more about all of our generative AI certificate programs.Follow Girotra on LinkedIn and X.Did you enjoy this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast? Watch the Keynote. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

NEW YORK (STATI UNITI) (ITALPRESS) - Nell'ambito delle celebrazioni per gli 800 anni dalla fondazione, l'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II lancia un nuovo programma di internazionalizzazione, partendo da New York, capitale della finanza e dell'innovazione, dove l'ateneo ha una sede dislocata presso il Tata Center della Cornell University (Roosevelt Island, NYC). Una due giorni che mira soprattutto a presentare su un palcoscenico globale l'offerta formativa e le attività di ricerca. In programma, poi, un segmento dedicato al tema del trasferimento tecnologico e dell'open innovation. La Federico II, infatti, ha lanciato una serie di collaborazioni di altissima qualità con aziende ed investitori. "Questa è una conferenza che segna una partenza dell'attività della Federico II a Cornell Tech, meraviglioso campus in cui la nostra presenza diventa concreta - ha detto all'Italpress il rettore, Matteo Lorito -. In questo noi vediamo un'opportunità anche per una connessione con New York perché Napoli è una grande città con tanti problemi e le università contribuiscono a cercare di affrontare questi problemi. New York è una grandissima città con grandi problemi anche lei e sarebbe davvero interessante trovare delle connessioni e vedere come due università su alcuni temi importanti, riguardo l'intelligenza artificiale, la transizione ecologica e l'azione digitale, possano lavorare insieme".fsc/gsl (intervista di Stefano Vaccara)

NEW YORK (STATI UNITI) (ITALPRESS) - Nell'ambito delle celebrazioni per gli 800 anni dalla fondazione, l'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II lancia un nuovo programma di internazionalizzazione, partendo da New York, capitale della finanza e dell'innovazione, dove l'ateneo ha una sede dislocata presso il Tata Center della Cornell University (Roosevelt Island, NYC). Una due giorni che mira soprattutto a presentare su un palcoscenico globale l'offerta formativa e le attività di ricerca. In programma, poi, un segmento dedicato al tema del trasferimento tecnologico e dell'open innovation. La Federico II, infatti, ha lanciato una serie di collaborazioni di altissima qualità con aziende ed investitori. "Questa è una conferenza che segna una partenza dell'attività della Federico II a Cornell Tech, meraviglioso campus in cui la nostra presenza diventa concreta - ha detto all'Italpress il rettore, Matteo Lorito -. In questo noi vediamo un'opportunità anche per una connessione con New York perché Napoli è una grande città con tanti problemi e le università contribuiscono a cercare di affrontare questi problemi. New York è una grandissima città con grandi problemi anche lei e sarebbe davvero interessante trovare delle connessioni e vedere come due università su alcuni temi importanti, riguardo l'intelligenza artificiale, la transizione ecologica e l'azione digitale, possano lavorare insieme".fsc/gsl (intervista di Stefano Vaccara)

Getting genuinely useful new technologies, from wearables to clinical decision support, into the clinic has proven to be surprisingly challenging. Tanzeem K. Choudhury, PhD, of Cornell Tech joins JAMA+ AI Editor in Chief Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, to discuss how to take research into the real world in a way that is scalable and affordable. Related Content: How Health and Technology Sectors Can Collaborate on Better AI-Assisted Wearables

Cornell Tech lecturer Keith Cowing explores how individuals and leaders can cultivate and teach the critical skills of judgment and leadership so we can navigate and thrive in a rapidly evolving job market and an AI-driven future.What You'll LearnWhy judgment and leadership are becoming even more valuable and how they contribute to personal fulfillment and career advancementPractical methods for enhancing one's own judgment and leadership abilitiesEffective techniques for training teams in judgment and leadership, ensuring these skills are integrated into organizational cultureHow to think about the ethical implications of helping the workforce transformThe Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more from Keith Cowing in these programs:Product and Tech Executive Leadership ProgramProduct Management 360Product ManagementDid you enjoy this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast? Watch the full Keynote. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

In the latest episode of the Platform Podcast, Alexios Mantzarlis, Director of the newly created Security, Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech (SETS) discusses his motivation for joining Cornell Tech to build a program that bridges the technical knowledge gap in the field of trust and safety. The initiative aims to reduce online harms through innovative clinics and to engage deeply with practitioners and decision-makers in digital safety. Alexios also shares his background in trust and safety, including his significant contributions at Google and his role in the International Fact-Checking Network. Don't miss this insightful conversation on the future of trust and safety in the digital age.

Cornell Tech and SC Johnson College of Business professor Karan Girotra joins the Cornell Keynotes podcast to explore what's new in the world of AI, including updates on Apple Intelligence, Anthropic and advancements in China. We examine late-breaking technical advances in generative AI such as new video capabilities, autonomous agents, robotics and the next generation of models.The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra is an author of three online programs:Generative AI for ProductivityAI for Digital TransformationDigital LeadershipLearn more about all of our generative AI certificate programs.Follow Girotra on LinkedIn and X, and register to attend his upcoming AI Today Cornell Keynote. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

Send us a Text Message.AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in healthcare as providers look to cut costs and speed up patient response times.However, a study by the Pew Research Center found that 57% of patients say using artificial intelligence to diagnose diseases and recommend treatments would worsen the patient-provider relationship.So how does AI bridge the disconnect between effective patient care and streamlined operations?Join us for this week's Care Talk episode as David E. Williams and John Driscoll meet with Israel Krush, co-founder of Hyro, to discuss how they're revolutionizing conversational AI and improving the AI experience in healthcare. TOPICS:0:55 How chatbots relate to healthcare2:45 What are the advantages and challenges of chat boxes?5:07 The role of empathy in chat boxes7:50 What is responsible AI?10:04 How healthcare AI differs from other AI systems13:48 Experts' thoughts on responsible AI15:15 How AI can tap into medical knowledge16:48 How AI can find new treatments19:23 Why nurses are raising the alarm on AI

Can we code machines to be as creative as humans? Listen in to discover our guest's answer! Lori Mazor is a visionary leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence and creativity. She joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about her new book, Temperature, and the themes it explores on creativity in the age of A.I.   As the CEO and Founder of SYNTHETIVITY, Lori teaches executive leaders about the transformative power of Generative A.I. With her unique background in architecture and a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology, Lori has already educated over 3,000 leaders in just six months. At the bleeding edge of genAI, her work extends to prestigious institutions like Cornell Tech, Fordham University, New York Tech, NYU, and Tufts. A distinguished architect, strategist, and celebrated multimedia artist, Lori has won industry awards and her creative work has been featured in major publications. In today's episode, you'll hear Lori's thought-provoking perspectives on A.I. and creativity where she challenges traditional notions of what it means to be creative and her belief that A.I. will make us more creative. We also discuss her book, how she uses A.I. in her creative process, and the importance of embracing A.I. responsibly through her manifesto.  Discover how writing rules is not only a creative act but important in making space for the magic of creativity to take place on the spectrum between control and chaos!  EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep52-lori-mazor-go-beyond-the-binary/ JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter  Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform.  Because it's important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations. This show is produced and made possible by the team at PLAY Audio Agency: https://playaudioagency.com. Creativity Squared is brought to you by Sociality Squared, a social media agency who understands the magic of bringing people together around what they value and love: http://socialitysquared.com. 

Some business leaders believe artificial intelligence is set to replace human workers in the not-so-distant future. Time will tell. In the interim, advances in AI are helping professionals streamline their daily workflows in exciting ways.In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, Karan Girotra — the Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management and professor of operations, technology and innovation at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech — explains the current capabilities of AI and shares the most newsworthy updates about the technology. His conversation with host Chris Wofford covers:Recent announcements from OpenAI, Microsoft and GoogleAdvantages Microsoft and Google have over OpenAIAdvancements in making AI more like the human brainIntegration of classification and generation capabilitiesImprovements to reduce latency in generative AIDistinctions between small and large language modelsAI agents and the task plans they can createReductions in cost as the technology improvesEthical concerns and unintended consequencesScience fiction's influence on society's understanding of AI“Scalable dumbness” vs. sentient brillianceValue of AI as a general-purpose technology in businessAI experiments and endpoints for businessesReducing anxiety and fear of AI among employeesStructures of change, innovation engines and intelligent failureThe Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra is an author of three online programs:Generative AI for ProductivityAI for Digital TransformationDigital LeadershipFollow Girotra on LinkedIn and X, and register to attend upcoming Cornell Keynotes in his AI Today series:July 1, 2024August 12, 2024Learn more about OpenAI:Introducing GPT-4o PlaylistSpring Update Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

Cases and Controversies is on hiatus for a bit while we create some great new episodes for you. Until then, we're pleased to offer a special presentation of our ABA Silver Gavel award-winning series, UnCommon Law. Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators? This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. Episode one examines how large language models actually ingest and learn from billions of online data points, including copyrighted works. And we explore the lawsuits filed by creators who claim their copyrights were exploited without permission to feed the data-hungry algorithms powering tools like ChatGPT. If you like this episode and want to hear part 2, visit news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts, or search for UnCommon Law in your podcast app. Guests: Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School

Talking Tax is on hiatus for a bit while we create some great new episodes for you. Until then, we're pleased to offer a special presentation of our ABA Silver Gavel award-winning series, UnCommon Law. Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators? This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. Episode one examines how large language models actually ingest and learn from billions of online data points, including copyrighted works. And we explore the lawsuits filed by creators who claim their copyrights were exploited without permission to feed the data-hungry algorithms powering tools like ChatGPT. If you like this episode and want to hear part 2, visit news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts, or search for UnCommon Law in your podcast app. Guests: Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School

On the Merits is on hiatus for a bit while we create some great new episodes for you. Until then, we're pleased to offer a special presentation of our ABA Silver Gavel award-winning series, UnCommon Law. Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators? This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. Episode one examines how large language models actually ingest and learn from billions of online data points, including copyrighted works. And we explore the lawsuits filed by creators who claim their copyrights were exploited without permission to feed the data-hungry algorithms powering tools like ChatGPT. If you like this episode and want to hear part 2, visit news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts, or search for UnCommon Law in your podcast app. Guests: Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.This week we're doing another special roundtable discussion with a focus on the seed stage market. Joining us are Jenny Fielding of Everywhere Ventures, Kirby Winfield of Ascend, and Nate Williams of UNION Labs.This whole conversation was focused on seed stage investing. We spent most of our time discussing how the market reset affects seed-stage decision-making, fund sizing, and reserve strategies. We also touched on what they are seeing and hearing from LPs that invest in seed funds. If you're a VC investor, then I'm sure you already know about Sydecar, the go-to platform for emerging VCs to manage their SPVs and funds. Sydecar is on a mission to make private markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid by standardizing how investment vehicles are created and executed. Their powerful software allows VCs to launch SPVs and funds instantaneously, track funding in real time, and offer hassle-free opportunities for early liquidity.Whether you're syndicating your first or fiftieth deal, Sydecar acts as your silent operating partner, handling all back-office functions in a single place. Sydecar always has your back, so that you never have to worry about chasing subscription docs, lost wires, or late K-1s.With all the recent ups and downs in the private markets, the last thing you want to worry about is whether your back office is operating smoothly. Sydecar's responsive and proactive customer support team is there to assist, helping you build trust with your investors and tackle the challenges of building your firm.Visit sydecar.io/ventureunlocked to learn more.About Jenny Fielding:Jenny Fielding is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Everywhere Ventures. She is one of the most active global pre-seed investors, having invested in 300+ companies as the first money in. Jenny has built a thriving community of 500+ founders and operators who help source, diligence, and invest in the next generation of startups across 3 core verticals: money, health, and work.Prior to Everywhere, Jenny spent 7.5 years as the Managing Director of Techstars where she invested in a portfolio of companies with a current market cap over $10B. Jenny is a 2x founder, a lawyer by training, and an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Cornell Tech.About Kirby Winfield:Kirby Winfield is the Founding General Partner at Ascend.vc, the most prolific pre-seed stage venture fund in the Pacific Northwest.Kirby has been operating and investing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning since the 1990s. His first startup pioneered the use of semantic AI for web search. He advised the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence on the launch and growth of its highly regarded Ai2 Incubator program, and has backed 30+ AI startups as a VC.Early in his career, Kirby was a founding team member and operating executive at back-to-back tech IPOs, with Go2Net and Marchex. He is also a two-time venture capital-backed CEO, with AdXpose (DFJ, Ignition) acquired by comScore, and Dwellable (Maveron, VersionOne) acquired by HomeAway.About Nate Williams:Nate Williams is the co-Founder and Managing Partner of DeepTech seed fund UNION Labs Ventures and formerly an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at Kleiner Perkins focused on opportunities in Climate, PropTech, and Mobility. Nate's track record includes senior leadership experiences executing through startup, growth and turnaround stage culminating in successful exits for 4Home (to Motorola '10), Motorola Mobility (to Google '12), Motorola Home (to ARRIS '13) and August Home (to Assa Abloy '17).Prior to Kleiner Perkins, Nate was CRO & Head of Platform PM at August Home, Inc. a leader in Smart Home Access where he secured August commercial growth with market leaders and integration partners including Airbnb, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Honeywell, Comcast, and Google/Nest. Nate was also Senior Director of Marketing & Business Development at Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility (following their acquisition of 4Home where he was CMO & Head of Business). Earlier in his career, he was an Analyst in the Digital Home Group of Intel Corp.Nate earned an MBA from The UCLA-Anderson School of Management and a Bachelors in Communication Science from The University of Connecticut. He is named in several Communications Infrastructure patents, entrepreneurial, and comfortable building cross-functional teams introducing products under significant market uncertainty.In this episode, we discuss:(03:09): The challenges first-time founders face, especially in fundraising and navigating the current economic climate(04:17): Trends in pre-seed and seed round sizes including the reasons behind increases and their impact on startups(06:52): The importance of a founder's ability to fundraise in the current economic environment is stressed as critical for startup success(08:21): Venture Capitalists' adjusted expectations for startups progressing from seed to Series A(11:59): The need for founders to adapt their strategies in response to market changes, moving towards building sustainable businesses(16:21): The effects of significant valuation step-ups during seed rounds on the investment ecosystem(20:39): Current trends in seed valuations and round sizes and implications for the startup and investment community(25:52): How seed investors are adapting their reserve strategies to better support startups through to Series A rounds and beyond(27:09): The impact of the funding environment on LPs investment decisions and strategies(34:43): The challenges GPs face in fundraising efforts are explored, including navigating expectations and market conditionsI'd love to know what you took away from this conversation with Jenny, Kirby, and Nate. Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you'd like to be considered as a guest or have someone you'd like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on Twitter.Podcast Production support provided by Agent Bee This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.com

Collectibles… Do you know what's happening?Dan Van Tran is Chief Technology Officer for Collectors Holdings – the worldwide leader in authentication and grading of collectibles. He and his team are changing the baseball cards and ANYTHING else that can be collected and making them more valuable and more “tradeable”.Last year, they graded 13.5 million collectibles – almost 8 times more than their next biggest competitor.We could have easily stopped there in the interview because it OVER delivers with insights and strategies……but then he shares the powerful story of his humble beginning……to Tech Powerhouse Leader……he has a journey that can inspire every leader.—His last organization, Flatiron Health, was acquired for $1.9 billion, and his current company, Collectors, went from a valuation of $850 million when he joined in 2021 to $4.3 billion dollars a year later.Outside of modernizing legacy tech for organizations, DVT spends the majority of his time mentoring and helping people to maximize their impact. Although technology is the enabler of disruption, you need to have the right set of people to leverage those tools efficiently. Dan has been helping people to carve career paths that allow them to make the best use of their strengths, most recently working with Raritan Valley Community College in central NJ and Cornell Tech in NYC. LinkedIn Profile https://linkedin.com/in/dantranCompany Link: https://danvantran.com/ https://www.collectors.com/ What You'll Discover in this Episode:The First Step for Creating a Valuable Collection.Why He Went “All In” on collecting Alex Morgan Cards.What He's Learned from his Chicken Side Hustle.A Strategy to Transform Team Culture.Why He Taught Himself Coding as a Kid.Three Ways to Avoid “Tech Debt”.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter

Navigate the intricate nexus of artificial intelligence and the legal domain with Professor James Grimmelmann of Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School and host Carmem Silva. An esteemed authority on the interplay between technology and law, Professor Grimmelmann's journey from a programmer at Microsoft to clerking in federal courts provides a unique perspective on the legal challenges and opportunities presented by AI. Join us for a thought-provoking journey into the legal dimensions of the AI revolution.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators? This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. Episode one examines how large language models actually ingest and learn from billions of online data points, including copyrighted works. And we explore the lawsuits filed by creators who claim their copyrights were exploited without permission to feed the data-hungry algorithms powering tools like ChatGPT. Guests: Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators? This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. On episode one, we learned about the lawsuits filed against AI companies that trained their large language models on copyrighted work without permission. Now we'll learn about the legal defense that could give the AI companies a pass to continue scraping up whatever content they want, copyright-protected or not. Guests: Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law Matthew Sag, professor of law and artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science at Emory University School of Law Mark Lemley, professor of law at Stanford Law School and the director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, who is also representing Meta and Stability AI in the copyright cases against them James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are feeling a little lost at work, especially in product and tech, rest assured you're not alone. In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, brought to you by eCornell, tech leaders Mamuna Oladipo, vice president of product at Shopify, and Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, director of commerce and consumer product at Mysten Labs, deliver tips to help you pivot during crisis, communicate with clarity and more. Guest host Keith Cowing, visiting lecturer at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell, moderates the discussion.This episode covers:Positive outcomes of setbacksPsychological safety, risk and empathy at workContributions of individual roles to organizational successEffects of the absence of commercial context on product companiesChallenges of adopting a tech-first culture“GRIP” framework for business and product transformationCorporate errors in hiring and layoffs in the post-pandemic eraClarity of communication in decision makingHealthy tension and debate on teamsClean escalation processesAccessibility as a leaderWant to hear more from Lola Oyelayo-Pearson and Mamuna Oladipo? Subscribe to their Lost in Tech podcast on Spotify or YouTube.Join Keith Cowing, Mamuna Oladipo and more industry leaders and Cornell faculty experts for the Product and Tech Leadership Summit, taking place this September at Cornell Tech in New York City. During the immersive learning and networking experience, you will discover how to leverage transformation techniques to build high-performing products and tech teams. Seats are limited – register today!Learn more in one of 30 online technology certificate programs from eCornell, including Product Management, Product Management 360 and Generative AI For Business Transformation. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

The CPG Guys were joined for this episode by Karan Girotra, the Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management at Cornell University's SC Johnson School of Business, Dan Hooker, Senior Lecturer & Executive Education Program Director at the Cornell Johnson School plus Clare Galvão, Vice President of Customer & Channel Strategy at Kellanova.This episode is sponsored by The "Omnichannel Leadership Program" being hosted June 10-13, 2024 at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City. To learn more about the program visit: http://tinyurl.com/cornellomni Follow Karan Girotra on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karang/ Follow Dan Hooker on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hookerdaniel/ Follow Clare Galvão on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claregalvao/Our guests answer these questions about the Omnichannel Leadership Program:Dan, what was the impetus behind creating the OLP and how did CPG brands and retailers play a role in developing the curriculum?Karan, how do you go about developing the academic component of the program. You and your fellow academics present a great deal of research dispersed throughout the 3 day event.  What is new for the program this year?Dan, how do your Partner manufacturers and retailers also participate as presenters and participants in the program?Karan, what is the outcome that you are seeking to deliver to the participants and how does that inform the program design?Clare, you actually attended this course. What are some of the most valuable elements of the programs that you took away from being a participant? Clare, you work for a CPG manufacturer that has been integral in designing the program and sending participants to it. Why is this important to your organization?Karan, what are you hearing from the past participants of the program as to the value that they have derived from OLP?Dan, when I attended the program, the CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA, Kevin Holt,  was part of the program, who are you industry speakers this year?Dan, What type of professional archetype should be interested in attending this program and what advice do you have to get them interested in learning more?CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://NextUpisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.comRhea Raj's Website: http://rhearaj.comDISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.  CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual's use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.

Feb. 01, 2024 - Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to plant 25 million trees over the next decade. Ok, but how do you do that? We get answers from Nneka Sobers, assistant director of product development for the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech's Jacob's Institute.

Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry reading series for the Wild Detectives in Dallas. The in-person show is the second Wednesday of every month in the Wild Detectives backyard. We love our podcast fans, so we release recordings of the live performances every month for y'all! On 1/10/24, we featured poet and artist Lisa Huffaker! Lisa Huffaker integrates poetry, collage, book arts, and assemblage in many hybrid forms, from sculptural vending machines to a book of visual poetry created from a misogynist “self improvement” manual. Her writing is published or forthcoming in The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Pleiades, Cincinnati Review, Diagram, Sixth Finch, Thrush, 32 Poems, and many other journals. Her visual poetry manuscript in progress was exhibited internationally as part of TU Delft and Cornell Tech's 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation. She is Teaching Artist in Residence for the Writer's Garret, and a fine arts instructor at Oil and Cotton Creative Exchange. Find her online at lisahuffaker.com. Note: Huffaker reads some of her visual poems during this episode. To see examples of her visual poems, visit her portfolio on her website! Presented by The Writer's Garret ⁠⁠https://writersgarret.org/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.logencure.com/innermoonlight⁠

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Mary Pellettieri, co-founder and CEO of La Pavia Beverage Inc., maker of the Top Note Tonics brand of mid-calorie soft drinks and mixers.This episode is sponsored by the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management "Omnichannel Leadership Program" which is taking place June 10-13, 2024 at Cornell Tech in New York City. To learn more about the program, visit: https://ecornell.cornell.edu/omnichannel-leadership-program/?utm_source=cpg+guys&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=business_Omnichannel+Leadership+Program+-+CPG+GuysFollow Mary on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-pellettieri-3739807/Follow Top Note on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-pavia-beverage-inc/Follow Top Note Tonics online at: https://store.topnotetonic.com/Mary answers these questions:What inspired you and Noah to start Top Note, and what is the company's mission?What sets your beverages apart from others in the market?What major challenges did you face when starting the company, and how did you overcome them?What trends in the beverage industry do you find most exciting or influential right now?What role does consumer feedback play in the evolution of your beverages?Can you discuss any partnerships or collaborations that have been particularly impactful for Top Note?What strategies do you employ to stay adaptable in a rapidly changing market?Are there any plans for expanding your product line or entering new markets?CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://NextUpisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.comRhea Raj's Website: http://rhearaj.comDISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.  CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual's use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.

The New York Times is suing the creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot the Times alleges was trained on millions of its copyrighted articles. It's not the only such lawsuit, but it is the biggest. What this all boils down to are questions that will determine the future of a technology that has the potential to change the world, for good or ill.How different are a human and a computer, when each is learning from example? As machines become able to mimic the creative endeavours humans have mastered, what compensation is owed to the creators they learned from? And can bots like ChatGPT even survive without free access to a world of copyrighted material?GUEST: James Grimmelmann, Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law, Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or by calling 416-935-5935 and leaving us a voicemailOr @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

Sri & PVSB recap the highlights of their tip to Las Vegas for CES 2024.This episode is sponsored by Cornell University's Johnson School of Business "Omnichannel Leadership Program" being held June 13-15 at Cornell Tech in New York City. Learn more about the program here: http://tinyurl.com/cornellomniTopics they cover include:CES established as THE place where Retail Media rules the conversationWalmart Keynote - AI-enhanced home - The world's largest retailer shares plans for adaptive retail focused on customers, workforce and societyadds GenAI to Search & Shop with FriendsWalmart Luminate/Connect Panel on insights driven advertisingInstacart partners with Google for offsite Shopping AdsInstacart Caper Cart targeted ads in-storeAMC partners with Criteo (Melanie Zimmerman)AMC uses CapGemini AI toolsDiana Haussling...baller!Kroger/84.51 partners with PE firm MPearlRock to fuel emerging brandsSam's Club brings AI to receipt scan at club exitStreaming TV takes the leadAI Content friction, rev share, brand safety & inclusivityIntersection of changing mobility patterns and shifts in consumer behaviorCPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://NextUpisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.comRhea Raj's Website: http://rhearaj.comDISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.  CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual's use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.

The only constant is change. But how do you manage it as a corporate leader—with millions of dollars on the line? In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, brought to you by eCornell, Dan Van Tran, chief technology officer at Collectors, shares proven strategies for guiding a business through transformation with Keith Cowing, visiting lecturer at Cornell Tech and executive coach to startup CEO's and product leaders.Tune in and learn how to:Scale people, processes, and tools in times of transformationShift the employee's mentality about success and greater resultsAssess an employee's appetite for changeDevelop a strong but empathetic leadership style and find the middle groundTackle risk and incident managementUnderstand AI for exploration, experimentation, and accelerationFoster decision alignment throughout an organizationLead by listening and thinking about others firstEmbrace vulnerability, humility, and mentorship—for yourself and othersJoin Keith and Dan in New York City for Cornell's Product and Tech Leadership Program in September 2024! Learn more on the eCornell website.Find more tools for effective management and innovation in Leadership and Technology certificates from eCornell. Follow eCornell on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.

Solutions to many of the greatest challenges we face depend on the progress of cities.Local leaders are uniquely positioned to bring about real change that has tangible impact for residents, but often, they don't have the resources to do so. How can we support city governments in bridging this gap, so they have the capabilities they need to move communities forward?The Government Innovation team at Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on providing mayors and local government officials with the tools and support they need to tackle the pressing problems they face and improve people's lives.On this episode, James Anderson, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies' Government Innovation program, joins Nneka Sobers, the Assistant Director of Product Development at the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech, to discuss how Bloomberg Philanthropies works with city halls around the world to strengthen their problem-solving capacity and increase their use of data, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration by providing leadership training, programs, and an infrastructure that allows for urban ideas to spread across cities worldwide.This audio is adapted from their recent conversation at the Urban Tech Summit hosted at Cornell Tech, where academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry and public sector leaders gathered to discuss how cities can drive decarbonization around the world.

Chris Abiaad is the founder of Frens Capital, a liquid venture fund with a long-only strategy investing based on fundamentals. He previously spent 10 years as a builder in Web2 focused on product, working with data companies such as Enigma.com. Chris has been involved in the cryptocurrency market since 2016 while he was pursuing his MBA at Cornell Tech. He's since built a vast knowledge base of the markets and a solid investment track record, which has led him to the launch of Frens Capital in June of 2022. -----   This episode is brought to you by:   Global Coin Research ("GCR") is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR's mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!  

Ali Abouelatta is the author of the First 1000 newsletter on Substack (with over 85,000 subscribers at the time of publishing this episode), which is about just that! It also contains all kinds of tips, tricks, and hacks relating to getting your first 1,000 customers and beyond, including: pricing, product design, product management, growth hacks, startup stories, and much more. By day he is a product manager at the popular language learning app Duolingo, and by night he is the author of the popular email newsletter First 1000. Originally from Egypt, he received his bachelor's degree from NYU, and his Master's degree from Cornell Tech. He's worked in a wide range of roles from product management to venture capital.  Next Unicorn podcast episode 4. Watch the video version of this episode on the Next Unicorn

Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. How did you become an expert in decision-making? Tell us about each of the Problem Solver Profiles? How do you develop other types of ways to problem solve? Why is Intellectual diversity important in a team? What impact does the way you grew up have on your decision making? Cheryl Einhorn Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times to Foreign Policy Magazine, Barron's and Harvard Business Review. Cheryl is a long time educator, having taught at Columbia Business School for over a decade and currently teaching at Cornell University's SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books: Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles and the psychology of decision-making, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in the Spring of 2023. Cheryl loves to be in the great outdoors, spend time with her three kids, and bake all kinds of good cookies. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

This week we chat with Kimmy Scotti! Kimmy Scotti is co-founder and CEO of skincare company Fig.1, and founding partner at venture capital fund, 8VC. As an investor, serial entrepreneur and mother of twin boys, Kimmy's endeavors are multifaceted. As a founding partner at 8VC, a technology and life sciences investment firm, Kimmy invests in category-disrupting brands at the intersection of healthcare and consumer. She has invested in category defining companies including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home and Seed.Guided by her deep obsession with the beauty market, Kimmy co-founded Fig.1 in 2021 with a board-certified Harvard dermatologist to create a science-backed, sustainably-driven skincare line. Under Kimmy's leadership, Fig.1 grew its footprint beyond direct-to-consumer to over 3,000 retail, spa and dermatologist locations, along with category expansion into performance body care in 2023.Kimmy's start as an entrepreneur came at the age of 15 when she landed her personal jewelry line at Bloomingdale's and a feature on Project Runway. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, she served as the Executive Director of Business Development & Operations at a New York Family Office, where she incubated and invested in many businesses including a multi-billion dollar healthcare platform that helped over 10 million individuals access affordable prescriptions.In addition to her current work with 8VC and Fig.1, Kimmy currently serves on the Board of Directors for JewBelong, the Board of Directors for Breakout Foundation, and on the Senior Advisory Committee to Cornell Tech at Cornell University. She is an active supporter of various charitable initiatives including women's reproductive rights, maternal health and antisemitismFollow Us!Kimmy Scotti: @kimmyscotti8VC: @8VCFig.1 Beauty: @fig1coErica Wenger: @erica_wengerDear Twentysomething: @deartwentysomething

Dr. Ardalan Khosrowpour is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at OnSiteIQ. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. After completing his Ph.D., he was appointed as a Runway postdoctoral fellow at Cornell Tech where OnSiteIQ was born. His unique expertise in construction management and machine learning have been the principal driving forces behind OnSiteIQ's visual documentation and collaboration platform.OnsiteIQ is the definitive verification layer for real estate construction. Since 2017, we've worked with real estate owners, developers, and investors to deliver the construction intelligence they need to make business-critical decisions about their portfolios.OnsiteIQ delivers 360º imagery of active builds across your real estate portfolio, offering a perfect record of progress to date, along with real-time project analysis and actionable insight. Connect with Ardalan on LinkedIn Check out OnSiteIQ

This week on BTE - when emerging tech meets city planning… This week we welcome a guest who's credentials include being everything from an Urban Tech fellow at Cornell University to a multiple time startup founder and advisor to a repeat champion on Jeopardy. Greg Lindsay joins the gang to get into how cities (and by extension large groups of people) deal with technology being thrust upon them and along the way take a trip down memory lane to remember Foursquare, the introduction of Uber, and even Pokémon Go! Connect with Greg Lindsay on LinkedIn! Moments to check out:  (starts at 8:42) Augmented Reality will be the killer app for Artificial Intelligence (and vice versa) (starts at 11:17) The challenges of regulating technology before it arrives (starts at 20:35) Burying 'the metaverse' and the role of VR in city planning (starts at 27:33) Improving collaboration between cities and technology companies (starts at 30:55) Opportunities for A&D in re-imagining the build environment (starts at 37:09) Considerations for building a responsible future Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn; Bobby Bonett Tessa Bain Andrew Lane References and resources: Greg Lindsay (.org) Cornell Tech, Jacobs Urban Tech Hub Death by Pokémon GO - Purdue University Hyper Reality (Short Film, Keiichi Matsuda, 2016) Agents (Short Film, Keiichi Matsuda / Niantic, 2023) Visual Positioning System (VPS) Definition Sidewalk Labs - Toronto Sideways: The City that Google Couldn't Buy (Book) His Dark Materials, Phillip Pullman (Wikipedia) Numina (VR urban planning data) Dennis Crowley / Living Cities Lessons from the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse, Kate Wagner (article) Unfrozen (podcast) - Greg Lindsay and Daniel Safarik Rafi Segal Discord (Recommended follows: Living Cities, Liquid Cities, Niantic   Discover more shows from SURROUND at surroundpodcasts.com.  This episode of Barriers to Entry was produced and edited by Wize Grazette and Samantha Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Leadership is really a generosity of spirit. When you care about not just yourself but you care about those around you, and you're willing to go that extra mile to make others around you successful, it becomes clear you are ready for leadership.” —Janaki KumarThroughout Season 1 of the series, we've been digging deeply into the hidden, and often surprising characteristics of leadership. Those leadership qualities—actually those human qualities—that don't come from a text book or a classroom. That's one of the themes I explore with my guests on this episode, Janaki Kumar and Stefanie Kubanek.Janaki Kumar is Head of Design at JP Morgan Chase's Commercial Bank, and previously was head of the Design and Co-Innovation Center at SAP Labs. A thought-leader on design-led innovation in the enterprise, Janaki co-authored the book Gamification at Work – Designing Engaging Business Software. She has spoken at numerous industry conferences and academic programs, including Stanford's Graduate School of Business where she teaches Customer Experience Design.Stefanie Kubanek is a New York and Munich-based designer and design educator whose work is inspired by her native-German roots and global perspective. After initially studying goldsmithing, Stefanie completed her Industrial Design studies at the Royal College of Art, and went on to spend a decade at the London office of Pentagram. In addition to running her own design consultancy, she is now Visiting Senior Lecturer at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management in Ithaca, NY, and at Cornell Tech in NYC.

  In this episode of iCantCU, I talk about traveling to NYC to participate in a Cornell University Research Study using a VR headset and non-verbal cues. I WAS EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY since I had never put on a VR headset.  After finishing the study at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, I headed to Bryant Park to meet with Jane to grab dinner. That was a good thing because the entire research revolved around talking about food. Show notes at https://www.iCantCU.com/240   Links Mentioned Rishi Masala Chai Concentrate: https://amzn.to/3OJZXbg   No-jab Ambutech White Cane: https://amzn.to/3NKpD5J  Zoom Podtrak P4: https://amzn.to/442PDR0  Learn More About Descript The transcript from this episode is done using Descript. Try out Descript for free at https://www.descript.com/?lmref=Yw2dhQ. This is an affiliate link, so I'll earn a commission if you pay for the app. Thanks! Support iCantCU When shopping at Amazon, I would appreciate it if you clicked on this link to make your purchases: https://www.iCantCU.com/amazon. I participate in the Amazon Associate Program and earn commissions on qualifying purchases. The best part is, you don't pay extra for doing this! White Canes Connect Podcast Episode 079 Episode 079 is the August Digest of events happening within the NFB of PA and the Pennsylvania blind community. I do the intro and outro, but AI Lisa and my AI self read the events. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI IHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-white-canes-connect-89603482/ YouTube Https://www.youtube.com/@pablindpodcast White Canes Connect On Twitter Https://www.twitter.com/PABlindPodcast My Podcast Gear Here is all my gear and links to it on Amazon. I participate in the Amazon Associates Program and earn a commission on qualifying purchases. Zoom Podtrak P4: https://amzn.to/33Ymjkt Zoom ZDM Mic & Headphone Pack: https://amzn.to/33vLn2s Zoom H1n Recorder: https://amzn.to/3zBxJ9O  Gator Frameworks Desk Mounted Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3AjJuBK Shure SM58 S Mic: https://amzn.to/3JOzofg  Sennheiser Headset (1st 162 episodes): https://amzn.to/3fM0Hu0  Follow iCantCU on your favorite podcast directory! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icantcu-podcast/id1445801370/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nck2D5HgD9ckSaUQaWwW2  Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/iCantCU-Podcast-Podcast/B08JJM26BT  Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaWNhbnRjdS5jb20vZmVlZC8  IHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-icantcu-podcast-31157111/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbenj  Reach out on social media Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbenj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbenj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbenj LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenj Are You or Do You Know A Blind Boss? If you or someone you know is crushing it in their field and is also blind, I want to hear from you! Call me at (646) 926-6350 and leave a message. Please include your name and town, and tell me who the Blind Boss is and why I need to have them on an upcoming episode. You can also email the show at iCantCUPodcast@gmail.com.  

Natalie Friedman joins us to discuss when, where, how, and why robots should wear clothing. Natalie is a PhD candidate at Cornell Tech.  Natalie's website is natalie-friedman.com and you can find her papers in the research section. She has an Instagram account: @natalie.victoria.f AIForGood shows several robots dressed in home, business and social attire. Roomba cosplaying a mouse (Instructable) Pepper is an android-ish robot made by SoftBank. There are many clothing lines devoted to dressing it for whatever occasion you need, simply search for Pepper robot clothing. What could go wrong? Natalie recommended Fashion Is Spinach by Elizabeth Hawes. It is fascinating. Transcript

This is the first of fifteen in a Voices of VR podcast series on XR Accessibility based upon my coverage from the XR Access Symposium 2023 that happened in New York City on June 15th and 16th. I'm kicking off my 8 hours of coverage with an interview with XR Access co-founder Shiri Azenkot, who is an associate professor at Cornell Tech researching accessibility. She is focusing on making augmented and virtual reality technologies accessible as well as trying to leverage XR to solve accessibility problems. XR Access was started in 2019, which was an opportunity to bring the community together and highlight some of the pioneering accessibility research such as SeeingVR: A Set of Tools to Make Virtual Reality More Accessible to People with Low Vision. Here is an overview of the 15 episodes in my XR Accessibility series: Shiri Azenkot on founding XR Access Christine Hemphill on defining disability through difference Reginé Gilbert on her book about Accessibility & XR Heuristics Christian Vogler on captions in VR & potential of haptics Six interviews from the XR Access Symposium poster session Dylan Fox on the journey towards XR Accessibility Liz Hyman on the public policy POV on XR Accessibility Mark Steelman on accessible XR for career exploration Michael Cooper on customizable captions Joel Ward on challenges with government contracting for accessibility and live captioning with XREAL glasses Jazmin Cano & Peter Galbraith on Owlchemy Labs' pioneering low-vision features for Cosmonious High Liv Erickson on intersection between AI & Spatial Computing for Accessibility Ohan Oda on upcoming accessibility AR features in Google Maps Yvonne Felix on using AR HMDs as an assistive technology for blind and low-vision users Sean Dougherty & Jeffrey Colon on the challenges and opportunities in making XR accessible for blind & low-vision users I'm also including rough transcripts for all episodes in this series as well as for my entire backlog of more than 1200 Voices of VR podcast interviews. I'm also in the process of adding categories to my episodes, which you can explore on this overview page showing the different categories. There's still more work to be done in order to make my website fully accessible, and feel to reach out to accessibility@drawtheskies.com. if you have any specific requests, feedback, questions, or comments. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: U.S. Representative Pat Ryan pushes for rapid federal disaster assistance and FEMA funding as Hudson Valley begins recovery from Sunday's storm. Meanwhile, a new method for monitoring New York City police activity emerges from researchers at Cornell Tech.

If you had all of the data in the world at your hands, what question would you ask first?That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Emma Pierson. Emma is an assistant professor of computer science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, and a computer science field member at Cornell University with a secondary joint appointment as an assistant professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College. Sure. Why not? Emma has published a number of game-changing papers, and we talk about those today and how they all tie together. She's written for the New York Times, 538, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Wired, all my favorites, and has been named to the MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators under 35 list, and the Forbes 30 under 30 in Science list.Her team's work has helped unlock answers and solutions to some of our biggest, most lingering and also sometimes most urgent questions. Emma and her team work diligently to develop data science and machine learning methods to study two vital, huge interlocking areas: inequality and healthcare.-----------Have feedback or questions? Tweet us, or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.comNew here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at importantnotimportant.com/podcast.-----------INI Book Club:The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian ChristianFind all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-clubLinks:Follow Emma on TwitterKeep up with Emma's work on her websiteFollow us:Subscribe to our newsletter at importantnotimportant.comFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ImportantNotImpSubscribe to our YouTube channelFollow Quinn: twitter.com/quinnemmettEdited by Anthony LucianiProduced by Willow BeckIntro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.comFind our more about our guests here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/guest-statsAdvertise with us:

In this episode of the podcast, we hear three perspectives on generative AI systems and the extent to which their makers may be exposed to potential liability. I spoke to three experts, each with their own views on questions such as whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act-- which has provided broad immunity to internet platforms that host third party content-- will apply to systems like ChatGPT. Guests, in order of appearance, include: Jess Miers, legal advocacy counsel at the Chamber of Progress, an industry coalition whose partners include Meta, Apple, Google, Amazon, and others;James Grimmelmann, a law professor at Cornell with appointments at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School;Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California Berkeley with a joint appointment in the computer and information science departments.

Habib Kairouz is not only one of the most fun and interesting people you will meet, but he also managed to double major in two different schools at Cornell and has spent the last 25 years investing in technology.He is managing partner at Rho Capital Partners, he's passionate about finding ways to solve the conflict in the Middle East, he's active at Cornell Tech, and his two daughters both attended Cornell. Plus, he's an astoundingly good skier -story about that when you tune in.You can find Habib on:LinkedIn: Habib KairouzInstagram: @hkairouzRho Capital Partners: www.Rho.comNot sponsored by or affiliated with Cornell University

The Renwick Ruin, resembling an ancient castle lost to time, appears along the East River as a crumbling, medieval-like apparition, something not quite believable. Sitting between two new additions on Roosevelt Island -- the campus of Cornell Tech and FDR Four Freedoms Park -- these captivating ruins, enrobed in beautiful ivy, tell the story of a dark period in New York City history.The island between Manhattan and Queens was once known as Blackwell's Island, a former pastoral escape that transformed into the ominous 'city of asylums', the destination for the poor, the elderly and the criminal during the 19th century.During this period, the island embodied every outdated idea about human physical and mental health, and vast political corruption ensured that the inmates and patients of the island would suffer.In 1856 the island added a Smallpox Hospital to its notorious roster, designed by acclaimed architect James Renwick Jr (of St. Patrick's Cathedral fame) in a Gothic Revival style that captivates visitors to this day -- even if the building is in an advanced state of dilapidation.What makes the Renwick Ruin so entrancing? How did this marvelous bit of architecture manage to survive in any form into present day?PLUS: The grand story of the island -- from a hideous execution in 1829 to the modern delights of one of New York City's most interesting neighborhoods.Visit the websiteAfter you've listened to this show, check out these Bowery Boys podcasts with similar themes:-- North Brother Island: New York's Forbidden Place-- Nellie Bly: Undercover in the Madhouse