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Brian Sheng is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aquaria, building air-water infrastructure to produce scalable water systems that create clean drinking water from the air. Aquaria's mission is to safeguard and unlock global access to clean water. As a serial entrepreneur, Brian co-founded The Vanguard, Fresh VC, and he founded Asia Horizon. He served as a General Partner at The Arcview Group, and throughout his career has served as a board member of Eaze, Beam Coffee and FND Technologies. Brian's seed stage portfolio is valued at over $3B with 2 IPOs, Fiscalnote and Clever Leaves. While attending Princeton University, Brian wrote his thesis on atmospheric water generation. Brian was honored as a member of Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2024, and Aquaria was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024. https://aquaria.world/https://www.nexuspmg.com/
The modern media world we live in today is nothing like we have experienced to date. Legacy media is fading and we have an entire new suite of information channels sharing good and often time distorted information. Add to that, we now have “machines” that can generate the information without any human interface. This podcast addresses these challenges and some solutions all organizations, public and private need to avail themselves of.The podcast guest is Molly Dwyer is the Director of Insights at PeakMetrics, a narrative intelligence company that empowers organizations to combat harmful online threats. In her role, Molly expands the realm-of-the-possible for PeakMetrics use cases to answer customer challenges in the public and private sectors. Molly brings a decade of experience working in the open-source intelligence start-up space. Previously, she built and directed the analysis team at Predata, now part of FiscalNote. Molly studied politics and Russian at Princeton University. Her passion for combatting mis/disinformation was emboldened by her years spent living in and traveling in Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.!Rescheduled January 2025! Emergency Management for Dynamic Populations (DyPop):Hot Mess Express: An emergency management leadership course focusing on response tactics during terrorist attacks. Hot Mess Express includes an immersive exercise during an intentional train derailment scenario. Register for DyPop here:www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/p/dynamic L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com
Discover how a journey of Tim Hwang, from politics to tech led to the creation of a $100M company, FiscalNote. Tim shares pivotal lessons in resilience, navigating setbacks, and the value of people and markets. Backed by investors like Mark Cuban, this story unveils how the blend of technology and law transformed compliance for global businesses. From cold-calling clients to expanding internationally, this founder's insights on scaling, innovation, and team-building offer valuable takeaways for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders. Don't forget to Share, Like, and Subscribe for more Marketing Insights. ▶️ How strong is your growth strategy? Find out for FREE with our Growth Score Quiz—get custom insights and a roadmap to scale. Take the quiz now!
Five months into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations is warning of “imminent famine” in northern Gaza. Guest host Samantha Fields discusses the challenge of getting food aid delivered to the region. Plus, the nation’s largest employer is considering pay transparency laws. Then, we’ll smile about cherry blossoms and the upcoming solar eclipse. Here's everything we talked about today: “UN says famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital” from The Associated Press “The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says” from The Associated Press Data on Gaza Strip Acute Food Insecurity from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification “Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law” from The New York Times Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2021 from the U.S. Government Accountability Office “What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment” from FiscalNote 2024 National Eclipse Maps “Commentary: Eclipsenomics: April's solar eclipse will be the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history” from San Antonio Express-News #BloomCam from the Trust for the National Mall Live: Iconic cherry trees begin to blossom in Washington D.C. from The Associated Press We love to hear from you. Send your questions and comments to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
Five months into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations is warning of “imminent famine” in northern Gaza. Guest host Samantha Fields discusses the challenge of getting food aid delivered to the region. Plus, the nation’s largest employer is considering pay transparency laws. Then, we’ll smile about cherry blossoms and the upcoming solar eclipse. Here's everything we talked about today: “UN says famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital” from The Associated Press “The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says” from The Associated Press Data on Gaza Strip Acute Food Insecurity from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification “Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law” from The New York Times Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2021 from the U.S. Government Accountability Office “What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment” from FiscalNote 2024 National Eclipse Maps “Commentary: Eclipsenomics: April's solar eclipse will be the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history” from San Antonio Express-News #BloomCam from the Trust for the National Mall Live: Iconic cherry trees begin to blossom in Washington D.C. from The Associated Press We love to hear from you. Send your questions and comments to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
Five months into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations is warning of “imminent famine” in northern Gaza. Guest host Samantha Fields discusses the challenge of getting food aid delivered to the region. Plus, the nation’s largest employer is considering pay transparency laws. Then, we’ll smile about cherry blossoms and the upcoming solar eclipse. Here's everything we talked about today: “UN says famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital” from The Associated Press “The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says” from The Associated Press Data on Gaza Strip Acute Food Insecurity from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification “Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law” from The New York Times Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2021 from the U.S. Government Accountability Office “What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment” from FiscalNote 2024 National Eclipse Maps “Commentary: Eclipsenomics: April's solar eclipse will be the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history” from San Antonio Express-News #BloomCam from the Trust for the National Mall Live: Iconic cherry trees begin to blossom in Washington D.C. from The Associated Press We love to hear from you. Send your questions and comments to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
Today Kevin and Laura speak with Tim Hwang about what it means to be an entrepreneur, the difficulty for medical professions to get financing, doctors as businesses, whether we should switch to a fee for service model, why vets make way less than other medical professionals and whether it makes sense to become a corrupt doctor. Tim Hwang is a highly regarded entrepreneur known for his groundbreaking work in the fintech and healthcare industries. He is the Chairman of the Board of Nitra, a smart finance platform designed to transform financial management for healthcare providers. Tim is also the CEO and co-founder of FiscalNote, a global technology and media company dedicated to delivering up-to-date policy information. He has secured over $230 million in funding from some of the industry's biggest players.
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CHRIS' BIO Chris Brummer is Williams Research Professor and Faculty Director of Georgetown's Institute of International Economic Law. He serves on the Board of Directors of Fannie Mae and is the creator of DC Fintech Week, the largest conference in the world at the intersection of fintech, governance and government taking place Nov 6-8 in the nation's capital. Prior to joining Georgetown's faculty with tenure in 2009, Brummer was an assistant professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School. He has also taught at several leading universities as a visiting professor including the universities of Basel, Heidelberg, and the London School of Economics. Professor Brummer recently concluded a three year term as a member of the National Adjudicatory Council of FINRA, an organization empowered by Congress to regulate the securities industry, where his work was praised as making a significant contribution to advancing investor protection. In 2016, Professor Brummer was nominated by President Obama to serve as a Commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Professor Brummer lectures widely on finance and global governance, as well as on public and private international law, market microstructure and international trade. Mr. Brummer is the author of several books, most recently Fintech Law in a Nutshell (2019). His current research examines how China's internationalization of its currency is producing novel systemic risks for the global financial system. Chris Brummer earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he graduated with honors, and he holds a Ph.D. in Germanic Studies from the University of Chicago. Before becoming a professor, he practiced law in the New York and London offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. In 2011, he joined the Washington offices of the Milken Institute where he is a senior fellow. Subsequently in 2012, he was awarded the C. Boyden Gray Fellowship for Global Finance and Growth at the Atlantic Council. “Silicon Valley makes it, NYC trades it, DC regulates it” EPISODE OUTLINE (0:00) - Intro (0:38) - Bio (01:13) - The early years trajectory to this day (02:43) - International finance law, crypto, blockchain (03:44) - SBF, FTX, blow ups; failure points, fraud, fragility of trust (05:12) - Make, trade, regulate; the intersection of innovation and regulation (05:53) - Social media vs fintech; it's different, issues pop up, guardrails (07:23) - AI and the centers of power; some thoughts on Hollywood, airlines, biotech (11:28) - Risk managing a $4 trillion balance sheet; housing, finance, macros (15:43) - A little about DC Fintech Week; CEO's + regulators locked in a room (16:44) - Outro CHRIS RELATED LINKS About Chris & Fintech Beat via FiscalNote; Podcast Video Gallery: Milken, EU Parliament, Brookings, etc… Fannie Mae: Board of Directors, Corporate Governance Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory and Monetary Perspectives (Book) DC Fintech Week 2023 GENERAL INFO| TOP OF THE GAME: Official website: https://topofthegame-thepod.com/ RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/topofthegame-thepod/feed.xml Hosting service show website: https://topofthegame-thepod.podbean.com/ Javier's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/javiersaade & Bio: https://tinyurl.com/36ufz6cs SUPPORT & CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/96934564 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551086203755 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOPOFGAMEpod Subscribe on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/vLKLE1SKjf6G Email us: info@topofthegame-thepod.com THANK YOU FOR LISTENING – AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS
The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Molly Dwyer, Vice President of Analysis at Predata, discusses how she and her colleagues unlock the other side of the Internet. Predata is the only web-based platform that quantifies shifts in online attention–how audiences research and consume information–to provide a more complete picture of the geopolitical landscape. The Predata platform enables government and commercial organizations to incorporate insights from an often overlooked dataset into their strategy and operations. Research Question: Molly suggests an interested student investigate ways to identify early signals or breadcrumbs on the Internet which indicate a shift in messaging before it happens? Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #129 Eliot Jardines on Open Source Intelligence The 90-9-1 Rule for Participation Inequality in Social Media and Online Communities by Jakob Nielsen PreData FiscalNote Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum Link to full show notes and resources Guest Bio: Molly is Vice President of Analysis at Predata, part of FiscalNote, an open-source intelligence company based in Washington D.C. Predata's unique web-based analytics platform quantifies how online audiences consume and research information. The Predata platform enables users to analyze the “other side of the internet” beyond social media—understanding how web traffic patterns and online research behaviors help reveal the true reach of messaging, identifying the impact of disinformation, and uncovering early indicators of offline activity. In her seven-year career at Predata, Molly has played a key role in shaping the company's data research, product development, intelligence analysis, and relationships with customers from the public and private sectors. As a Russia/Eurasia subject matter expert, she has spent several years living and traveling across the region—including a Department of State posting at the U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg, Russia and a year of immersive language study as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship recipient. She is a graduate of Princeton University. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
From hand signals and index cards to earpieces and threat databases, the world of close protection has changed dramatically since the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963. In this special bonus episode of the SM Highlights podcast, sponsored by FiscalNote, hear from Stephen Fagin, curator at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, who shares how the assassination spurred a dramatic evolution in security—both in Dallas, site of this year's GSX, and the world beyond. Resources and Show Notes Learn more about sponsor FiscalNote here: https://fiscalnote.com/ Discover the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: https://www.jfk.org/ Read the Warren Commission report on the JFK assassination: https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report Read more from Security Management about close protection for political figures: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2022/07/building-a-methodology-for-proactive-close-protection/ If you're attending GSX and would like to learn more about threat assessment and extremism risks, check out the GSX Daily roundup on this theme—including sessions to attend and vendor booths to visit—here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2023/gsx-daily-2023/boosting-your-threat-assessment-savvy/ Want to learn more about GSX? Visit our site here: https://www.gsx.org/
Introduction: Host Tarmo Virki welcomes listeners to "NatureBacked," a show discussing the green economy. Guest speaker Frank Meehan from openESG, joins the conversation. Frank Meehan is a seasoned investor and co-founder of SPARKlabs, an investment firm focused on climate, food, and agricultural tech solutions. He also co-founded Equilibrium.ai, acquired by Fiscal Note, and works with openESG, a company transforming ESG ratings and showcasing systems. Discussion Highlights: Frank's Background in ESG: Frank shares his experience in the ESG space, spanning seven years of investing in climate, food, and agriculture. He highlights the evolution of his firm and his involvement in managing global ESG data through equilibrium.ai. The Current State of ESG: Frank observes a significant focus on environmental sustainability and explains how even companies seemingly disconnected from ESG are actively pursuing sustainable practices. He mentions the need for transparency and highlights a case involving child labour in a chemical plant and the impact on Blackstone's reputation. The discussion emphasizes the existing challenges in the ESG space, including the influence of the old-fashioned certification process and lack of transparency. The Need for Change and Disruption: Frank draws parallels between the ESG space and the taxi industry before Uber, emphasizing the closed-shop mentality and lack of transparency. Frank discusses the importance of transparency, openness, and rewarding positive progress in the ESG industry. They mention the role of media in exposing greenwashing practices and the potential for journalists to utilize public ESG data for impactful reporting. Introduction to openESG and Its vision: Frank explains the purpose of openESG, which aims to revolutionize ESG ratings and make them dynamic, open, and free. He describes the role of AI and web 3.0 principles in the openESG system, ensuring transparency, real-time data, and verifiability. The conversation highlights the importance of accelerating positive change in ESG and the role of data in measuring and improving sustainability practices. Challenges and Opportunities Ahead: The discussion touches on the challenges openESG may face, with Frank expressing the hope to keep up with the evolving industry. They emphasize the need to transition from manual, form-based systems to digital, AI-driven processes for faster and more accurate ESG assessments. Conclusion: Frank and Tarmo conclude the discussion by reiterating the need for change, transparency, and openness in the ESG space. They discuss the potential positive impact of openESG and the industry's growing recognition of the importance of ESG principles. In the NatureBacked podcast, we talk with investors and entrepreneurs about their vision of the new green world. Subscribe to the NatureBacked newsletter on LinkedIn. *** Follow NatureBacked across platforms: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Twitter | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan Chen took his previous company FiscalNote public for $1.3 billion and now has raised $61 million for Nitra which is overhauling the healthcare industry with radically efficient and transparent solutions - starting with spend management. So far the company has raised financing from top tier investors such as New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, or Gaingels to name a few.
In this episode of the podcast, Amir talks to Vlad Eidelman. Vlad is the CTO of Fiscal Note and joins this podcast to discuss his journey toward becoming CTO. Fiscal Note is a software-as-a-service company that collects, analyzes, and refines policy and regulation data from local to global levels to help its customers understand how laws and regulations can impact their businesses and nonprofits. Vlad has been working in the industry for 15 years, focusing on building machine learning systems, becoming the first data science hire, and ultimately managing the R&D side of the business. [00:05:48] Perseverance in career growth. [00:06:33] Continuous Learning and Development. [00:11:21] Helping People Ask Questions Comfortably. [00:14:20] Overcoming communication barriers. [00:17:06] Importance of self-assessment. [00:19:50] Leadership and team structure. [00:24:30] Transitioning to a manager. [00:28:13] Value of computer science education. Vlad Eidelman is the CTO and Chief Scientist at FiscalNote, where he is responsible for setting the technology vision and execution strategy for the global R&D organization. He holds a Ph.D. in CS and has over 15 years of experience developing, leading, and advising technology teams, building diverse SaaS and consumer products with state-of-the-art machine learning and NLP systems. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veidelman/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)
Episode OverviewAre you struggling to find high-quality leads for your SaaS platform? If so, you won't want to miss this episode! Our guest, Patrick, saw a gap in the Salesforce ecosystem where end clients found it difficult to match the 5,000 Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and 2,300 Consulting Service Partners to their problems needing solving. He created InVisory to fix it.In this episode, Patrick will share his insights on:How to generate qualified leads through a marketplace. Why you should be on the marketplace as a consulting partner, how to be selected by the algorithm.How to upsell existing apps to solve clients' challenges.About Patrick CronanPatrick started his career at Thomson Reuters, working in various consulting & sales roles during his 8.5 years at the firm. From Thomson, Patrick joined an early-stage venture-backed company, FiscalNote, as their first Director of Business Development. Patrick still credits this experience as one of the most beneficial for his career, as it was his first experience working at a startup that didn't have a lot of resources- from this experience, he wanted to start his own company one day. From FiscalNote, Patrick joined Gartner, where he led one of their Financial Services Practices for 4 years. Before founding InVisory, Patrick was a Director of Strategic Banking Accounts at Salesforce. During this experience, Patrick came up with the idea for InVisory and launched the business after two years at Salesforce in Jan 2022.Resources and Links469 - Show NotesInVisoryPatrick's LinkedInPaulhigginsmentoring.comScaling BlueprintThe Workflow AcademyCloud Consultants CollectiveThe Cloud Consultants ShowSendSparkJoin our newsletterConnect With PaulOn LinkedInOn FacebookOn Twitter: @PaulHiggins555On Instagram: @paulhigginsmentoringEmail:
Tim Hwang is the CEO of FiscalNote, a legal information software company. FiscalNote was funded by startup moguls like Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, and Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo, and went public in 2022. 01:20 Ch.1 High quality people are drawn to high quality CEO 04:54 Ch.2 Good timing opens up Opportunities 06:11 Ch.3 Is now the perfect time to kick off your startup? 09:35 Ch.4 Startup is a Self-Discovering Journey 12:25 Ch.5 Startup as a Lifestyle
In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I chat with Tim Hwang, the 30-year-old CEO of FiscalNote, who became the youngest Asian American CEO on the NYSE in August 2022. Under Tim's leadership, FiscalNote has grown significantly. FiscalNote is the premier platform for regulatory and policy data, functioning as the "Bloomberg terminal" for state, federal, and global policy information. With over 5,000 clients, FiscalNote powers the data used in President Biden's daily briefings, informs decision-making at half of the Fortune 500 companies and enables foreign embassies to monitor global changes and enact diplomacy and treaty negotiations. During the interview, Tim shares the background story of FiscalNote, which he started during his junior year of college alongside his childhood friends. He also discusses how he secured Mark Cuban as the company's first investor through a cold email after watching Shark Tank. Tim emphasizes the importance of a "Bloomberg terminal" for policy in today's rapidly changing regulatory landscape. With 69% of people in the government and regulatory affairs sector experiencing increased policy issues, FiscalNote's technology and AI-driven platform help key decision-makers navigate complex policy environments. Lastly, Tim delves into his commitment to equal opportunity information and intelligence, highlighting FiscalNote's work with clients across the political spectrum and around the world. As misinformation continues to plague modern society, Tim believes everyone should have equal access to accurate data, regardless of political beliefs. Join me and Tim as we explore the innovative world of FiscalNote and its impact on policy intelligence.
Tim Hwang is the CEO of FiscalNote, a legal information software company. FiscalNote was funded by startup moguls like Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, and Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo, and went public in 2022. [Stories in this episode] 00:00 Intro 01:11 Introduction to FiscalNote 03:00 Law school dreamer to Startup Entrepreneur 05:44 first start of FiscalNote 08:11 Funding from Mark Cuban 10:10 Advice on how to impress VCs 12:18 Hustle Hustle Hustle! 18:09 FiscalNote's Vision 19:16 Outro
Today our guest is Jonathan Chen, a repeat founder and tech leader with an established record of successful growth and exits. Jonathan is the Founder & CEO Nitra, Inc. (https://www.nitra.com/). Nitra offers a simpler, smarter way for healthcare practices to manage their spending and create time for what matters. With streamlined accounting, a clear overview of spending, and access to exclusive rewards, our members are empowered to find the right balance between supporting their patients and running their practice. Note: Not a Sponsored Podcast. Bio Info LEARN MORE: https://www.nitra.com/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hackbyrd/ Jonathan is a repeat founder and tech leader with an established record of successful growth and exits. Prior to Nitra, Jonathan co-founded FiscalNote and served most recently as its Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Jonathan was the co-founder of Pathover, a B2B API-based intelligent routing and logistics solution. Earlier in his career, Jonathan founded and exited several other fast-growth software companies, including a dating app that within one week of launching had 15,000 users and within two weeks had sold to a much larger competitor. Jonathan's unique strength is combining bold, strategic vision, and uncompromising execution. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Jonathan has received multiple accolades and recognitions, including Valedictorian of his graduating class (BS, Computer Science). Jonathan is currently a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. He has also been profiled by Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30, DC Inno's 25 Washington D.C. Startup Founders Under 25, and Bisnow's Washington D.C. 40 under 40. Topics Covered In Our Discussion - How AI and ML is helping medical clinics and physicians manage their finances - Price Transparency in Healthcare and how Fintech can help - The technology healthcare practitioners need to boost positive reviews and overall revenue - The tools doctors should leverage to better manage their practice so they can focus on patients - How to build a marketing program that goes beyond referral - How FinTech can enhance patient care by automating your back office - Saving money by doing things yourself: A false economy that leads to unforeseen problems - How private practitioners can free up time and money to grow their business Disclaimer: This Podcast, it's authors, guests, interviewers, sponsors are not rendering medical, legal or accounting/financial advice. The opinions, insights, thoughts are that of the guest and not necessarily that of Concierge Medicine Today, LLC., or its team. While some of our guests are Physicians, they are not your Physician. Please consult your Physician related to anything you may have heard or have questions about on this podcast. For full disclaimer, please visit: https://conciergemedicinetoday.org/tcpp/
Tim Hwang just turned 31 this past February, and he's already the youngest Asian American founder and CEO on NYSE/NASDAQ! His experiences working on the first Obama campaign actually taught him many of the critical lessons for creating a business startup. By applying those lessons, he and his two long-time friends created Fiscal Note, a global technology and media company focused on delivering timely and relevant policy information in a complex and evolving world.
Hoy, seguiremos hablando de ChatGPT, específicamente sobre las nuevas características de ChatGPT Plus que ha lanzado OpenAI. En línea con la filosofía de OpenAI de hacer un despliegue iterativo de la tecnología gradualmente, están introduciendo gradualmente algunas características de ChatGPT Plus para estudiar su uso en el mundo real. Discutiremos el impacto que tienen estas características y los desafíos de seguridad y alineación que presentan con la humanidad. Los usuarios han estado pidiendo que ChatGPT Plus se integre con CH, y muchos desarrolladores están experimentando con ideas muy similares. Esto abre una amplia gama y posibilidades de uso, haciéndolo prácticamente infinito. OpenAI ha comenzado con un pequeño grupo de usuarios que están probando estas características y gradualmente ampliando la lista de usuarios a medida que aprenden cómo funcionan estas características Plus. Durante este período alfa, los usuarios de El A pueden integrar esta tecnología con sus productos. Esto sería realmente emocionante. La idea de construir una comunidad que pudiera crear herramientas basadas en inteligencia artificial. Los desarrolladores podrían usar esta tecnología para dar inteligencia artificial a sus aplicaciones, y en este caso, tendríamos ChatGPT Plus que están hechos con ChatGPT. ChatGPT Plus no solo te respondería, sino que también actuaría. Lo importante no es que te respondan, sino que te entiendan. No solo te entenderían, sino que también actuarían. Por ejemplo, si creas un Plus para viajar, podría hacer planes de viaje, itinerarios y guiarte. Podría hacer reservas por ti y proponer el tiempo de viaje más adecuado en función del clima y los precios. Las primeras características de Plus que se han creado para ChatGPT son el Plus de viaje, que te permite hacer planes de viaje, encontrar alojamiento y cosas que hacer en tu destino. Otra aplicación de ChatGPT Plus es Fiscal Note, que proporciona y facilita el acceso a conjuntos de datos legales, políticos y regulatorios en tiempo real. ChatGPT Plus se integra con tecnología para pedir alimentos y comestibles. Si tienes un Plus que convierte a ChatGPT en tu nutricionista o entrenador personal, y le pides que cree un plan de dieta o simplemente quieras menús semanales para comer normalmente. Podría crear un menú para ti, darte recetas que no se repitan e incluso crear una lista de compras directamente, hacer el pedido en EsTacar. Y como hay muchas aplicaciones que integran esta tecnología, podrías hacer el pedido en función de las recetas que ha creado para ti y realizar el pedido en línea directamente con el supermercado. Otra aplicación que ha integrado ChatGPT Plus es Kayak, que busca vuelos, estancias y alquiler de autos. Puedes obtener recomendaciones en función de adónde vas, la época del año y más, y todo esto utilizará la inteligencia artificial para hacer estas recomendaciones más adecuadas para el usuario. También hay características de Plus para compras que buscan millones de productos en línea. Hay una característica de Plus para aprender a decir cualquier cosa en otro idioma con Co-Speak, que es un tutor de idiomas internacional que te permite decir cualquier chatgpt-plugins Plan de Asesoria Personal Telegram Tecnolitas Déjame un mensaje de voz
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: GPT-4 Plugs In, published by Zvi on March 27, 2023 on LessWrong. GPT-4 Right Out of the Box In some ways, the best and worst thing about GPT-4 was its cutoff date of September 2021. After that date it had no access to new information, and it had no ability to interact with the world beyond its chat window. As a practical matter, that meant that a wide range of use cases didn't work. GPT-4 would lack the proper context. In terms of much of mundane utility, this would often destroy most or all of the value proposition. For many practical purposes, at least for now, I instead use Perplexity or Bard. That's all going to change. GPT-4 is going to get a huge upgrade soon in the form of plug-ins(announcement). That means that GPT-4 is going to be able to browse the internet directly, and also use a variety of websites, with the first plug-ins coming from Expedia, FiscalNote, Instacart, KAYAK, Klarna, Milo, OpenTable, Shopify, Slack, Speak, Zapier and Wolfram. Wolfram means Can Do Math. There's also a Python code interpreter. Already that's some exciting stuff. Zapier gives it access to your data to put your stuff into context. Also there's over 80 secret plug-ins already, that can be revealed by removing a specific parameter from an API call. And you can use them, there are only client-side checks stopping you. Sounds secure. We continue to build everything related to AI in Python, almost as if we want to die, get our data stolen and generally not notice that the code is bugged and full of errors. Also there's that other little issue that happened recently. Might want to proceed with caution. (I happen to think they're also downplaying the other risks even more, but hey.) Perhaps this wasn't thought out as carefully as we might like. Which raises a question. So, About That Commitment To Safety and Moving Slowly And All That That's all obviously super cool and super useful. Very exciting. What about safety? Well, we start off by having everyone to write their instructions in plain English and let the AIs figure it out, because in addition to being super fast, that's the way to write secure code that does what everyone wants that is properly unit tested and fails gracefully and doesn't lead to any doom loops whatsoever. (Gross' link here.) Also one of the apps in the initial batch is Zapier, which essentially hooks GPT up to all your private information and accounts and lets it do whatever it wants. Sounds safe. No, no, that's not fair, they are concerned about safety, look, concern, right here. At the same time, there's a risk that plugins could increase safety challenges by taking harmful or unintended actions, increasing the capabilities of bad actors who would defraud, mislead, or abuse others. I mean, yes, you don't say, having the ability to access the internet directly and interface with APIs does seem like the least safe possible option. I mean, I get why you'd do that, there's tons of value here, but let's not kid ourselves. So, what's the deal? We've performed red-teaming exercises, both internally and with external collaborators, that have revealed a number of possible concerning scenarios. For example, our red teamers discovered ways for plugins—if released without safeguards—to perform sophisticated prompt injection, send fraudulent and spam emails, bypass safety restrictions, or misuse information sent to the plugin. We're using these findings to inform safety-by-design mitigations that restrict risky plugin behaviors and improve transparency of how and when they're operating as part of the user experience. This does not sound like ‘the red teams reported no problems,' it sounds like ‘the red teams found tons of problems, while checking for the wrong kind of problem, and we're trying to mitigate as best we can.' Better than nothing. Not super comforting. What ha...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: GPT-4 Plugs In, published by Zvi on March 27, 2023 on LessWrong. GPT-4 Right Out of the Box In some ways, the best and worst thing about GPT-4 was its cutoff date of September 2021. After that date it had no access to new information, and it had no ability to interact with the world beyond its chat window. As a practical matter, that meant that a wide range of use cases didn't work. GPT-4 would lack the proper context. In terms of much of mundane utility, this would often destroy most or all of the value proposition. For many practical purposes, at least for now, I instead use Perplexity or Bard. That's all going to change. GPT-4 is going to get a huge upgrade soon in the form of plug-ins(announcement). That means that GPT-4 is going to be able to browse the internet directly, and also use a variety of websites, with the first plug-ins coming from Expedia, FiscalNote, Instacart, KAYAK, Klarna, Milo, OpenTable, Shopify, Slack, Speak, Zapier and Wolfram. Wolfram means Can Do Math. There's also a Python code interpreter. Already that's some exciting stuff. Zapier gives it access to your data to put your stuff into context. Also there's over 80 secret plug-ins already, that can be revealed by removing a specific parameter from an API call. And you can use them, there are only client-side checks stopping you. Sounds secure. We continue to build everything related to AI in Python, almost as if we want to die, get our data stolen and generally not notice that the code is bugged and full of errors. Also there's that other little issue that happened recently. Might want to proceed with caution. (I happen to think they're also downplaying the other risks even more, but hey.) Perhaps this wasn't thought out as carefully as we might like. Which raises a question. So, About That Commitment To Safety and Moving Slowly And All That That's all obviously super cool and super useful. Very exciting. What about safety? Well, we start off by having everyone to write their instructions in plain English and let the AIs figure it out, because in addition to being super fast, that's the way to write secure code that does what everyone wants that is properly unit tested and fails gracefully and doesn't lead to any doom loops whatsoever. (Gross' link here.) Also one of the apps in the initial batch is Zapier, which essentially hooks GPT up to all your private information and accounts and lets it do whatever it wants. Sounds safe. No, no, that's not fair, they are concerned about safety, look, concern, right here. At the same time, there's a risk that plugins could increase safety challenges by taking harmful or unintended actions, increasing the capabilities of bad actors who would defraud, mislead, or abuse others. I mean, yes, you don't say, having the ability to access the internet directly and interface with APIs does seem like the least safe possible option. I mean, I get why you'd do that, there's tons of value here, but let's not kid ourselves. So, what's the deal? We've performed red-teaming exercises, both internally and with external collaborators, that have revealed a number of possible concerning scenarios. For example, our red teamers discovered ways for plugins—if released without safeguards—to perform sophisticated prompt injection, send fraudulent and spam emails, bypass safety restrictions, or misuse information sent to the plugin. We're using these findings to inform safety-by-design mitigations that restrict risky plugin behaviors and improve transparency of how and when they're operating as part of the user experience. This does not sound like ‘the red teams reported no problems,' it sounds like ‘the red teams found tons of problems, while checking for the wrong kind of problem, and we're trying to mitigate as best we can.' Better than nothing. Not super comforting. What ha...
Politics and policy intersect in this edition of the IN Chamber podcast featuring David Ober. The former state lawmaker is now on the other side, with the 2023 legislative session his first as the Indiana Chamber's tax expert. As we enter the second half of the Indiana General Assembly, Ober takes a look at some of the biggest tax policies still in play that impact employers and local communities. He also offers wisdom regarding the current political scene, Indiana's tax competitiveness and rising utility rates (Ober spent the prior four years on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission). Sponsored by the Talent Resource Navigator, a new free online workforce center that offers the convenience of one-stop shopping for education and training needs in Indiana. Learn more at www.talentresourcenavigator.com.
Welcome to Episode 93. Jonathan Chen joins us this week. He is a repeat founder and tech leader with an established record of successful growths and exits. What I loved most about speaking with Johnathan was how he's able to provide creative tech solutions to expensive and persistent problems for healthcare providers. Jonathan shared that it was his own frustration with medical practice inefficiencies on a personal health journey that drove him to start Nitro to help healthcare providers. Ultimately, he wants to help providers focus on what they do best, which is to serve their patients. Nitra helps doctors spend smarter, make better decisions on how to allocate time and financial resources, and build a more efficient and better future. Nitra does this with back office solutions. Jonathan's parting wisdom is: Hire well. Invest in your people. Give them the tools they need, listen to their solutions and help them solve their problems. There's a lot to process for this non-tech person, and I found myself filled with awe about how Johnathan and his team are able to come up with so many creative solutions. Give this episode a listen to hear about what they've got planned. Bio: Jonathan is a repeat founder and tech leader with an established record of successful growth and exits. Prior to Nitra, Jonathan co-founded FiscalNote and served most recently as its Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Jonathan was the co-founder of Pathover, a B2B API-based intelligent routing and logistics solution. Earlier in his career, Jonathan founded and exited several other fast-growth software companies, including a dating app that within one week of launching had 15,000 users and within two weeks had sold to a much larger competitor. Jonathan's unique strength is combining bold, strategic vision, and uncompromising execution. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Jonathan has received multiple accolades and recognitions, including Valedictorian of his graduating class (BS, Computer Science). Jonathan is currently a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. He has also been profiled by Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30, DC Inno's 25 Washington D.C. Startup Founders Under 25, and Bisnow's Washington D.C. 40 under 40. Find Jonathan: Website LinkedIn Connect With Us: Schedule Strategy Session with Tracy Tracy's LinkedIn Business Page LinkedIn
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On today's episode, we're joined by Vlad Eidelman. Vlad is CTO and Chief Scientist at FiscalNote — a leading technology provider of global policy and market intelligence uniquely combining AI technology, actionable data, and expert and peer insights to give customers mission-critical insights.We talk about:- Vlad's story and what FiscalNote does.- How AI changes software.- The importance of adding extra value to software.- What to do with user data?- How Vlad makes internal decisions at FiscalNote.- The impact of remote work.- The importance of building the right data analytics stack to acquire data.Vlad Eidelman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veidelman/FiscalNote - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fiscalnote/This episode is brought to you by QrveyThe tools you need to take action with your data, on a platform built for maximum scalability, security, and cost efficiencies. If you're ready to reduce complexity and dramatically lower costs, contact us today at qrvey.com.Qrvey, the modern no-code analytics solution for SaaS companies on AWS.#saas #analytics #AWS #BI
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles' Julian Ha speaks to Tim Hwang, the founder, chairman, and CEO of FiscalNote, an information services company focused on reshaping how companies understand global policy and market intelligence by combining AI technology, expert analysis and legislative regulatory and geopolitical data. Disclosure: Julian Ha has been an adviser to and is a shareholder in FiscalNote. Hwang shares his journey from politics to founding FiscalNote out of a Motel 6 room to taking it public in August 2022. He discusses some of the skills he gained from working on campaigns as well as why collaborating with stakeholders is critical and what it takes to drive that collaboration within the C-suite and with other stakeholders such as employees, shareholders, and regulators. Finally, he talks about how he links DE&I goals to FiscalNote's strategy and operations. Key Takeaways:Introduction (00:00)What led Tim to found FiscalNote (01:09)Why FiscalNote went public (05:16)What political campaigns and startups have in common (08:48)Leading your company through uncertain times (11:21)Tim talks DE&I (13:19)The leadership skills needed to drive collaboration in the organization (15:12)Additional Resources:Learn more about us here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we welcome Josh Resnik back to the podcast to discuss the recent developments at FiscalNote in Washington, D.C. Josh is FiscalNote's President & Chief Operating Officer with more than twenty-five years of experience as an executive, attorney, and business leader in both startup and established corporate environments. For a full bio, click here! As President & COO, he is responsible for managing corporate operations, including the Commercial, Business Development, Marketing, Content, and People functions, as well as providing coordinated oversight over FiscalNote's diversified lines of business and ensuring optimal allocation of resources to drive efficient revenue growth. FiscalNote is the leading technology provider of global policy and market intelligence. By uniquely combining AI technology, actionable data, and expert and peer insights, FiscalNote empowers customers with mission-critical insights and the tools to turn them into action. Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Don't forget to subscribe! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@ThePoliticalLife.net Follow The Political Life on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates.
The market is down, but so are valuations for private companies looking at their strategic options. There are now bargains to be had for recent de-SPACs looking to execute a post-listing roll-up strategy, according to FiscalNote Chairman, CEO and co-founder Tim Hwang. This week, we catch up with Tim to talk about how his company has kept busy in the two months since closing its combination with Duddell Street. Tim reflects on how FiscalNote was able to prioritize key conditions in getting the right SPAC deal and how it is already taking advantage of being a publicly company. FiscalNote collects data on the regulatory processes in the US and abroad from federal institutions all the way down to local school boards. Tim also talks about the growing demand for data in these realms and how the pandemic increased the number of touch points governments at every level have on business operations.
This week our host, Brandi Starr, is joined by John Brezinsky, VP of Global Product Marketing for Searchmetrics. A technology company, Searchmetrics helps enterprises increase revenue by leveraging insights from search data. John has also worked for some of the largest companies in the world, like Pearson, as well as feisty start-ups like FiscalNote. In that time, he has built product marketing teams and launched successful campaigns that drive business. John's passions include messaging, competitive positioning, and saltwater aquariums.In this week's episode, Brandi and John tackle the relationship between Marketing and Sales teams. In their discussion, they share the value that can be found in an improved collaboration and how marketers can better start Aligning with Sales: Listening, Saying No, and Creating a Positive Feedback Loop.
You may have heard of ESG or Environmental, Social, and Government inside of industrial marketing parlances, especially as a way of counteracting claims of greenwashing. But what is it really? Today's expert guest is Frank Meehan, from Equilibrium. Equilibrium, a FiscalNote product, is an AI-powered carbon, climate, and ESG management solution that assists businesses in streamlining and unifying sustainability data management across their operations, supply chain, and portfolio. Equilibrium's all-in-one solution combines the tools — audit-ready ESG reporting, goal setting and simulations, and real-time benchmarking against peers—into one central platform as companies of all sizes become accustomed to reporting on their carbon footprint and sustainability initiatives. For more information, visit https://eqm.ai/ Remember, folks, that this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be seen as financial advice. Please do your own research before any finance or investment decisions. What topics and or trends would you like to hear about? Send in your thoughts to newsdesk@podcastswest.com.au Tweet me directly: @friendlyfutruri1 How to support me :) Join the new Discord community and meet fellow Futureheads here Leave a 5-star review and spread the word! Let's grow the movement of optimists and forward thinkers! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-friendly-futurist-1602097 Creating weekly podcasts is thirsty work, so why not shout Dave another tasty soy flat white? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/futureheads The full interviews for each of our guests are available on my Substack https://substack.com/profile/20391916-the-friendly-futurist?r=c52i4&s=r&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=web Alternatively, you can tip us with Bitcoin Cash here: https://cointr.ee/podcastswest We have also pledged for Unicef, to help with humanitarian efforts during the Ukraine crisis., will you join us? Any small change will help https://www.unicef.org/appeals/ukraine
Australia's rapid-fire interest-rate increases are sending tremors through the nation's heavily indebted households and threatening a property downturn on a scale unseen since the eve of the 1991 recession. News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch has filed defamation proceedings against Crikey, a day after the online news outlet went ballistic and challenged the billionaire media mogul to sue it The price of electric vehicles needs to roughly halve and fall into the $20,000s range before Australians will switch from traditional combustion engine cars, according to Ampol chief executive Matt Halliday.Solar power has outpaced coal as the number one fuel source in the Australian power grid in August for the first timeThe Transport Workers Union (TWU) has called on Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce to resign, after this airline's apology fell on deaf ears. Follow my socials on: https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode, Jennifer discusses:- Her experience leaving one company and joining another in the middle of the pandemic;- Using donuts and tacos to humanize employee experience;- How to bring together leaders and employees as communication equals;- Why “One and Done” is never enough;- How video games can inform hybrid work;- Why flexibility is the name of the game;- And much more! Jennifer Yi Boyer is Chief People Officer and SVP of DEIB at FiscalNote. She leads the FiscalNote People Team and their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility initiatives. Building creative workforce solutions that are responsive and relevant to both individuals' career growth and enabling strategic business capabilities while operationalizing equity, creating community, and enhancing inclusive global leadership capabilities are cornerstones of her team's work. Prior to joining FiscalNote, Jen served as the Chief Talent Officer at ACT where she led the transformation of the HR function to a contemporary, agile-based center of excellence. Throughout her career she has fulfilled various senior-level leadership roles in human resources, customer service, and TQM/quality management for global organizations across financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, and non-profit education. Jen focuses on creating agile, pragmatic practices within organizations to drive complex enterprise-wide change, talent integration, and strategic workforce solutions at FiscalNote. Her goal is that these practices will nurture belonging, inclusive teams, a coaching culture and leadership practices that invite all our team members to contribute in ways that fulfill their passions and purpose while providing measurable results that differentiate FiscalNote from the competition. Jen holds a BS from Cornell University's Hotel School, a Masters in Leadership and Strategic Communication from Seton Hall University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Harvard's JFK School of Government.
Tim Hwang is the Founder and CEO of FiscalNote, a privately held software, data, and media company headquartered in Washington, D.C. The global company has offices across America and in Brussels, India, and Seoul, and powers almost 5,000 of the world's largest and most influential law firms, legal departments, and governments. Through FiscalNote, Tim has worked with and raised venture capital and acquisition financing from the likes of The Economist, S&P Global, Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang, Steve Case, NEA, Renren and others. Prior to founding FiscalNote, Hwang started his career in politics in the Obama '08 campaign, assisting in the election of the first Obama Administration. He was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education a year later, overseeing a budget of over $4 Billion for 22,000 public employees. As a student, Tim also served as the President of the National Youth Association and the founder of Operation Fly. Inc., - a national 501(c)(3) organization that served inner-city children in underprivileged areas around the country. Tim was profiled in Forbes 30 Under 30, Inc. 30 Under 30, CNN's Top 10 Startups, Business Insiders Top 25 Hottest Startups, and many others. He is a graduate of Princeton and attended Harvard Business School. He is also currently a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a Trustee on the Board of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, as well a Board member of The After School Alliance. He is a member of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the Council of Korean Americans, and the Young Presidents Organization. Read the show notes here: https://bwmissions.com/one-away-podcast/
This week, we speak with Tim Hwang, Founder and CEO of FiscalNote. FiscalNote entered into a $1.2 billion dollar combination agreement with Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DSAC) in November 2021. FiscalNote provides data products that track a broad range of legislation and regulatory actions at the federal, state and local level. These are used by companies and government institutions themselves to try and keep a handle on the constant swings and incremental changes in regulation in the US and abroad. We discuss how FiscalNote landed on Duddell Street as its preferred partner in a triple-track process, and how it plans to use its status as a public company to further its M&A pipeline and other initiatives.
The son and grandson of Army officers, McChrystal graduated from West Point in 1976 as an infantry officer, completed Ranger Training, and later, Special Forces Training. Over the course of his career, he held leadership and staff positions in the Army Special Forces, Army Rangers, 82nd Airborne Division, the XVIII Army Airborne Corp, and the Joint Staff. He is a graduate of the US Naval War College, and he completed fellowships at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1997 and at the Council on Foreign Relations in 2000. From 2003 to 2008, McChrystal commanded JSOC - responsible for leading the nation's deployed military counterterrorism efforts around the globe. His leadership of JSOC is credited with the 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein and the 2006 location and killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. In June 2009, McChrystal received his fourth star and assumed command of all international forces in Afghanistan. Since retiring from the military, McChrystal has served on several corporate boards of directors, that include Deutsche Bank America, JetBlue Airways, Navistar, Siemens Government Technologies, Fiscal Note, and Accent Technologies. A passionate advocate for national service, McChrystal is the Chair of the Board of Service Year Alliance, which envisions a future in which a service year is a cultural expectation and common opportunity for every young American. He is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he teaches a course on leadership. Additionally, he is the author of the bestselling leadership books, My Share of the Task: A Memoir, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, Leaders: Myth and Reality, and Risk: A User's Guide. General McChrystal founded the McChrystal Group in January 2011. Recognizing that companies today are experiencing parallels to what he faced in the war theater, McChrystal established this advisory services firm to help businesses challenge the hierarchical, “command and control” approach to organizational management. https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?trk=guest_homepage-basic_nav-header-signin https://youtu.be/kuoJbrwheJs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/richard-lamonica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/richard-lamonica/support
On today's podcast we welcome special guest, FiscalNote CEO Tim Hwang. FiscalNote is a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS company that delivers legal and regulatory data and insights. On the show, Tim discusses: -Why being the category creator is important -How he raised seed capital from investor Mark Cuban -What made the merger with SPAC Duddell Street Acquisition so unique -The company's M&A strategy -And more
Bill Frischling is the Vice President of Alternative Data at FiscalNote, a D.C. based company that combines advanced data with global policy and market intelligence. On today's episode, he reveals some astonishing facts about the current capabilities of data collection, the fascinating future trajectory of computing technologies, and most importantly, the impact this will have on all of us.
Here's a glimpse into the mind of a global technologist and visionary. Someone who's given governments the power to give info in a meaningful way. Someone who has thought of the business case for Asian-American empowerment. And, someone who breaks down the steps to achieve that power. Interested? You'll want to stick around for this encore talk by Tim Hwang, who spoke at Imagine Talks. Tim Hwang is the founder and CEO of FiscalNote, a global technology, and media company focused on delivering timely and relevant policy information in a complex and evolving world. FiscalNote's core technology sustains products and services that power more than 4,000 clients — from small nonprofits to government agencies to large corporations (including half of the Fortune 100) — with software tools, AI-driven insights, comprehensive domestic and international data sets, as well human-authored news and analysis.
Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges. AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we're excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we're chatting with Jennifer Yi Boyer, Chief People Officer and SVP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at FiscalNote. Her focus is on creating enterprise solutions that are responsive and relevant to both individuals' growth and enabling strategic business capabilities, capacity and organizational culture to strengthen performance and sustainability now and into the future.About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what's happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.To learn more about AllVoices visit us at www.allvoices.co!
Momo Ong is the co-founder of HeadsUp—a plug-to-play, end-to-end solution for sales teams to understand and engage their customers. In this episode, Momo shares the insane amount of research they completed before HeadsUp was built, weighing in on the challenges that go-to-market teams face in product-led growth. He also talks about the importance of product usage data and identifies specific metrics that should be created for marketing and sales success. Show Notes [01:32] What prompted Momo and his colleague, Earl Lee, to create HeadsUp [03:42] On the increased need for collaboration within go-to-market teams [05:55] On the increased need for collaboration between go-to-market teams and product engineering functions [06:55] Why product usage data is important [12:28] How go-to-market professionals increase collaboration within their organization [15:15] On rolling out product usage data beyond product teams [17:25] Extract, transform, and load product usage data into a cloud data warehouse and then create actionable metrics [20:45] When product-led companies hire go-to-market individuals About Momo Ong Momo is a graduate of Princeton University who used to work on video ads at Facebook. He also held product leadership roles at Beam and FiscalNote (where he met his HeadsUp teammates Earl Lee, Justin Hegyi, and Dev Shah). He really enjoys playing games and thinking about leadership and management. Links FiscalNote Salesforce Marketo Product-led Growth Slack Profile HeadsUp
Chris Shen (沈偉士) is the co-founder of Revere, where he jointly oversees all investments, asset management, strategic initiatives and operational activities. Chris is also a managing partner of all Revere-managed fund products. Chris is also a Founding Partner (non-executive) of West 22nd Capital Advisers, a Hong Kong-based single family office and investment firm that is licensed by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC). Among other roles, Chris established the firm's operations, served on the investment committee, and led venture capital and external asset manager investments. Chris also currently serves on the advisory boards of tech companies FiscalNote, Booqed and Zectr, and is a venture partner with BridgeWood Alternatives and GPO Fund. Previously, he was a special counsel with the global law firm Baker McKenzie, focusing on corporate finance and fund formation matters in the Asia-Pacific region. Chris serves on the board of directors of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) NYC and is active with the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles. He is also a Type 1/4/9 responsible officer under the SFC, is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. A native Texan who grew up in Houston, Chris lived and worked in Greater China (Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong) from 2006 to 2019, and now splits his time between Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/chris-shen You can find the community discussion for this episode at: https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/chris-shen This episode is produced by Kyle Ong.
In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks with Becca Bycott who is the Director of Thought Leadership and Engagement at FiscalNote. They discuss why thought leadership should not be developed in isolation, how to include others in the conversation, and the results they have seen from brining a variety of people together to speak to todays challenges.
For most leaders, failure is not a matter of life or death. But for some, making life-or-death decisions is part of the job. What can high-risk decision-making teach us about the more ordinary and conventional risk leaders assume every day? What roles do preparation and instinct play in this process? How can leaders become better at conquering a fear of failure in order to make hard decisions? In this episode, Host Gautam Mukunda speaks about risk and high-stake decision-making with two remarkable individuals who have spent their lives doing the impossible in the face of enormous danger. General Stan McChrystal is a retired four-star general, former Head of Joint Special Operations Command in Afghanistan, and the founder and CEO of the McCrystal Group. Alex Honnold is a professional adventure rock climber, who is known for his free solo ascents, most notably El Capitán as documented in the movie Free Solo. “The more often you encounter the unexpected, the more comfortable you feel with the unexpected in general. You can prepare as much as you can, but you kind of know that some random thing is always going to go sideways, but then the more often that you encounter those kinds of sideways challenges and manage them… I think you build some confidence to just know that when a situation arises you'll figure it out quickly” — Alex Honnold “Nothing helps innovation like necessity.” — General Stan McChrystal Follow @GMukunda on Twitter or email us at WorldReimagined@nasdaq.com Books Referenced: Alone on the Wall, by Alex Honnold Risk: A User's Guide by Stanley A. McChrystal and Anna Butrico Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? by Philip E. Tetlock The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Guest Info: Alex Honnold is a professional rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America's biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world. A gifted but hard-working athlete, Honnold is distinguished for his uncanny ability to control his fear while scaling cliffs of dizzying heights without a rope to protect him if he falls. His humble, self-effacing attitude toward such extreme risk has earned him the nickname Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold. This Sacramento, California-native's most celebrated achievements include the first and only free-solos of the Moonlight Buttress (5.12d, 1,200 feet) in Zion National Park, Utah, and the Northwest Face (5.12a) of Half Dome (2,200 feet), Yosemite, California. In 2012 he achieved Yosemite's first “Triple Solo”: climbing, in succession, the National Park's three largest faces — Mt. Watkins, Half Dome, and El Capitan — alone, and in under 24 hours. In 2017 Alex completed the first and only free-solo of El Capitan's “Freerider” route (5.13a, 3,000 feet), a historic accomplishment that has been hailed by many as one of the greatest sporting achievements of our time. The story of this feat was told in the Academy Award-winning documentary, FREE SOLO. Whether climbing with a rope or without, Honnold believes climbing is a fantastic vehicle for adventure, an opportunity to seek out those high-test moments with uncertain outcomes in which you're forced to push through to survive. Though Honnold often downplays his achievements, his rope-less climbs have attracted the attention of a broad and stunned audience. He has been profiled by 60 Minutes and the New York Times, featured on the cover of National Geographic, appeared in international television commercials, and starred in numerous adventure films including the Emmy-nominated “Alone on the Wall.” He is the founder of the Honnold Foundation, an environmental non-profit. General Stanley A. McChrystal is A transformational leader with a remarkable record of achievement, General Stanley A. McChrystal was called “one of America's greatest warriors” by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He is widely praised for launching a revolution in warfare by leading a comprehensive counter-terrorism organization that fused intelligence and operations, redefining the way military and government agencies interact. The son and grandson of Army officers, McChrystal graduated from West Point in 1976 as an infantry officer, completed Ranger Training, and later Special Forces Training. Over the course of his career, he held leadership and staff positions in the Army Special Forces, Army Rangers, 82 nd Airborne Division, the XVIII Army Airborne Corp, and the Joint Staff. He is a graduate of the US Naval War College, and he completed fellowships at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1997 and the Council on Foreign Relations in 2000. From 2003 to 2008, McChrystal commanded JSOC - responsible for leading the nations deployed military counterterrorism efforts around the globe. His leadership of JSOC is credited with the 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein and the 2006 location and killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. In June 2009, McChrystal received his fourth star and assumed command of all international forces in Afghanistan. Since retiring from the military, McChrystal has served on several corporate boards of directors that include Deutsche Bank America, JetBlue Airways, Navistar, Siemens Government Technologies, Fiscal Note, and Accent Technologies. A passionate advocate for national service, McChrystal is the Chair of the Board of Service Year Alliance, which envisions a future in which a service year is a cultural expectation and common opportunity for every young American. He is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he teaches a course on leadership. Additionally, he is the author of the bestselling leadership books, My Share of the Task: A Memoir, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, and Leaders: Myth and Reality. General McChrystal founded the McChrystal Group in January 2011. Recognizing that companies today are experiencing parallels to what he faced in the war theater, McChrystal established this advisory services firm to help businesses challenge the hierarchical, “command and control” approach to organizational management.
Kim and Producer Steve address inflation as we see price increases on our purchases at the store. Gas has increased over $1 during the last six months. Look to public policy as to why it's happening. Biden closed the Keystone XL pipeline, for one. The AFL-CIO Colorado announces that they will not donate until next May, at the earliest, to Democrats because state Democrats did not adequately consult with them when deciding policies. Coercion continues as Governor Polis offers $100 Wal-Mart gift cards to people who get the COVID-19 jab, an unapproved FDA experimental drug. Beware: if the carrot doesn't work the stick will follow! Patti Kurgan, the researcher for The Kim Monson Show, connects more dots regarding Initiative 25: LEAP, a “parallel” new government-run out-of-school program that will bypass voters, and replace their voting power within an unelected bureaucratic authority. LEAP will be funded by a new marijuana tax and money from the state land board. The major investor in this initiative is Gary Community Investments contributing just under $1 million. One contractor has already received hundreds of thousands of dollars, Blitz Consulting. This information through the period June 26, 2021, can be found on Tracer, via the Colorado Secretary of State's office under Learning Opportunities for Colorado's Kids, https://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/SearchPages/CommitteeDetail.aspx?OrgID=40096. Proponents of LEAP need to be transparent and release details of potential distribution of $50 million to LEAP Providers January-June, 2022, per the Fiscal Note. There are organizations already doing what LEAP is proposing. Knowledge is power. Decline to sign this ballot initiative. Read Kim's and Patti's op-eds on LEAP on The Kim Monson Show website under the tab Featured Articles Jay Davidson, founder of First American State Bank, defines the “lexicon of the left.” Biden, Warren and AOC are all leading us to more government, a central government, and ultimately to tyranny via policy. The common thread in their policies is taxation, which is theft. Kim uses the example of the proposed Lone Tree 55% retail tax increase as an example. Jay interjects that about one-half of our gross income is spent annually on government when all taxes and fees paid are combined. The Great Reset is real as the elite billionaires believe that they can control and should control you. The leader of the Great Reset, Claus Schwab, outright states that there should be no private ownership. Global taxation, as proposed by Biden, exemplifies a move by the progressives in America to give up Congress' sole ability to tax, and when that happens, we are being controlled by others. Money is a vehicle to get power, and globalists are attempting to manipulate people through money. The collectivists do not use terms like control and tyranny. They use other words. Jay delves into four specific terms the left uses by examining their beginnings and their usage today: Equity, One World Order, Entitlement, and Redistribution of Wealth. Jay concludes that we can make a difference, without violence, by exercising our rights and understanding the “lexicon of the left.”
Intro.(1:21) - Start of interview(2:07) - David's "origin story."(3:42) - His take on lawyers pursuing "non-traditional" careers. "I think that ESG as a career path is going to explode. This is only the beginning."(5:04) - Paul Weiss' Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice Group.(9:02) - How did "ESG" become a core topic of corporate governance? "There has been tremendous pressure on organizations to perform better, to be better corporate citizens." "It coalesced gravitationally in large part because of social media." "The investment community needed an organizing force."(16:22) - His take on the "purpose of the corporation" debate (shareholder capitalism vs stakeholder capitalism). "Companies are being held to account for their promises and obligations." "You can't make empty statements anymore." "The pressure shift is severe from a reputational risk." "I don't know of a non-financial consequence at a corporation, everything has a financial consequence." "We need to bring the legal community up to speed to where the business community is." "I call this phenomenon the Super Law: How ethical obligations can shape business and your practice."(22:28) - His take on board diversity. "It's the best example of Super Law." "The genie is out of the bottle on this issue." Nasdaq diversity proposal to the SEC. "One of the dirty little secrets of ESG is that the numbers are not audited, for the most part." "This will be the decade of reckoning... companies will be re-reporting."(30:08) - His take on the roundtables that he's led for the past 20 years (started when he was at Thomson Reuters, FiscalNote, etc). The idea is to convene cross-functional people to talk off-the-record about issues in a real way (private settings). In ESG, every company according to the FT can both a sinner and a saint.(37:13) - His take on the Biden's Administration approach to ESG. Re-signed to Paris Accord (climate change is key) and will deal with a lot of the "S" in the ESG. The EU and UK regulators have been active, and have been regulating US companies. He counsels clients that they have to own ESG programs (consistent policies and procedures).(42:39) - His parting thoughts for directors on ESG matters: 1) Education (learn non-legal components of ESG), 2) They can't rely on D&O insurance in this era. Board members are working really hard now. They can't just rely on management on these matters.(46:55) - His favorite books:Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson (1995)Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994)Any book by Robert Caro ("a master at understanding power")(49:02) - His mentors:Brad Karp (Chairman of Paul Weiss) "a true beacon of the legal profession""I take the good and leave the rest from anybody I know" "I've learned some the best things in my life from some of the worst people that I've encountered."(51:22) - His favorite quotes:"You can't plan for the future until you predict the present" (everybody wants to move forward, very few people want to do the hard work of self-evaluation -- where you are now relative where you should be)"That's arrogance without portfolio" (in reference to arrogant people!)(53:21) - His "unusual habit": "open to everything and attached to nothing." You should be open to experiences that you don't think will help you. Example: he's a professional chocolate taster.(55:09) - Which living person does he most admire: As a group, healthcare and essential workers.David Curran is Chief Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Officer at Paul, Weiss. In this role, Dave has dual responsibilities – to work with the firm’s lawyers to lead its Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Group, and also to develop and promote the firm’s internal ESG practices.Dave is a recognized leader in helping complex organizations build resilience. In addition to his work in the ESG space, he has more than 30 years of experience in legal, technology, compliance, risk and ethics roles. Dave has led many popular Thought Leadership conversations with senior executives on a variety of topics where business and technology intersect with the legal, compliance and risk ecosystems, including Transforming Law, Big Data, #MeToo and many others.Dave serves as co-chair of the New York State Bar Association’s ESG Committee, which aims to educate and engage New York lawyers, law students and faculty on ESG practices and developments through thought leadership and robust educational programs.If you like this show, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or sharing this podcast on social media. __Follow Evan on:Twitter @evanepsteinSubstack https://evanepstein.substack.com/Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Today’s guest Becca Bycott, the Director of Thought Leadership and Engagement at FiscalNote, a technology and media company that provides information services and software that connects the world to their governments. Becca started her role at FiscalNote during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic working remotely and developing programs that would be offered virtually. Those programs are tailored to give executives an exclusive and interesting experience driving by thought leadership that allows them to interact with others across various roles and industries to identify what issues they are facing and solve problems. We discuss the challenges of creating virtual communities that have the same meaning and sense of togetherness that face-to-face meetings do. Becca shares she gets participants to go beyond attending a meeting to making them active participants in a personal way that will build solid relationships for years to come. This conversation tackles common issues like Zoom fatigue and how to move your social media away from being a one-way street of information into meaningful conversations. Plus Becca shares some great advice for anyone looking to develop thought leadership for their company or organization. Three Key Takeaways: Thought leadership aimed at executives needs to help them put the current news into a larger context of how they can be more proactive in their leadership. Building virtual communities for thought leadership needs to create a sense of belonging for people to share the ideas and problems that mean the most to them. Using social media to spread thought leadership is great but you need to be engaged in conversations and not just talking at your audience.
The presidential election is over, and the results are being certified. President Donald Trump may keep contesting votes in court, but we're expecting the beginning of the Biden administration come January. Today we look at the state of the midstream oil sector amid an ongoing pandemic and an upcoming Democratic White House that won't be as friendly toward putting new pipe in the ground. The never-ending fight over the Keystone XL pipeline hangs in the balance, as does the fate of the 3-year-old Dakota Access Pipeline that's fighting for its life in court. But, in much of the continent, the industry is overbuilt with weaker global crude demand and falling US oil exports. We spoke with Katie Bays, managing director of FiscalNote, about what the midstream sector should expect in 2021 and beyond concerning regulations, pending projects, M&A and more.
Tim Hwang, a co-founder and the CEO of FiscalNote, talks about being in service during the pandemic. FiscalNote is DC's largest tech company that globally powers almost 5,000 of the world's largest and most influential law firms, legal departments, and governments. Tim and his co-founders started FiscalNote in Silicon Valley and moved their startup to DC as a young company. During this special DC Startup Week edition of Founders Focus, Tim explains how FiscalNote addresses people, products, customers and capital structure and offers insights to other business leaders.Have feedback? Connect with Scott Case on LinkedIn.Visit foundersfocus.com to join the live video sessions, watch past sessions, and see what topics are up next.
November 10, 2020 - The Korea Society and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) are delighted to present Leveraging Big Data, AI, and Patents for Business Growth on November 10th, 2020 from 6pm to 8pm EST. Our first session will feature Tim Hwang, CEO of FiscalNote. FiscalNote is a global technology and media company that Tim co-founded in 2013 at the age of 21. FiscalNote feeds big data to a powerful machine learning algorithm to provide its clients with the right policy information and AI-driven insights to better navigate market risk and uncertainty and maximize new opportunities. In 2016, the World Economic Forum announced FiscalNote as Technology Pioneers, and Forbes named Tim in its annual 30 Under 30 list. TaeSoo Sean Kim, Partner at Ice Miller LLP, will leverage his own expertise in IP and technology licensing while moderating the talk with Tim. You will expect to hear Tim’s personal journey as a tech entrepreneur, FiscalNote's business and growth strategy, IP portfolio management strategy, and Tim’s vision in running a successful and socially responsible data analytics company in today’s politically tumultuous times. The second session will be a lecture led by two prominent patent attorneys based in Washington, D.C. Michael Dzwonczyk and Hyunseok Park at Sughrue Mion, PLLC will enlighten us on patent challenge proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. A patent clearance search may reveal certain patents held by others that your company needs to consider in the product development process. You wish to proceed with your proposed design concept, but also want to minimize any risk potential for patent infringement claims. What options do you have? Michael and Hyunseok will explain key differences among Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR), Inter Partes Review (IPR), and Post-Grant Review (PGR), and offer guidance on invalidation grounds, standards, cost, time, and likelihood of success. The audience will gain a solid understanding of how each patent challenge avenue best meets client priorities and circumstances. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/special-events/item/1448-leveraging-big-data-ai-and-patents-for-business-growth
Philip Resnik, PhD, returns to the Psychcast, this time with his research partner and wife, Rebecca Resnik, PsyD, to discuss the interface between language, psychiatry, psychology, and health. Dr. Philip Resnik appeared on the show previously to discuss artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and mental illness. He is a professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and has a joint appointment with the university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Dr. Philip Resnik has disclosed being an adviser for Converseon, a social media analysis firm; FiscalNote, a government relationship management platform; and SoloSegment, which specializes in enterprise website optimization. Some of the work Dr. Philip Resnik discusses has been supported by an Amazon AWS Machine Learning Research Award. Dr. Rebecca Resnik is a licensed psychologist in private practice who specializes in neuropsychological assessment. In 2014, she served as cofounder of the Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology workshop at the North American Association for Computational Linguistics. She continues to serve as a workshop organizer and clinical consultant to the cross-disciplinary community. She has no disclosures. Dr. Norris disclosed having no conflicts of interest. Take-home points Dr. Rebecca Resnik and Dr. Philip Resnik are interested in finding measurable, observable features to apply to the assessment of psychological and psychiatric diagnoses. They point out that finding an objective measure is essential for scaling up mental health evaluations and treatment. Natural language processing (NLP) is focused on analyzing language content. NLP technology has generated tools such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Translate, and NLP allows computers to do things more intelligently with human language. Individuals are using machine learning and NLP to analyze language data sets to evaluate diagnostic criteria. The goal is to create or use language sets that can be analyzed outside of the clinic. Dr. Rebecca Resnik imagines a world where a patient gives a “language sample” to an app or an avatar that would be evaluated by NLP that would, in turn, offer some overarching hypotheses about the person. So much of evaluations is trying to home in on the correct signal, explicit and implicit, from the patient. In addition, neuropsychiatric tests/scales are standardized against a limited scope of the population, so NLP would be matched to the individual. Dr. Philip Resnik looks at signals in text and speech content, acoustics, microexpressions, and even biometric data. Machine learning can process and distill a huge amount of data with various signals more easily than any human. Dr. Rebecca Resnik revisits the idea of clinical white space, which is the “space” or the time between clinical encounters, and this is where decompensation and high-risk suicidal behaviors occur. She suggests that NLP software could be used to fill this white space by using apps to collect text samples from patients, and the software would analyze the samples and warn of patients who are at risk of decompensation or suicide. If clinicians were to use text or speech samples from people’s smart technology, we could assess an individual's risk in the moment and use nudge-type interventions to prevent suicide. Finally, Dr. Philip Resnik emphasizes that there are technologists who have the skills and technology that is on the verge of helping clinicians, but the key to progress is collaborating with clinicians. References Resnik P et al. J Analytical Psychol. 2020 Sep 10. doi: 10.111/sltb.12674. Coppersmith G et al. Biomed Inform Insights. 2018;10:1178222618792860. Zirikly A et al. CLPsych 2019 shared task: Predicting the degree of suicide risk in Reddit posts. Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology. 2019 Jun 16. Yoo DW et al. JMIR Mental Health. 2020;7(8):e16969. American Medical Informatics Association and Mental Health: https://www.amia.org/mental-health-informatics-working-group Selanikio J. The big-data revolution in health care. TEDxAustin. 2013 Feb. CLPsych: Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology Workshop. 2019 Program. * * * Show notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD, associate producer of the Psychcast; assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University in Washington; and staff physician at George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, also in Washington. Dr. Posada has no conflicts of interest. * * * For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com
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During this interview, Christina Molzen, Vice of People at FiscalNote, discusses the importance of empowering and enabling employees to be successful at work and at home. What you’ll learn from this episode: What are the challenges of Work-Life balance? How to identify what career stage your employees are in and whose responsibility is it? Is […]
Philip Resnik, PhD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the use of AI and natural language processing to help clinicians identify patterns in the behaviors of patients with mental illness. Dr. Resnik is a professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He also has a joint appointment with the university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Dr. Resnik has disclosed being an adviser for Converseon, a social media analysis firm; FiscalNote, a government relationship management platform; and SoloSegment, which specializes in enterprise website optimization. Some of the work Dr. Resnik discusses has been supported by an Amazon AWS Machine Learning Research Award. Dr. Norris disclosed having no conflicts of interest. And don’t miss the “Dr. RK” segment, with Renee Kohanski, MD. Take-home points Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the effort to get computers to develop capabilities that humans would consider intelligent when people do them. For example, a “smart” thermostat learns patterns of behaviors and changes the temperature accordingly. Natural language processing (NLP), an AI approach, focuses on the content of language from the words used and looks for cues within the content. NLP technology allows computers to do things more intelligently with human language, and NLP has generated technologies such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Translate. Much of clinical work is focused on language, and clinicians look for cues within the content. Dr. Resnik is a technologist who believes that NLP can help facilitate clinical progress, especially in the face of a shortage of mental health clinicians and the limited amount of time that clinicians are able to spend with their patients. Research aimed at using machine learning and NLP to analyze social media and other types of online presence to evaluate for suicide risk and the presence of mood disorders is underway. Dr. Resnik imagines an ecosystem in which computers and humans balance their efforts, with each “brain” doing what they are best at; he believes in technology’s ability to save us time so we can prioritize our efforts. Summary A common example of NLP is automatic dictation and transcription software embedded in medical records. Dr. Resnik thinks of technology as an enabler and augmentation strategy. Resnik and his wife, Rebecca Resnik, PsyD, completed a study using NLP to automatically detect clusters of language in the writing samples of college students. NLP software evaluated the natural patterns of language that might correlate with vegetative and somatic symptoms of depression and social isolation. His team was able to home in on language themes specific to college students that suggest specific symptoms of depression. Another example of NLP in mental health is using predictive modeling, taking in data, and then making a prediction about a pertinent variable to understand mental health outcomes. For example, Glen Coppersmith, PhD, and associates evaluated social media posts with NLP software and concluded that analysis of language in social media posts can accurately identify individuals at risk of suicide and facilitate earlier interventions. Resnik imagines a future in which speech and language samples are used to give a point-of-care evaluation of a patient’s mood and suicide risk. “Clinical white space” is all the “space” (for example, the time between clinical encounters) and this is where decompensation occurs. Resnik suggests that NLP software could be used to fill this white space by using apps to collect text samples from patients. Software would analyze the samples and warn of patients who are at risk of decompensation or suicide. Barriers to using this technology include engaging the technologists and clinicians, and accessing data samples because of privacy concerns, especially because HIPPA was written before the emergence of mega data. References Coppersmith G et al. Natural Language Processing of Social Media as Screening for Suicide Risk. Biomed Inform Insights. 2018 Aug 27. doi: 10.1177/1178222618792860. Zirikly A et al. CLPsych 2019 Shared Task: Predicting the Degree of Suicide Risk in Reddit Posts. In Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology. 2019 Jun 6. 24-33. Lynn V et al. CLPsych 2018 Shared Task: Predicting Current and Future Psychological Health from Childhood Essays. In Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology: From Keyboard to Clinic. 2018. 37-46. Selanikio J. The big-data revolution in health care. TEDx talk. Graham S et al. Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health and Mental Illnesses: An Overview. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019 Nov 7;21(11):116. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1094-0. Show notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD, who is associate producer of the Psychcast and consultation-liaison psychiatry fellow with the Inova Fairfax Hospital/George Washington University program in Falls Church, Va. Dr. Posada has no conflicts of interest. For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com
Tim Hwang’s career path was set... until it wasn’t. On this episode of Mission Daily, the 28-year-old details the emotions it took to withdraw from Harvard Law School and forge your own path, building a multi-million dollar business out of 2,000 dollars, and how Fiscal Note revolutionized the district. --- You can subscribe to our weekly newsletter at mission.org and find us on the socials at @TheMissionHQ.
Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: This episode is about pricing. A lot of product managers are not very involved in pricing decisions. If you are one of them, you should change that. Our guest, Ben Malakoff, learned how to price products and in this interview he shares what you’ll need to know to be part of pricing decisions, increasing your influence. Ben has held several product management roles and is now the senior director for sales operations at FiscalNote.
Today we are getting an update on developments with short-term Rentals from Pam O’Dell, Executive Director of the Short Term Rental Owners Association of Georgia. The legislature is in session and there are interesting developments. Government involvement and interference with real estate development is nothing new. You don’t have to look far to find examples of higher prices and slower development because of bureaucratic overreach, fees, processes, and delays. I can give you many examples, but here is one: Government rent-controls end up costing landlords so much they are actually better off leaving a house vacant while waiting for price appreciation to allow them to sell. This leads to quite a bit of vacant properties in places like California. In a few minutes I’m going to share with you the state’s response to this problem. You will love this I’m sure. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (76437) ext 1. Leave your message or your question. Email your questions to questions@rogerblankenship.com. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind. Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com Civic Financial: bit.ly/CivicFunding Real Estate Investing QuickStart Announcements: The Flipping America REIA meets every Wednesday from noon to 2 and Thursday from 7-9. You can join the REIA and learn real estate investing from the comfort of your own home, or get together with a few friends and form a chapter in your area. Learn more at flippingamericareia.com. Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think. FlipCalcs allows you to enter one data set about a property and consider up to six deal ppossibilities. “Real Estate Investing Quick Start” Fifteen lessons to start your real estate investing career. Study from the comfort of your own home. I give you 8 action assignments in lesson 1 and show you how to complete them while holding your feet to the fire over the next 15 lessons. bit.ly/requickstart. News: You work hard to escape the hood, the cycle of poverty and dependence and the culture of violence, and then the government forces you back into it. I predict an awesome conclusion to this nonsense. Watch EVERYONE who wants to live in safety leave the city. https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/atlanta-make-all-landlords-accept-housing-vouchers/RBUDQT37yHk3WjzuuameOM/?fbclid=IwAR0b4vFqxzYiggLIHKR6MuNfGTqtyPA32eWxrbfqzJMsQ_8e7RArtiaGaG8 Another example of Government trying a really bad idea to solve a problem they created. https://www.wsj.com/articles/want-fewer-homes-try-this-11582500687?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h The world’s dumbest housing policy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-worlds-dumbest-housing-policy-11568243654 Guest: Pam O’Dell STROAGA Short Term Rental Association of Georgia Stroaga.org We have been the whipping post. Mostly at the local level. Lot of talk, soon to be action HB 276, is law. Platforms are responsible for remitting directly the state sales tax. Use to be the owners collected the tax and had responsibility to pay it. It is retroactive to Jan 1, 2020. Platforms are being sued by various municipal governments for back taxes. HB 448 being debated. Extension of 276. Asks the platforms to remit the hotel motel tax. Tax bills are required to be accompanied by a Fiscal Note, basically projecting how much revenue this tax would generate. It is projecting that short term will bring in more money. Bans. IF a municipality bans airbnb now they are costing the state money. Preempt bill. A state law preventing local municipalities from banning STR Your Questions: Send emails to questions@rogerblankenship.com Motivational Thoughts for the day "If you laid all of our laws end to end, there would be no end." ~ Mark Twain "It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important." ~ Martin Luther King
Today on the show, we sit down with Chris Lu, Senior Strategy Advisor & Josh Resnik, Chief Content Officer and SVP/Publisher at FiscalNote. Chris and Josh joined FiscalNote with impressive résumés - Chris worked for former President Obama, and Josh led Gannett's digital department. FiscalNote has a number of products and services - from issues management, to legislative and regulatory tracking, digital advocacy, and more. The company is at the forefront of modernizing the government relations space, leveraging data and analytics to help their clients navigate complex legislative and regulatory environments, as well as stakeholder management, with ease. Chris Lu received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Following law school, Chris went to work for fellow Harvard Law School classmate Senator Barack Obama, first as his Legislative Director, then Acting Chief of Staff. Chris continued to work for Barack Obama after he became president, serving first as his cabinet secretary, and then as Deputy Secretary of Labor In 2017, Chris joined FiscalNote where he serves as Senior Strategy Advisor Josh Resnik received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law Josh spent the following seven years working as Assistant General Counsel for AOL Following his time with AOL, Josh went to work for Gannett, leading their newly formed digital division. As the Vice President and General Manager of Gannett Digital, Josh led Gannett's transition to the digital space, using technology to create new cross-platform content. In 2018, Josh joined FiscalNote as the Chief Content Officer and SVP/Publisher of CQ and Roll Call, where he uses technology to produce, monetize, and distribute content. Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@TheLobbyingShow.com. Follow The Lobbying Show on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates
This week's episode of Korean American Perspectives features Tim Hwang, Founder and CEO of FiscalNote, a rapidly growing Washington-based company that tracks and analyzes legislation at the local, state, and federal levels. Elected to Montgomery County Board of Education at the age of 17, Tim has always been interested in public service and maximizing impact. From the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to how data and information is consumed in the modern day, Tim provides insights into the progress and future of the Asian American community and how we can build structural power within our country. Tune in as Tim shares his journey to FiscalNote; its acquisition of CQ Roll Call for $180 million; the secret to getting what you want; and how to leverage politics, business, and media to build community influence.
Lobbying firms on K Street and trade associations used to be a sure bet for retiring members of Congress. Not anymore. Julian Ha, a recruiter on K Street and advisor of FiscalNote the company that owns CQ Roll Call, joins the podcast along with CQ Roll Call senior writer Kate Ackley to talk about the current state of lobbying positions for former lawmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Hwang is the co-founder and CEO of FiscalNote which uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver predictive analytics of governmental action to determine its impact. The company has raised $230 million from investors like Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang (co-founder of Yahoo!), New Enterprise Associates, Plug and Play, AME Cloud Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Dorm Room Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Middleland Capital, Visionnaire Ventures, or 645 Ventures to name a few.
Tim Hwang is the co-founder and CEO of FiscalNote which uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver predictive analytics of governmental action to determine its impact. The company has raised $230 million from investors like Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang (co-founder of Yahoo!), New Enterprise Associates, Plug and Play, AME Cloud Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Dorm Room Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Middleland Capital, Visionnaire Ventures, or 645 Ventures to name a few.
Chris Lu has spent the last 20 years at the hub of federal policy making, including as Deputy Secretary for the US Department of Labor, and he is still a champion of public service. As he says, government matters: it builds our roads and bridges, creates the laws that protect veterans, keeps our homeland secure and our air and water clean. In his long tenure with first Senator and then President Barack Obama, he has been guided by a belief in the capacity of government to make the American Dream possible for all families, including his own parents, who immigrated to the United States from China. Now a Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Policy, Chris speaks often to young people who want to affect policy change. His advice, in the current political environment, is to think more expansively about where and how change is made. Chris sees innovation and problem-solving on issues from climate change to job training and Census implementation resting in local and state government, nonprofits and even mission-driven corporations. And he sees technology as crucial to the mostly calcified systems that nonprofits and companies use to manage government relations. He is Senior Advisor to Fiscal Note, a company that provides customizable online programs to nonprofits wanting to reach and influence local, state and federal policy makers. Chris Lu is a believer in our collective potential to make change. You might see him going door to door for a local or presidential candidate and he encourages you to do the same. This is where policy conversations really begin.
Vladimir Eidelman, VP of Research at FiscalNote, discusses how his company's applied AI lets lawmakers, lobbyists and laymen understand how likely various bills and policies are to pass, and help them know how exactly they'll be affected.
RNC National Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany joins Rob to explain what the government shutdown did and did not accomplish, whether President Trump lost his leverage by re-opening the government, and the politics around the State of the Union address. Also Rob talks about North Dakota state agencies trying to kill bills they don't like with fiscal notes, and he reacts to Senator Heidi Heitkamp talking about why she lost the 2018 election.
European officials are expected to fire the first shot in the regulation of cryptocurrencies, with recommendations on what should be done to protect investors and preserve the integrity of financial markets. Georgetown University Law Professor Chris Brummer, one of the world’s leading experts in global technology, finance and governance, explains the EU's moves and how they will affect the regulatory landscape in the United States. Brummer is partnering with CQ, Roll Call and FiscalNote on coverage of fintech, an emerging industry. FiscalNote, a technology and media company, is the parent of CQ and Roll Call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a special edition podcast to bring you an interview with a key lawmaker, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, about how Democrats will respond to Republican tax cuts. "When it comes to the tax breaks for millionaires that will definitely be revisited,'' the Maryland Democrat tells CQ's budget and tax editor Peter Cohn. Van Hollen spoke to Cohn Tuesday a day after House Republicans unveiled a new tax package. The legislation would extend two dozen expired tax breaks, revamp the IRS and offer corrections to last year’s tax code overhaul, among other things. In a wide-ranging interview, Van Hollen discussed how Democrats will respond to the new tax proposal, how his party may push to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the prospects for an infrastructure spending package, the impact of the midterm elections and the possibilities for bipartisan cooperation. He spoke at a Roll Call Live Election Impact forum hosted by FiscalNote, CQ’s parent company. Van Hollen is one of the Democratic party’s best utility players. He’s a seasoned political strategist who has chaired the campaign committees for both House and Senate Democrats. He’s also a policy wonk who is steeped in fiscal policy because of his experience on the House Ways and Means and budget committees, and currently as a Senate appropriator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on the podcast we are hosting Tim Hwang, Founder and CEO of FiscalNote. FiscalNote is a Government Relationship Management platform that uses AI, analytics, and natural language processing to help global organizations take control of their government risk and automate the law. Before starting FiscalNote from a Motel 6 and making his way to Pennsylvania Ave in D.C., Tim began his career in politics working on the Obama '08 campaign and serving as an elected official on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Take a listen to find out what happened when Tim cold called Mark Cuban after watching an episode of Shark Tank!
In Episode 3 of The Process, Alex Fiance updates us on the recent public launch of one of their companies, CERA, who offer a personalized home-care solution to the aging population, allowing elderly people to live where they are most comfortable and happy.We then get to learn from Tim Hwang, the founder of FiscalNote, a Kairos company.Tim shares why he cares about making societal impact and how his merging interest in technology and politics was the impetus for Fiscal Note. We discuss his company's values, the biggest mistake he's ever made, and why entrepreneurship is about the intersection of risk and passion.You can find episodes 1 and 2 here: https://findingmastery.net/kairos/
In today’s episode, we host Conner Burt, COO of Lessonly, to discuss "Beyond Individual Contribution: Learning As A Sales Team," how sales teams can go beyond working day to day as individuals, and learn together as teams. Lessonly is modern team learning software used by over 650,000 learners at more than 350 companies to translate important work knowledge into Lessons that accelerate productivity. Sales teams across the world use Lessonly to reinforce best practices, accelerate rep performance, and close more deals. Support teams across the world use Lessonly to serve customers faster, drive consistent support, and elevate the customer experience. Lessonly empowers teams like those at Stripe, Birchbox, Modcloth, FiscalNote, Thumbtack and more to learn better day in and day out through their lesson building software, which makes Conner an expert on today’s topic. As we all know, sales is fiercely competitive and not just between competing companies. Often times the best reps will hoard their knowledge or simply keep it to themselves unless the culture around them supports and prompts learning together. As both a student and teacher of sales and learning cultures, Conner shares with us some ideas on how teams can break this conundrum and proactively and constructively learn together to sell better. This podcast is packed with tactical ideas and step by step suggestions here. Remember, the whole (of a sales team) is always greater than the sum of its individual (seller) parts.
In today’s episode, we host Conner Burt, COO of Lessonly, to discuss "Beyond Individual Contribution: Learning As A Sales Team," how sales teams can go beyond working day to day as individuals, and learn together as teams. Lessonly is modern team learning software used by over 650,000 learners at more than 350 companies to translate important work knowledge into Lessons that accelerate productivity. Sales teams across the world use Lessonly to reinforce best practices, accelerate rep performance, and close more deals. Support teams across the world use Lessonly to serve customers faster, drive consistent support, and elevate the customer experience. Lessonly empowers teams like those at Stripe, Birchbox, Modcloth, FiscalNote, Thumbtack and more to learn better day in and day out through their lesson building software, which makes Conner an expert on today’s topic. As we all know, sales is fiercely competitive and not just between competing companies. Often times the best reps will hoard their knowledge or simply keep it to themselves unless the culture around them supports and prompts learning together. As both a student and teacher of sales and learning cultures, Conner shares with us some ideas on how teams can break this conundrum and proactively and constructively learn together to sell better. This podcast is packed with tactical ideas and step by step suggestions here. Remember, the whole (of a sales team) is always greater than the sum of its individual (seller) parts.
Vlad Eidelman, VP of Research at FiscalNote (https://fiscalnote.com), joins me to discuss his professional trajectory, FiscalNote's mission, their usage of natural language processing, machine learning and A.I. , the challenges in providing data-driven analysis, especially in the legal sector, and what are the trends, opportunities and challenges for AI in the near future.
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In this episode, our guest is Tim Hwang. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fiscal Note. His startup has been recognized by CNN, Fortune Magazine, and Business Insider. On top of it all, he is 23 years old with almost 200 employees. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reachingthefinishline/support
Interview with Alex Pessala, VC with Middleland Capital. Alex has helped invest in more than 20 companies including Urban Stems, Hinge, Fiscal Note, Social Tables, Power Supply, Nice Laundry, Contactually, Wedpix, and TinyRX. He was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 VC list.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)
In this episode, we discuss entrepreneurship. We hear from two of the founders of FiscalNote, a company that is transforming how the government uses data.
Meet Tim Hwang, Founder of DC based technology startup Fiscal Note where they are producing 'real-time data analytics'. Tim is dedicated to innovation and has his hands in many pots, listen to our talk to hear more about the product, his philosophies and what could be on the horizon for the team.