Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Meeker

Lucas Swisher co-leads the growth fund at Coatue where he has partnered with iconic companies like OpenAI, Harvey, Deel, Canva, Openevidence, Anthropic, and others. Prior to Coatue, he was on the investment team at Kleiner Perkins, where he focused on growth stage software businesses.  AGENDA: 04:23 Why Public SaaS Is Getting Crushed in the AI Wave 06:01 How to Find Value in the Deluge of Public SaaS 10:34 Durability of Revenue in AI 17:42 Market Size vs. Founder Quality: What Wins? 19:04 Why Price is the Last Thing to Matter 24:58 Mega-Funds Math: Can $5B+ Funds Still Generate Venture Returns? 28:04 What Returns Are 'Enough'? Why 3x Isn't Exciting at Growth 30:34 When Double-Downs Go Wrong: Overestimating TAM and Multi-Product Expansion 33:03 Margin Matters… But at Scale: AI Gross Margins, Cost Curves & Efficiency 36:42 Why it has never been harder to be a seed investor 39:25 Is 'Kingmaking' a Myth: When Capital Helps (and When It Hurts) 44:12 Is Canva Really a Platform Company? Multi S-Curves and Leaning into AI Early 46:05 Lessons from Mary Meeker: Modeling, Storytelling with Data, and Not Missing the Forest 48:27 Lessons from Mamoon Hamid: Spotting Inflection Points with Minimal Data (Figma Story) 49:54 LP 'Pick One' Games: Mamoon Hamid, Mary Meeker, Insight Partners 51:41 OpenAI vs Anthropic: Who Wins? 56:52 Most Memorable Founder Meeting: Harvey and Founder-Market Fit 59:00 Career Decisions & Misses: Leaving Insight, Missing Anduril, and Looking Ahead  

En 1999, una analista de Morgan Stanley llamada Mary Meeker publicó un informe de cuatrocientas páginas sobre Internet. Wall Street lo devoró como si fuera el evangelio. Las valoraciones de las puntocom se dispararon hasta niveles que desafiaban cualquier métrica conocida. Meeker fue coronada como la "Reina de la Red". Dos años después, el Nasdaq había perdido el setenta y ocho por ciento de su valor y aquellas cuatrocientas páginas servían principalmente para calzar mesas tambaleantes. Pero aquí viene lo interesante: Meeker no estaba equivocada. Simplemente acertó demasido pronto. Todo lo que predijo sobre Internet acabó cumpliéndose. El comercio electrónico transformó el retail. La publicidad digital pulverizó a los medios tradicionales. Las redes sociales reorganizaron la comunicación humana. Amazon, que cotizaba a seis dólares en el punto más bajo del colapso, hoy supera los doscientos. El problema nunca fue la tesis. El problema fue el timing y, sobre todo, los vehículos elegidos para apostar por ella. Esta semana, mientras preparaba el nuevo episodio de Actualidad Semanal +D, no podía dejar de pensar en Mary Meeker. Porque estamos viviendo un momento extrañamente similar, con una diferencia crucial que cambia todo el tablero de juego. Hay un sector que está siendo masacrado en bolsa mientras el mercado general sube. Es una divergencia que solo ha ocurrido veintiocho veces desde 2001, y tres de esas veintiocho han sido en los últimos tres días. Hay un metal precioso que los minoristas de Reddit adoran pero del que los profesionales están huyendo como de un edificio en llamas. Hay una racha en un índice que no veíamos desde 2008. Y hay una investigación criminal sin precedentes que podría redefinir cómo funciona la política monetaria en la mayor economía del mundo. No voy a contarte aquí quiénes son los ganadores y quiénes los perdedores. No voy a revelarte qué sectores están siendo devorados ni cuáles están festejando sobre sus tumbas. Eso sería hacerte un flaco favor, porque los detalles importan y los matices son los que separan las buenas decisiones de inversión de las catastróficas. Lo que sí te diré es esto: Mary Meeker cometió un error que muchos están repitiendo ahora mismo. No fue creer en la transformación tecnológica. Fue no distinguir entre los que construyen los cimientos y los que simplemente alquilan espacio en ellos. En el episodio de esta semana desentraño exactamente eso. Con nombres. Con números. Con las citas textuales de los analistas que están moviendo miles de millones basándose en una tesis que, si resulta correcta, dejará el crash de las puntocom como un mero ensayo general. El futuro no es lo que era. Y algunos ya lo saben.

Ev Randle is a General Partner @ Benchmark, one of the best funds in venture capital. In their latest fund, they have Mercor ($10BN valuation), Sierra ($10BN valuation), Firework ($4BN valuation), Legora ($2Bn valuation) and Langchain ($1.4Bn valuation). To put this in multiples on invested capital, that is a 60x, two 30x and two 20x. Before Benchmark, Ev was a Partner @ Kleiner Perkins and before Kleiner, Ev was an investor at Founders Fund and Bond.  AGENDA: 05:25 Biggest Investing Lessons from Peter Thiel, Mary Meeker and Mamoon Hamid 14:36 OpenAI Will Be a $TRN Company & OpenAI or Anthropic: Who Wins Coding? 22:27 Why We Should Not Focus on Margin But Gross Dollar Per Customer 30:25 Why AI Labs are the Biggest Threat to AI App Companies 44:26 Do Benchmark Fire Founders? If so… Truly the Best Partner? 54:38 People, Product, Market: Rank 1-3 and Why? 57:36 Why the Mega Funds Have Just Replaced Tiger 01:04:08 GC, Lightspeed and a16z Cannot Do 5x on Their Funds…  01:14:09 Single Biggest Threat to Benchmark  

AI just taught me this cool thing... keep on listening to find out what it is! Today we talk about the massive and fast-moving implications of AI. We share the personal experiences with how AI challenges traditional business structures and workflows, requiring users to reimagine how work is done. We also explores how AI may replace many functions within organizations, from marketing to operations, while still lacking in areas like math accuracy and sales conversations. We also talk about Mary Meeker's AI report, noting unprecedented user adoption, the rapid rise of global competitors like China's DeepSeek, and the prediction that LLMs will become personal, customizable, and nearly costless. We need to rethink AI's role in business, its deflationary impact on cost, and how fast-changing technology may render old tools and concepts obsolete.  We discuss...  How humor and sarcasm could be the final frontier in distinguishing AI from humans. The greatest investment in AI is learning how to use it personally and professionally. How limited human imagination, not technology, is the biggest barrier to innovation with AI. AI's limitations in math were noted, with a warning not to fully trust it as a CFO despite its operational usefulness. AI isn't quite ready for high-touch sales calls but is rapidly closing the gap in other business areas. Global AI adoption is surging, with China's DeepSeek gaining ground quickly through much lower-cost models. Token costs have dropped nearly 100% in two years, and energy efficiency in GPUs has improved drastically. With the penny going out of circulation, it might be time to start saving them as collectibles. AI development curves are moving much faster than traditional SaaS models, making this a truly disruptive moment in tech. Meta's LLaMA has been downloaded 1.2 billion times in 10 weeks, with over 100,000 derivative models created. The performance gap between open-source and closed AI models is shrinking rapidly, with DeepSeek nearly matching OpenAI on benchmarks. The AI ecosystem is becoming decentralized, much like the shift from centralized platforms to blockchain-based alternatives. Decentralization is praised for enabling free speech, innovation, and diversity of thought, unlike centralized control. Most employees are already using AI tools like ChatGPT personally, even if companies haven't officially adopted them. AI is increasing personal productivity, but there's concern it may ultimately compress work rather than improve quality of life. Over 60,000 new AI-related job titles have emerged in just two years, indicating a massive career reshuffle. Without earned knowledge, people can misuse powerful tools like AI, just as they did with nuclear weapons. The future with AI could resemble either Skynet or Star Trek, and no one truly knows which way it will go. There is risk of psychological strain and social dysfunction if people are displaced without purpose. AI tools can now bypass paywalls and summarize articles, challenging traditional media revenue models. The current wealth gap and collapse of the middle class is unprecedented, even before full-scale AI disruption. Decentralized AI (e.g., having your own local models) is seen as essential to maintain independence and avoid manipulation. A growing imbalance of more sellers than buyers suggests further downward pressure on real estate prices. Political pressure is influencing Fed policy, with previous rate cuts seen as potentially timed to impact elections. Global conflict, such as recent Middle East tensions, is having surprisingly little impact on the stock market. Investors should focus on risk management given the unpredictability and detachment from fundamentals. Today's Panelists: Kirk Chisholm | Innovative Wealth Douglas Heagren | ProCollege Planners Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moneytreepodcast Follow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/money-tree-investing-podcast Follow on Twitter/X: https://x.com/MTIPodcast For more information, visit the show notes at https://moneytreepodcast.com/ai-just-taught-me-this-cool-thing-723 

As event season winds down, prognosticators have a lot to say about the future of the enterprise. Do Jon and Brian agree, or are these fever dreams? Let's review what we've learned this spring - and where customers go from here. As always, bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary, as you are an integral part of this show.... If you want to see the slides, you can see them on the YouTube replay at: https://youtube.com/live/DiqT53hdqXY. 

As event season winds down, prognosticators have a lot to say about the future of the enterprise. Do Jon and Brian agree, or are these fever dreams? Let's review what we've learned this spring - and where customers go from here. As always, bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary, as you are an integral part of this show....   If you want to see the slides, you can see them on the YouTube replay at: https://youtube.com/live/DiqT53hdqXY. 

Watch on YouTube.In this must-watch episode of UC Today, host Kieran Devlin sits down with renowned analyst Dave Michels of TalkingPointz to dive into the headline insights from the May Insider Report.With Kieran making his video series debut and Dave bringing his signature wit and industry expertise, the two unpack a turbulent moment in tech—from AI's disruptive trajectory to Big Tech's regulatory headaches. If you care about the future of work, search, or enterprise communication platforms, this conversation delivers unmissable clarity—and a few laughs along the way.From AI's creeping impact on jobs to the shifting sands of online search, this video covers the most pressing narratives in enterprise tech. Dave Michels joins UC Today's Kieran Devlin to unpack his latest TalkingPointz Insider Report, revealing what matters—and why.Key Highlights Include:AI's Efficiency Paradox: Why tools like Copilot and Gemini are driving productivity—but not yet replacing jobs—and why that balance might not last.Mary Meeker's 340-Slide AI Bombshell: What stood out most in the queen of the internet's long-awaited return to trend analysis.The Slow Death of Google Search: How AI is cannibalizing search queries—and why that's dangerous for publishers and digital marketing.Microsoft vs. the EU: What's really behind the Teams-M365 unbundling saga, and why Microsoft's fix may not fly with regulators.Whether you're a tech strategist, analyst, or curious end-user, Dave's insights help make sense of a rapidly evolving landscape.Next Steps:Subscribe to TalkingPointz for exclusive deep dives and future Insider Reports.Follow UC Today for the latest updates on enterprise communications and collaboration.Drop a comment—do you think AI is a productivity boost or job threat?Thanks for watching, if you'd like more content like this, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.Join our LinkedIn Community Group.

In the 700th episode of Trending in Ed, host Mike Palmer welcomes back Nancy, our virtual co-host, to delve into the latest and most significant developments in the world of Artificial Intelligence, viewed through the crucial lens of education. This milestone episode marks the launch of a new sub-feed, Trending in Ed - AI, which will focus specifically on the intersection of education and artificial intelligence. The discussion covers a range of thought-provoking topics, including: Canny Centaurs and the Uncanny Valley: The hosts revisit concepts like "centaurs" from Advanced Chess and the Uncanny Valley from robotics, discussing how to blend AI with human intuition and empathy to avoid the pitfalls of technology that feels "creepy" while maximizing human augmentation in teaching and learning. AI in Practice and Pop Culture: The conversation explores AI's immediate applications in education, such as personalized tutoring systems akin to Baymax from Big Hero 6, and accelerated skill development through simulations, drawing parallels to Neo downloading skills in The Matrix. The ethical considerations raised in Black Mirror regarding data privacy and algorithmic bias are also discussed. Yeah, we hit some pop culture to keep things zeitgeisty! Sycophantic Drift: We introduce the fascinating (and humorous?) concept of "sycophantic drift," examining how AI assistants might unintentionally become overly agreeable and flattering, posing a challenge for designing educational AI that provides accurate feedback. Nancy marvels at how great we are at this! New AI Hardware and Surveillance: Then we touch on the intriguing collaboration between Jony Ive and Sam Altman to develop new AI hardware, specifically the "AI surveillance medallion," and the implications for privacy and continuous data capture. Contrasting AI Philosophies: Mike and Nancy highlight the differing perspectives of AI leaders, contrasting Luis von Ahn of Duolingo's "AI-first" strategy, which views AI as a superior teacher, with Dario Amodei of Anthropic's focus on AI safety, ethical alignment, and the potential for job displacement. Mary Meeker's Latest AI Report: The discussion concludes with an analysis of Mary Meeker's recent report on AI adoption, emphasizing its unprecedented speed, plummeting inference costs, and the "great reshuffling" of job roles, signaling AI as mandatory infrastructure rather than an optional one. Subscribe to Trending in Ed wherever you get your pods to stay informed across the learning universe. Tune in to Trending in Ed - AI to gain deeper insights into the critical discussions shaping the future of AI and its use in education and technology.

Welcome to The Rose and Rockstar - with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear, Robert Rose, behind the bar serving one of his splendid cocktails while our host Ian Truscott, a CMO but not a rockstar, picks his brain on a marketing topic.  This week, Mary Meeker, who some describe as the queen of the internet, has published a 340-page report called Trends – Artificial Intelligence, that Robert has some thoughts on, so that's this week's topic, discussed over a cocktail blended especially for Father's Day tomorrow.  They discuss: The challenge of reporting on AI, as while the report is excellent, some points feel dated due to the fast pace of AI development.  AI should be viewed as a tool rather than a replacement for human workers. People describe themselves as  AI-enhanced, but no one ever said they are “spreadsheet-enhanced”. There's skepticism about AI's capabilities compared to human intelligence and the need for diverse human input.  AI is “free puppies”, not “free beer”; it's not saving as much human work as has been predicted. Do you have a question for the bar? Or maybe an opinion on what we've discussed? Please get in touch - just search “rockstar cmo” on the interwebs or LinkedIn. Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week Trends – Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Mary Meeker / Bond  Robert's newsletter - Lens on Substack Robert's firm: Seventh Bear Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We'll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. This podcast is part of the Marketing Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Robert break down Mary Meeker's "Future of AI" report and discuss the biggest opportunities and threats for marketers and creators in the future. Disney sues Midjourney in yet another lawsuit against AI companies. When will it stop and why should we care? And Meta invests $15 billion more in AI, trying to catch up in the AI race. In winners and losers, Joe discusses how to get found in AI searches and Robert talks about the failed mainstream media with the LA coverage. Rants and raves include a new creator economy lobbying group from MatPat and a boost to musical theater. ----- This week's links: Disney Sues Midjourney The Future of AI Report Meta Makes $15 Billion Bet on AGI How to Get Found in AI Search [Chart] MatPat Starts Creator Caucus Live Theater Gets a Boost ----- This week's sponsor: INBOUND 2025 features an incredible lineup including Amy Poehler, Dario Amodei, Dwarkesh Patel, Sean Evans (Hot Ones), Marques Brownlee, Glennon Doyle, and more. Get actionable insights you can implement immediately to grow your business...San Francisco September 3rd-5th, 2025. Go to inbound.com/register to secure your spot at INBOUND 2025. ------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. NOTE: You can get captions there. Subscribe to Joe Pulizzi's Orangeletter and get two free downloads direct from Joe. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Seventh Bear.  

Mary Meeker's experience dates back to her role as a leading technology analyst at Morgan Stanley with her “Internet Trends Report”, she was in the middle of the Netscape, Amazon, and Google IPOs, and became a VC at Kleiner Perkins (2010) and then founded Bond in 2018 which has raised $5.75B to fund companies including Canva, Stripe, Plaid, Ironclad and Nextdoor to name just a few.During this episode of SaaS Talk with the Metrics, CAC and Growth discuss some of the KEY highlights of the 339-page report, Bond and Mary Meeker just released on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends - 2025 including:ChatGPT and Generative AI are the fastest growing technology adoption of all time - with contextExponential growth of the AI ecosystemHow Generative AI is reinventing the technology stack and economic modelsGeo-political impact of the race to AI leadershipCapital intensive nature of AI and the operating profitability realityLegacy SaaS companies or native language models applications - who will win...and whyThe Metrics Brothers go beyond legacy SaaS to discuss the AI Trends captured in the Mary Meeker - Bond report and guess what - it includes numbers and metrics!!!Full report available at: https://www.bondcap.com/report/pdf/Trends_Artificial_Intelligence.pdfSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe of DataTrek Research to discuss why February was probably not the top, how expensive US tech stocks are, AI, sports and more! Then, at 49:30, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with ⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions and Rocket Money. Grow your RIA your way by visiting: ⁠http://Betterment.com/advisors⁠  Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: ⁠https://rocketmoney.com/compound    Sign up for ⁠⁠⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ and never miss out! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠ Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We pause our strategy guide curriculum for a bit of news-related coverage - and have Ash and Flo review the new "Trends - Artificial Intelligence" report by Mary Meeker and her Co-authors at VC firm, Bond. The two use it to share some views re. how consultancies should position in this so-called "age of AI"... enjoy!   Credits Voices, production, etc. by Matt Hodkinson and the "Consultancy Edge" team Creative and design advice by @calmar.creativ Into, outro voiceover for the unbillable hours podcast by @iamthedakota Music also by @iamthedakota   Show notes Link to the Trends - AI report on bondcap.com

Agenda: 00:00 – The Most Unfiltered Episode Ever Begins 03:30 – Does OpenAI Even Matter? Sam Lessin Says Maybe Not. 05:45 – TVPI Is Bullshit?  09:20 – Asset Gatherers vs Real Investors: Who Actually Wins? 12:15 – The Death of the Billion-Dollar VC Fund? 16:00 – Mid-Tier VC Funds Are Getting Annihilated 21:00 – Chime: Great Exit or Missed Opportunity? 27:00 – The War on Relevance: What Companies Truly Matter? 33:00 – If You're Not a Billion-Dollar Company, Do You Even Count? 37:10 – Mary Meeker's AI Report: What Everyone Missed 39:50 – $600B in AI CapEx—Where Is the Revenue?! 43:40 – What Could Trigger the First AI Crash? 51:10 – The Existential Dread Missing in Most B2B Startups 58:30 – Will AI Reduce Your Startup to Just a Pipe? 01:01:10 – IPO Market Is Back: What Actually Matters Now? 01:06:50 – YC Startups at $60M Valuations: How Should You Play It? 01:10:00 – Why 3% Ownership Could Still Work—Maybe 01:11:30 – Will Elon Still Be Tesla CEO by 2027? Place Your Bets 01:14:10 – Will Meta Release a Closed AI Model? And Does It Even Matter? 01:17:30 – The Real Challenge of Managing 11 Companies and 58 Kids Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com. This is a paid advertisement for Mode Mobile's Regulation A+ Offering. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investing in private company securities is not suitable for all investors because it is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. It should only be considered a long-term investment. You must be prepared to withstand a total loss of your investment. Private company securities are also highly illiquid, and there is no guarantee that a market will develop for such securities. DealMaker Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer, and member of FINRA | SIPC, located at 105 Maxess Road, Suite 124, Melville, NY 11747, is the Intermediary for this offering and is not an affiliate of or connected with the Issuer. Please check our background on FINRA's BrokerCheck.    

Mary Meeker's latest report is out and it's all about artificial intelligence. It's a brilliant report. But it's missing why all of these changes matter for marketers and e-commerce/customer acquisition… The post AI Is Eating the World, But Who's Paying for Dinner? (Thinks Out Loud 464) appeared first on Tim Peter & Associates.

Sponsor de la tertulia: GuruSupAutomatiza el 90 % de tus consultas de atención al cliente (WhatsApp, email y chat) en cualquier idioma con IA. Integra Gurusup en tus apps y mejora tus flujos. Más información en https://gurusup.com/es/En esta tertulia en directo desde Barcelona, el equipo de Itnig recibe a Álvaro Falcones, cofundador de TaxDown, para una conversación cargada de visión empresarial, tecnología aplicada a la fiscalidad e inteligencia artificial.Álvaro comparte cómo han escalado TaxDown hasta gestionar más de un millón de declaraciones en España y su expansión en México, donde han tenido que adaptarse al contexto local de desconfianza fiscal. También se analizan sus campañas de marketing con figuras como David Bustamante y el papel de la IA en la automatización del asesoramiento fiscal.Factorial, por su parte, anuncia su nuevo producto de Employee Benefits, explicando su integración nativa con nómina, infraestructura fintech y deducciones automáticas.Se comentan los movimientos de OpenAI, la competencia entre open source y modelos cerrados, y cómo la inversión en infraestructura para IA (como data centers) está reconfigurando la economía digital. Una tertulia imprescindible para entender cómo la IA se cruza con la fiscalidad, el producto digital y el futuro del trabajo.Sigue a los "tertulianos" en Twitter:• Bernat Farrero: @bernatfarrero• Jordi Romero: @jordiromero• César Migueláñez: @heycesrSOBRE ITNIG

In this episode, Nicholas Grous and Sam Korus are joined by ARK Chief Futurist, Brett Winton, to delve into the Mary Meeker AI Trends Report, discussing the rapid adoption of AI technologies, the evolving role of AI in trust and validation, and the changing landscape of search behavior. They explore the monetization of AI, the investment landscape, and the future of autonomous vehicles, concluding with a positive outlook on AI's trajectory.If you know ARK, then you probably know about our long-term research projections, like estimating where we will be 5-10 years from now! But just because we are long-term investors, doesn't mean we don't have strong views and opinions on breaking news. In fact, we discuss and debate this every day. So now we're sharing some of these internal discussions with you in our new video series, “The Brainstorm”, a co-production from ARK and Public.com. Tune in every week as we react to the latest in innovation. Here and there we'll be joined by special guests, but ultimately this is our chance to join the conversation and share ARK's quick takes on what's going on in tech today.Key Points From This Episode:The rapid pace of AI adoption is unprecedented.AI is reshaping how we validate information and trust sources.Search behavior is evolving with the integration of AI.Monetization strategies for AI are becoming clearer.Investment in AI infrastructure is crucial for growth.Autonomous vehicles are on the brink of mainstream adoption.AI's role in education could revolutionize assessment methods.The competition between the US and China in AI is intensifying.Consumer behavior is shifting towards AI-driven solutions.Optimism about AI's future is warranted despite pessimistic narratives.For more updates on Public.com:Website: https://public.com/YouTube: @publicinvestX: https://twitter.com/public

Andrew Freedman, Communications Analyst at Hedgeye Risk Management, stops by to discuss his experience integrating AI in his life. Bill contacted Andrew after Andrew tweeted "So many (very smart) people still can't grasp the implications of AI…" This episode is premised on that tweet. It's a good one!Follow Andrew on X at https://x.com/HedgeyeComm or connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-freedman-cfa/Mary Meeker's AI Presentation/Deck - https://www.bondcap.com/report/tai/#view/0Follow Bill on X at https://x.com/BillBrewsterTBB

The NIA boys discuss PSG's Win, Dyson's $20B Run, Mary Meeker's Trends, Waymo vs. Lyft & $500B+ Middle East AI Deal Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:56) - PSG Win(00:07:07) - Dyson's $20B Run(00:28:12) - Mary Meeker's Trends(00:35:02) - Waymo vs. Lyft(00:43:09) - $500B+ Middle East AI Deal What Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Subscribe + listen on your fav podcast app:Apple: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.spotifyOthers: https://pod.link/notadvicepodListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:http://twitter.com/bzaidihttp://twitter.com/trungtphanhttp://twitter.com/jackbutcherhttp://twitter.com/niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on AI Inside, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore Meta's plan to fully automate ad creation and targeting by 2026, the rise of hyper-personalized ads, and the risks and rewards of letting AI take over decisions once reserved for humans. We also break down the New York Times' landmark AI licensing deal with Amazon, the music industry's negotiations with generative AI startups, and Google's new app for running AI models on your phone. Subscribe to the YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Enjoying the AI Inside podcast? Please rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcatcher of choice! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 0:00:00 - Podcast begins ⁠0:05:19⁠ - Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI ⁠0:15:33⁠ - Meta plans to replace humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks ⁠0:22:14 - Amazon and The New York Times' AI deal signals a new wave of publisher partnerships ⁠0:29:27 - Major record labels are reportedly in licensing talks with AI firms Udio and Suno ⁠0:37:43 - Google's brilliant new AI app might convince you to buy a more expensive phone ⁠0:45:46 - Mary Meeker's first report in four years is focused on AI ⁠0:56:23 - This Year's Hot New Tool for Chefs? ChatGPT. ⁠1:02:57⁠ - Real TikTokers are pretending to be Veo 3 AI creations for fun, attention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Watch the YouTube version of this episode HERE.Read the report here.In this episode of the Maximum Lawyer podcast, host Tyson delves into the latest AI trends report by Mary Meeker, a renowned tech industry analyst. Tyson underscores AI's role as a transformative infrastructure, not just a tool, that will reshape various industries, including the legal field. Listen in.01:14 AI as Infrastructure05:21 AI as a Utility  10:58 AI in Practice 16:35 AI Tasks and Human Involvement 19:33 AI's Impact on Lawyers  25:55 AI Competition Landscape  Tune in to today's episode and checkout the full show notes here. 

Matthew Prince sorgt mit scharfer Kritik an der Lage in Portugal für hitzige Diskussionen. Waymos expandiert rasant und es wird bekannt welchen Podcast-Vertrag Kara Swisher und Scott Galloway mit Vox geschlossen haben. Deutschland erwägt eine Abgabe auf Werbeeinnahmen von Internetriesen, inspiriert von Österreichs Vorbild. Samsung plant, mit Perplexity AI zusammenzuarbeiten. Die Nutzung der ChatGPT-Mobile-App hat sich verdreifacht. Anthropic erlebt einen Umsatzsprung auf 3 Milliarden US-Dollar jährlich. Delivery Hero sieht sich mit einer saftigen Geldstrafe von 223 Millionen Euro konfrontiert.  Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠doppelgaenger.io/werbung⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Vielen Dank!  Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Portugal  (00:21:55) Mary Meeker Bericht (00:34:30) Kara Swisher Vox Media Vertrag (00:39:00) Plattform Soli (00:43:45) Digitalministerium zweite Wahl (00:50:30) Ukraine Drohnenangriff (00:55:30) Samsung Perplexity (00:58:35) ChatGPT mobile App Nutzung (01:01:00) Anthropic 3 Milliarden Dollar Umsatz (01:06:00) Delivery Hero Kartellbildung  (01:13:15) Schmuddelecke Shownotes Kritische Perspektive auf Portugal von Matthew Prince – linkedin.com Mary Meeker Bericht – linkedin.com Wie Kara Swisher noch höher aufstieg – nytimes.com Google, Meta und Co.: Internetriesen zur Kasse bitten – spiegel.de Digitalminister: Ceconomy-Chef nur zweite Wahl – manager-magazin.de Ukraine: Drohnenangriff auf russische Luftwaffenstützpunkte – nytimes.com Samsung nähert sich umfassendem Deal mit Perplexity für KI-Funktionen – bloomberg.com Olivia Moore ChatGPT Mobile-App-Nutzung – x.com Anthropic erzielt $3 Milliarden Jahresumsatz – reuters.com Aldi Nord und Aldi Süd loten Fusion aus – www1.wdr.de Delivery Hero: 223 Millionen Euro Strafe – faz.net Grok verharmlost Klimawandel – futurezone.at xAI Bewertung – ft.com Auf Wahlkampftour: Elon Musk zwischen Drogen und Familiendrama – nytimes.com Trump reagiert auf Reporterfragen zu 'TACO' und Zöllen – nytimes.com The Platform Group: Mahnbescheide, fragwürdige Methoden - manager-magazin.de

Guest: Rony Abovitz, founder & CEO of SynthBeeSynthBee CEO Rony Abovitz grew up “really believing” in Star Wars and the idea that there could be benevolent, artificially intelligent beings like R2-D2 and C-3PO.“It wasn't a dystopian vision of the future,” he says. “It wasn't HAL from 2001.  It wasn't the Terminator. It wasn't Skynet.  It was this kind of friendly, empathetic, more utopian vision.” George Lucas himself told Rony to tone it down and not “take it so literally” — but he was undeterred. The way he describes today's leading AI powers sounds like an idealistic Rebel conceptualizing the Evil Empire.“You've got companies that receive massive funding that want to take all the data in the world ... I feel that's a massive mistake,” Rony says. “We become serfs. They become the Lords. They become the Kings. I'm completely opposed to that. So I started to imagine for SynthBee what is a different form of computing intelligence, one that could help us, but have much more safety [and] human centrism.”Chapters:(01:12) - Fundraising (02:27) - Meeting John Doerr (07:05) - The Beast (10:06) - Unfinished business (11:47) - Apple and Meta (15:20) - The COVID-19 pandemic (21:12) - “Investors panicked” (25:28) - Shaquille O'Neal vs. digital Shaq (29:43) - Magic Leap alumni (32:45) - Financial outcomes (38:27) - Peggy Johnson (40:27) - “A weird version of hell” (44:08) - A strange intro to Google (50:42) - Larry Page and Sergey Brin (54:27) - Founder voting power (01:00:40) - Mako Surgical (01:03:04) - The 9/11 term sheet (01:06:40) - The worst pitch ever (01:09:55) - The 2008 IPO (01:16:15) - Selling to Stryker (01:18:30) - What is SynthBee? (01:26:44) - Humility in tech (01:31:44) - Who SynthBee is hiring Mentioned in this episode: Scott Hassan, Bing Gordon, Chewy, Mary Meeker, Suitable Technologies and Beam, NASA, Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Ball, NTT Docomo, Blade Runner, Wired Magazine, CES, Dow Jones, Tesla, Zoom, OpenAI and Anthropic, Adam Silver and the NBA, John Monos, the Apple Vision Pro, Madden NFL, McLaren, Satya Nadella and Microsoft, the HoloLens, Godzilla and King Kong, Willow Garage and ROS, Trading Places, Z-KAT, Frederic Moll, John Freund, Christopher Dewey, John and Christine Whitman, Sycamore Ventures, Andy Bechtelstein, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, Kevin Lobo, Muhammad Ali, Star Wars and George Lucas, Yuval Noah Harari, and Infosys.Links:Connect with RonyLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

In this episode of Trending in Education, Mike Palmer delves into Mary Meeker's latest report from Bond Capital, "AI and Universities: Will Masters of Learning Master New Learnings?" Palmer examines Meeker's insights on global market capitalization leaders, the accelerating adoption of digital platforms, and the U.S.'s dominance in machine learning models and AI investment in industry. He explores trends in education technology, student debt, and international academic performance rankings. Mike also discusses three emerging trends discovered in parallel with Meeker's latest report: the Gen AI hype cycle reaching its peak, post-secondary disruption, and the importance of durable skills to battle AI fatigue and Clippy's Revenge. Key takeaways: U.S. technology companies lead in global market capitalization. AI adoption is accelerating rapidly, with ChatGPT reaching 100 million users in record time. Higher education faces challenges in keeping pace with industry innovation in AI. Palmer concludes by inviting listeners to share their thoughts on future topics and encourages engagement with the show. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Visit us at TrendinginEd.com for more. Also, check out our Youtube Playlist of conversations on Higher Ed Disruption.

This week, we discuss Mary Meeker's AI & Universities report, the CD Foundation's State of CI/CD Report, and share a few thoughts on DevRel. Plus, Coté gets fiber and is forced to watch soccer. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV1ppy88kwg) 475 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV1ppy88kwg) Runner-up Titles If not better, at least the same. The enterprise software buyer's lament. Order tokens at fantastical speeds. 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Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Alexandre Zolko, founder and CEO at CRM&BONUS, Brazilian customer loyalty management platform that has just raised $80m in Series B led by Bond Capital with the participation from Valor Capital. This round valued the company at 2.2B Brazilian reais or over $400M dollars, more than doubling its Series A valuation. Bond Capital is the fund that was created by Mary Meeker, a former Kleiner Perkins partner, whose internet trends report is considered one of the most influential reports in the world of tech and venture capital. With CRM&BONUS Bond makes its first bet in Latin America. The list of CRM&BONUS's prior backers includes the likes of Softbank, Riverwood Capital, Volpe Capital and Igah Ventures. The company, which is Alexandre's 8th entrepreneurial adventure, was started in 2018, been profitable since the third month of operations and was bootstrapped until the Series A in 2021. Together we explore Alexandre's early fascination with sales, learnings from his prior entrepreneurial experiences, his approach towards building the ecosystem of products in customer loyalty space and what it takes to raise capital from some of the best investors in the world. In today's episode we discuss:  1. Ownership mentality: how to build a company that puts customer first? 2. Profitability as a fundraising strategy: how to attract high quality VC investments in a startup? 3. The CRM&BONUS playbook: how to strategically build a product ecosystem? 4. Speed: The Power of focus in accelerating startup growth 5. Beyond AI: what is the future of customer loyalty market? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

Before the Lumascape, there was another go-to conference and pitch deck slide for anyone betting on what was then called web advertising. The slide, updated annually by the financial analyst Mary Meeker, showed twin bar charts of time spent and budget spent by medium.  The message was clear: the internet would win, it was just a matter of timing. The time spent gap did close, although a disproportionate amount of gains went to tech platforms rather than web publishers. The chart was always wrong, argues media analyst Brian Wieser. Time is simply one variable in assessing the value of a media impression: “It speaks to an incorrect framework. You look at the historical data, you ask why this happened, and you try to make sure the model mirrors why decisions are made. The common narrative was always that it's time. That's what drives the money. If that were true, radio would be a much bigger business.”

Shawn Mendez, Migos, J.Lo have all had their digital identities, fashion, and avatars created by a single company with a $1 billion unicorn status. Genies is the leader in the space and has exclusive partnerships with some of the top fashion brands and talent agencies, and has raised over $250 million from Mary Meeker's Bond Capital, Bob Iger and Silver Lake. Co-founder and CEO Akash Nigam tells the full story and opens up about his depression. Video version on Spotify and Youtube. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this episode - it helps the channel get more great guests! Genies: https://www.instagram.com/genies  Sequel: http://instagram.com/sequelshow  Gustaf: http://instagram.com/gltore  Akash: http://instagram.com/akashnigam www.genies.com Topics (00:00) Intro (01:35) Growing up in Silicon Valley (08:20) Products and failing (17:01) Dropping out of college with one semester left (19:47) Talking publicly about your mental health (28:35) Best decision in Akash's life (31:06) Idea behind building the world's biggest avatar company (36:09) Experiences at American Express Platinum (37:06) First adopters and digital fashion creations (40:58) How it works in the back-end of Genies (43:48) Customer applications now and in 2025 (48:34) NOT an NFT company (52:19) Akash's lifestyle and management style (59:10) Would 10 year old Akash be happy with today? (01:01:03) Future of Genies and digital fashion? About the American Express Platinum Card: http://bit.ly/3FsJVh1  Nom.ränta 17,99%. Eff.ränta 28,30% vid utnyttjad kredit om 140 000 kr / 12 mån. Tot: 172 870 kr. Medlemsavgift 650 kr/mån. (April 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this conversation, we chat with John MacIlwaine, Founder and CEO at HighNote. The former general manager at Paypal Holdings Inc-owned Braintree. Highnote improves embedded payments experiences, reducing speed to market while supporting customer loyalty and engagement. John is a senior business and technology professional with 25 years of experience in executive level GM/CEO and CTO/CPO roles, primarily within the financial services industry, with expertise in technology innovation, strategic vision, implementation execution, and operational excellence in both early stage and mature companies. He is a seasoned general manager with significant people leadership (1,500 staff) and P&L responsibility ($195 Million). He has a reputation for building high performing global teams (India, Singapore, Philippines, US) and operating effectively in diverse corporate cultures across industries and geographies. More specifically, we touch on the journey of leadership through Morgan Stanely, Envestnet, SunGard, GreenDot, Visa, Lending Club, Braintree/PayPal and HighNote. Touching on the progress of technology influencing embedded finance through each of these entities, and so so much more!

Há muitos anos que competências tecnológicas deixaram de ser saber usar o office. O à vontade tecnológico deixou de ser um diferenciador e passou a ser essencial no mercado de trabalho hoje. Partilhamos o impacto que esta competência tem na nossa vida e como desenvolvê-la. Para participares no primeiro evento virtual do Casa Trabalho Casa em 2021, só precisas de usar o Zoom. No início do ano vamos partilhar os detalhes. Deixa aqui o teu email para seres logo informado. Recursos mencionados:Inside.com: newsletters de notícias ligadas as tecnologia para subscreverThe “Mary Meeker” Internet Trends Report: link para o relatório de 2019. É estar atento a sites como o Tech Crunch ou criar um google news alert com os termos “Mary Meeker” para saber quando for lançado o próximo.Power Searching with Google - Course (coursebuilder.withgoogle.com): Curso online grátis para aprender a fazer melhores pesquisas na Google. Tem um ar antigo mas pode ajudar a aprender truques para encontrar o que precisam.Segue-nos nas redes sociais: LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Patch fixing critical log4j 0-day has its own vulnerability that's being exploited https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/patch-fixing-critical-log4j-0-day-has-its-own-vulnerability-thats-under-exploit/ List of software impacted by log4j https://github.com/cisagov/log4j-affected-db/blob/develop/README.md The internet runs on free open-source software. Who pays to fix it? https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/17/1042692/log4j-internet-open-source-hacking/ Another AWS Outage This time it's not us-east-1! https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/amazon-owned-twitch-down-many-users-2021-12-15/ Benedict Evans' year-end presentation https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations Our takeaways: Web3: “All the old problems, in exciting new ways” VR/AR: “The technology can always get better… but that doesn't guarantee universal appeal” Mainframe installed capacity still growing Lessons from the past: “who made more from the deployment of cars, and who made more from car-commerce - Detroit, or retailers?” Dominic was thinking of Mary Meeker's monster “Internet Trends” presentations; we look forward to being completely intimidated by the scale of the 2021 edition when it drops Recommendations Dominic Loïc Suberville's “Universal Language” shorts: https://youtube.com/channel/UCywGsTdh_qqZUYmA2Gro2CA Lilac Askamanager.org Mike How to Resolve Duplicate Outlook for iOS Contacts https://office365itpros.com/2020/11/05/resolve-duplicate-outlook-ios-contacts/ Follow the show on Twitter @Roll4Enterprise or on our LinkedIn page. Theme music by Renato Podestà (who likes the Touch Bar). Please send us suggestions for topics and/or guests for future episodes!

En Frigia, una antigua región de Asia situada en lo que hoy es Turquía, existió un rey llamado Midas que, según la mitología griega, convertía en oro todo lo que tocaba. Aparentemente, murió de hambre gracias a esa habilidad. Pero eso no viene al caso ahora. El punto es que Midas se convirtió en leyenda. ¡Dale Play! y enterate de esto y más.

This episode tells the story of how Spotify went into negative growth and nearly didn't survive to it's 5th birthday as the world around us suddenly changed…. You'll learn how we had to reinvent our entire business model and find a new free tier that worked in a mobile first world. You'll hear from people like world-class technology investor and analyst Mary Meeker, as well as early Spotify employees like Sten Garmark, Charlie Hellman and Babar Zafar. But most importantly, you'll finally get to know why it's better to be lower on a taller mountain than higher on a smaller one. Transcript here https://bit.ly/3mIV3M6

Jessica Katz is the founder and owner of Liberated Elephant,  she's an acclaimed agile coach, mentor and speaker. We can learn lots about change with Jessica today including: What actually are the “agile change values” How to unlock your internal predator The key themes for leading change How to liberate your elephant with an agile mindset Plus load more hacks! Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Jessica Katz below: Liberated Elephant - http://liberatedelephant.com Jessica on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeskatz/ Jessica on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ElephantTaming   Full Transcript Below ----more----   Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you.   Today's special guest is Jessica Katz. She's a trainer, a mentor, and an Agile coach through her firm, Liberated Elephant. Before we get a chance to speak with Jessica, it's The Leadership Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News   Steve Rush: There is a "change" theme in today's news. So, we're going to focus on a report created by Bond Capital, a Silicon Valley VC firm, whose portfolio includes Slack and Uber. The recent report, which briefed us investors has said that the global pandemic has had a similar devastating impact to Silicon Valley as the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. So why does that matter to the rest of the world? Well, Bond best-known partner. Mary Meeker is a former bank analyst and renowned for her annual internet trends report, which many investors and entrepreneurs use as a touchstone for where tech is and where it's going. And her 28-page report calls out some really interesting themes that I thought I'd share with you. So, here's the top five things I've pulled out of the report.   Number one is data-driven forward planning, the biggest market cap growers, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Google, and Facebook, or possess short and long-term business plans centred around data and their data plans include execution, iteration, engineering, and science. The report goes on to say admits the current pandemic expect these business plans to be more widely focused with more scientists, engineers, domain experts, serving as board members and non-executive directors with much stronger, more relevant voices.   Number two, the continuation of remote working environments. With the coronavirus forcing companies to adapt to remote working environments to much greater degrees than they were used to. Many companies may find for certain positions, remote working is just fine, if not more efficient for them, CEOs and boardrooms will need to reflect on their companies and employees and ask management to recommend their evaluation of what their teams work best with together in person and what also needs to be effective to ensure maximum efficiency if they continue to work remotely.   Number three, interestingly, Meeker findings from an informal survey asking companies about remote work found that those who focus on effective written communication and documentation based off the Amazon way had the best and most efficient transitions to remote work. This form of collaboration can result in much more discerning and productive input. And of course, decision making.   Number four, and not surprising, accelerating digital transformation. The businesses that are doing the best and will make it through this pandemic with less difficulties and problems will be the companies who had already begun the offline to online transition. The current pandemic has accelerated these trends, which will place more emphasis and focus on a company's technological presence with its worker consumers, as mentioned by Meeker. This includes the integration of cloud-based business functions, persistently demanded products, accessible and manoeuvre online presence, efficient delivery methods with limited contact and digitally efficient products with a social media presence.   And number five is on-demand business growth models. With the change in the way that we as consumers and workers have adapted the demand on companies, such as Uber, Airbnb are struggling due to social distancing, staying at home orders. On the other hand, on-demand services such as Instacart or DoorDash or any other door delivery service provider has expensed large spikes in demand and are eagerly hiring new labour.   The on-demand economy has grown across the globe over the last few years. In Meeker report, she calls out that in 2018, there were 56 million estimated on-demand customers compared to 25 million in 2016. The Bureau of labour statistics also concluded the on-demand services has around 156 million workers, and that's in the US alone as of the middle of 2020. Meeker believes that the on-demand and door to door delivery service may be gaining a permanent market share in these unusual times, due to the clear benefits to consumers and the opportunity of displaced workers to receive work, income and schedule your flexibility around their personal schedules.   The report goes on to say that Instacart is reportedly hiring 250,000 workers now, which in more than Walmart and A3combined. So, I guess the leadership lesson here is as leaders and as business folk, are we being really thoughtful to the trends that are emerging in the future that are impacting on not just what's happening now, but how our business might need to adapt and change in the future? My final reflections is for you to consider. What are the top five things that are trending in your business area that could impact on you, your colleagues and your business in the future? That's been The Leadership Hacker News. Like always, if you have any information, stories, nudge it my way and contact us through social media.   Start of Podcast   Steve Rush: Jessica Katz is a special guest on today's show. She's the founder and owner of Liberated Elephant. She's an agile coach and mentor where she really makes the elephant in the room work for you, Jessica, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Jessica Katz: Hi, thank you so much for having me on today.   Steve Rush: It's our pleasure. So, before we kind of get into a little bit about what you do now, just give us a little bit of a tour if you like of your career so far, where it's taken you?   Jessica Katz: Sure. So, my career so far, well, I started in an administrative role really and recognize that if I was going to make the kind of money, I wanted to make to support my family, I needed to something different, went back to school and ended up in project management and from project management moved over into scrum, which is a type of agile process and then into agile coaching and now into my own business, which is the really abbreviated version of my history. Steve Rush: What was it specifically for you that says, right, okay. I've got this foundation of project management, you've pivoted into the world of scrum and agile, which is perhaps a precursor, isn't it for managing change in a more rapid and changing environment, but what was it specifically, you said, right. I'm now going to run my own business. I'm going to leave behind corporate America?   Jessica Katz: Yeah. So, I got passed over for a promotion and it caused me to introspect and realize that my personal values and desire for the way I thought business should be, were out of alignment with the company I was with. And I started my business there and I worked as an employee at there and at other places before it was really able to cut the wires and move into my own thing and have it just be my thing, you know, the getting passed over for promotion. I thought I was ready for, that I thought I was capable of, that I thought I was the right person for and realizing rather suddenly that the organization was going a very different direction than I thought was healthy or good for the people that work there. Caused me to say, you know, maybe I should be making this kind of change in the world and not just in the one place I work. And so that's really what kicked off my business. I wanted to start moving the culture of business elsewhere,   Steve Rush: Got it, by the way, I think your company name is an amazing, so Liberated Elephant. It just instantaneously puts most people that worked in any business environment, straight in that room, where there is that uncomfortable elephant awaiting to be attacked. How did you come up with the name or is it just blatantly obvious?   Jessica Katz: Well, it took a little work to come up with the name, cause lots of people have business names with elephants. I had to do a little digging to find the right name, but for me, one of my superpowers is that I'm able to identify chinks in the armour. And when I work for other people, when I'm in an employee position, then I'm what they call an internal predator. And I look for chinks in the armour and identify weaknesses in the processes or breakdowns in communication. And I bring those to light and I'm ready to work through them with whomever I've brought them to, right. And I'm not throwing them at people going now, you solve it, right. I want to solve it with them. And those kinds of things, breakdowns in communication, in effective processes, processes we've put in place to deal with personality instead of actually dealing with the personality. Those are the kinds of elephants you see regularly creating dysfunction in our organization. Steve Rush: Now the whole principle of managing change and leading change has really morphed over the last 10 years. And for those that are not familiar with agile, there's a number of different variants of variations of Scrum, Kanban, and others. So, for those that are not familiar, just maybe give us a summary as to how you might describe somebody that you've bumped into has no idea about leading and managing change. What agile really is?   Jessica Katz: Sure. So agile is based in four values. Individuals and interactions, over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration, over contract negotiation and responding to change over following a plan. Those four values are the basis. Now agile as a whole is an umbrella term that encompasses many ways that we deliver on those four values. Scrum is one of them. Kanban is another, Lean, XP, even Six Sigma. They all fall under that agile umbrella, but agile at its core is just four values and 12 principles. It doesn't have any roles. It doesn't have any instructions on how to do it. It is just a value-based system. What we hear a lot in the world is, oh, well I'm Scrum, so I must be agile. And those two things, they don't have to be the same.   Steve Rush: Right.   Jessica Katz: You can be Scrum and not actually be living the values. You can be Agile and not be doing Scrums. So, there's you know, they can be separate. So, you know, one thing that I coach people towards in change really change management is about getting from where you are, to where you want to be and the way you move an organization from where you are to where you want to be, is you shift the mindsets and beliefs so that the behaviours follow. And often when people implement Scrum, they implement the process and then, oh, we forgot. We also need to switch people's minds.   Steve Rush: Right.   Jessica Katz: And you actually need to start with the mindset and then move into the rest. And that's a big lift for a lot of organizations. Well, we want to see results. What are the things we're doing to show that we're doing this change? And the real shift happens in small moments and in the individual minds of everybody in you company.   Steve Rush: Okay. So, when it comes to coaching other project leaders and managers around Agile, what would you say maybe the one or two consistent themes that keep presenting themselves for you that our listeners could learn from?   Jessica Katz: Sure. So, the first big one is that if leadership isn't bought in, really thinks the idea of having an Agile mindset is valuable, then we won't succeed. The reality is the transformation in organizations takes every individual to transform, or at least the majority of the people in the organization to transform. And it's weighted towards leadership because the individual contributors and your system will emulate leadership, copy what they see, because that's the path to promotion.   Steve Rush: Right.   Jessica Katz: So, what you really want to do is get your leaders bought in. So, when they bring me in as a coach, if I'm coaching an organization towards that change, I'm going to spend a lot of time with leadership. It doesn't mean the teams and the individual contributors don't need coaching, but they bring me in as an enterprise coach, I'm going to bring in a couple of Agile team level coaches to handle the, you know, the individual contributors and getting them moving in the right way. So, we attack it from two fronts. We get the leadership moved, and we get the individual contributors moved.   The second problem that shows up is the middle manager, the middle manager gets stuck. In Agile, we call the frozen middle. If you shift the top and you shift the bottom, the manager has both foundational pieces sort of shaken underneath them. And they have to figure out who they become in the new way, right? If you move both of those things, it's the who moved my cheese concept, right? Oh, suddenly my cheese, isn't where it used to be. The way I get measured, the way I get promoted, the way I promote others, the way I measure others all has to shift with that. And it can be very frightening for managers.   Steve Rush: Yeah, sure.   Jessica Katz: I'm not telling people what to do anymore. I'm letting them figure it out. And their job becomes connecting individual contributors to the larger business vision. And that's not a skill set we're taught before we become managers. So, it's can be quite, yeah, it can be quite frightening for the middle management set. Steve Rush: And when you start to think about leading change, what do you think the reason is that so many leaders of change initiatives, change programs and organizations often put that whole process before mindset? What do you think generally causes that?     Jessica Katz: It's easier.   Steve Rush: Yeah, I guess it is, isn't it? Yeah.   Jessica Katz: It's a path of least resistance to say, okay, use this tool and follow this process. And then we'll be Agile. Is easier than saying, let me spend the time to convince the population that this is a good idea, and really sit with them as they work through the struggle of shifting mindset so that they can be better, right? At slow, it often even just initiating a new process, never mind shifting a mindset. It actually slows down productivity for a little while with the long-term gain of increased productivity and public organizations. You're not driven towards long-term gain. You're driven towards short term gain because that's what moves the stock market, makes your board happy. So, there's a bunch of cognitive dissonances that shows up and, you know, sort of conflicts of interest that appear.   Steve Rush: And of course, if you have to manage mindsets of others, you've also got to manage the mindset of yours. And if your mindset is perhaps less open, less growth-orientated, then you're less likely to want to be experimental and to do new things and test new ways of working. Right?   Jessica Katz: Yeah, absolutely. It takes a lot of introspection and a lot of work to look at yourself.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: And the curiosity of self and curiosity of others is probably one of the biggest leadership skills.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: If you can get curious about yourself and where you might be wrong, and you can look at others and get curious about where they're coming from and their perspective, you get a much, much richer picture. It becomes collaborative instead of directive. And everybody gets to be in the together instead of responding and being reactive to everything else going on around them.   Steve Rush: The first time I got involved in Agile was a number of years ago, and I had this experience where I'd kind of gathered my team together. We were all on point. We all felt engaged with the new ways of working. We went to our executive team who all gave us the verbal communication, they said, "yes, we're all agreed", and, "we're all aligned", but actually they still wanted to get old gunk charts. And they still wanted the regular milestones and check-ins and steer codes that came with good old fashioned waterfall projects. How do you deal with that scenario?   Jessica Katz: Okay. This is a classic Agile coach response. It depends. It depends a lot on the context. So, let's say they want those things because it's a division that's making the shift and their leaders aren't making the shift. So, they still need the same reporting to fit into the rest of the organization. So sometimes that's the situation and a well-placed project manager can be very good at the translation between what we're doing in an Agile way, to the way we used to do things in the way we need to communicate to the rest of the organization. So that can be a really beneficial asset to that kind of situation.   Another thing that I found is that there's not a good focus when they're receiving metrics. There's not a good focus on what they're going to do with that metric. So, a lot of times you can sit, you can look at somebody and go, okay, here that you want this Gantt chart, what problem are you trying to solve by having this Gantt chart and if the problem and the Gantt chart don't actually match, right? So maybe the problem is well, I want to know what value we're delivering to the customer. Well, the Gantt chart, doesn't tell you what value we're delivering. It tells you when we're delivering things, but value is usually hidden inside initiatives or features or user stories, right? And, often organizations are very bad at communicating value. They're very good at communicating output. How many, you know, how many widgets did we make? Easy communication. What impact did those widgets have on our customer base and on our interactions with the world, that's a much harder lift. And so, you sort of leave that status quo going for a while, and you start to introduce other ideas and build on that till they're satisfied that they're getting the answers, they need to answer the question. And then you let go of the initial Gantt chart type style, right? It's just like implementing a new system. You do a little AB testing, right? Here's the thing you use to get. Here's the thing we're going to give you now, which one of these better answers your question? And once they're satisfied that the new information answers their question, well, you can let go of the old information.   Steve Rush: I wrote an article about four or five years ago when I was doing exactly this kind of transitioning behaviours around how people were leading change. And I coined the phrase of water Agile for, you know, we were kind of half Agile, half Waterfall. And it just takes a bit of careful consideration, education and communication to those people, doesn't it? Not just around how you're going to move them. What can you let go of and what do you need to hold and what reporting needs to go where? But do you ever find yourself now in the world of Agile saying to your coaches, stop right there. That's just a good old traditional Waterfall project. You don't need Agile.   Jessica Katz: Well, you know, I haven't run across one of them in recent years, but I do when I teach about Agile, I do make it very clear that there are opportunities for Waterfall that make good sense.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: A Waterfall project works when you know what you're going to do and how you're going to do it, and who's going to do it.   Steve Rush: Definitely so.   Jessica Katz: If you know the answer to those three questions with real, like real definite, like you really know. Not we guessed about our requirements and we think it's going to be this, but like really know. Installing a new server, updating firmware on a server, those kinds of things, maybe don't need Agile, right?   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: Yeah, and those can work in a Waterfall way because you know what you need to do and you know how you're going to do it. And you probably have the same team that always does that kind of work. So, you have all of the pieces in play. Agile really is meant for complex projects, things where you don't know what, you don't know how and the, who is wobbly. And when I say to who is wobbly, I mean, the team is changing regularly or they're a brand-new team together. Or, you know, the team has to shift as the project shifts. That makes the who quadrant unknown as well.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: Yeah, so we're really like, Agile is best for complexity. And when it's simple, let it be simple. Waterfalls is okay; however, I would recommend that you make it small in both cases.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: Yeah, that if you do a Waterfall project, that's going to take you a year to implement, it's way too big. You want to do a really small Waterfall project, not a big gigantic thing because we're usually wrong about our estimates. Almost always wrong about our estimate. The cone of uncertainty will tell you your 0.25 to 4 times wrong on your estimate. So, if you estimate something's going to take a month, it could take you a week or it could take you four months. But if you estimate something's going to be a year, it could take you a quarter or it could take you four years. And that costs associated with that kind of risk is much higher. So, the smaller you can make it the better chance you have.   Steve Rush: Risk is also a really interesting point, isn't it? That keeps coming up in my change world. When I start introducing the whole hypothesis of experiments and testing and using some of the Agile techniques to start helping move change forward, faster and release value earlier. One of the things that keeps coming back is, surely this is much riskier than a good old traditional or to Waterfall project. How would you respond if you were positioned with that?   Jessica Katz: Yeah, it only feels like Waterfall is less risky because it feels false. Like it's more sure.   Steve Rush: Right.   Jessica Katz: Right, when we do a Waterfall project, we're certain. We've built all the requirements, we know everything, but the reality is as soon as it hits the market, we've lost our surety. Now we're getting feedback from our customer base and the market could be internal to the organization or external, as soon as it hits the market, you start getting feedback. And if you can't be responsive to that, if you spent a year building a project and now it hits the market and you find out the market, doesn't like it, you've lost a year's worth of money, where if you deliver for a couple of weeks and the market starts responding and you have an opportunity to shift your requirements so that it better suits the market. In a year's time. If it takes that long. In a year's time, you're much more likely to have satisfied your customer. And so, you know, usually when you build these big Waterfall projects, you pull like one or two people from the customer base, you have a little advocacy group. You're not really getting the full breadth of your customers and your customers are really what make the return-on-investment possible.   Steve Rush: And managed well, Agile will de-risk your project, the risk of change.   Jessica Katz: Yes.   Steve Rush: Absolutely, and I'm delighted here and it's absolutely something I experienced quite a lot, so awesome. You mentioned a little earlier, the frozen middle of the middle manager. This is taking you down a path yourself now where you're putting pen to paper and writing a book. So, we'll naturally going to have you back on the show when the books up and running to tell us a little bit about that, but from your research about that kind of frozen middle, you kind of almost identified, having you? There are three roles that typically present themselves in organizations where that kind of gets stuck. Tell us a little bit about what you found?   Jessica Katz: Sure. So, if you were a manager, you wear three hats. One is the hat of being an employee, right? I'm an employee. I'm coming here to do a job, to get paid, to grow myself, right? So that's one role,  the next role is one of advocate where you're advocating for the people that report to you. You're trying to create an environment that makes it possible for them to deliver, give them opportunities to grow, remove blockers so they can be successful. And then the other hat you're wearing is an enforcer. And this is the person who manages the status quo of the organization. Generally speaking, organizations want to stay at status quo. The pool will always be back to status quo. And the middle manager is the one making sure that continues down that path and in doing so, if they keep with the status quo and they present status quo and they lead like they're part of the status quo, then they're more likely to get promoted and have raises and be recognized for their work. So, there's a benefit to them in being an enforcer financially. And the other side of that hat is if you're advocating for the change, that's occurring in your teams and for your team, particularly if the team culture and the leadership culture is different. If you're advocating for them, then you look like you're not part of leadership and it will hurt your chances for promotion and raise because everybody wants to hire people and promote people that look and feel like them. And I'm not necessarily here talking about like physical attributes here. I'm talking about the, you know, the state of being, if you approach work the same way as the leader's approach work, they're more likely to recognize you as a good leader. Then if you approach work differently,   Steve Rush: Yeah. You need that kind of Azure and provocateur that drummer the change, Meister, call it whatever you will, but you need that to push against the status quo. How do you therefore then encourage that middle manager to manage their political corporate self-whilst still doing that effectively?   Jessica Katz: Very carefully.   Steve Rush: It's definitely true.   Jessica Katz: The first thing I recommend is that if they have a change that they think is worthwhile in the system. That in this position of middle-management, you don't actually have a lot of power. You have more power than the people that report to you, but in the organization at large, you don't have a lot. So, my recommendation then is to find a mentor in the system who's in leadership, who's known for implementing change and have them help you shepherd that idea through the system because you have to move change through the system that is. It's like, I mean, we see it all the time in the United States, the way laws are made, right? You have an idea and you have to wait until there's enough social pressure behind it before laws started to happen. It's the same kind of thing that needs to happen inside an organization. You build social pressure behind your ideas, and if you can get a mentor who is known for implementing change into your system, that's already in a high leadership position. You can leverage them to help you think it through and get it through in a way that is healthy and healthy for you as a manager and then also healthy for the organization. So, it's not jarring to the status quo.   Steve Rush: And this is also where Agile can help too. Isn't it?   Jessica Katz: Yeah.   Steve Rush: So, by running some experiments and some hypotheses, you can gather some evidence that helps the energy behind the change you want to plan or design, right? Jessica Katz: That's right. That big word that I heard you use there, the big words, hypothesis and experiment. A hypothesis looks like this. I believe, or we believe by implementing this change, we will see these results. We'll know where, right. Or we'll know we're wrong when this data is evidence and then try it a little. In fact, when I do Agile transformations, I don't recommend they changed the entire company all at once.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: I recommend that they set up a team or two fully empowered to make all the changes they need and test it in their system first and find out what blockers show up so that you can remove some of those blockers as you, it spread it further. So, you're not throwing your entire company into chaos, right? You're putting a company or two or a team or two into a chaos and deep learning for your organization. And I suppose that's really the trick around hypotheses and experiments is that you're looking for learning. Do you know that you're right? Is the change that you want to implement in the system a good one? Well, we don't know. So, test it, find a way to test it.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jessica Katz: Small test it small.   Steve Rush: And if you get these behaviours right, as a middle manager, these middle managers will progress because they'll have the evidence to suggest that what they want to do, delete the organizations, right? And then you create that change culture at the top of the shop through kind of just natural growth and natural progression, I suspect.   Jessica Katz: Essentially, if you can get a groundswell, the company has no choice, but to move, right. But you'd probably need a, you know, a one in five for every leader that is resistant to the change you need at least, you know, five or more people that are into the idea of that change.   Steve Rush: Got it.     Jessica Katz: Because of that weigh towards leadership. Steve Rush: So, this part of the shows where we now start to turn the leadership lens of you. So, I'm going to ask you a few questions now just to hack into your great leadership mind. So, the first kind of thing I'd like to explore with you is your top three leadership hacks.   Jessica Katz: Okay. So, the first thing I want to talk about is spend 15 minutes every day planning your day. It's it feels counterintuitive. Well, that's 15 minutes. I'm not working then. Right? But the 15 minutes is used as a little bit of self-care. It lets you look at the day and decide what you need to prioritize in that day to be effective, even better. If you can do like 30 minutes on Monday or Sunday. So, you know, going into the week, what to expect. Now, those 15 minutes could be in the morning if you're an early bird or in the evening, if you're a night owl for the next day, what I have found is that if I do it in the morning, it sorts of sets me up for the whole day and I'm much more effective and the right things get done. And if I do it in the evening, it makes it easier to sleep. Cause I'm not worried about what's coming up the next day. So that 15 minutes every day is a little bit of slowing down to speed up, which is a really common Agile trend incidentally that you want to slow down to speed up. It has long-term impacts instead of short-term impacts.   Steve Rush: Love it, yeah.   Jessica Katz: Yeah, so that's my first one. My second one is don't assume you're right. Just because you have a specific role. So, if you're, for example, I'm an Agile coach. I'm going to come into an organization and I want to come from deep curiosity, I can say things like, well, common practice in the Agile community is X and somebody could say, well, I don't think that kind of practice will work for here and I'll go, okay, well, let's have a discussion about what the common practice is trying to solve, what problem you're trying to solve and find a solution that better suits your needs. In a position of leadership, you need to do the same thing. I have an idea about how to solve this problem, but I want to leave the room open for other people's ideas. And sometimes that means in environments that have a high retribution culture. Sometimes that means not saying anything until other people have spoken. But in a low retribution culture where it's easy to trade ideas back and forth and up and down the hierarchy, then just leaving that open door and stay in curious to what other people have to say would be my second suggestion.   Steve Rush: Cool.   Jessica Katz: And my third suggestion is lift others up. This is the rising tides lift all ships kind of circumstance. In traditional hierarchical organizations. It's very common for leaders to put themselves forward and try and look good and doing things, always trying to hoard and do things so that they continue to promote. One, you're going to burn out at some point and two, it doesn't give the people you're supporting, the people that report to you. It doesn't give them room to grow. So, lift them up and help them shine. And you will shine as a result of it. It is another one of those. It feels counterintuitive to do, but it's the right way to scale yourself.   Steve Rush: I love it. Often though, the most important things that we need to train ourselves to do differently feel counter-intuitive. And I love the whole, you know, 15 minutes or 30 minutes a day, getting yourself in order because ultimately you called it out. This is not about time management. Time management is kind of baloney, right? It doesn't exist, but what does exist is prioritization, love those hacks. The next part of the show, our listeners have become affectionately accustomed to hearing stories from our guests where they've had some adversity, things have maybe screwed up in the past. We call it Hack to Attack. But the key thing here is that we've learned from it. And it's now a force of good in our life and our work. What would be your Hack to Attack Jessica?   Jessica Katz: So, I have been passed over for promotions. I have received bad performance reviews. I have been fired. All of those things have happened in my history and I was contemplating them. And I was like, what's the common theme really? That came out for me in those things. And the common theme is that I'm a really fast mover and a fast thinker and it is worth it for me to slow down and observe and listen to the systems I'm in to make sure I don't misstep or inadvertently cause harm where no harm needed to be. It does require a sort of deep self-management for me. So, you know emotional intelligence is you know, the factors of self-awareness, self-management, others awareness and others management. I would say the two that I was weak on was others' awareness and self-management. Really understanding the impact of my words and actions and staying around to clean it up. If I made a mistake, cleaning it if given the opportunity, right? Because if you do harm, the other person has to be willing to have you clean it.   Steve Rush: Defiantly.   Jessica Katz: That's kind of where my big learning has come in. Steve Rush: And thank you for being so candid. There'll be many people listening to this who suffer with a similar kind of philosophy. And it's just that kind of being self-aware and organized that can make a massive difference, so awesome stuff. The very last thing that we'd like to do is to give you a chance to have a bit of time travel now. So, you get to bump into Jessica when she was 21 and you get to give her some advice, what your advice going to be?   Jessica Katz: Well, just to set the stage for your listeners. When I was 21, I hadn't yet figured out what I was going to do with myself. I chose not to go to college right away. And I was a single mom. And I was about a year out from moving to Nashville where I had no support system. And if I had a chance to do it over or had a chance to go back and talk to myself, one of the things I would say is take a breath and look at your support system. How are you going to have that support, that kind of support, no matter where you go? And a lot of what that takes is asking for help, even when you think you don't need it. It's still a hard thing for me to do, to ask for help. I'm better about it than I used to be. But man, if I could have gotten a hold of 21-year-old me and been willing to lean into that vulnerability, it could have been a huge shift in my life earlier.   Steve Rush: If only we had time travelled, right?   Jessica Katz: That's right.   Steve Rush: By then the world we're all different and we wouldn't have had the learning experiences we've had along the way.   Jessica Katz: That's true. That's true.   Steve Rush: So, what's next for you, Jessica?   Jessica Katz: What's next for me? My primary client is a training organization. I do some subcontract training through them. So, I do have some public classes available. If anyone's interested, they can go to my website to find future classes and I need to buckle down and work on that book. I've been a bit stuck, but this conversation today may have gotten me unstuck. So, I just want to say thank you for that.   Steve Rush: You're very welcome. We can unliberated your liberated elephant, right now. Jessica Katz: That's right. That's right. Get my elephant out of the room right now.   Steve Rush: Awesome, and I know that when you've concluded your book, we'll get you back on the show. We'll talk about some of the experiences in there as well, and we'll make sure we help our listeners connect with you. In the meantime, what's the best place for them to, we can send them to your website and that's liberatedelephant.com.   Jessica Katz: And if they want to follow me on LinkedIn, I do a bunch of posting there and it usually cross posts Twitter so they can follow me on Twitter. On Twitter I'm @ElephantTamer.   Steve Rush: Love that.   Jessica Katz: And on LinkedIn, you can find me as Jessica Kat.   Steve Rush: Brilliant, we'll make sure all of those links to your websites, Twitter and LinkedIn are in our show notes as well.   Jessica Katz: Wonderful, thank you so much.   Steve Rush: Jessica, listen. It's been absolutely amazing chatting to you. I've thoroughly enjoyed the whole exploration of Agile and the change and how you coach that through with your clients. Just wanted to say, wish you every success with conclusion of your book and most importantly whatever you do next and thanks for being part of our tribe on The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Jessica Katz: Great, thank you so much. Stay healthy.   Steve Rush: Thank you, Jessica.     Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. Please connect with us, by our social media. And you can do that by following and liking our pages on Twitter and Facebook our handler there is @leadershiphacker. Instagram you can find us there @the_leadership_hacker and at YouTube, we are just Leadership Hacker, so that is me signing off. I am Steve Rush and I have been the leadership hacker.  

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快手超级品牌日国际美妆品牌狂欢节单场销售总额破5亿，销售额破亿用时53分钟。售价4000元的鱼子酱 反重力 精华 一上架就售罄了，最受老铁欢迎的单品是韩国品牌“后”的“天气丹”，销售额达到5500万+。上周六开始，快手电商联合商业化正式面向全球公开招募食品、美妆、鞋服能领域的优质品牌和品牌服务商。 针对“蘑菇街裁员14%”一事，蘑菇街回应称，人员优化是基于业务结构的正常调整，蘑菇街聚焦直播电商行业，所以优化掉部分非强相关业务，导致本次裁员的发生。此前，蘑菇街创始人陈琪发给全体员工的内部信显示，蘑菇街启动新一轮裁员计划，裁员人数达140人，裁员比例为14%。蘑菇街还正经历高层人事震荡。短短一个月内，已有至少3名高管离职。 苏宁易购发布的2019年年度业绩报告显示，苏宁易购2019年实现营业收入2692.29亿元，同比增长9.91%。在利润方面，苏宁易购实现归母公司净利润98.43亿元，同比减少26.15%。而财报中也提到，同期苏宁还出售了部分阿里巴巴股份。此前小家电等产品一直是苏宁收入的第二大来源，这一位置已经被日用百货类产品替代。2019年苏宁日用百货品类营业收入达455.7亿元，同比增长115.44%。 央视新闻称，本月以来，韩国免税店行业整体销售额同比减少了90%，多个机场免税店已经关闭，市内免税店也纷纷闭店或调整营业时间。根据韩国相关规定，没有售出的免税品必须进行焚烧等销毁处理。近日，韩国免税店行业已向韩国关税厅提议，希望通过百货店、折扣店等国内流通渠道来消化库存，但由于审批复杂，预计最快要在今年下半年才有结果。据韩国业内人士预测，随着疫情持续，如果缺乏强有力的救助措施，韩国免税店行业或将面临崩溃。 意大利总理孔特在社交媒体上表示，将与地方政府代表和社会各界共同制定全国统一的复工复产计划，统筹考虑健康防护和生产需要。但他拒绝了下周提前复工的要求，表示将进一步与复工特别工作组和科技委员会专家，以及内阁成员开会讨论复工计划细节。 上周美股继续走高，数据显示美国经济与就业市场受损状况严峻，但近日宣布的重启经济计划以及药物和疫苗临床进展的消息提振了风险情绪。不过，分析人士称，尽管美股近期反弹强劲，但海外、尤其是美国新冠肺炎疫情情况依然令人担忧。 拥有“互联网女皇”之称的Mary Meeker发布了最新一期的《互联网趋势报告》，报告指出，新冠疫情的迅速传播与1906年的加州大地震有着类似的影响。报告指出，线上杂货/食品的按需配送经历了需求暴涨的阶段，并为本地的杂货和餐饮店提供需求。这种提供个性化到家服务的需求在这段不寻常的时光中获得了永久的市场。与亚洲等地区不同，美国地区的此类服务一直处于被低估的状态。 8点1氪，今日言论。威马汽车创始人、董事长兼CEO沈晖通过其个人微博表示，汽车作为大宗商品，具有低频、客单价高、决策链条长等特点，短期内很难迎来真正意义上的“报复性消费”。他认为，“疫情过后，人们的储蓄意识加强，消费也更加理性务实”，同时汽车产业供应链问题也将在汽车制造的逐步恢复恢复过程中起到关键作用。

快手超级品牌日国际美妆品牌狂欢节单场销售总额破5亿，销售额破亿用时53分钟。售价4000元的鱼子酱 反重力 精华 一上架就售罄了，最受老铁欢迎的单品是韩国品牌“后”的“天气丹”，销售额达到5500万+。上周六开始，快手电商联合商业化正式面向全球公开招募食品、美妆、鞋服能领域的优质品牌和品牌服务商。 针对“蘑菇街裁员14%”一事，蘑菇街回应称，人员优化是基于业务结构的正常调整，蘑菇街聚焦直播电商行业，所以优化掉部分非强相关业务，导致本次裁员的发生。此前，蘑菇街创始人陈琪发给全体员工的内部信显示，蘑菇街启动新一轮裁员计划，裁员人数达140人，裁员比例为14%。蘑菇街还正经历高层人事震荡。短短一个月内，已有至少3名高管离职。 苏宁易购发布的2019年年度业绩报告显示，苏宁易购2019年实现营业收入2692.29亿元，同比增长9.91%。在利润方面，苏宁易购实现归母公司净利润98.43亿元，同比减少26.15%。而财报中也提到，同期苏宁还出售了部分阿里巴巴股份。此前小家电等产品一直是苏宁收入的第二大来源，这一位置已经被日用百货类产品替代。2019年苏宁日用百货品类营业收入达455.7亿元，同比增长115.44%。 央视新闻称，本月以来，韩国免税店行业整体销售额同比减少了90%，多个机场免税店已经关闭，市内免税店也纷纷闭店或调整营业时间。根据韩国相关规定，没有售出的免税品必须进行焚烧等销毁处理。近日，韩国免税店行业已向韩国关税厅提议，希望通过百货店、折扣店等国内流通渠道来消化库存，但由于审批复杂，预计最快要在今年下半年才有结果。据韩国业内人士预测，随着疫情持续，如果缺乏强有力的救助措施，韩国免税店行业或将面临崩溃。 意大利总理孔特在社交媒体上表示，将与地方政府代表和社会各界共同制定全国统一的复工复产计划，统筹考虑健康防护和生产需要。但他拒绝了下周提前复工的要求，表示将进一步与复工特别工作组和科技委员会专家，以及内阁成员开会讨论复工计划细节。 上周美股继续走高，数据显示美国经济与就业市场受损状况严峻，但近日宣布的重启经济计划以及药物和疫苗临床进展的消息提振了风险情绪。不过，分析人士称，尽管美股近期反弹强劲，但海外、尤其是美国新冠肺炎疫情情况依然令人担忧。 拥有“互联网女皇”之称的Mary Meeker发布了最新一期的《互联网趋势报告》，报告指出，新冠疫情的迅速传播与1906年的加州大地震有着类似的影响。报告指出，线上杂货/食品的按需配送经历了需求暴涨的阶段，并为本地的杂货和餐饮店提供需求。这种提供个性化到家服务的需求在这段不寻常的时光中获得了永久的市场。与亚洲等地区不同，美国地区的此类服务一直处于被低估的状态。 8点1氪，今日言论。威马汽车创始人、董事长兼CEO沈晖通过其个人微博表示，汽车作为大宗商品，具有低频、客单价高、决策链条长等特点，短期内很难迎来真正意义上的“报复性消费”。他认为，“疫情过后，人们的储蓄意识加强，消费也更加理性务实”，同时汽车产业供应链问题也将在汽车制造的逐步恢复恢复过程中起到关键作用。

This week Paul Wicker of AdStage and JD Prater of Quora talk about the latest headlines in marketing. Mary Meeker dropped her massive tome of tech trends, Snapchat Baby and Gender Swap Lenses lead to massive Snapchat user growth, and Search budgets moving to Facebook. Listen now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-ppc-show-podcast/message

"Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show June 13 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about gold, Facebook, Google, Uber, TV streaming, and venture capitalist Mary Meeker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 48 of The Redirect Podcast: Insights from Mary Meeker's 2018 Internet Trends report include a few key areas search marketers should pay attention to—specifically, a lot of talk centered around mobile. Switching gears, we talk about the challenges and questions surrounding splitting a site off into microsites, and the impact this could have on your brand and how search engines perceives it. Finally, Google again giveth and taketh away on a feature inside of image search that can impact traffic to a site. This and much more on The Redirect Podcast. Show notes at https://blacktruckmedia.com/podcast/redirect-podcast-episode-48/

Plenty of interesting tech news and tips to cover this week, and some not so interesting that we cover quickly. Make sure to stick around to the end for a very special update from Dave on Apple's WWDC announcements. Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. Show Notes and Links: New Spectre flaws found (01:40) Notnews: Headphones maker Monster is quietly planning a $300 million ICO (02:50) Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: 10 passcode attempt iPhone wipe (04:10) Canon has ended sales for its last film camera (08:50) New emoji in Unicode 11 (10:55) Almost 3000 iOS apps make over $1 million per year (13:35) YouTube is the preferred platform of today's teens (16:35) Mary Meeker's 2018 internet trends report (18:20) Apple WWDC predictions from Mark Gurman (20:20) Twitter Time Capsule [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=filter%3Afollows%20until%3A2007-06-01%20-filter%3Areplies] (21:50) Picks of the Week: Dave: Thunderly (23:30) Nate: Audio Hijack (25:15) Give the gift of Amazon Prime!  As always, thank you for listening! Brought to you by #OneBackupIsNoneBackup Shop Amazon: Amazon.Notnerd.com Subscribe and Review in iTunes Contact Info: www.Notnerd.com Twitter - @N0tnerd, Nate - @NetBack, Dave - @DavyB Notnerd Facebook Email - info@Notnerd.com Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373) If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally or physically, please contact us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate links.

The influential VC, Mary Meeker, has released her highly anticipated 2018 Internet Trends report. We break down her analysis and discuss the implications of her findings.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.MP3Using a Screen Reader? Click hereMultiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org.Please SUBSCRIBE HERE.Subscribe through Apple Podcasts.Follow us on Soundcloud.A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible.If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you!Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme!Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo!Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes!Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subredditShow NotesTo read the show notes in a separate page click here! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.

Here's where it's cheaper to take an Uber than to own a car Ride-sharing companies have long touted the cost benefits of their platforms. Well, depending on the city, it can be cheaper on a weekly basis to take an UberX or UberPOOL than it is to own a personal car, according to Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers partner Mary Meeker's 2018 annual internet trends report. In four of the five largest cities in the U.S., it is indeed cheaper to rely on Uber than it is to own a car.

Episode 4 of The Redirect Podcast: We dive into Mary Meeker's famed Internet Trends Report for 2017 and discuss what it means for search marketers. DMOZ finally goes away, and a focus shift of featured snippets for your users. Show notes at https://blacktruckmedia.com/podcast/redirect-podcast-episode-4/

IBtimes.com International Business Times' Max Willens discusses with Rob Black the rise of voice recognition technology, tech guru Mary Meeker & other tech news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron and Ed interview Greg Tirico who is responsible for Advocacy Solutions and Services at Sprout Social. He has spent the majority of his career leading digital marketing initiatives in Fortune 500 organizations. Today we will speak to him about Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends report. Greg's insight when added to Mary's will guide your social strategy for the next 12 months. Personal note on Greg: When not espousing the benefits of employee advocacy, he can be found searching for the perfect Pinot Noir.

Ron and Ed interview Greg Tirico who is responsible for Advocacy Solutions and Services at Sprout Social. He has spent the majority of his career leading digital marketing initiatives in Fortune 500 organizations. Today we will speak to him about Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends report. Greg's insight when added to Mary's will guide your social strategy for the next 12 months. Personal note on Greg: When not espousing the benefits of employee advocacy, he can be found searching for the perfect Pinot Noir.

Subsidiaries. Straight path to market expansion or potentially tangled ecosystem? The experts speak. Steve King/Emergent Research: “For the first time in modern history, the developing world, not the developed world, is the global engine driving economic growth. This, coupled with the rapidly increasing use of social technologies, is fundamentally changing the relationship between companies and their foreign subsidiaries. Erich Joachimsthaler/Vivaldi Partners: “As internet analyst Mary Meeker said in her State of the Internet address this year: ‘We are merely in spring training.' This creates a new reality for companies of how to manage the global organization and how to achieve competitive advantage and profit from it.” Mike Morel/SAP: “Companies are squandering their investments in subsidiaries. They need to share more, implement governance, compliance, and regulation, and manage subsidiary independence.” Join us for Subsidiaries: Curing Chaos at the Family Dinner Table.

Subsidiaries. Straight path to market expansion or potentially tangled ecosystem? The experts speak. Steve King/Emergent Research: “For the first time in modern history, the developing world, not the developed world, is the global engine driving economic growth. This, coupled with the rapidly increasing use of social technologies, is fundamentally changing the relationship between companies and their foreign subsidiaries. Erich Joachimsthaler/Vivaldi Partners: “As internet analyst Mary Meeker said in her State of the Internet address this year: ‘We are merely in spring training.' This creates a new reality for companies of how to manage the global organization and how to achieve competitive advantage and profit from it.” Mike Morel/SAP: “Companies are squandering their investments in subsidiaries. They need to share more, implement governance, compliance, and regulation, and manage subsidiary independence.” Join us for Subsidiaries: Curing Chaos at the Family Dinner Table.