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Michael Dell Chairman And CEO, Dell $70.1B $148M (0.21%) Real Time Net Worth as of 10/4/23 #16 in the world today About Michael Dell • Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, which formed in 2016 via Dell's $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC. • In late 2018 Dell Technologies returned to public markets through a complicated financial restructuring. • Dell's cloud software arm, VMware, spun off in 2021; Microchip firm Broadcom is now in a $61 billion deal to buy it, pending regulatory approval. • Much of Dell's fortune lies in his private investment firm DFO Management, which has stakes in hotels and invests in liquid corporate credit. • In 2017, Dell donated $1 billion to his foundation, which focuses on child poverty; it makes both impact investments and charitable donations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-kaagee-mante/message

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Laurent Charpentier received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from INSA Lyon. Prior to joining Yooz, Laurent served as Solution Lead Architect and Security Lead Consultant for Accenture, and was Business Analyst for Dell Inc. Since 2016, he has been Yooz Northe American COO and CIO and became Yooz CEO in 2022 to lead the next growth momentum.   Summary Laurent's background.  What is Cloud P2P automation?  What are some of the use cases that have come out of this?  It's not about getting rid of people, it is about changing the tasks that people do.  Are we hitting a peak in the AI trend?  Who is a hero of yours, and why?

Laurent Charpentier received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from INSA Lyon. Prior to joining Yooz, Laurent served as Solution Lead Architect and Security Lead Consultant for Accenture, and was Business Analyst for Dell Inc. Since 2016, he has been Yooz Northe American COO and CIO and became Yooz CEO in 2022 to lead the next growth momentum.   Summary Laurent's background.  What is Cloud P2P automation?  What are some of the use cases that have come out of this?  It's not about getting rid of people, it is about changing the tasks that people do.  Are we hitting a peak in the AI trend?  Who is a hero of yours, and why?

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Robert Casanova, director of industry and economic policy at the Semiconductor Industry Association, and Bill Amelio, CEO of DoubleCheck Solutions, to discuss America's need to reshore the semiconductor industry.William (Bill) Amelio was the Chief Executive Officer of Avnet. He has more than 35 years of management and industry experience and has held senior positions at global publicly traded companies and has spent most of his career managing global technology enterprises. In July 2016, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Avnet.Bill was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of CHC Group Ltd., a global helicopter services company, from 2010 to 2015. From 2005 to 2009, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lenovo. Prior to his role at Lenovo, Bill was a Regional Senior Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific and Japan for Dell Inc. He began his career with the Microelectronics Technology Division of IBM in 1979 and later became the General Manager, Worldwide Operations of the Personal Computer Division. In 2019, Bill was elected to the S&P Global Board of Directors.Bill previously served on the Board of Directors of National Semiconductor. He has a chemical engineering degree from Lehigh University and a master's degree in management from Stanford University.Bill and his wife, Jamie, founded and continue to lead Caring for Cambodia, a nonprofit organization that works to educate the children of Cambodia through building schools, training teachers and providing for basic human needs.BRAND NEW:From Chapman's Center of Demographics & Policy, Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky co-author the brand new report on restoring The California Dream.If you haven't downloaded the report, see it here: https://joelkotkin.com/report-restoring-the-california-dream/Visit Our Pagewww.TheFeudalFuturePodcast.comSupport Our WorkThe Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national, and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time. It involves Chapman students in demographic research under the supervision of the Center's senior staff.Students work with the Center's director and engage in research that will serve them well as they look to develop their careers in business, the social sciences, and the arts. Students also have access to our advisory board, which includes distinguished Chapman faculty and major demographic scholars from across the country and the world.For additional information, please contact Mahnaz Asghari, sponsored project analyst for the Office of Research, at (714) 744-7635 or asghari@chapman.edu.Follow us on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-feudal-future-podcast/Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalismLearn more about Joel's book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://amzn.to/3a1VV87Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribeThis show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is Joe Burke, most recently the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Employment Counsel, Quest Software Inc. From Kentucky Fried Chicken in Louisville, Joe moved to Round Rock TX to work at Dell Inc. He began in Federal Government Sales where he developed a compliance program for GSA and TAA work for  Dell Federal. He moved into compliance with the “big switch” from commercial legal to Chief Compliance Counsel. In this role, he was instrumental in building a new FCPA program using the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as a guideline.  Resources Joe Burke LinkedIn Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: News (1:40)Interview with Rohit about Kanmon and his experience (2:46) Quick Fire Questions with Rohit and friendly questions (12:50)Signals: Give Alternative Assets to the people (22:07)Transcript: Hey FinTech friends. Hey FinTech friends. My name is Helen Femi Williams and I'm your host of this new podcast. Hey FinTech friends. This podcast is brought to you by This Week in FinTech, which is on the front page of global FinTech news, fostering the largest FinTech community through newsletters, thought leadership and events. Oh, and now podcasting. And what's quite cool about this community is the creativity, the intelligence, and also understanding that those who work in the field are just regular people who've decided to devote themselves to solving a particular problem. And with that comes a unique mix of finance, technology, and fun, which is exactly what this podcast wants to explore. So expect this content to be informative? Yes. But we're also keen to get to know our founders and ask them the questions that you didn't know you needed answering. So let's talk about the structure of this podcast. First, we're gonna go through the news. And if you're a subscriber to this week in FinTech newsletter, you're in luck, because this is the audio version. Then we're going to chat to this week's friend, which is Rohit Sharma, co-founder of Kanmon and an embedded lending infrastructure startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area. And lastly, we'll go through the latest Signal article on alternative assets written by Guest writer Giorgio Giuliani But first this week in FinTech.Spain's CaixaBank launched its online real-time currency trading platform, FXNow, in Morocco.The SEC announced a proposed plan to overhaul the plumbing of US stock trading.Singapore's banks are introducing features like customer kill switches to thwart a rise in financial scammers.The UK's Investing and Saving Alliance (formed by a conglomerate of banks) is trialing a new digital ID for financial services.Metro Bank is being sued by software provider Arkeyo for leaking its technology to a rival firm.Apple launched its own buy-now-pay-later product, letting customers make payments in four installments with no interestChina's Ant Group launched a digital SMB neobank in Singapore. Separately, SMB neobank Green Link Digital Bank also launched in Singapore.Checkout.com launched a stablecoin payments feature.That's This Week in FinTech.And now for our chat with this week's friend, Rohit Sharma. Hey FinTech friends. So I'd like to introduce you to the first friend of the show. Rohit. Rohit is currently a co-founder at Kanmon, an embedded lending infrastructure and startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cannon enables any b2b software company to offer lending products to its customers via simple API integration, and launch lending products in weeks, not months. Prior to Canon, Rohit has held a lot of product and engineering leadership roles, including plastic Qi funding circle DNB, and DELL INC. He received a master's in computer science from Northern Carolina state and an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin. So I guess my first question, Rohit is like, could you like, just tell me a bit about yourself and your experience?Yeah, so I'm, I'm an immigrant to the states. So India, Bombay, came to the US to study computer science, and really, always been kind of interested in finance, as kind of just a personal kind of hobby obsession, but also kind of with a technology background kind of fell, didn't want to work for like a big bank or a hedge fund. So FinTech kind of felt like into my lap, but really started my career more in engineering, my personal career in engineering, and over the years, got to move into product management. So it started getting smaller and smaller, company-wise, started at a big company, Dell then went to a smaller company, went to an even smaller company called Angel seed-stage startup, where I actually met Nick, so they can actually work together for a long time. So we've been in the trenches together, and then that became the funding circle. So that was a great experience. I spent nine years there. In the end, I was the leading the product. And then, like startups, so went to another startup called plastic again in the FinTech space. And then finally, like Okay, I'm gonna give this a go myself. So now, along with my co-founder, we've been doing it for so long and a lot of white hair, but we still continue to kind of explore opportunities in lending. So that's what I'm doing currently as a co-founder, we're building embedded lending infrastructure to kind of enable the next generation of commercial lending.You just talked about turning on and like embedded lending, but like, what does that actually mean? So, you know, to your non-FinTech friends, what does that mean? What does embedded lending mean? Like what do all these terms mean?I always Fintech is such a broad word. So I always kind of try to start at the end, like zoom out and confuse my friends, even more, this explanation for FinTech I started with like, hey, anything that's kind of in the intersection of technology and money is really anytime you are touching money and utilise technology, it's fintech. If you follow that argument, pretty much everything in the world today is fintech. So that's kind of the broad definition specifically for embedded lending. The thesis and what we have is, that we know that lending money, especially in the commercial space is going to be more of a commodity is almost like a feature that other platforms that already serve these customers will tack on to their value offerings to kind of broaden their value offering and really solve all the problems of their customer base. So in the past, I would say 10 years, you've seen an explosion in what we call b2b SaaS, or software that is exclusively focused on solving problems for businesses, of all sizes, from small business to medium to large, but really focusing on like a product particular vertical and trying to be really best at serving that niche audience. And by serving that niche audience, they gradually can expand the TAM of that audience as well. And anytime you serve kind of a business customer, you kind of solve their core problems. So if you're building software for solving problems for architects, you build software that can manage their practice, etc. But you always kind of in a business context end up at some point where access to capital becomes a really important piece for the business. So our kind of pieces for embedded lending is that we want to build software that enables these other b2b platforms that are serving these customers to offer commercial credit products to their customers, without trying to become a lender or an online lender themselves and kind of understanding the complexity of lending. for them. It's just a simple API integration, and within a week, products to their end customers. So we abstract away all that lending process, the application, the credit, etc, behind the API. So we truly embedded into that b2b platform, software. And it looks like at home is really offering them that service. So from a platform perspective, they're like, Okay, we kind of give you software to run your business. But now you have access to capital as well. Because you already trust us with running your business. There's a trust already developed enough, we can actually know all your problems, including access to capital. They use more offers, it's a win-win for both the platform, as well as the end. Sojust to kind of like expand on that, like with green stick on the series questions for now, when it comes to where you were kind of sits within the sort of FinTech space, like, what is like where do you see it going? And like, what do you see? It's like, do you have like a fact or stat that you want to kind of highlight within this space? Yeah, sothe macro stat that I really like to anchor and really think about the opportunity. So if you look at if assuming success, and Kanmon succeeds and becomes this connective tissue that enabled software companies to offer lending to their end customers, what it enables really is access to capital for all these businesses the in the world that need to succeed because small businesses and medium-sized businesses are really the engines of growth for the economy, we've kind of known that in developed economies and developing economies, and this kind of product that we want to build really enabled getting them access to capital in a really simple, easy way, in a place that they already transact day. So they can spend time really building their businesses than worrying about financing and how do I get access to capital? So really, it's about enabling that business formation and access to capital and growth in the business in the economy, which what excites us every day to really come work on the company. And then from a macro perspective, the reason we believe that this opportunity exists is there's also just in the last two years if you've noticed, this is specific The US debt. And I'm probably sure the same in other countries as well. But there has been a tremendous kind of increase in liquidity in the system. So if you just look at commercial banking, deposits in the US, pre-pandemic, they were about 12 trillion, and it's about 17 trillion right now. They're kind of two trends that are coming together that really makes us excited about this opportunity. One is that, hey, small businesses need to grow. That's always going to be a key growth driver of the economy. But there's also an immense amount of capital that is sitting in the system that is looking for a home. So we want to be that enabling layer that enables that capital to actually connect to the small businesses and start this flywheel effect that really increases the day.Awesome. I love that. It's kind of like bringing all these different elements together in one and connecting it in a global way, but also kind of like positioning itself as part of a massive ecosystem. And going back to what you said earlier, it's like Fintech is kind of everything when you think like anyway, like yesterday, I was speaking to some gal, and she was saying, like, I was telling her about, like how I do a lot of FinTech stuff. And she was saying, oh, isn't that quite boring? But I'm just like, actually, do you have a car? Do you have a lending thing? Like, within what, within whatever you do, you're gonna be part of this massive ecosystem, and you're just kind of making it better?Exactly. Right. So I mean, it's a cord that I have not, it's not my original cord, but I really like it as like, money is the original social network. And Fintech is really connected to money. So you are, you're solving a basic human need, and the economic system that we have really runs on that. So it's, it's really core to what we do as a human species today.I love that money is that original social network. And it does kind of make sense, especially when you look at how we're changing. Like, even when you look at crypto and you think about like how we're changing what money is, is like, well, before people just use materials, people just use like different things. So we're just like, reinventing that same thing. So that's, I like that. You should just say it's your quote, and just like take that. But that sounds good. All right. We're gonna move on to like unserious questions because there are a lot of podcasts which are going to ask you serious questions, but to a large extent, we have a set we want to know who Rohit is beyond the fintech. So the first thing I want to do is just ask you a quick-fire question. So just like let's go answer, what comes first? You ready? Okay, Android, or Apple,Apple, tablet or laptop or laptop, city or country see live for country life, city, hotel, Airbnb. I've gone back and forth, I'd say hotel now. We used to be Airbnb. But now I think I'm back to hotels, there's somewhat of a predictability with hotels, I know what I'm gettingFree and travel or free meals out. So if you could forever have free air travel or free meals out, which?I think free meals and not because I'll like food more, I just don't like travelling or taking flights,you probably going to eat more than you're going to travel. Although if it was free, maybe they'll get on set it's definitelythat's a good economic way to say it as well. Like you spend probably a lot more on food. So that's actually the Battle of rational choice toSee through walls or see through lies. So like, either see-through like you can always see through any wall. Or if someone's saying a lie, you will always know that they're lying?I'm going to see through walls purely again from the fact that she through lies and I'm worried my brain will not be able to handle it. There's too much truth there. Sometimes you should be shooting away from the truth. So I'll take the walls out of fear of the other one not because I like walls.Yeah, ignorance is bliss, but then equally, like I do get insane. But then I'm like, if I can see through the wounds,but I can at least like control. They're like, don't look there. Don't look here. Like they can come from anywhere.Good point, has a daily word limit of 20 or daily step limits. 20?Oh, word limit any day steps are for good.Yeah, yeah, you need to do this steps. That makes sense. And okay, this is my last one. Be 18 Your whole life will be 35 your whole life.Oh, 35 I was dumb when I was 18. So 35 is definitely the way to go. What were the dumb things you were doing? Oh, no doubt. You think you know everything. And you think that you have everything figured out as you get older? You realise that that's not true at all. and pretty much everything is everybody is making it up as they go along all the time, including yourself. So that I think only comes with, at least for me has only come with age.Yeah, I think that's a good point, actually. But when you're 18, you have this like level of confidence that you're just like, oh, the world is mine. Oh, maybe 20 ones about one for that question. But I totally, I totally get what you need. We have a couple of other questions and like, you can take your time because like that was our rapid-fire, but then actually, it's quite good that you expanded on them anyway. What is the craziest idea for a company you've had a FinTech one or non-fintech? Either one is either would be interesting to know, I havea crazy idea, which I think I still will execute one day. And I don't know if it's a company idea or not, I don't know if I can ever make money out of it. But I really like electronic music, and like obsessively collecting vinyl. So I wanted to buy like a vinyl distributor, just so that I could skim a copy of everything that comes in, and then try to kind of sell the rest. But that's definitely a crazy idea for me, my wife has said, You're never going to do it ever, ever.Vinyl distributor. So youYeah, so we're in the kind of electronic music scene, if you're, if you're putting our vinyl is there's a record label that really creates signs the artist and takes the masters and actually creates like has the publishing rights. And then maybe we'll contract with a vinyl factory to actually create the test the presence, but then they all go to a distributor, who then farms it out to record shops. So the record shops are actually selling the vinyl and are actually interfacing with a distributor who collects who's going to facilitate the sale of the wine all across all these record labels. So the distributor has the widest access to all the record labels and all the music that gets put out. So if you can be at that distribution point and actually skim or even pay, I don't mind paying to skim every record that comes through that instantly. Makes my collection much bigger than it is today.Yeah, that's sick. So yeah, you can diversify like electronic music makes sense. With embedded lending, you just gottahave. Unfortunately, club punters don't like to pay a lot of money. So there's not a lot of revenue opportunity in the electronic music space. Unless you're throwing big festival or you own a club-like fabric. Yeah. But going back towhat you said Money is the original social network. So you just got to find a way to make it work. sticking on the money question. If money was no option, what would you do?Again, you'll kind of see a trend here like I would like via electronic attack at a music club, running the length of music tech, or being a DJ but I have no talent to be a DJ. So something related to electronic music if money was no no, not an object, I don't have to make money that that will be like a dream come true. Like I love in London like my favourite favourite favourite club venue in the world is Fabric in Farringdon. And like, we made a club ticket at fabric would be a dream come true. Like that sound system is amazing.That's so funny. When was the last time you went to fabric?Oh, pre-pandemic. I think it's September 2018. There's this really favourite DJ of mine Sasha. And he plays an all-nighter, like, open the clothes. I think every year. In fact, he just announced he's gonna pay in September again. This year. I'm gonna make a trip just for that. So I have flown to London just for two days just to go-to Fabric. Catch him and then come back. Wow.Okay, I haven't been to fabric actually. So well. Yeah. So a very, very long time. But I feel like we've,I don't mind electronic music but I have to like, for me, it's like I have to be in the mood. And like my friends have to be like, we are doing this tonight. And then I'll commit like, I'll commit to the night and like, this is what we're doing. But yeah, Fabric is a very interesting place. For a while I think it's like closing down,they closed down. Then they're back open. Their sound system is just like, for me, it's really about the sound and the music. So the sound system is definitely immense in room one.And I mean, this is the FinTech fan podcast, and we want to highlight other FinTech friends. So, who do you think is a friend that you know a friend of FinTech that we should be highlighting,my kind of Shout Out is a Amol Walvekar he's at Amol Walvekar on Twitter. He's a super-sharp payments guy used to work wepay, he was like early bolt and now kind of doing something new. I really enjoyed talking to him like a super smart guy. And he does He doesn't advertise himself a lot. So I'm giving him a shout-out. So you should definitely get them on the show.Awesome. And what is it question we should be asking our future friends of the show?I thought about this. So I think like this actually, you can ask every FinTech guest since fintechs deals with deal with money and, etc. The kind of instance we're building software, there's always some b******t issues that happen, that seems very catastrophic when they happen. It could be like unintended consequences, or like hilarious user actions, but like in hindsight, like, are very, very funny. So it's almost like, what's the funniest FinTech story that you've experienced personally, would be an interesting kind of view into the kind of problems that we face while we're building software with a humorous element to it. The one that has happened to me, which I laugh at today, but at the time was extremely painful, is when we had switched deposits and withdrawals for customers. So when a customer wanted to deposit, we actually withdrew money. And when they wanted to withdraw, that sounds like such a mess, it was definitely a mess. And the team rallied together, we fixed it really quickly. But the point is, for those 15 minutes, I definitely thought he was gonna get fired, but we found it really quickly. And before it actually went into production and affected real customers. But that could have been an interesting day and these types of issues happen with software. So that'd be an interesting question to ask folks like, well, it's something that at that time seemed catastrophic, but now in hindsight, it seems funny to you.I love that. All right. Well, yeah, it's been great speaking to you. No worries. Thankyou. Super awesome. Thanks for having me.Well, you'll say shows like Where can people find more about kind of what you do? Yeah,I'm on Twitter at RNSharma. I don't tweet a lot. I write some funny memes sometimes. But Google, and always happy to chat fintech so drop me a DMSignals is a subscriber-only newsletter focusing on deep dives thought leadership and so much more. Here's a quick snippet from our latest one. Alternative assets are exploding in popularity among retail investors, who are gaining unprecedented access to this historically cost-prohibitive asset class. 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A16z Podcast Podcast Notes Key Takeaways It is not a question of “either-or” but “both-and” (public and private cloud), and beyond that- it is about edge computing“There are estimates that say there will be more applications and more data at the edge and it is not all going to come back to the center of the universe,” – Michael DellThe massive shift to SAS (software for statistical analysis and data visualization) could be cloud wars 2.0Because of AI and ML rise, programmers will have to deal with the software on a new level of abstractionInnovation is the main reason a startup should use cloud computingDell's company went public, then private, then public againThey hired tons of engineers, salespeople, invested organically and it worked really quicklyThe demise of the PC narrative gave them an incredible opportunity to buy the company backMergers and acquisitions are the No. 1 reason to go publicLeaving college to start a business: “It is not for everybody; you need to be deviant, mischievous, and a rule-breaker,” – Michael DellGet something up and running and then decide to leave or not – this is much better adviceThere is something about the times we are in; the pull and drive of the moment (think about cryptocurrency)Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgThere are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it's rare to see a company go public then private then back to public again. As is the case with Dell Technologies, one of the largest tech companies -- which went private 2012-2013 and then also pulled off one of the most epic mergers of all time with Dell + EMC + VMWare 2015-2016 (and which we wrote about here at the time).Is there a method to the madness? How does one not just start, but keep, and transform, their company and business? Especially as it adapts to broader, underlying tech platform shifts. Michael Dell shares all this in his upcoming new book, Play Nice to Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader... he also, tellingly, may be one of the longest-standing founder-CEOs (37 years so far).Because this is really a story about innovation, who decides, who judges, who does it, and where: In the markets, in public, in private; in the both the big picture and the inner detailed workings of a business beyond "cells in a spreadsheet"; and even in fighting -- or harnessing! -- narratives, whether it's the demise-of-PC or cloud wars 1.0 /2.0... And where trends like the cost paradox of cloud, and "end of cloud" edge computing, among others like AI & ML, also come in. In this special book-launch episode of the a16z Podcast with Marc Andreessen, Martin Casado, and Sonal Chokshi debate the Cloud Wars to the Company Wars (along with some behind-scenes stories and even some star wars) with Michael Dell... and whether you can really play nice to win. image: Dell EMC World 2016/ © Dell Inc. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. 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A16z Podcast Podcast Notes Key Takeaways It is not a question of “either-or” but “both-and” (public and private cloud), and beyond that- it is about edge computing“There are estimates that say there will be more applications and more data at the edge and it is not all going to come back to the center of the universe,” – Michael DellThe massive shift to SAS (software for statistical analysis and data visualization) could be cloud wars 2.0Because of AI and ML rise, programmers will have to deal with the software on a new level of abstractionInnovation is the main reason a startup should use cloud computingDell's company went public, then private, then public againThey hired tons of engineers, salespeople, invested organically and it worked really quicklyThe demise of the PC narrative gave them an incredible opportunity to buy the company backMergers and acquisitions are the No. 1 reason to go publicLeaving college to start a business: “It is not for everybody; you need to be deviant, mischievous, and a rule-breaker,” – Michael DellGet something up and running and then decide to leave or not – this is much better adviceThere is something about the times we are in; the pull and drive of the moment (think about cryptocurrency)Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgThere are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it's rare to see a company go public then private then back to public again. As is the case with Dell Technologies, one of the largest tech companies -- which went private 2012-2013 and then also pulled off one of the most epic mergers of all time with Dell + EMC + VMWare 2015-2016 (and which we wrote about here at the time).Is there a method to the madness? How does one not just start, but keep, and transform, their company and business? Especially as it adapts to broader, underlying tech platform shifts. Michael Dell shares all this in his upcoming new book, Play Nice to Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader... he also, tellingly, may be one of the longest-standing founder-CEOs (37 years so far).Because this is really a story about innovation, who decides, who judges, who does it, and where: In the markets, in public, in private; in the both the big picture and the inner detailed workings of a business beyond "cells in a spreadsheet"; and even in fighting -- or harnessing! -- narratives, whether it's the demise-of-PC or cloud wars 1.0 /2.0... And where trends like the cost paradox of cloud, and "end of cloud" edge computing, among others like AI & ML, also come in. In this special book-launch episode of the a16z Podcast with Marc Andreessen, Martin Casado, and Sonal Chokshi debate the Cloud Wars to the Company Wars (along with some behind-scenes stories and even some star wars) with Michael Dell... and whether you can really play nice to win. image: Dell EMC World 2016/ © Dell Inc. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly as well as unannounced investments in publicly traded digital assets) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/.Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

There are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it's rare to see a company go public then private then back to public again. As is the case with Dell Technologies, one of the largest tech companies -- which went private 2012-2013 and then also pulled off one of the most epic mergers of all time with Dell + EMC + VMWare 2015-2016 (and which we wrote about here at the time).Is there a method to the madness? How does one not just start, but keep, and transform, their company and business? Especially as it adapts to broader, underlying tech platform shifts. Michael Dell shares all this in his upcoming new book, Play Nice to Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader... he also, tellingly, may be one of the longest-standing founder-CEOs (37 years so far).Because this is really a story about innovation, who decides, who judges, who does it, and where: In the markets, in public, in private; in the both the big picture and the inner detailed workings of a business beyond "cells in a spreadsheet"; and even in fighting -- or harnessing! -- narratives, whether it's the demise-of-PC or cloud wars 1.0 /2.0... And where trends like the cost paradox of cloud, and "end of cloud" edge computing, among others like AI & ML, also come in. In this special book-launch episode of the a16z Podcast with Marc Andreessen, Martin Casado, and Sonal Chokshi debate the Cloud Wars to the Company Wars (along with some behind-scenes stories and even some star wars) with Michael Dell... and whether you can really play nice to win. image: Dell EMC World 2016/ © Dell Inc. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly as well as unannounced investments in publicly traded digital assets) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/.Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

Host: Shawn Clynch: @ShawnC_ATX Co-Hosts: Mike Murphy: @LastStandHats Mike "Hardball" Hardge: @HardballHardge Maurice "Coach Mo" Harris: @CoachMoFitness Click on this link for all episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/948499 === Episode 70 brought to you by Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency, click below for all of your insurance needs. https://www.saxtoninsurance.com/ Big Mike's business, Last Stand Hats is expediting a high volume of business and Coach Mo had some family obligations. Both had to miss episode 70 due to those reasons. One of the legends of the University of Texas baseball program who deserves to have their jersey number retired joined Clynch and Hardball Hardge in segment one. Kirk Dressendorfer pitched for Texas during the 1988-90 seasons and produced the following significant statistics: *45-8 overall record as a starting pitcher *3 time All-American *2009 College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee *462 career strikeouts *Key member of the 1989 College World Series runners-up team The Pearland, Texas native now plays a key role for Dell Inc. in Round Rock. His primary roles are husband and father. In fact, his son David is a pitcher for John Carter's Round Rock High School Dragons baseball team. Dressendorfer was a bulldog as a pitcher, a true competitor and was the 36th selection overall in the 1990 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. The same draft in which Hardge was selected by the former Montreal Expos in the 2nd round. Dressendorfer delivered a Jim Saxton Insurance Agency Man Cave Story. The middle segment includes a promo for Bob Ballou's upcoming ALS of Texas' "Under Ballou Skies Golf Classic and party" on May 13th and May 14th. You can donate, contribute, or become a sponsor by clicking on the link below. https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/ That was followed by an advertisement by our sponsor, Jim Saxton State Farm Agency in Austin, Texas. The second segment includes the following: Thoughts on Texas Longhorns football after the spring game last weekend. A discussion about this week's NFL Draft with en emphasis on the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. A shoutout to the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Denver Broncos for all of our listeners in Ohio and Colorado. Former Longhorn receiver and San Francisco 49ers head coach, Kyle Shanahan made the headlines for a strange response to the media about who will be on the roster on Sunday. Kim Mulkey bounced from Baylor to her home state in Louisiana to LSU. Texas Longhorns baseball's current status as one of the nation's elite teams. Hardge and Clynch ended the show on positive vibes with the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

Episode 70 brought to you by Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency, click below for all of your insurance needs.https://www.saxtoninsurance.com/Big Mike's business, Last Stand Hats is expediting a high volume of business and Coach Mo had some family obligations. Both had to miss episode 70 due to those reasons.One of the legends of the University of  Texas baseball program who deserves to have their jersey number retired joined Clynch and Hardball Hardge in segment one. Kirk Dressendorfer pitched for Texas during the 1988-90 seasons and produced the following significant statistics:*45-8 overall record as a starting pitcher*3 time All-American*2009 College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee*462 career strikeouts*Key member of the 1989 College World Series runners-up teamThe Pearland, Texas native now plays a key role for Dell Inc. in Round Rock.His primary roles are husband and father.In fact, his son David is a pitcher for John Carter's Round Rock High School Dragons baseball team.Dressendorfer was a bulldog as a pitcher, a true competitor and was the 36th selection overall in the 1990 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. The same draft in which Hardge was selected by the former Montreal Expos in the 2nd round.Dressendorfer delivered a Jim Saxton Insurance Agency Man Cave Story.The middle segment includes a promo for Bob Ballou's upcoming ALS of Texas' "Under Ballou Skies Golf Classic and party" on May 13th and May 14th. You can donate, contribute, or become a sponsor by clicking on the link below.https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/That was followed by an advertisement by our sponsor, Jim Saxton State Farm Agency in Austin, Texas.The second segment includes the following:Thoughts on Texas Longhorns football after the spring game last weekend.A discussion about this week's NFL Draft with en emphasis on the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.A shoutout to the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Denver Broncos for all of our listeners in Ohio and Colorado.Former Longhorn receiver and San Francisco 49ers head coach, Kyle Shanahan made the headlines for a strange response to the media about who will be on the roster on Sunday.Kim Mulkey bounced from Baylor to her home state in Louisiana to LSU.Texas Longhorns baseball's current status as one of the nation's elite teams. Hardge and Clynch ended the show on positive vibes with the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

A Dallas, Texas, native, Ross Perot Jr. serves as Chairman of The Perot Group, which manages the various Perot family interests that include real estate, oil and gas, and financial investments. Additionally, Mr. Perot is Chairman of Hillwood, a Texas-based, leading global real estate development company he founded in 1988. Mr. Perot also is a founder of Perot Systems Corporation and served in various roles within the company including CEO, Chairman of the Board, and as a member of its Board of Directors. Perot Systems was acquired by Dell Inc. in 2009 at which time Mr. Perot joined the Dell Inc. Board of Directors where he served until 2013. An aviation enthusiast, Mr. Perot completed the first helicopter flight around the world in less than 30 days in 1982 and served as a pilot in the United States Air Force for over eight years. Perot then served as chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation, leading the 14-year effort to build the United States Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the men and women of the United States Air Force. The Memorial was dedicated to the nation in October 2006.Mr. Perot is the recipient of numerous awards throughout his life and career including the Gold Medal Award for Extraordinary Service from President Ronald Reagan, the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. He also was inducted into Junior Achievement's 2017 Dallas Business Hall of Fame, was named one of the Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth as a member of the 'Dallas 500' by D Magazine, and was co-awarded, alongside his father, the inaugural Vision Award from the Urban Land Institute North Texas District Council. In 2020, he received the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from Southern Methodist University and was honored with the National Business Aviation Association’s highest honor, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award.

Andra Liemandt became a phenomenon when at the age of 30 she picked up the drums, started a band called The Mrs, and founded the “I am Enough” movement. Years later, Andra is taking her love of art, music, and children, to create The Kindness Campaign, a non profit that provides SEL to schools. We talk about why it’s important to give yourself permission to do things that feed your soul and why you need to see the “good” in every day. Instagram: @AndraLiemandt The Kindness Campaign Instagram: @tkckindness The Kindness Campaign Website: https://tkckindness.org/ Podcast: I am Enough The Mrs. Band Website: https://www.themrs.com/ The Magic Mirror- https://www.themrs.com/magic/ Guest Bio: Andra is the founder and CEO of The Kindness Campaign, a nonprofit that provides emotional health tools beginning at age 3. Launched in 2015, TKC’s acclaimed SEL (social emotional learning) curriculum and programs serve schools and families, utilizing storytelling, creative arts, play and self-reflection. Under Andra’s leadership, TKC’s reach grew from five schools to 82 in two years. Today, TKC is a national platform, serving students across the country with innovative virtual and in-person offerings. In 2020, when so many organizations found themselves devastated, TKC was able to scale, launching two online stores, a library of SEL dance videos and puppet shows, and a full suite of digital curriculum. TKC now serves over 50,000 students. Since its inception, TKC has partnered with Kendra Scott, Just Keep Livin’ Foundation, Bumble, Bryan Anthonys, Nordstrom, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and many more to bring emotional health tools to children from all walks of life. After a career in large corporate account management and pharmaceutical sales at Dell Inc. and Abbott Laboratories, Andra pivoted to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Now a national speaker on kindness and bullying, Andra has given keynote addresses for AT&T and IBM conferences, Paul Mitchell Schools nationwide, and the National Charity League. She is a recipient of Austin Woman’s Way Business Award for Social Impact (2018), and was a finalist for the Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award (2018). An active philanthropist, Andra currently serves on the Girl Scouts of Central Texas 2019 Women of Distinction Committee, and is on the advisory board of Baylor Scott & White Health. In 2015, Andra was named Cover Woman for Austin Woman Magazine’s September Edition, and in 2018, she joined the board of the GRAMMY Museum.  Andra is also the founder and drummer for The Mrs, a pop-rock band that has appeared on "Good Morning America," "The Queen Latifah Show,” Buzzfeed, People Magazine, and Billboard. Their first music video, released in 2014 and featuring their signature "Magic Mirror," currently has 5.4 million views on YouTube. Since then, The Mrs has shared the stage with Maroon 5 and Jon Bon Jovi, and has enjoyed musical collaborations with Paul Oakenfold and more.

Estamos em uma evolução cada vez mais rápida, onde nascem startups com soluções inovadoras, onde o formato de trabalho que conhecíamos está se modificando. As novas tecnologias surgem para auxiliar no trabalho, trazendo mais informações e assertividade, mas ao mesmo tempo vem para substituir tarefas que podem ser automatizadas. No 61º episódio do Agro Depende tivemos como convidado Guilherme Kudiess, que é Produtor rural, Engenheiro de Computação e investidor de startups, onde tivemos uma conversa sobre as transformações tecnológicas que estão acontecendo nas empresas e propriedades rurais, a onda de novas startups e tendências para o Agronegócio. ======== Sobre o convidado: Produtor rural e investidor de startups, Kudiess é Diretor de Operações da VENTIUR Aceleradora e lidera a vertical Agro de investimentos. Engenheiro de Computação pela PUCRS. Já foi sócio da WINNOVA Investimentos em startups, trabalhou na DELL Inc., é mentor da Founder Institute e investidor de 6 startups. Usando seu know-how de processos, produto e pessoas para performar e tracionar as startups. Está no Tecnopuc-RS, sempre próximo a ambientes de inovação e tecnologia e já palestrou em outros continentes. ======== Mídias sociais: Instagran: @ventiur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kudiess https://www.facebook.com/Ventiur.net/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kudiess/ Email: guilherme@ventiur.net Site: https://ventiur.net/agtech/ ======== FALE CONOSCO Email: Dependeagro@gmail.com Instagran: Agrodepende Linkedin: Agro Depende Site: http://agrodepende.com.br/ ======== EQUIPE Agrodepende Edição – Eduardo Butzen Sebastiany Produção – Cassiano Sartor Decker e Eduardo Butzen Sebastiany Arte- Cassiano Sartor Decker

Matt is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Q1Media, an SMB focused digital media services company with clients across the country. Prior to joining Q1Media, Matt was primarily focused on regional sales for Dell Inc. (now Dell Technologies) and CollegeClub.com, a leading youth-focused web community. Since joining Q1 as a Partner, Matt has helped build and shape the company culture and various lines of business. He has built and managed teams across the company and helped transform the business from a small sales consultancy to a much larger digital media company achieving over $50 Million dollars in revenue. Q1Media has won numerous awards and made many prestigious lists over its 16-year history including the Deloitte 500, Inc 5000 and Forbes Most Promising Companies. The company has also been named one of The Best Companies to Work for In Texas seven times. Matt is a die-hard Spartan fan, having graduated from MSU in 1998, and along with his wife Lisa, is raising three beautiful children in the suburbs of North Austin.

Ingrid Vanderveldt is an innovation expert having built multiple tech companies, a former business television host with CNBC, and was the first Entrepreneur in Residence for Dell Inc. overseeing entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide. She is an investor and is the founder of the "Empowering a Billion Women by 2020" global movement http://www.ebw2020.com. She is an Emeritus member of the United Nations Foundation - Global Entrepreneurs Council during the time that UN SDG's were created. She is also ranked as one of Oprah's Top 100 Global Leaders.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

This past year was a year full of important developments for regulators and self-regulators on cutting-edge domestic and international consumer protection enforcement issues, including native advertising, endorsements, consumer reviews used for claims substantiation, privacy, data security, and more. Hear from experts and the people in the trenches regarding current enforce- ment and policy priorities and initiatives. SESSION CHAIR/MODERATOR/SPEAKER Deon WOODS BELL, Senior International Attorney - Counsel for International Consumer Protection and Data Privacy, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC SPEAKERS Joanna BOLTON, Legal Director, Dell Inc., Washington, DC Gustav W. EYLER, Director, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC Anahid UGURLAYAN, Assistant Director of Communications, National Advertising Division, Better Business Bureau National Programs, Inc., New York, NY

The problem of trying to work on the next big thing in software without bankrupting the company on research and development can be a tricky balancing act. To successfully manage such operations, leaders need to think tactically.Reza Rooholamini is the Vice President of Enterprise Architecture and Technology at CCC Information Services Inc. One way that CCC has managed this issue is by creating an innovation lab that is like its own startup within a company. On this week’s episode of Innovation and the Digital Enterprise, Reza discusses the pragmatic approach that CCC takes toward innovation.Listen in for Reza’s four-pronged approach to successful innovation and his criteria for success.[00:24] - This week: Reza Rooholamini[00:54] - Gaining experience dealing with inflection points[03:28] - Leveraging technology at CCC Information Services[14:17] - Striking a balance with the innovation lab[19:06] - Qualifying opportunities[22:25] - A solution within solutions[25:39] - Start-up inside a big business[27:55] - Innovation theater[32:25] - Center of excellence[36:22] - For the sake of serviceDr. Reza Rooholamini is responsible for the architecture, development operations, new technologies, Innovation Foundry, Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, and advanced product development at CCC, AI and tech leader for the automotive, insurance, and collision repair industries. Since joining CCC in 2013, Dr. Rooholamini’s responsibilities have included the full end-to-end architecture and technologies associated with the SaaS operation of CCC suite of service offerings. Before CCC, Dr. Rooholamini was responsible for the operating systems and complex computer solutions at Dell Inc. These solutions included database, messaging, super computers and data centers. He also worked as the engineering manager and architect at NCR and AT&T and as the professor of computer sciences at University of Wisconsin. His current research interests are SaaS, cloud computing, DevOps, mobile computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics and hyper scale data, and application platform design and implementation. Rooholamini earned a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MS in electrical engineering and an MS in computer science from the University of Wisconsin. He also earned his Ph.D. in computer science/engineering from the University of Minnesota.If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Innovation and the Digital Enterprise Insider in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.This podcast episode was produced by Dante32.

In episode 24 of The Charity Charge Show, Stephen Garten chats with Andra Liemandt, the founder and CEO of The Kindness Campaign. Andra Liemandt is the founder and CEO of The Kindness Campaign, a national nonprofit devoted to research-based emotional intelligence and anti-bullying. Launched in 2015, TKC designs interactive SEL (social emotional learning) curriculum and programming for schools and workplaces, with a focus on developing kind leaders and emotionally aware schools and companies. Under Andra's leadership, TKC's reach grew from five schools to 82 in two years, and today, serves over 40,000 students. Over the past two years, the organization has partnered with Bumble, KIND Bars, Dell Inc., Nordstrom, and Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation to bring TKC's on-site programming to children and adults nationwide. After a career in large corporate account management and pharmaceutical sales at Dell Inc. and Abbott Laboratories, Andra pivoted to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Now a national speaker on kindness and bullying, Andra has given keynote addresses for AT&T and IBM conferences, Paul Mitchell Schools nationwide, and the National Charity League. She is a recipient of Austin Woman's Way Business Award for Social Impact (2018), and was a finalist for the Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award (2018). An active philanthropist, Andra currently serves on the Girl Scouts of Central Texas 2019 Women of Distinction Committee, and is on the advisory board of Baylor Scott & White Health. In 2015, Andra was named Cover Woman for Austin Woman Magazine's September Edition, and in 2018, she joined the board of the GRAMMY Museum. Andra is also the founder and drummer for The Mrs, a pop-rock band that has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “The Queen Latifah Show,” BuzzFeed, People Magazine, and Billboard. Their first music video, released in 2014 and featuring their signature “Magic Mirror,” currently has 5.4 million views on YouTube. Since then, The Mrs has shared the stage with Maroon 5 and Jon Bon Jovi, and has enjoyed musical collaborations with Paul Oakenfold and more.

"Supply Chain Leadership & Professional Development: A Conversation with Guillermo Juvera with Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC" Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 160 Hosted by Vector Global Logistics Learn more: www.vectorgl.com Episode 160 of SCNR features Guillermo Juvera. Guillermo is Vice President of Supply Chain Management at Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC. He is responsible for end to end supply chain, implementing strategies that assure cost efficiencies and fulfill customer expectations. He works closely with distributors, the residential and commercial business units, factories and vendors to ensure proper inventory levels and supply chain practices are maintained. Guillermo joined the Cooling & Heating Division in August 2015. Previously, he was employed in several management roles at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, including Production Control Manager at the PIMS Factory in Mexico. He was also Business Planning Manager at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (MDEA) in Irvine, California. Prior to joining the company, he served as Executive Director of Supply Chain, Global Operations at Dell Inc., Austin, Texas, where he lead the deployment of “build to stock” planning strategy. He studied industrial and systems engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro, Mexico, and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California in Irvine, California. Learn more about Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC: https://www.metahvac.com/ Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Help with Hurricane Dorian Relief: https://www.alanaid.org/ Connect with Guillermo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjuvera/ Connect with Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsmoss/ Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminjharris1/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ 2019 AIAG/SCAC Supply Chain & Quality Conference: https://myscma.com/scac-events/2019-supply-chain-quality/ Georgia Manufacturing Summit on October 9th: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/annual-summit eft Logistics CIO Forum in Austin, TX: https://tinyurl.com/y5po7tvw Reverse Logistics Association Conference & Expo: https://rla.org/calendar/1 SCNR to Broadcast Live at MODEX 2020: https://www.modexshow.com/ SCNR on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/scnr-youtube Check Out News From Our Sponsors: The Effective Syndicate: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/blog APICS Atlanta: https://apicsatlanta.org TalentStream: https://talentstreamstaffing.com/ Verusen: https://www.verusen.com/ Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/ ProPurchaser.com: https://tinyurl.com/y6l2kh7g Supply Chain Real Estate: https://supplychainrealestate.com/ Vector Global Logistics: http://vectorgl.com/ This episode was hosted by Jason Moss, Ben Harris, Greg White, and Scott Luton. For more information on this episode, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-160.

Billy Mitchel graduated with Full-time Web Development Cohort 31. Having spent much of my career in selling enterprise hardware and software solutions as a Data Center Solutions Architect for Dell Inc. and running my own e-commerce business, I always had a yearning to learn more about coding and wasn't sure of the best way to get started. I was introduced to the Nashville Software School and everything fell into place! I am on the right path and excited to see where this next chapter takes me as a Software Engineer.

Computer services pioneer, Navy veteran, two-time presidential candidate and philanthropist Ross Perot has died after a five-month battle with Leukemia. He was 89 years old. “We have lost a true Dallas Icon,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tweeted. “Ross Perot was a veteran, successful businessman, and philanthropist who spent his life working hard to make our city, state and country better. My thoughts and prayers are with the Perot family during this difficult time.” A legendary business career began in Dallas in 1957 when Perot joined IBM as a computer salesman. Between exceeding expectations and having larger ambitions, he left the company in 1962 to venture out on his own. Perot became a multimillionaire after taking his company, Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS), public in 1968 just six years after its founding. He later became a billionaire when the company was acquired by General Motors Corp. (GM) for $2.5 billion in 1984. The partnership was short-lived, however. After just two years, GM purchased Perot's shares back for $700 million, according to the New York Times, and he cut ties with the automaker. Perot soon after went on to found Perot Systems Corp. in 1988, which also went on to become a billion-dollar enterprise. It was acquired by fellow Texas-based company Dell Inc. in 2009 for $3.9 billion. More than the money he brought in during his career, Perot may be better known for the amount he gave back. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Perot Foundation was responsible for approximately $90 million in donations to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. His family also donated another $50 million to fund the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas, built in 2008. Perot also spent much of his later years ensuring American military veterans received proper healthcare. He himself served in the armed services after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1953. His service to the United States was far from over upon his retirement from the Navy. Perot left a major impact on American politics as a third-party candidate in 1992 and again in 1996. He received close to 20 percent of the popular vote in his first run, easily the most by a third-party ticket since Theodore Roosevelt ran as a member of the Bull Moose party in 1912. Perot is survived by his wife Margot; his sister Bette; his son and four daughters and their spouses; 16 grandchildren and three step grandchildren.

My guest on today’s show is Chief Architect at Headspring, author of MVC in Action books, an international speaker and a prolific OSS developer.  He is an expert in distributed systems, REST, messaging, domain-driven design and CQRS.   EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s podcast is Jimmy Bogard. He has a BSEE in Computer Engineering. But, he became a software developer and engineer. Jimmy worked for Icabob Design, VI Technology and Dell Inc in those roles. In 2008, he joined Headspring and, today, he is their Chief Architect. Jimmy is an expert in distributed systems, REST, domain-driven design, messaging and CQRS. He is also the author of the ASP.NET MVC in Action books, as well as a prolific OSS developer and public speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (00.46) – So, Jimmy, could you tell us a little bit more around your background and your current role as chief architect at Headspring? Jimmy starts by explaining that he graduated with a computer engineering degree and kind of fell into an IT career, when he left university. In time, he landed a job at Headspring. (1.47) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? When he studied to become a computer engineer he was told that to succeed in that field you need to be continuously learning. He was told that he would need to reinvent himself every 5 or 10 years. It was a good habit to get into. When he moved into software he was already able to move from one technology to another fairly quickly. Jimmy says it is also important to stay in the know. That way you will be learning and growing in the right ways. In other words you have to become a T-shaped developer. That is to say you have a broad knowledge of a lot of subjects and technologies. But, have also taken the time to dive deep on at least one of them. (3.07) – What approach do you take when learning new technologies? Jimmy explains that the client’s needs drive the skills he learns. He focuses on learning those technologies that will help them to achieve their goals. You have to be careful not to dive in too deep. If you do that you spend too much time learning and not enough time working on the projects. To stop that from happening Jimmy periodically pauses and asks himself does this really matter? If the answer is no, he stops learning that tech or skill and focuses on something that is more relevant to what he is working on, at that moment. (4.11) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Years ago, Jimmy was working on a loyalty rewards project for a major retailer. He came up with what he thought was an important, but easy change to implement. For some reason, it went live not long before Black Friday, the busiest time of the year for the retailer. Unfortunately, a mistake slipped through. Jimmy had miss configured the dependency injection container in a way that registered some components twice. The net result was that everyone was awarded double reward points. Worse, nobody noticed the error for about 10 days. When the client asked him to check he did. But, he only ran the test locally. Not in the full environment. So, everything looked fine. In reality there was an issue. People were receiving a 10% off coupon via email. Followed shortly by an identical coupon giving them another 10% off, which they were not actually entitled to. The customers thought it was their lucky day, so did not complain. So, there were no emails from them saying there was an issue. Just a spike in the figures that was disguised by the fact this was all happening at the retailer’s busiest time. Eventually, Jimmy could see the issue and was able to fix it. But, he felt awful. The mistake was an expensive one. Understandably, the retailer did not want to take the coupons off of their customers. They were only able to revoke the duplicates that were attached to unopened emails. Naturally, changes were made to make sure something like that could not happen again. One of which is to track the key metrics and forecast what they should look like once any changes went live. Now, if they change up or down further than anticipated the system immediately flags it as a potential issue. This triggers extra tests to track down and solve any issues. (10.49) – What was your best career moment? Jimmy says that it is the things that he deliberately set out to achieve that he is proudest of. For example, building a system for a local county government in Texas, whose budget had just been slashed. For them, he took a 100% paper-based case file system and digitized it. They had tried off the shelf software, but none of it quite worked for them. When Jimmy presented his tailor-made solution to the team, he got a standing ovation. They like it that much. Better still, Jimmy was able to physically see what a difference his new system made. (13.52) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that the work he and other IT professionals do makes it possible for companies to do things they could not before is exciting. Jimmy knows the work he and other IT professionals makes a huge difference to people. (15.10) are there any particular tech advancements you are attracted to? Jimmy’s interest lies in technologies that help people to get their jobs done faster. (16.20) – What drew you to a career in IT? When he graduated, there were not enough computer engineering jobs to go around in Texas. He realised he had to do something else and decided to get involved in software. After all, everyone needs software and it is constantly evolving. (16.57) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? About 12 or 13 years ago, his mentor suggested to Jimmy that he start a public blog. He did, and that was what sped up his progress in the IT industry. It is something Jimmy recommends others do too. He finds that writing things down chrysalises his thoughts about things. (19.02) - Conversely, what is the worst career advice you've ever received? When he and his fellow graduates spoke to their professor about the fact they could not find jobs, his professor suggested they all go to graduate school. Advice Jimmy did not follow. He did not want to spend even more time and money studying, especially because there was no guarantee it would improve his job prospects. (19.48) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Jimmy says he would focus on finding good mentors from the start. Early in his career, he made the mistake of trying to emulate what the most popular and vocal developers were doing. But, his hero worship only took him so far. His mentors helped him far more. (20.47) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Jimmy is working on his communication skills. He wants to be able to effectively communicate with, and influence, people who are high up in the structure of organizations. The more they understand, the better their IT-related decisions will be. He believes that this top-down approach will lead to fewer people working on projects that were flawed from the start and never see the light of day. (22.23) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? When we build something the customer does not like we all have a tendency to blame them. In reality, most of the time, both parties play a role in these types of failure. Usually, it comes down to bad communication. Over the years, Jimmy has honed his communication skills, which has helped him to get better results for his customers and build a successful career. So, he sees that as his number one non-technical skill. (23.45) - What do you do to keep your own IT career energized? Jimmy has found keeping on the move helps to energize his career. Working on projects that keep him learning is essential. That is part of the reason consulting is such a good fit for him. He finds that role to be particularly energizing. (26.46) – Phil asks Jimmy to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. When Jimmy first started out he had a really bad case of imposter syndrome. He felt he could not match up to his heroes. The guys he followed and whose books he read. Around 2003, he attended a Java conference and was able to meet some of them. He went up to one of them and said something like I am happy to meet you, congratulated him on his work and told him that he was one of his heroes. The guy said thank you. But, he also said “we’re all just developers.” Basically, people trying to figure out what we’re doing and learn how to do things better. In short, all developers are novices, beginners who need to work together to figure things out. In the world of IT, you will rarely find one true expert. Things move too fast for that to happen. Nobody is an imposter, we are all still learning and everyone has something to contribute. BEST MOMENTS: (2.07) JIMMY – "Career-wise you have to reinvent yourself every five or 10 years." (2.28) JIMMY – “Make sure that you're always growing and expanding." (13.52) JIMMY – "It is exciting to know that the things we build enable our customers to do things they couldn’t before." (17.48) JIMMY – "Writing helps me to crystallize thoughts about things." (27.58) JIMMY – "Embrace your imposter syndrome. It's OK not to know exactly what you’re doing, because no one else does either." CONTACT JIMMY: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbogard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmybogard/ Website: https://jimmybogard.com/

Sanda Erdelez is a Professor and Director at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston. She received her LL.B. and LL.M degrees from University of Osijek Law School (Croatia) and Ph.D. in information transfer from Syracuse University. She was also a faculty member at University of Osijek, University of Texas at Austin and University of Missouri. Dr. Erdelez is a former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of The Texas Excellence Teaching Award and The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award. Her research interests include human information behavior, human-computer interaction and usability evaluation in online environments. She has been internationally recognized for her pioneering research in the area of information encountering. Her research has received funding from both corporate and government sources including Dell Inc., SBC Communication, Texas State Government, and NSF. Dr. Erdelez is an active member of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). In 2015, she received the Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award from ASIS&T SIG USE and also became member of the SIG USE Academy of Fellows.

Sanda Erdelez is a Professor and Director at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston. She received her LL.B. and LL.M degrees from University of Osijek Law School (Croatia) and Ph.D. in information transfer from Syracuse University. She was also a faculty member at University of Osijek, University of Texas at Austin and University of Missouri. Dr. Erdelez is a former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of The Texas Excellence Teaching Award and The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award. Her research interests include human information behavior, human-computer interaction and usability evaluation in online environments. She has been internationally recognized for her pioneering research in the area of information encountering. Her research has received funding from both corporate and government sources including Dell Inc., SBC Communication, Texas State Government, and NSF. Dr. Erdelez is an active member of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). In 2015, she received the Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award from ASIS&T SIG USE and also became member of the SIG USE Academy of Fellows.

Ingrid Vanderveldt (iV) is the Chairman and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 (EBW2020) and MintHERTM. Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) for Dell Inc. where she oversaw entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide helping to build a $250 million business segment and founded the $125M Dell Innovators Credit Fund, Dell Founders Club, and the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs during her 3-year term. iV is an Emeritus member of United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, are a Managing Partner of Vanderveldt Global Investments, founding organizer of the GLASS Forum (Global Leadership & Sustainable Success), and co-founder of The Billionaire Girls Club. She also created and hosted CNBC’s first original primetime series, “American Made,” reaching over 1M viewers around the globe and is a Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) Member. She is the 2018 Recipient of the Global Empowerment Award by the Global Business and Interfaith Peace Awards in partnership with the UN, has been named by Oprah as one of her Global 100 Leaders and is the winner of the Forbes & Northwestern Mutual "Global Entrepreneur in Excellence Award". iV has been featured on outlets including NBC, CNBC, FOX, ABC, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, CNN Money, Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, Inc Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine. In 2016 she was named one of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 Global Leaders. She was ranked #1 Super Connector by Fast Company, is the recipient of the Forbes and Northwestern Mutual Global “Entrepreneur in Excellence Award” and was just named the 100th Champion Celebration for the HearStrong Foundation. She holds a Masters in Architecture at the Savannah College of Art & Design and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from UT at Austin. The WWIB podcast series is the creation of the host, Jasmine Sandler. Jasmine is the founder and CEO of JS Media, a media and Digital Marketing agency since 2006 that provides Branding, PR and Social Media services and education to female executives, teams, and entrepreneurs. Jasmine runs the #BRANDYOU conference series on thought-leadership education for entrepreneurs, Agent-cy Online Marketing, which resides under the JS Media umbrella as an Online Branding and Social Media Strategy firm and provides Keynote Speaking and Training to Female Business member-associations, corporate teams and universities. Jasmine is also the President of the NYC and NJ Chapter of The Hockey Players in Business supporting networking between business leaders who play hockey in the area and enabling events to give back to the community. She is an active singer and songwriter who has a special passion for providing business advice and social media support to fellow female artists. JS Media provides a library of digital marketing online courses, from social media selling to personal brand development online with live coaching provided. Join #Wonderwomeninbusiness conversations : http://facebook.com/WonderWomenIBpodcast http://twitter.com/WonderWomenInB http://instagram.com/wonderwomenibpod Properties of JS Media include: https://jasminesandler.com https://courses.jasminesandler.com http://agent-cy.com http://brandyouconference.com jsmediabusiness.com (in development for launch late 2019) To be considered as a guest for the #Wonderwomeninbusiness podcast, visit http://courses.jasminesandler.com/wonder-women-in-business-podcast/ where you can apply. The #Wonderwomeninpodcast series is owned by JS Media @2019.

Ulrik Nerløe is the founder of Unified People, a Danish consulting firm he started in 2010 that provides executive mentoring and coaching to train CEOs and C-suite executives how to express their feelings and find their inner strength. At the start of his professional life, Ulrik worked in the Danish fashion industry for a couple of years before he decided that that path wasn’t quite the right fit. He then went to work for Dell Inc. as a Key Account Manager, but still found himself unhappy. One day, while he was picking up his 5 year old son from school,  that’s when it clicked! His son noticed that Ulrick was unhappy asked him a pointed question. The post 41: You, You & You: The 3 Most Important People w/ Ulrik Nerløe appeared first on Time4Coffee.

With conference season startingg we have Columbia University Sports Management students Jasmine McGee and Matt Walker joining Tom and Joe to talk about their experiences at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Matt is Currently, a Master's candidate in Columbia University's M.S. Sports Management program and interning at Wasserman in Marketing Services on the NFL and Microsoft partnerships. He is the Co-founder and General Manager of the fitness start-up YogaBeyond in Sydney, Australia. He has also worked in a number of consulting and commercial finance positions at Coca-Cola, Macquarie Bank and Dell Inc. Jasmine is a Sports Management Graduate student at Columbia University with experience in finance and entertainment and currently working at Excel Sports Management in branding and marketing. Matt and Jasmine talk about their positive and negative experiences at the Sloan Sports Conference, they also share some tips for people attending sports conferences and touch on some of the key issues in sports today. Joe also shares some of his experiences of his weekend in Vegas, ranging from college basketball and the UFC all the way to rugby and esports. You can find Matt on Twitter @mattjwalk and Jasmine @jazzzyfreshhh The Facts The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR).

Suzi is cofounder and CEO at Verb., a social enterprise that produces, innovative competitions for social entrepreneurs who are working toward bringing bring disruptive innovation to the world’s most wicked problems. Suzi started Verb  to serve foundations, Fortune 500 companies, and governments. Verb’s clients include Dell Inc., The Livestrong Foundation, IBM, and MetLife Foundation. Sosa...

Highlights from a robust #edchat discussion on teachers being change agents in an education landscape that is shifting beneath their feet. Follow: @tomwhitby @shiftparadigm @carinahilbert @bamradionetwork Ed Chat Archive: http://edchat.pbworks.com/ Carina Hilbert is a Spanish teacher for an urban district in Southwest Michigan, and she teaches in an alternative high school in the morning and a middle school in the afternoon. She has taught English and Spanish in grades 6-12 in private, public, and charter schools to students of all SES levels. Mark E. Weston has spent the past 40 years working to enhance education for all students. During that time, he served in key positions at Dell Inc., Apple Computer, Education Commission of the States, United States Department of Education, United States House of Representatives, and several school districts in Iowa. Tom Whitby is former contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat, Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network.

As we talk about how to improve professional development for educators, our guest asks a simple, but potent, question that leads to some powerful insights. Follow: @blairteach @tomwhitby @LearningKate @shiftparadigm @bamradionetwork EdChat Archive: http://edchat.pbworks.com/ Kate Wolfe spends her days as a Coordinator of Professional Learning for Hampton City Schools in Hampton, Virginia. Nancy Blair has returned to public education as a middle school principal in Georgia. She previously served as a school improvement consultant. Mark E. Weston has spent the past 40 years working to enhance education for all students. During that time, he served in key positions at Dell Inc., Apple Computer, Education Commission of the States, United States Department of Education, United States House of Representatives, and several school districts in Iowa. Mark advises leaders about education, ICT, and public policy strategies. He currently serves as Associate Dean, Learning Systems for Georgia Tech Professional Education.

I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Cara E. Yar Khan UNICEF, Child Protection Specialist. Cara joined UNICEF in 2007, after working 6 years with the U.N. World Food Program in Ecuador, Dell Inc. in Panama and as a private consultant in China. From UNICEF Angola, she was transferred to UNICEF China to support the Sichuan Earthquake Emergency Operation. This was followed by UNICEF assignments in Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Thailand and most recently, Haiti, where she served as the Resource Mobilization Specialist and Disability Focal Point for two years.At the age of 30 was diagnosed with a very rare recessive genetic condition, Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM). HIBM is an adult-onset progressive muscle-wasting disease which affects all skeletal muscles, typically leading to incapacity within 10-15 years. There are fewer than 1,000 known patients worldwide and at present, there is no approved treatment or cure. Thirteen years after her initial onset, the first fall, Cara now walks with the aid of leg braces and a walker.If you think that was going to stop her....YOU ARE WRONG! Her diagnosis has only strengthened her mission to reach more platforms to fight the stigma of disability.Cara is a true angel on earth and I am humbled by her grace. Take a few minutes to listen to her inspirational story.

Segment 1: Ingrid Vanderveldtis the Chairman and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 (EBW2020). Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) for Dell Inc. where she oversaw entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide.14:30 – Segment 2: Rohit Bhargava is a trend curator, founder of the Influential Marketing Group, and an expert in helping brands and leaders be more influential. He is the author of a new book called Nonobvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas and Predict the Future.30:35 – Segment 3: Rohit Bhargava continued.39:55 – Segment 4: How to Get Unstuck49:01 – Segment 5: Scott Harris is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company - the first legal distillery in Loudoun County, VA since before Prohibition. Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva and CorpNet.

Ingrid Vanderveldt is the Chairman and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020. Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Dell Inc. where she oversaw entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide helping to build a $250 million business segment and founded the $125 million Dell Innovators Credit Fund, Dell Founders Club, and the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs during her 3-year term.  Ingrid sits on the United Nations Foundation's Global Entrepreneurs Council, is a Managing Partner of Belle Capital, founding organizer of the GLASS Forum (Global Leadership & Sustainable Success), and co-founder of The Billionaire Girls Club. She also created and hosted CNBC's first original primetime series, “American Made,” reaching over 1 million viewers around the globe and serves on the Advisory boards of Springboard Enterprises, Current Motor, and is a Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network Member.  Ingrid has been featured on many media outlets including NBC, CNBC, FOX, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Bloomberg, to name a few.  Visit http://ingridvanderveldt.com. Watch Ingrid's TEDx Talk on Making the Impossible Possible. Get the OFF TO WORK CD & Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on FB & follow us on Twitter.

A recent Web Video Marketing Council, ReelSEO and Flimp Media report shows that 93% of marketers use video for online marketing. That’s a 12% percent increase year-over-year because B2B organizations are realizing that engaging videos drive traffic and leads. For example, Dell Inc.’s Enterprise Solutions Group’s revenue rose 8% in its recent fiscal quarter largely because of their ramped up video marketing efforts which have generated more than 6.5 million views.Another organization that’s gaining huge successes with video marketing is Dunn & Bradstreet’s Credibility Corp. –  an extremely well-funded startup led by CEO Jeff Stibel that raised $200 million to buy D&B’s small business-focused assets.  Our guest is Credibility Corp’s Director of Enagement (Dustin Luther) whose social media team is focused on implementing interesting BtoB campaigns such as their award-winning CredibilityLIVE events while also maintaining a credibile social media presence through their blog (Credibility Insights) and on sites like Twitter (@DandB), Facebook (/DandBCredibility) and LinkedIn (Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp). He’s also responsible for creating and launching a viral video campaign that won him a BtoB Magazine award!Listen to this radio show interview with Dustin Luther and uncover his award winning b2b video content marketing strategies.

A recent Web Video Marketing Council, ReelSEO and Flimp Media report shows that 93% of marketers use video for online marketing. That’s a 12% percent increase year-over-year because B2B organizations are realizing that engaging videos drive traffic and leads. For example, Dell Inc.’s Enterprise Solutions Group’s revenue rose 8% in its recent fiscal quarter largely because of their ramped up video marketing efforts which have generated more than 6.5 million views.Another organization that’s gaining huge successes with video marketing is Dunn & Bradstreet’s Credibility Corp. –  an extremely well-funded startup led by CEO Jeff Stibel that raised $200 million to buy D&B’s small business-focused assets.  Our guest is Credibility Corp’s Director of Enagement (Dustin Luther) whose social media team is focused on implementing interesting BtoB campaigns such as their award-winning CredibilityLIVE events while also maintaining a credibile social media presence through their blog (Credibility Insights) and on sites like Twitter (@DandB), Facebook (/DandBCredibility) and LinkedIn (Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp). He’s also responsible for creating and launching a viral video campaign that won him a BtoB Magazine award!Listen to this radio show interview with Dustin Luther and uncover his award winning b2b video content marketing strategies.

Alicia says, "Participating in as an audience member of the Global Product Management Talk over the last several years has been beneficial in helping me develop as a Product Manager. Now I am delighted to have the opportunity to help other "Up and Comers" in the in the same manner. I hope to generate some lively and thought provoking discussion." Alicia spent 5 years as the Mobile Product Manager for UPS Logistics Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service (now Roadnet Technologies). At UPS-LT Alicia was responsible for strategic and tactical development plans for MobileCast®, a GPS based mobile resource management solution that is part of the Roadnet Transportation Suite®. This role included working with both customers and prospects in order to seek out prevalent challenges that could be solved using technology as well as moving the product through the many stages necessary to bring it to market. Prior to her role with UPS-LT, Alicia spent nearly 10 years in product & brand management roles with Blackboard Inc., Dell Inc., Fruit of the Loom Inc., and Kids “R” Us (Toys “R” Us Inc.). Alicia holds a B.S. from Howard University, an MBA from Baruch College, City University of New York, and a MS in Marketing from the University of Alabama. resources: http://bit.ly/1320MBr REGISTER TODAY!Startup Product Summit SF2 October 11, 2013  http://bit.ly/11fNVcU startupproduct.com

Option Block 218: Do Not Pay for Juice Trading Block: Selloff keeps some life in the VIX cash. Profit taking, and rumbles out of Spain, weigh on the market. Facebook down 5%. Apple down 2%. Odd Block: Puts trade in Dell Inc. (DELL), a massive 1x2 Call Spread Trades in Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH), time spreads trade in Bruker BioSciences Corp. (BRKR), and calls trade in Questar Corp. (STR). Xpress Block: Alex Jacobson discusses GLD volatility, SPX PM, and premiums. Of 256 companies reporting earning so far, 68.4% have beat estimates compared with a 62% average since 1994. Mail Block: Let the All-Stars answer your questions. Question from Alessandro - What does the all-star panel think of a long Ford 11-12 1x2 put spread for $.05? Question from Bob G. - Do you guys prefer to go into earnings long or short volatility? Question from Tony O. - Hey Uncle Mike, I'd like your opinion on going long the GLD March 155-168 bullish risk reversal for approximately even money? Or would you prefer to add a short 172 call kicker and collect about $.30? Question from Mr. Mikey - Does the OX Idea Hub take into account changes in open interest when highlighting trading idea? Around the Block: Earnings! Activision on 2/7 after the close, Chipotle on 2/5 after the close, CBOE 2/8 before the open. Plus, CBOE stock has been on a serious tear since ICE/NYSE merger announcement.

Option Block 218: Do Not Pay for Juice Trading Block: Selloff keeps some life in the VIX cash. Profit taking, and rumbles out of Spain, weigh on the market. Facebook down 5%. Apple down 2%. Odd Block: Puts trade in Dell Inc. (DELL), a massive 1x2 Call Spread Trades in Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH), time spreads trade in Bruker BioSciences Corp. (BRKR), and calls trade in Questar Corp. (STR). Xpress Block: Alex Jacobson discusses GLD volatility, SPX PM, and premiums. Of 256 companies reporting earning so far, 68.4% have beat estimates compared with a 62% average since 1994. Mail Block: Let the All-Stars answer your questions. Question from Alessandro - What does the all-star panel think of a long Ford 11-12 1x2 put spread for $.05? Question from Bob G. - Do you guys prefer to go into earnings long or short volatility? Question from Tony O. - Hey Uncle Mike, I'd like your opinion on going long the GLD March 155-168 bullish risk reversal for approximately even money? Or would you prefer to add a short 172 call kicker and collect about $.30? Question from Mr. Mikey - Does the OX Idea Hub take into account changes in open interest when highlighting trading idea? Around the Block: Earnings! Activision on 2/7 after the close, Chipotle on 2/5 after the close, CBOE 2/8 before the open. Plus, CBOE stock has been on a serious tear since ICE/NYSE merger announcement.

On May 18, Dell Inc. hosted a conference call to discuss Dell's first quarter fiscal 2007 results. The call features Dell executives: Kevin Rollins, Michael Dell and Jim Schneider. It is 57:14 minutes long and includes a question and answer session.