Podcasts about Infrastructure

Angela Strange and Gabriel Vásquez speak with Addi founder and CEO Santiago Suárez about building one of Latin America's largest financial platforms. What began as a buy now, pay later product has evolved into a broader ecosystem spanning payments, commerce, logistics, and now banking. Serving millions of consumers and tens of thousands of merchants, Addi sits at the intersection of financial services and commerce in Colombia. The conversation covers building in Latin America, lessons from scaling through multiple market cycles, the importance of technology infrastructure, and why Suárez believes financial inclusion and economic growth are deeply connected. They also discuss AI, organizational design, product strategy, and what it takes to build enduring companies outside Silicon Valley.   Resources: Follow Santiago Suárez on X: https://x.com/SantiaSua Follow Angela Strange on X: https://x.com/astrange Follow Gabriel Vásquez on X: https://x.com/GEVS94 Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What's the difference between making money… and keeping it? On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, we explore the concept of wealth infrastructure — the systems and strategies that allow individuals and families to build and protect long-term wealth. Our guest, a former athlete turned capital strategy advisor, breaks down how entrepreneurs and high earners can move beyond income and start building real financial legacy. In this episode, we discuss: • Why most people never build lasting wealth • The difference between income and financial structure • How to protect and grow wealth over time • Common mistakes entrepreneurs make • What intergenerational wealth really requires If you're serious about building wealth that lasts beyond you, this episode is essential listening. ⸻ Rate This Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, support the show: https://ratethispodcast.com/cjmoneyway ⸻ CJ MONEYWAY SHOW LINKS Website https://cjmoneyway.com Listen on All Platforms https://pod.link/1707761906 Book CJ Moneyway https://calendly.com/cj-cjmoneywayshow/60min ⸻ CJ Moneyway Listener Benefit CJ Moneyway listeners can access $40+ savings here: https://readyrx.com/treatments/se?coupon=cjmoney Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The shift from traditional television to connected TV has accelerated rapidly, requiring publishers to offer both massive culture-shifting scale and ultra-precise targeting capabilities. In this deep dive, Netflix Advertising VP Nicolle Pangis pulls back the curtain on how the platform built an independent, proprietary ad server to give global brands the exact mix of automated programmatic buying and high-impact live events they need to drive measurable ROI. Key Highlights

The expansion of power and infrastructure to support the energy transition is unfolding against a complex backdrop. Policy uncertainty, geopolitical tension, and shifting market forces are colliding with record investment and a rapidly evolving mix of technologies. Ralph Ibendahl, Global Head of Energy Transition and Co-head of Power Utilities for Europe, assesses the challenges and opportunities with expert colleagues from the U.S., Canada, and Australia.Key Points• Increasing global power demand is leading to growth across all power types and grids.• Policymakers need to balance affordability concerns with growth opportunities.• Recent deals include financing for a major nuclear project in Canada, and build-out of Germany's grid.• Companies are drawing on a full mix of funding types, including infrastructure equity, private credit, and structured capital.• Many companies are turning to the public markets, where valuations are stronger.• RBC Capital Markets is guiding clients through this volatile market.

Anthropic just released its newest model, Fable 5.* OpenAI has officially taken another step toward public markets. And some of the biggest competitors in AI are now relying on the same infrastructure behind the scenes. This week, Anthropic launches Fable 5 and introduces built-in safeguards for advanced use cases*, OpenAI confidentially files paperwork for a future IPO, Apple unveils its biggest Siri upgrade in years at WWDC, Google signs a massive compute agreement with SpaceX to support Gemini, and Meta expands its AI infrastructure footprint through a new partnership in India. If you are a founder, operator or executive trying to keep up with AI, this is your weekly five minute briefing every Tuesday. Stories Covered This Week: Anthropic releases Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model for general use, with built-in safeguards for advanced cybersecurity and AI development tasks* OpenAI confidentially files paperwork for a future IPO as investors increasingly scrutinize AI economics and growth Apple announces its largest Siri update in years, bringing conversational AI, workflow automation and writing assistance to its ecosystem Google signs a major compute agreement with SpaceX, highlighting how access to infrastructure is becoming a key battleground in AI Meta partners with Reliance Industries to expand AI infrastructure and data center capacity across India *Update: Since recording, Anthropic has paused broader public access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Stay tuned for next week's episode for the full update. Episode Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Anthropic launches Fable 5 01:49 OpenAI moves toward public markets 02:43 Apple's biggest Siri update in years 04:00 Google signs major AI infrastructure deal 05:01 Meta expands AI infrastructure in India 05:59 Outro Partner Links: Upgrade your AI toolkit: https://www.theaireport.ai/ai-executive-pass Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://newsletter.theaireport.ai/subscribe Join the community: https://community.theaireport.ai/checkout/the-ai-report-welcome-gift?coupon_code=WRTH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stocks pop after the US and Iran sign an agreement to continue to negotiate an end to the war. Tech stocks surge, with chips, software and the Mag 7 all catching a bid ahead of this week's Fed decision. Plus, how to capitalize on the tax-free investments powering the World Cup host cities.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yvonne Johnson left investment banking in New York to join the transformation team at First Bank of Nigeria. She spent eight years there, rising to Head of Strategy and Corporate Development - restructuring the operating model and building the bank's first digital finance strategy. When she left in 2018, she didn't start a lender. She co-founded Indicina, the API-driven credit infrastructure company that banks, digital lenders, and fintechs across Nigeria and Kenya now use to make faster, smarter credit decisions. This episode is a masterclass in building at the infrastructure layer - the rails, not the balance sheet.Key Topics Covered:Why she left Merrill Lynch to join First Bank - the deliberate career bet on institutional transformationWhat eight years inside Nigeria's largest retail bank taught her about stakeholder management and systemic changeThe founding decision: why Indicina was never going to be a lenderThe cost of capital argument: why banks will always win if you try to compete on balance sheetHow to sell to institutional clients with long procurement cycles and multiple sign-offsThe real friction in Africa's credit gap - it is not just a data problem, it is an accessibility problemThe opportunity cost problem: why banks choose government bonds over consumer loansWhat the next ten years looks like for African credit infrastructureWhat she would do differently - customer sequencing and the balance sheet question revisited

David Schassler outlines how geopolitical tensions and supply chain risks are fueling a massive global infrastructure build tied to AI, driving demand for key materials like copper and rare earths alongside semiconductor names beyond Nvidia (NVDA), including Micron (MU) and AMD Inc. (AMD). He also points to the scale of investment required and potential currency debasement, highlighting gold and Bitcoin as beneficiaries of this long-term AI-driven buildout.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

To what extent is leadership success contingent on specific industry expertise? Marcia Medrano began her career in buildings, not transit. Yet, her experience developing and guiding teams, budgets, and procurement projects is proof that people management is not bound by sector—as long as you're willing to make the most of the experts around you.In this episode of Master Builder, Riccardo and Shormila sit down with the Executive Vice President of Capital Projects at Metrolinx to explore what it takes to rise to leadership without pretending you're an expert in everything. Marcia traces her path from architecture and vertical infrastructure to transit delivery and the core lesson that's shaped her career: big infrastructure delivery is fundamentally about people—building trust, aligning teams, and getting things done. Marcia doesn't hesitate to push back against conventions and assumptions. Choosing to leverage her parallel expertise rather than be daunted by a new sector, she often asks, “Why not?” Over and over, she sees the question unlock progress in new and exciting approaches for the infrastructure industry.The three experts hold a candid discussion about impostor syndrome and women in leadership, the superiority of alliance projects, and the importance of transparency on all sides of a major programme. They call out the danger of blindly following rigid structures and the shifting of the status quo as the Canadian infrastructure industry dives into ever larger and more ambitious projects. Throughout it all, Marcia champions a new understanding of steering the ship, and all the assets that come along with “leading like a woman.”Key takeawaysThe relationship-building and human connection that underpin infrastructure delivery success;How transparency drives success, however varied a team's expertise and experience; Why incentivizing on-the-ground solutions and cooperation outweighs claims that stall progress at every turn;The importance of updated governance and project-wide empowerment on the owner side of collaborative contracts;What's poised to change for women in infrastructure leadership.Quote“Challenging our own biases of the things that we know and the things that we don't know is part of challenging the status quo.” - Marcia MedranoThe conversation doesn't stop here—connect and converse with our community via LinkedIn:Navigating Major Programmes, Season 2 Episode 6 with Lawrence Rowland: https://navigatingmajorprogrammes.transistor.fm/s2/23 Follow Navigating Major Programmes: https://www.linkedin.com/company/navigating-major-programmes/Read Riccardo's latest at www.riccardocosentino.comFollow Riccardo Cosentino: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cosentinoriccardo/Follow Marcia Medrano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcia-medrano-34a2962a/ 

Welcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, hosted by Kripa Anand. Today, we explore how flexibility, lean operations, and virtual infrastructure are redefining what it means to build a modern business in 2026. Joining us is Lucas Seyhun, founder and CEO of The Farm Soho. Lucas shares how coworking, virtual operations, and adaptable workspaces are helping entrepreneurs scale without the burden of traditional overhead. Key Highlights The Evolution of Workspace: Lucas explains how coworking has transformed in the modern economy. Scaling with Lean Infrastructure: Lucas shares how startups can grow without expensive office commitments. The Rise of Virtual Operations: Lucas explains how virtual mailbox services support remote businesses. Lessons from Entrepreneurship: Lucas highlights common startup mistakes and key leadership lessons. The Future of Hybrid Work: Lucas shares how The Farm Soho is adapting to changing business needs. Special Thanks to Our Partners: UPS: https://solutions.ups.com/ca-beunstoppable.html?WT.mc_id=BUSMEWA ADP Canada: https://www.adp.ca/en.aspx For more expert insights, visit www.canadiansme.ca and subscribe to the CanadianSME Small Business Magazine. Stay innovative, stay informed, and thrive in the digital age! To learn more about how we are supporting the ecosystem, please visit the CanadianSME Small Business Foundation at smbfoundation.ca. Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as direct financial or business advice. Always consult with a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation.

On No Vacancy, I talked with Charif Zahrane, Managing Partner at M7 Services, about the hotel technology mess sitting underneath the AI conversation. Everybody wants to talk about AI. Charif wants hotel operators to look at what sits below it first. Data. Infrastructure. Security. System connections. The unsexy stuff that decides whether the shiny new tool actually works or turns into another headache. That's where this conversation gets useful. Hotel operators can't just throw AI on top of messy systems and expect magic. They need a cleaner foundation, a better understanding of what they're connecting, and partners who understand how hospitality actually runs. Charif also gets into why the old "break-fix" IT model doesn't match where hotels are headed. This one's for anyone trying to figure out what hotel tech should look like before AI makes the whole thing even more complicated. Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed? Text HOTEL to 66866.

Today's podcast is a little different as it is a replay of a discussion I had with Joey D'Agata on the Property Strategy Podcast about the evolution of my investment philosophy and the lessons learned over the five decades I've been involved in property.   We explored my investment philosophy and how my thinking has evolved over time and the lessons I've learned as I progressed from being a beginning investor to a sophisticated investor with a substantial property portfolio.   We discuss the importance of strategic planning in property investment and how it can lead to long-term financial freedom.   We also explore the role of demographics and infrastructure in determining property value and investment success.   Additionally, we analyse the impact of intergenerational wealth transfer on the property market and future opportunities.   Join us as we provide insights to help you make informed investment decisions in today's dynamic market.   Takeaways   • Strategic planning is crucial for achieving long-term financial freedom through property investment. • Understanding demographics helps in identifying high-value property investment opportunities. • Infrastructure development significantly influences property value and investment success. • Intergenerational wealth transfer creates new opportunities in the property market. • Diversifying property types can enhance investment resilience and growth. • Buying quality assets in high-growth areas ensures better returns. • Managing debt effectively is key to transitioning to a cash flow-based lifestyle. • Rent vesting offers flexibility for young investors seeking lifestyle locations. • Long-term investing benefits from compounding wealth and strategic asset management. • Government incentives and tax changes impact property investment strategies.   Links and Resources:   Answer this week's trivia question here - https://www.propertytrivia.com.au/ •        Win a hard copy of Negotiate, Influence, Persuade. •        Every entry receives a copy of a fully updated Michael Yardney Property Report.   Michael Yardney   Get the team at Metropole to help build your personal Strategic Property Plan. Click here and have a chat with us.   Get a bundle of free reports and eBooks: www.PodcastBonus.com.au    Also, please subscribe to my other podcast Demographics Decoded with Simon Kuestenmacher – just look for Demographics Decoded wherever you are listening to this podcast and subscribe so each week we can unveil the trends shaping your future.   About The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment And Wealth Creation Australia   The Australian property market doesn't move in isolation - it's shaped by demographics, economic forces and long-term structural trends.   The Michael Yardney Podcast dives into: • Australian economic outlook • Demographic trends shaping housing demand • Population growth and migration impacts • Housing affordability debates • Interest rates and inflation • Supply shortages and construction cycles • Government policy and property markets • Future trends in Australian real estate • Strategic property investment planning   If you want to understand what's really driving property prices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and around Australia, and how to position your portfolio for the future, this podcast delivers data-driven insights and practical strategy.   Explore more at:https://propertyupdate.com.auhttps://metropole.com.au

Send us Fan MailShow Notes:1:35 Patrick McGranaghan's background 2:45 McGranaghan's work with Pierre Valentin3:05 focus on collision of culture and infrastructure4:45 “evidential fog” around AI in the arts6:00 abstract nature of these AI issues 7:00 his writing on these issues to navigate these issues8:30 EU's AI framework “recognizes the structural nature of the problem” – can't be minor updates to old copyright debates, “AI creates problems of scale, opacity and jurisdictional arbitrage that traditional legal categories do not solve very elegantly.” 10:00 incentive for jurisdiction shopping11:40 Getty v. Stability AI in the UK 14:05 EU AI Act's extraterritorial obligations 15:00 EU AI Act, Article 53: general purpose models brought into EU must comply with EU copyright law, including opt out reservations; and detailed summary of training data17:55 UK's approach is more exposed to loopholes19:25 opt in versus opt out systems21:35 Kadrey v. Meta 22:55 the burden placed on creators by the opt out system 25:45 sporadic licensing deals and unclear remuneration standard27:30 interoperability 28:40 impact of robots.txt31:15 Alan Robertshaw re: impact of AI on the practice of law34:50 AI defamation cases36:20 McGranaghan - need for lawyers regardless of AI37:25 Robertshaw - legal professions' varied approaches to AI38:55 AI and astronomy40:30 moral conflict with not compensating artists43:00 justices/injustices related to AI46:45 market harm created by AI49:25 definition of justice 53:05 protections that artists can use, e.g., robots.txt, metadata, units based protection, Glaze and Nightshade 58:00 mark Patrick hopes to make around AI and art Please share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comMusic by Toulme.To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!This podcast and its content may not be used for training or developing AI systems without permission.© Stephanie Drawdy [2026]

Resident screening has always been part of the leasing process — but Johnny Bravo, Product Strategist at Rent Butter, makes a compelling case that it should be much more than that. In this episode of Beyond Rent, Johnny argues that screening belongs in the operational infrastructure of every property management company, sitting alongside insurance and maintenance rather than being treated as a one-time checkbox. With 20 years of experience spanning the operator side, credit bureaus, and fraud and identity work, Johnny brings a rare, full-picture perspective to what modern tenant screening actually requires.The conversation covers the gap between how quickly data and technology have evolved and how slowly many organizations have updated their screening practices to match. Johnny breaks down why credit scores were never built to predict rent payment behavior, why inconsistent policy application creates more risk than a bad applicant ever could, and how operators can use business intelligence to trace downstream problems back to decisions made at the screening stage. He introduces the concept of "invisible risk": the quiet, compounding danger that builds when screening policy lives in someone's head instead of a documented, repeatable system.Explore additional Beyond Rent episodes by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.Visit RentManager.com/Podcast to submit an idea for an upcoming episode of Beyond Rent and discover more about the program.Learn more about Rent Manager's industry-leading accounting, reporting, maintenance, and communication features at RentManager.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X.

John talks with Brittany Kaiser, CEO of Alpha Compute, about her company's AI infrastructure that ensures that sensitive information remains under the user's control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the government releasing 10 days worth of oil from the national reserve, Ciara, filling in for Pat, is joined by data journalist with the Irish Times, Rachel Lavin, to discuss Ireland's oil reserve and energy security.

Matan Grinberg is the Founder and CEO @ Factory, an AI research lab, bringing autonomy to software engineering. Matan has raised over $220M for the company from the likes of Sequoia, Khosla, NEA, Evantic and 20VC. Last round valued the company at a whopping $1.5BN.  AGENDA:  00:00 – Why AI Means Everyone Will Become a Builder 04:55 – Will AI Finally Break the 200-Year GDP Growth Ceiling? 06:45 – The Rise of the 100x Engineer & Load-Bearing Talent 08:00 – The New Executive Job: Allocating Tokens Like Capital 10:35 – Kirkland's $500M AI Bet: Brilliant or Delusional? 12:45 – The AI Value War: Models vs Applications vs Infrastructure 18:45 – Token Maxing, AI Hangovers & The Coming ROI Reckoning 22:00 – Why AI Spend Could Soon Exceed Developer Salaries 24:00 – Open Source Can Already Replace 80–90% of Frontier Model Work 28:00 – What Makes a Great Engineer in the Age of Agents? 35:00 – Jobs That Will Disappear First Because of AI 40:00 – Why Matan Isn't Worried About AI Taking Jobs Long-Term 46:00 – From String Theory to Startup Founder: The Sequoia Origin Story 52:00 – The Meeting That Led to Sequoia's First Check 58:00 – Why America's Lack of Frontier Open Models Is Embarrassing 1:08:00 – What Matan Looks for in Every New Employee 1:12:00 – Why Elite Companies Will Treat Employees Like NBA Athletes 1:16:00 – The Most Important Prediction Matan Has Changed His Mind On    

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

In Wild Tides: Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke University Press, 2026), Patrick Brodie maps the shifting fortunes of the Irish economy before the 2008 financial crisis up to 2020, outlining how the Irish state moved from rampant and irresponsible financialized development to incentivizing private media infrastructure and policy as instruments for economic recovery. Brodie contends that while the Irish state's investment in creative and technological sectors of media was supposed to bring resources back into the country and stabilize the economy, it instead rendered the country even more vulnerable to future instability and transferred wealth into the hands of multinational corporations. Through ethnographic work and close engagement with the Irish state's policy and planning across a number of key media infrastructure sites, Brodie unfolds the very real environmental and social impacts of Ireland's naturalized model of financialized, foreign direct investment-led infrastructural development. Richly researched and comprehensively argued, Wild Tides reveals the multifarious, unexpected ways that financialization reaches into the daily life of a nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your network is an interconnected system. A change you make on one device has consequences beyond that device. Therefore, to do your job well, you must think about the network as a whole. That’s the big idea behind a blog post written by guest Jason Gintert. He joins Ethan and Drew to talk about how... Read more »

Your network is an interconnected system. A change you make on one device has consequences beyond that device. Therefore, to do your job well, you must think about the network as a whole. That’s the big idea behind a blog post written by guest Jason Gintert. He joins Ethan and Drew to talk about how... Read more »

In this episode we speak to Jonathan Grahl.  Jonathan is the Team Lead of Infrastructure at Lovable where he oversees the platform stack the company runs on. We talked about Kubernetes, Sandboxes and Chocolate.   Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: kubernetespodcast@google.com - twitter: @kubernetespod - bluesky: @kubernetespodcast.com   News of the week OpenTelemetry is a CNCF Graduated Project CNCF TAG Elections KubeCon India Kubernetes Community Days global events Links from the interview Lovable Cilium Etcd Cloudflare Sandbox Agent Sandbox (Kubernetes) OpenClaw Claude OpenAI Bun toolkit for Javascript gVisor Firecracker Kata Containers Vitess

Asia infrastructure investing is becoming central to the global energy transition as rising demand, energy security concerns, and the need for more resilient systems accelerate capital deployment across the region. In Southeast Asia, the opportunity is not only about replacing old systems, but building new infrastructure at scale for a growing economy.In this episode of The Bid, host Oscar Pulido speaks live from Ecosperity in Singapore with Salim Samaha, Global Head of Energy at Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, and Heidi Yip, Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions for Asia Pacific at BlackRock. Together, they discuss how the infrastructure opportunity is evolving globally, why Asia's transition differs from Western markets, and where investors are seeing momentum across renewables, grids, storage, and system flexibility. Key insights include:· How Asia's infrastructure build-out differs from Western markets· Why energy security is becoming inseparable from the energy transition· Where capital is flowing across renewables, grids, storage, and interconnection· How public-private partnerships can help mobilize transition finance· Why execution bottlenecks, permitting, and offtake frameworks remain critical· Where AI, innovation, and rising demand may reshape future infrastructure needsKey moments:00:00 Asia Infrastructure Boom01:06 Live From EcoSperity03:16 Energy Transition Now04:20 Southeast Asia Grid Challenge06:43 West vs Asia Reality Check08:58 How APAC Investors Deploy Capital11:26 Scaling Projects and Labor Crunch13:17 Where Capital Flows and Bottlenecks15:13 Five Year Outlook and Innovation17:23 Wrap Up and Disclosures

Asia infrastructure investing is becoming central to the global energy transition as rising demand, energy security concerns, and the need for more resilient systems accelerate capital deployment across the region. In Southeast Asia, the opportunity is not only about replacing old systems, but building new infrastructure at scale for a growing economy.In this episode of The Bid, host Oscar Pulido speaks live from Ecosperity in Singapore with Salim Samaha, Global Head of Energy at Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, and Heidi Yip, Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions for Asia Pacific at BlackRock. Together, they discuss how the infrastructure opportunity is evolving globally, why Asia's transition differs from Western markets, and where investors are seeing momentum across renewables, grids, storage, and system flexibility. Key insights include:· How Asia's infrastructure build-out differs from Western markets· Why energy security is becoming inseparable from the energy transition· Where capital is flowing across renewables, grids, storage, and interconnection· How public-private partnerships can help mobilize transition finance· Why execution bottlenecks, permitting, and offtake frameworks remain critical· Where AI, innovation, and rising demand may reshape future infrastructure needsKey moments:00:00 Asia Infrastructure Boom01:06 Live From EcoSperity03:16 Energy Transition Now04:20 Southeast Asia Grid Challenge06:43 West vs Asia Reality Check08:58 How APAC Investors Deploy Capital11:26 Scaling Projects and Labor Crunch13:17 Where Capital Flows and Bottlenecks15:13 Five Year Outlook and Innovation17:23 Wrap Up and Disclosures

Your network is an interconnected system. A change you make on one device has consequences beyond that device. Therefore, to do your job well, you must think about the network as a whole. That’s the big idea behind a blog post written by guest Jason Gintert. He joins Ethan and Drew to talk about how... Read more »

AI narrative momentum, durable value, and why Zoom and Roblox stand out | Around the Desk Ep. 85Sean Emory, founder and CIO of Avory & Co., on the "AI on, AI off" market: where durable value actually accrues, why models may commoditize as open source catches up, and why ecosystem and context end up mattering more than the model itself. Plus a look at Zoom (Avory's top holding) for its cash, Anthropic stake, and communication-context data, and Roblox for consumer engagement and AI-enabled creation. He expects public AI listings to force scrutiny on profitability, margins, and capital intensity, and makes the case for patience and businesses that don't require perfect assumptions.Chapters00:00 Podcast intro00:33 Momentum and narratives01:08 AI trade dominates02:31 Where value accrues03:16 Open source catching up05:10 Models commoditize over time06:28 Multi-model future07:47 Infrastructure crowding risks09:15 Energy bottlenecks10:06 Durable investing mindset10:35 Zoom as durable play13:13 Roblox and creation flywheel14:02 Macro uncertainty cycles16:00 Public AI reality check17:33 Staying patient and closingMore from Avory & Co.www.avory.xyz Informational only. Not personal investment advice. Avory & Co. and Sean Emory may hold positions in securities discussed. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Are Michigan's roads really so bad that we need to be repairing them all the time? What's really going on with our orange-barrel forests? For this episode of On Hand, we tackle a listener's question about road repairs by talking to two actual road engineers. We'll also get externally-verified facts about road quality, and hear some real talk about road politics in Lansing. We even bump into someone who started her own guerilla road crew. Guests: Hamtramck resident Maritza Garibay Brent Schlack, Director of Engineering, Washtenaw Road Commission Adam Lape, Director of Operations, Washtenaw Road Commission Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan reporter Adrian Hemond, CEO, Grassroots Midwest Want to submit a question to On Hand? Do it here: Online Submission Form Call us: 734-764-7840 Email us: onhand@michiganpublic.org If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganpublic.org/podfundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NGL business is one of the most logistically complex segments of the energy industry. To really make sense of it you need to step back and look at the big picture. That's exactly what our new U.S. NGL Infrastructure Map provides — a comprehensive view of the entire NGL value chain.

Introduction Most distribution management tools were built in the nineties and haven't changed much since. Carriers and MGAs are onboarding agents manually, tracking licenses in spreadsheets, and managing compliance through email threads. Ido Deutsch spent nine years solving that problem from the inside - before realizing the solution was worth selling to the rest of the market. Deutsch is the co-founder of ProducerFlow, a distribution management platform that started as an internal tool at Agentero, the digital insurance network he helped build from a single client and barely a product in 2016 to a scaled distribution business. When carriers kept asking how Agentero was handling agent onboarding so efficiently, Deutsch knew the tool had a market of its own. ProducerFlow launched as a standalone product in March 2024. In this conversation, Josh Hollander and Deutsch dig into what carriers and MGAs consistently get wrong about distribution infrastructure, why the market no longer accepts SaaS-only tools, and why fixing your data before layering in AI is the only move that matters. Guest Bio Ido Deutsch is the Co-Founder of ProducerFlow and Head of Go-to-Market at Agentero, a digital insurance network connecting carriers, MGAs, and independent agencies. A serial entrepreneur who grew up in Israel and built three companies before moving to the US in 2014, he joined Agentero's founder Luis Pino while still at Berkeley's MBA program and spent the next nine years building the company's distribution network and technology from scratch. ProducerFlow, launched in 2024, automates agent onboarding, licensing, compliance, and distribution management for carriers and MGAs. Key Topics • Built from necessity, not theory - ProducerFlow wasn't designed in a whiteboard session. It was built because Agentero was onboarding hundreds of agencies a month and couldn't keep up manually. The existing market solutions were either too old, too rigid, or too expensive. So they built their own, and carriers started asking to use it. • The best clients are switching from something - Deutsch's most successful clients aren't building from scratch. They've already tried one of the legacy tools, overpaid, been underdelivered, and are ready for something that actually integrates with their existing stack. That frustration is the clearest buying signal. • SaaS-only is no longer enough - The market has shifted. Carriers don't want a tool; they want an outcome. ProducerFlow offers a full managed service for clients who want to outsource compliance entirely, or infrastructure-only for those who want to run it themselves. The key insight: whoever wins in distribution tech has to be willing to do the work, not just sell the platform. • Fix the data before you touch the AI - Deutsch's consistent message across the conversation: AI is only as good as the data it runs on. He's seen top-five carriers and major brokers with years of data that's disorganized, siloed, and hard to query. Layering AI on top of bad infrastructure gives confident wrong answers. Fix the foundation first. • Speed to onboard is the core metric - The time from meeting a new agency to the moment they can quote and bind is ProducerFlow's north star. Faster onboarding means better agent experience, higher retention, and more written premium. Everything else is secondary. • The CIO is gaining ground - Deutsch has watched the power dynamics inside carrier organizations shift. Head of AI titles are proliferating, but the real influence is moving toward CIOs and information security leaders as data privacy, AI governance, and "where does my data go" questions dominate every sales cycle. Notable Quotes "We couldn't find anything that worked for us. So we built our own. And then carriers started asking, how do you do that?" "Our best clients typically tried the solution already. They overpaid, were underdelivered, and then they see how ours works. We try not to over promise, but we definitely over deliver." "The market doesn't really accept SaaS-only tools anymore. They want you to solve an outcome, replace a whole function, and do the work." "Fix your data and fix how you look at things. Everything is going to be based on that. AI is only as good as your infrastructure. If the data isn't right, it will just give you very confident answers that are wrong." Resources Guest: • ProducerFlow: https://www.producerflow.com • Ido Deutsch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ido-deutsch/ Host & Organization: • Joshua R. Hollander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ • Horton International (USA): https://www.horton-usa.com/ • Insurtech Leadership Podcast (LinkedIn Showcase): https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe on your favorite platform and leave a review. The Insurtech Leadership Podcast is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

Beth breaks down the AI data center explosion hitting America right now - 3,400 announced, 781 under construction, each one a gigawatt heat machine dumping 1.4 Hiroshima bombs worth of waste heat into local environments daily. She maps the power grab, the water crisis, the noise plague, the eminent domain land grabs, and why this might be the the making of a digital grid prison - all while tracing NIMBY back to its origin in York, England 1880.

Environment & Infrastructure president Deputy Adrian Gabriel joins Peter Roffey to talk about some of the big issues on his committee's agenda, including proposed new motor taxes, the work going on to exploit Guernsey's wind energy potential, and the issue of weeds on the island's roads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was originally released June 30th 2025 for Death Panel patrons. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice speaks with Mon Mohapatra of Community Justice Exchange (CJE) about their new resource “If They Build It: Organizing Lessons & Strategies Against Carceral Infrastructure,” a resource looking at the strategies deployed in anti-carceral organizing over the last few decades for strategies to strengthen future campaigns against carceral infrastructure and to strengthen future organizing against all types of cages. Find the resource here: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/resources-all/if-they-build-it-organizing-lessons-amp-strategies-against-carceral-infrastructure We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Outro by Time Wharp: https://timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/11/26). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2q643"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");   Rumble("play", {"video":"v78yzmk","div":"rumble_v78yzmk"}); Source Links (In Chronological Order): How Iran's Counter-Strikes On Israeli Bases Are Reshaping The Middle East TheLastAmericanVagabond TheLastAmericanVagabondChannel 06/01 12pm ET | The Fein Print - The Truth Is In The Fein Print How Iran's Counter-Strikes On Israeli Bases Are Reshaping The Middle East New Tab Exclusive: Political pressure threatens to undercut EPA science evaluating chemical safety for consumers, sources say | CNN Politics Exclusive: Political pressure threatens to undercut EPA science evaluating chemical safety for consumers, sources say | CNN Politics MAHA Bait and Switch? Trump's EPA Calls for Review of Fluoride Science While Ignoring Historic Ruling on Fluoride Federal Court Overturns Historic Fluoride Ruling as Trump Admin Fights to Keep Fluoride in the Water New Tab (9) Thomas Massie on X: "Hopefully, @TPUSA is still opposed to warrantless spying. A vote to extend the unconstitutional FISA 702 program *without warrants* will likely happen today in the House. I'll vote No." / X (9) Justin Amash on X: "“FISA is a critical tool that allows the U.S. government to spy on American citizens without a warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment.” —Scott Bessent, translated" / X (9) Justin Amash on X: "There are so many things to criticize Democrats over, but here you are slamming them for blocking unconstitutional spying on Americans. You absolutely suck at this." / X (9) Derrick Evans on X: "I no longer care that the left is stealing elections. I care about the fact that Republicans have done NOTHING about the left stealing elections. Zero consequences for their actions. We are at the point of having to ask, are the Republicans in on it? https://t.co/aZoUHpQhHC" / X (9) Acyn on X: "Trump: They rigged the election. It's been proven. We have things that you won't believe. When we release the full files, you're not going to believe how crooked election was. https://t.co/0eWtQgBYNs" / X New Tab (9) Drop Site on X: "The Defense Intelligence Agency has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical” — its highest level, now placing the U.S. ally above some adversarial nations. American personnel in Israel discovered spyware on their phones. Targets of the https://t.co/B6GGSJrg4d" / X (9) Ron Paul on X: "Just days after news broke that the National Defense Authorization Act for next year would virtually merge the US and Israeli militaries, we now are hearing that the Intelligence Authorization Act is doing the same thing with the US Intelligence Community! Introduced by Sen." / X Text - S.4615 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress New NDAA (Further) Integrates US and Israeli Militaries & The Ongoing Axios/Iran War Deception (12) Ben Freeman on X: "Key provision buried at the very end of the just released House Defense funding bill

As a network engineer, you'll end up with a lot of weird problems to solve. Many times, the problems will not be with the network at all, and it’ll be up to you to figure it all out. But how? Ethan and Holly discuss techniques for effective troubleshooting. Those techniques include how to gather accurate... Read more »

As AI becomes increasingly capable of generating code, many developers are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking whether AI will replace developers, a better question is: What skills become more valuable when code generation becomes easier? The answer may be AI Deployment Ownership. About Jason Sherman Jason Sherman is a serial entrepreneur, filmmaker, author, and technology founder best known for building practical solutions that bridge the gap between emerging technology and real-world business problems. He is the founder and CEO of Vengo AI and has launched multiple technology platforms throughout his entrepreneurial career. Jason is known for his direct, hands-on approach to innovation, focusing on execution, product development, AI implementation, and helping businesses leverage technology without losing sight of operational realities. His perspective combines startup experience, software development expertise, product strategy, and a strong belief that technology should solve actual business problems rather than chase trends. Links: Facebook, Twitter / X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Website AI Deployment Ownership Changes the Developer Role Historically, many developers focused on implementation. Their value came from translating requirements into working code. Today, AI can assist with much of that work. That shifts responsibility upward. Developers are increasingly expected to understand: Architecture Infrastructure Security Deployment Automation The ability to oversee an entire system becomes more important than writing every line manually. Insight: AI raises the importance of systems thinking. Why Building Is No Longer Enough Many AI-created applications work perfectly in development environments. Production introduces a different reality. Organizations need: Monitoring Logging Security controls CI/CD pipelines Recovery procedures These are areas where experience matters significantly. An application that functions correctly in a demo environment may fail quickly when exposed to real-world usage patterns. AI Deployment Ownership Requires Infrastructure Knowledge One of the strongest themes from the conversation was ownership. Developers who understand deployment gain an advantage by moving beyond simple application development. Key capabilities include: Server management API security Automated deployments Version control workflows Environment management These responsibilities cannot be delegated entirely to AI. Action: Learn how applications move from development into production. The Rise of the Technical Operator The next generation of developers may resemble technical operators rather than pure coders. Their responsibilities include: Reviewing AI output Managing architecture Protecting infrastructure Maintaining reliability This shift mirrors previous technology transitions. Tools become easier. Responsibility becomes greater. AI Deployment Ownership Creates Career Protection Developers concerned about long-term career relevance should focus on areas where judgment matters. AI can generate code. It cannot reliably assume accountability. Organizations still need professionals who can: Evaluate tradeoffs Assess risks Make deployment decisions Own outcomes That ownership creates value. Conclusion The future belongs to developers who understand entire systems rather than individual code files. AI Deployment Ownership represents a practical path forward for developers looking to remain relevant in an increasingly automated environment. Stay Connected: Join the Developreneur Community

“It's clear to us that the world is short compute right now, and the industry is racing to catch up,” Rob Bittencourt, partner and head of thematic investing at Apollo, tells Bloomberg Intelligence's Alexandra Davidov and Paul Gulberg on this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast. Bittencourt discusses why AI is becoming a private-credit story, with trillions of dollars of data-center, power, chip and infrastructure investment needed to support the next phase of adoption. He also explains how Apollo underwrites AI infrastructure risk, why hyperscaler demand and investment-grade financing matter, and how investors should separate temporary software valuation resets from true business-model disruption.

The launch of the Arm AGI CPU marks one of the most significant milestones in Arm's history. In this episode of Arm Viewpoints, Brian Fuller sits down with Arm VP Eddie Ramirez to explore why Arm made the leap from IP and compute subsystems to deployment-ready silicon, and what that means for the future of AI infrastructure. They discuss the rise of agentic AI, the growing importance of CPUs in orchestrating AI workloads, the power and efficiency challenges facing modern data centers, and how Arm is positioning itself to help organizations deploy AI at unprecedented scale. Along the way, Eddie shares behind-the-scenes insights from the AGI CPU launch event and offers a glimpse into how AI, cloud infrastructure, and physical intelligence may evolve over the next five years.

Gregory Copley reports on a rare Ebola outbreak and jihadi threats in Central Africa. He notes that local governments fail to fund necessary healthcare infrastructure, relying instead on outside aid. Additionally, Copley details the ongoing Ethiopian civil war and the complex regional power struggle over control of the vital Red Sea. (11)1900 CAR

Having both missed out on automatic qualification for the World Cup, England and Ireland each face the play-offs in the autumn! England may have beaten Ukraine, but got the game plan very wrong against the Spanish, who appeared to be wearing boots that magnetised the ball to their feet.In other seismic news, it looks like two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas is London City-bound! Chloe and Rachel try to wrap their heads around what this could mean for the WSL. Finally, women's football infrastructure expert Sarah Rock joins us to chat about purpose-built stadiums for the women's game and the divisive idea of ‘regional grounds'.Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! Email us show@upfrontpod.com.For ad-free episodes and much more from across our football shows, head over to the Football Ramble Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!**Upfront is your definitive women's football podcast, covering the WSL, the Lionesses, and beyond. Subscribe for new podcasts every Tuesday throughout the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a special blockbuster compilation edition of The Edge of Show, broadcasting live from the ground at Consensus Miami! In this episode we sit down with four massive market leaders who are shifting emerging tech away from pure retail speculation and directly toward institutional-grade utility, RWA tokenization, and physical AI infrastructure.Join us with Evan Auyang, President of Animoca Brands, to discuss their historic fintech milestone: securing a rare regulated stablecoin license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority alongside HSBC. Then we travel with Lin Dai, CEO of BookIt.com to show us details on how their system quietly processed $1.3 billion in travel volume using stablecoin backends without exposing regular consumers to crypto friction.Next Adam Levine, CEO of Fireblocks Financial Services, breaks down on why Wall Street "suits" are taking over the ecosystem and how AI wallets will soon pay for things autonomously. And finally we finish the episode with Till Wendler, CEO and Co-Founder of Peak, who successfully reveals they have tokenized an entire automated robotic vertical farm in Hong Kong. The future on finance is here at the Edge of show, don't miss this episode. Support us through our Sponsors! ☕ Want to make content like ours? Sign up with Castmagic to make your creative process easy: https://bit.ly/CastmagicReferral Work smarter, grow faster. Automate your SEO, get AI insights, and manage all your clients in one place with Helm. Start today 50% off your first month at helmseo.com

As AI matures, it becomes increasingly important to know how it's performing and what it actually costs. Ned and Kyler are joined by Anuj Tyagi, Senior Site Reliability Engineer for RingCentral, to discuss the critical shift toward AI observability. AI observability is not just about costs; Anuj breaks down why observability has to include agent... Read more »

How do you scale a consulting business from £2M to £30M without losing culture, customer focus, or entrepreneurial energy?In this episode, Joe O'Mahoney speaks with Stuart Packham, Group CEO of Alchemist Group, about scaling professional services businesses through a combination of organic growth, acquisitions, operational rigor, and people-first leadership. Stuart shares lessons from building a private equity-backed buy-and-build platform across leadership development, sales training, and experiential learning.The conversation explores the realities of integrating acquired firms, managing founders during M&A transitions, and balancing infrastructure with entrepreneurial culture. Stuart also discusses how consulting firms should think about AI, both as a customer-facing capability and as an internal scalability lever, while avoiding “technology for technology's sake.” The discussion also covers private equity partnerships, the importance of financial discipline and operational infrastructure, and why culture and sales enablement become critical as firms grow internationally.Chapters:(00:00) Introduction(03:20) Building a Buy-and-Build Consulting Platform(07:50) AI's Impact on Consulting and Sales Training(15:50) Scaling from £2M to £30M Revenue(19:40) Infrastructure, Systems, and Operational Control(26:00) What Private Equity Really Changes(33:20) Culture, Retention, and Integration in M&A(39:30) Common Sales Mistakes in Boutique ConsultanciesFollow Stuart on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpackham Alchemist Group Website:https://thisisalchemist.com RAIN Group Website:https://www.rainsalestraining.com Send us Fan MailProf. Joe O'Mahoney helps boutique consultancies scale and exit. Follow Joe on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeomahoney/Follow Joe on Twitter:https://twitter.com/joeomahoneyVisit Joe's Website:https://www.equitysherpa.com

As AI matures, it becomes increasingly important to know how it's performing and what it actually costs. Ned and Kyler are joined by Anuj Tyagi, Senior Site Reliability Engineer for RingCentral, to discuss the critical shift toward AI observability. AI observability is not just about costs; Anuj breaks down why observability has to include agent... Read more »

Recent concern raises over the Data Centers proposed for various States around the country. These centers house large databases for information on citizens, devices, equipment, and government conrtol. Some fear the technology fuels surveillance. But of course it will.The integration fuses technology with digital input and AI calculations to generate a total control center. They would control businesses, banking, even human behavior. So what is there to be concerned about?

Thaddeus McCotter and Malcolm Hoenlein review Israeli strikes on Iranian military infrastructure and the severe financial crisis facing the IRGC. They also discuss the Houthi movement's renewed threats to disrupt Red Sea shipping. (5)1899 KIMBERLEY

My guest today is Alex Sacerdote, founder of Whale Rock Capital Management.  Whale Rock is a technology focused investment firm that manages more than $17 billion across hedge fund, long only, and hybrid strategies. Over the past three years it has been one of the best performing hedge funds, compounding at roughly 44 percent a year. Alex invests through a single lens that he has refined over twenty years. He looks for technology S-curves, durable competitive advantages, and underappreciated earnings power.  This conversation is a tour through how he applies that framework right now. We start with his highest conviction position, which is Anthropic, and use it to work through the entire AI stack from chips to models to applications.  Please enjoy my conversation with Alex Sacerdote. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ----- Become a Colossus member to get our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe at ⁠colossus.com/subscribe⁠. ----- ⁠Ramp's⁠ mission is to help companies manage their spend in a way that reduces expenses and frees up time for teams to work on more valuable projects. Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ramp.com/invest⁠⁠ to sign up for free and get a $250 welcome bonus. ----- Trusted by thousands of businesses, ⁠Vanta⁠ continuously monitors your security posture and streamlines audits so you can win enterprise deals and build customer trust without the traditional overhead. Invest Like the Best listeners get a special offer of $1,000 off Vanta when you go to ⁠vanta.com/invest⁠.  ----- WorkOS⁠ is the infrastructure B2B and AI-native companies use to sell to enterprise. It covers everything enterprise security requires: SSO, SCIM, RBAC, Audit Logs, AI governance, and more. Trusted by 2,000+ fast-growing companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, and Vercel. ----- Rogo is the AI platform for finance. They're building agents for Wall Street that are trained to understand how bankers and investors actually do work: from diligence and modeling, to turning analysis into deliverables. To learn more, visit rogo.ai/invest. ----- ⁠Ridgeline⁠ has built a complete, real-time, modern operating system for investment managers. It handles trading, portfolio management, compliance, customer reporting, and much more through an all-in-one real-time cloud platform. Visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ridgelineapps.com⁠. ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Timestamps: (00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like The Best (00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like The Best (00:02:29) Alex Sacerdote (00:03:08) Anthropic: Highest Conviction Position (00:13:23) Investing in Private Markets at Scale (00:19:08) S-Curves: The Full Framework (00:25:08) When to Buy Tech Companies (00:30:20) Identifying the Leader from the Pack (00:34:04) Anthropic & OpenAI's Competitive Moats (00:37:31) AI's Threat to Enterprise Software (00:43:18) Network Effects in the Agent Era (00:44:22) The Hardware Renaissance: Chips & Infrastructure (00:53:56) Why So Few Investors Get This Right (00:55:36) Key Risks to the AI Bull Case (00:57:47) The Application Layer (00:59:40) How AI Is Changing Research at WhaleRock (01:02:53) The Role of Investor Networks & Idea Sharing (01:03:40) Building a Multi-Product Firm (01:07:58) WhaleRock as a Learning Machine (01:09:15) The Kindest Thing