Podcast appearances and mentions of paul papadimitriou

Vinod and Geoff met up and recorded this special experience live from London Heathrow Terminal 2. Heathrow on a Friday afternoon was much calmer than Vinod and Geoff had expected. Vinod has never been through immigration at Heathrow faster, and Geoff was quickly through the e-gates. Vinod's bags were delivered quickly. Geoff's took a bit longer but still fairly quickly. Geoff and Vinod were meeting up with our guest interviewee from Experience 038 - Paul Papadimitriou. It is great to be back travelling again. If you're liking this episode experience, you may also enjoy Experience 019. On the RTW road with Vinny and Geoff. It's available wherever you listen to your podcasts. If you have a story about your trips in 2022, or any other experiences that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you wish to support the show financially, we are on Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

In this experience we are happy to bring you an interview with a wonderful guest Dee Leon. Dee met Vinod while working at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. When he told Vinod that he had sold Airbus in China, Vinod knew an interview was a Seat 1A priority. Dee worked for Airbus in the 1990s as the aviation market in China was just waiting to evolve with exponential growth in the local market. It was not an easy start for Dee as Boeing had a very strong presence in the Chinese market. This had started back when Nixon had visited China in his Boeing 707. Chinese aviation had copied Boeing through the 1970s and 80s. The selling of confidence for Airbus at the very beginning was more important than selling product. We ask Dee what the selling factors were, if Airbus sent other items with the aircraft (e.g. simulators) and what was the first success. China was previously not a hub and spoke system. And in the 1990s, the domestic bullet train was not yet a competitor. We ask what the environment was like in neighbouring countries at the time. What exactly did "do a demonstration" entail? And what was the leasing market like in China at the time? How was Dee's travel life like? How did physical aircraft get presented? And what did Dee do when a translator was not available for a seminar -- an incredible amount of reading followed! We ask about Dee's love for aviation as a child. Did he think that Airbus in China would be as successful as it is now? Dee has an interesting take on favourite airports along with personal travel recommendations. His favourite Airbus product may surprise you. Seat 1A appreciates the wonderful and candid interview with Dee. If you're liking this episode experience, you may also enjoy Experience 038. Layover with a Special Guest. An Interview with Paul Papadimitriou. It's available wherever you listen to your podcasts. News Items: simpleflying.com article "Bakkafrost: The Faroese Salmon Farm That Plans To Reduce Food Waste By Flying Fish In A Boeing 757." flyertalk.com article "Delta and American Express Turn a Retired 747 Into Credit Cards."   If you want to share a shoutout to Dee, have a story about aviation industry sales, or other experiences that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you wish to support the show financially, we are on Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

Starting out as a software engineer, Ingrid Burton, CMO, Quantcast, quickly moved into Marketing during her long tenure at Sun Microsystems. Her deep experiences of Sun’s early pioneering move to Open Source key software components has fuelled much of her stellar career as CMO of many leading companies such as Hortonworks and H2O.ai. There aren’t many marketers who’ve had the same hands-on experiences as Ingrid, creating whole new categories and communities around key Open Source technologies.Highlights:-What are the facets of Marketing and how do they relate to OpenSource?- There isn’t a one size fits all Open Source GTM model- How to sell ‘The Squeeze’- Why not to over complicate Category Creation- Effective teaming between Sales and Marketing- When to hire your first Marketing VPAs an accomplished CMO she talks through the relationship between Sales and Marketing, and her thoughts on ‘the squeeze play’. A fascinating listen from one of Silicon Valley’s very best.In conversation with Andy Leaver, and Paul Papadimitriou.

Amandine Le Pape describes how Open Source was pivotal in building Matrix, how the business model and GTM evolved and how they manage their rapid scaling.Highlights:- Open Source and the power of community can solve big problems- Business models for Open Source are evolving quickly- Rapid Scale needs senior people early in the journey- The missing layer of the web is real-time communications- Big visions need to talk to tech and business communitiesStarting initially within the Amdocs business, founder Amandine Le Pape (with her Co-founder Matthew Hodgson) formed the vision for the missing layer of the web and created Matrix. As a decentralised and highly secure open standard, Matrix is now over 30 million users strong and is powering communications at many large public bodies and private companies. Element fuels the growth of the ecosystem by being a core contributor to Matrix and providing apps and services for Matrix. Element is on a path to be world changing and a defining standard, hence needs strategic thinking in the GTM challenges ahead.A discussion with Andy Leaver and Paul Papadimitriou. 

Jason Corsello is a much admired and respected figure in the world of HR Tech, but how did he start as an analyst, become an operator, and then found and manage a dedicated HR Tech fund? In our session we explore how HR Tech has evolved over the years, what trends he sees emerging, and how the pandemic has accelerated changes in the employee experience. The unbundling of HR Tech is upon us, opening up so many opportunities, including the chance to truly promote wellness in the workplace - whether that be the office or home. All this leads to how Jason invests via his fund Acadian, and who the new winners in this fast changing landscape could be.Highlights:- Empowering workers without invading their data privacy- The acceleration of the HR tools through the pandemic- The rise of the extended workforce and the legal implications- Working from home can be complex- Can employee tools measure and promote wellness?- The unbundling of HR Tech through API’s and DataWith Andy Leaver, and Paul Papadimitriou

A very honest conversation about sales with the one and only Jennifer Bers, who lives and breathes sales excellence, and has lost none of her passion and energy around the craft. Her drive and results are incredible.Highlights:- There are four key traits to look out for when Sales hiring: intelligence, integrity, hunger and coachability- In order to structure your team, you need to understand the market you’re going after- Understanding and implementing MEDDPICC when managing a team in order to forecast accuratelyJennifer has had an incredible career in sales, both as an individual contributor and as a leader, in her positions as National Account Executive at Yahoo, UK Sales Director at Bazaarvoice and VP of Sales at Onfido, now taking a temporary break from staring at Zoom for 12 hours a day. In this episode we explore how Jennifer has developed her skills, built teams, grown companies and figured out the GTM formula.Hosted by Andy Leaver, Operating Partner at Notion Capital, and Paul Papadimitriou.Read more about what we talked about: https://notion.vc/resources/the-sales-discipline-and-fintech/

“The Art of Exiteering”, or taking the long term view, in order to maximise the value of an M&A or IPO — building long term readiness to have a significant and positive impact on that outcome.Highlights:- If you are building a great tech company you must have a thorough understanding of the ecosystem you are disrupting- Partnerships are very important in long term value creation for distribution, innovation, and ultimately exit- Creating optionality for stakeholders is critical in the exit processThe companies Notion invest in share much in common: they all want to build businesses that dominate categories, that scale and endure. At some point in their journey, they will want to realise the value of their hard work, allowing themselves as founders, and us as funders, to realise our investments. They may end up listing on the public markets or being acquired – the latter being more likely for European companies.  That exit may well be far in the distance for many founders, even as they achieve significant success. Some people will say, “build a great business and the outcome will take care of itself” and while that is true to an extent, we also believe that long term readiness can have a significant and positive impact on that outcome. We call this “The Art of Exiteering”; taking the long term view, in order to maximise the value of an M&A or IPOStephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou discuss with David Eldridge. David founded Alterian which he led through IPO and subsequent acquisition of four companies; Alterian was then acquired by SDL in 2011. He Chaired Idio, a Notion company for six years which was acquired by Episerver in 2019. David is now the Chair, formerly CEO, and joint founder of 3radical, Chair of Apperio and Non-exec Director at Neighbourly and Precision Point.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/knowing-your-ideal-buyer-profile-is-critical-to-planning-a-great-exit/

Understanding a VC firm's investment strategy - focus, stage, thesis and so on - is critical as a founder develops their investment proposition, but so is understanding the individual strategy of each partner in a firm. This allows a founder to tailor their pitch but more importantly, get the right investor excited and committed as soon as possible.Highlights:- Good PLG businesses have a very short time to value, bringing users to the “aha” moment right from the moment they try the product- Founders should think of fundraising strategically; it is important to define a strategy and a process to close a funding round successfully- Lead with the excitement for your vision, backed by the metrics that bring that to lifeFor product-led founders, looking to raise a funding round, Itxaso Del Palacio is probably their best fit. Itxaso is a Partner at Notion Capital, which specialises in B2B SaaS and Enterprise Tech, investing across Europe at Series A. Itxaso was formerly with M12 (Microsoft’s venture arm) where she led investments in Beamery, Onfido and Unbabel. She has more than a decades experience working in the startup ecosystem building and investing in software companies. Additionally, Itxaso is a Senior Teaching Fellow in entrepreneurship at University College London (UCL) and she has taught entrepreneurship to more than 3,000 students in the last ten years.  In this podcast, Itxaso describes herself to Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou as a ‘product-led’ investor and lays out her thinking on what this means and why she thinks this is so important.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/investing-in-product-led-founders-building-rocketship-businesses/

Vinod and Geoff hope to have a new experience recorded and posted soon. Until then, we present a replay of our very popular experience with guest host Paul Papadimitriou - from the Layovers podcast. In the experience, Paul mentions a previous Seat 1A recording - that would have been experience 36. ------------ In this experience we are extremely fortunate to have an incredible guest and extend warm greetings to Paul Papadimitriou. Paul is a global keynote speaker, futurist and TV/Radio/Stage host based in London, UK. Avgeek podcast listeners will also know Paul from the Layovers podcast. We review our personal states and look back to the start of the year to our last flights. Do our realities mean that we need to fly at this point? Paul had very classy last flight – but is looking forward to flying again. Vinod's last flight was a short Canadian domestic flight. Geoff's last international flight was a short cross-border flight into the US. Vinod has had to postpone a flight to Tokyo for the Olympics. Paul had to cancel a number of flights including one to Barcelona. Paul shares his emotional attachment to Narita and looks at business travel these days in Japan. Everyone takes a moment to share their love for Narita. Geoff had to cancel plans for a Yukon and Alaska trek. It's been a while since Paul's last podcast recording – don't worry folks he's coming back soon. 2019 was the end of a golden age in travel – who knows there might be more in the future. When the pandemic started, many in the aviation industry were in denial about what could happen – and unfortunately, it lasted far longer than just the short term. Did we make a mistake by calling the infections "waves"? Should we have looked at the pandemic like a series of forest fires? Geoff comments about the internal Canadian travel bubble in its Atlantic provinces. Lockdown – it means different things to different people, but Europe will be in some form of it until March 2021. Vinod shares the experience of his in-laws first facing the virus in Taiwan, and the challenges when they returned to Canada. Each country has a level of risk they want to take with quarantine. We move back to aviation and ask when Paul realized he was passionate about aviation. Paul shares information on how he met his Layovers co-host Alex Hunter and started the podcast. Geoff shares the connection he had in his youth with planes on final approaches. Vinod shares his Asian long-haul experiences from when he was an infant. Paul looks back on growing up in Geneva, with visits to the US on those LOUD PLANES! We move back to the reality of where we are today. Quite simply fix the virus, fix the economy, fix travel. And unfortunately, even if all the avgeeks flew, we wouldn't get back to 2019 levels. We're having déjà vu in Europe – it's like it's March all over. Business travellers aren't travelling and the path to recovery looks a long way off. How will city state hub airlines manage since they don't have a domestic market? Low-cost carriers in the US and EU have a much better financial position than traditional carriers. Asia will have a different recovery. And while we are trying to recover, we'll need to make sure that we don't run short of reagents. What will happen with Tokyo's Olympics? What will happen with the need for qualifying events? How will this align with new Japanese entry requirements? What will be the order of re-opening? When will tourism travel return? What will it look like since airlines are reducing their long-range planes? What would a global framework look like? Are we going to need health visas? Is the entire world going to feel like an emerging market passport? How will recover vary between large and small countries? Are people ready to fly? Will comorbidity stop being a buzzword at some point? Will people ever learn the difference between proximal and direct causes? Repatriation – are the flights done yet? Other industries – like MICE – do events need a system to validate tests? Will we see more contactless or biometric examples at airports? What will happen to industries that are currently suffering economically? What will we do about privacy? Will distancing be baked into premium products? Maybe we can think about self-cleaning toilets? Are we simple and robust enough with UX and UI? Paul and Vinod share their experiences with Korean mobile network alerts. Sweden and COVID – it can't be taken out of context. We can't just replicate, but we can learn – and treat it like aviation does after an incident. What's going to change for aviation on the backend? We swing back to questions. What are our favourite airports? Vinod clarifies the beautiful final approaches at Vancouver. Geoff provides a quick update on LaGuardia construction. Congratulations Berlin, you're finally opening your new airport. Now for least favourite – Paul never gets the same experience twice at the so-called Hub Experts. Vinod and Geoff share an airport for least favourite. Vinod shares his love for full airport sensory experiences – complete with a squawking bird prank when he was a flight attendant. We look at changes we'll have to make. Much more planning than ever before. Will (last minute) round-the-world trips be possible? Will visa waivers and ETA programs accelerate? Paul shares his travel hacks and tips. Vinod shares the story of booking his honeymoon RTW points trip. Planning trips based on aircraft types is not going to be easy in the short term. Geoff and Vinod share aircraft bait and switch stories. Finally, we ask what our first dream flights will be. Paul shares love for a former home country. He also hates over tourism. Vinod just wants to get on a flight for as long as possible. Geoff, dreaming of an ultra-luxury experience. For those who want to listen to Paul's old episodes, you can find him at layovers.to. If you want to share a shoutout to Paul, a story about your travel experiences during the pandemic, your thoughts about where you think travel is going to evolve, a question, or other experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

Within the context of the startup, grow up and scale-up life cycle of a venture backed tech company, the topic of internationalisation soon emerges and typically the focus of the discussion is on the US.  From our personal experience and from discussions with founders we know that a critical success factor is one of the founders, and often a few hand picked employees, moving to the US. This process can be a minefield and requires dedicated time and effort.Highlights:- Doing your research and considering the planning piece is key for combating the global immigration minefield- Building a strong network is vital for expansion- There are three primary visas for the UK: E Visa, L Visa, O1 VisaStephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou discuss this topic with Elizabeth Jamae the founding partner at Corporate Immigration Partners. Elizabeth supports European Notion companies address their immigration challenges getting into the US, and is responsible for immigration strategy and implementation. Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/combating-the-global-immigration-minefield-for-european-startups/

The journey from startup to global category leader is a daunting task, for a million or less in revenues, when we might invest 100 million revenues, or more, in less than ten years. This is what VCs hope to find, and it’s what many founders plan to achieve. There are strategic challenges of balancing short term operational excellence, with long term transformation and category dominance. One of the most enduring frameworks for this is the McKinsey three horizons, which describes optimising for current performance while maximising future opportunity.Highlights:- Three horizons is a powerful way to combine short term execution with long term vision.- Feeling comfortable in the grey area between the present and the future.- There can be such a thing as too much vision!- Getting the right balance of mindset & resources between the three horizons is critical.Chris Tottman is one of the founders of Notion Capital, but also one of the founding members of MessageLabs, a tech company that went from an idea in 2000 to more than 600 people and $150m in recurring revenue in eight years before its acquisition by Symantec. Amongst many other responsibilities at MessageLabs, Chris oversaw nearly every single senior hire, shaping the leadership team and organisational structure.Since then, over the last ten years with Notion Capital, he’s been investing in SaaS founders to help shape their vision, nurture their ambition and, critically, help them hire ever more extraordinary people. An original thinker in a traditional industry, he uses the three horizon framework to help the founders that he invests in build big, beautiful and enduring companies.A conversation with Stephen Millard, and Paul Papadimitriou.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/the-three-horizon-mindset-how-visionary-founders-win-big/

SaaS businesses are ultimately recurring revenue streams, often with significant upfront costs for customer acquisition. Any profit or contribution from an individual customer is only typically generated in the second or third years. In order to be viable they need to have a deep understanding of their business model and, critically, an understanding of the underlying economic viability that allows them to stay on track, make good decisions, manage their costs, manage their cash, and plan for growth. For venture-backed businesses in particular, they ultimately have to unlock capital efficient growth in order to achieve the goals that they've set for themselves and for their stakeholders.Highlights:- In SaaS companies the finance function must be seen as a strategic partner to the business.- Vertical financials looks at P&L and Balance Sheet, while Horizontal Financials look at lifetime value.- Even as you are working to accelerate growth, make sure you’re doing so within a framework that allows you to be capital efficient.In conversation with Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou, our guide to this topic is Carrie Dolan, CFO at Tradeshift, a unicorn in the Notion portfolio. Notion led the Series A in 2009. Carrie has more than 20 years experience as a CFO, in fast growth venture-backed technology companies such as Metromile, Lending Club, and prior to that with Charles Schwab. Read more about this episode: https://notion.vc/resources/saas-cfo-podcast/ 

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt, Armando, John, Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Paul Papadimitriou, Brian Coleman, David Corston, Grant McHerron, Captain Matt, Captain Andy, First Officer Mila, Our Maine Man Micah and Captain Al for this very special festive episode. In this programme our esteemed hosts share their aviation Christmas memories, take part in our annual quiz and attempt to create the '15 Days of Christmas'. Micah brings us his annual holiday message and Nick Codling, Barbara Parish, Andrew Van Der Saag and Ariel Tweto send us their festive greetings. [0:00:00] Special Festive Intro [0:01:03] Welcome to the Extravaganza [0:05:18] Guest Introductions [0:11:44] Andrew van der Saag Festive Greeting [0:12:25] Barbara Parish Festive Greeting [0:15:50 A Christmas Story (winging it) [0:21:45] Nik Codling Festive Greeting [0:22:51] Carlos' Christmas Quiz [0:58:17] Micah's Holiday Story [1:11:35] PTUK's Choir Sings 'The 15 Days of Christmas' [1:17:14] Ariel Tweto Festive Greeting [1:18:29] Aviation Christmas Memories [1:46:23] Christmas Messages from the Hosts [1:59:32] "Who's John?!" [2:00:18] Wrapping up the Show [2:02:21] Special Festive Outro Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - podcast@planetalkinguk.com Website - https://www.planetalkinguk.com

Pricing and monetisation is a critical topic for any company at any stage but particularly for SaaS, because as recurring revenue businesses the decisions they make on pricing strategy have far reaching consequences. When companies really think about how to maximise growth and net revenue retention, pricing and monetisation is one of the strongest levers they can pull, but very few companies exercise that muscle.Highlights:- The genius of Zoom’s freemium strategy- Three simple rules to find your pricing value drivers- Notion has made a bold move, making their lowest product tier entirely free, playing a long game for market share- Making referrals part of your monetisation strategy.- Skin in the game pricing is on the riseProfitWell are one of the world’s leading SaaS pricing specialists and we have heard from them on this podcast over the years - in fact this is their 4th episode. Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou's guest for this episode is Rob Litterst, Pricing Strategist at ProfitWell. Rob has worked on hundreds of pricing strategies for SaaS companies - large and small - and writes a really interesting weekly newsletter called "good, better, best", which packages up case studies of SaaS companies and other subscription businesses, using real world examples from B2B and B2C to give some really interesting insights. In this episode we dig into innovative and transformational pricing strategies, as well as some of the biggest successes in tech and in SaaS. We're going to be talking about value metrics, strategies to drive network effects and referrals, freemium strategies to drive acquisition and much, much more.

Lean customer development is a topic that people may think relevant only to early stage startups, but in our opinion the imperative of customer development - building products your customers will actually buy - never stops, whether this is at the startup, grow up or scale up stage. Cindy Alvarez discusses this with Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou.Highlights:- Think of customer development as building your buying audience as you are building your product.- Find the problems your customers are impassioned about solving.- Use silence to draw out the answers you really need to hear.Cindy Alvarez is one of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners on this topic. She is the Director of Customer Research at GitHub and was previously a Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, where she embedded customer development practices across the organisation. She is also the bestselling author of Lean Customer: Building Products Your Customers Will Buy.

Papa Paul joins us in the (virtual) studio to record episode 4.1. Freeware came back to bite Dan in the ass this week, and the spinning beachball of death wiped out the original recording. Being a true mensch, Paul was gracious enough to donate another hour of his time.In this episode:Paul reads the whitepagesDan falls asleepPaul shows us WHY it matters and HOW to cut down on your Zoomitis with Audio and Video best practicesDan proves his NavGeek credsPaul calls the future 10 months agoDan remembers the #exitrowposse... All this and a whole lot more on Episode 004(.1).Find Paul at:instagram.com/papadimitriou/twitter.com/papadimitriouFind Dan at:instagram.com/dantaylorphotography/twitter.com/sensorpunk

Martina Lauchengco is a Partner at venture capital firm Costanoa Ventures, and also a Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, where she leads on product marketing — a critical function for any high growth SaaS business which she discusses here with Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou.Highlights:- Product marketing is all about strategy, delivering what the company needs to connect their product with their market.- 2021 is the year to double down on positioning.- Listen to your customers and how they talk about you. Learn from what they say and keep your messaging simple using plain languageProduct marketing is a critical function for any high growth SaaS business and not only is this one of the hardest jobs to recruit for, it's also one of the hardest jobs to do really well. Product marketing is central to translating customer insight into messaging that resonates with customers, accelerates the sales cycle and lays the foundation for evangelism. Martina Lauchengco is a Partner at venture capital firm Costanoa Ventures, and also a Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, where she leads on product marketing. She has spent over 25 years as a marketing executive building, branding and launching market-defining software at Microsoft, Netscape, Loudcloud and more. She has served on 12 startup boards and also lectures on marketing and product management at UC Berkeley.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/good-to-great-product-marketing/ 

Andy Leaver, Operating Partner at Notion Capital, on how do we build on the people, processes and tech to get to the next revenue boundary — the 1s and 3s. Interviewed by Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard.Highlights:- Why, as enterprise tech startups grow, they follow the rule of 1s and 3s- An effective rev ops function is essential- The “people, process and tech” that enable a startup achieve a particular revenue boundary are unlikely to deliver on the next- Why pricing is an art and founders need to become masters- Why your customers are your best salespeople  For any enterprise cloud startup the journey to scale is one that is built around inflection points, which are critical to success. You need to find product market fit, moving beyond founder-led sales to go-to-market fit and then onwards; each layer builds on the previous, with new capabilities and often new people, processes and tech. Few people in Europe have as much pedigree in this than Andy Leaver, Operating Partner at Notion Capital. Andy operated at the most senior levels - from Series A / B to IPO - at Hortonworks, Workday, SuccessFactors, Bazaarvoice and Ariba. He's had an amazing career and is now bringing that experience with him to the Notion Family.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/scaling-enterprise-software-startups-a-story-of-1s-and-3s/

In this experience we are extremely fortunate to have an incredible guest and extend warm greetings to Paul Papadimitriou. Paul is a global keynote speaker, futurist and TV/Radio/Stage host based in London, UK. Avgeek podcast listeners will also know Paul from the Layovers podcast. We review our personal states and look back to the start of the year to our last flights. Do our realities mean that we need to fly at this point? Paul had very classy last flight – but is looking forward to flying again. Vinod's last flight was a short Canadian domestic flight. Geoff's last international flight was a short cross-border flight into the US. Vinod has had to postpone a flight to Tokyo for the Olympics. Paul had to cancel a number of flights including one to Barcelona. Paul shares his emotional attachment to Narita and looks at business travel these days in Japan. Everyone takes a moment to share their love for Narita. Geoff had to cancel plans for a Yukon and Alaska trek. It's been awhile since Paul's last podcast recording – don't worry folks he's coming back soon. 2019 was the end of a golden age in travel – who knows there might be more in the future. When the pandemic started, many in the aviation industry were in denial about what could happen – and unfortunately, it lasted far longer than just the short term. Did we make a mistake by calling the infections "waves"? Should we have looked at the pandemic like a series of forest fires? Geoff comments about the internal Canadian travel bubble in its Atlantic provinces. Lockdown – it means different things to different people, but Europe will be in some form of it until March 2021. Vinod shares the experience of his in-laws first facing the virus in Taiwan, and the challenges when they returned to Canada. Each country has a level of risk they want to take with quarantine. We move back to aviation and ask when Paul realized he was passionate about aviation. Paul shares information on how he met his Layovers co-host Alex Hunter and started the podcast. Geoff shares the connection he had in his youth with planes on final approaches. Vinod shares his Asian long-haul experiences from when he was an infant. Paul looks back on growing up in Geneva, with visits to the US on those LOUD PLANES! We move back to the reality of where we are today. Quite simply fix the virus, fix the economy, fix travel. And unfortunately, even if all the avgeeks flew, we wouldn't get back to 2019 levels. We're having déjà vu in Europe – it's like it's March all over. Business travellers aren't travelling and the path to recovery looks a long way off. How will city state hub airlines manage since they don't have a domestic market? Low-cost carriers in the US and EU have a much better financial position than traditional carriers. Asia will have a different recovery. And while we are trying to recover, we'll need to make sure that we don't run short of reagents. What will happen with Tokyo's Olympics? What will happen with the need for qualifying events? How will this align with new Japanese entry requirements? What will be the order of re-opening? When will tourism travel return? What will it look like since airlines are reducing their long-range planes? What would a global framework look like? Are we going to need health visas? Is the entire world going to feel like an emerging market passport? How will recover vary between large and small countries? Are people ready to fly? Will comorbidity stop being a buzzword at some point? Will people ever learn the difference between proximal and direct causes? Repatriation – are the flights done yet? Other industries – like MICE – do events need a system to validate tests? Will we see more contactless or biometric examples at airports? What will happen to industries that are currently suffering economically? What will we do about privacy? Will distancing be baked into premium products? Maybe we can think about self-cleaning toilets? Are we simple and robust enough with UX and UI? Paul and Vinod share their experiences with Korean mobile network alerts. Sweden and COVID – it can't be taken out of context. We can't just replicate, but we can learn – and treat it like aviation does after an incident. What's going to change for aviation on the backend? We swing back to questions. What are our favourite airports? Vinod clarifies the beautiful final approaches at Vancouver. Geoff provides a quick update on LaGuardia construction. Congratulations Berlin, you're finally opening your new airport. Now for least favourite – Paul never gets the same experience twice at the so-called Hub Experts. Vinod and Geoff share an airport for least favourite. Vinod shares his love for full airport sensory experiences – complete with a squawking bird prank when he was a flight attendant. We look at changes we'll have to make. Much more planning than ever before. Will (last minute) round-the-world trips be possible? Will visa waivers and ETA programs accelerate? Paul shares his travel hacks and tips. Vinod shares the story of booking his honeymoon RTW points trip. Planning trips based on aircraft types is not going to be easy in the short term. Geoff and Vinod share aircraft bait and switch stories. Finally, we ask what our first dream flights will be. Paul shares love for a former home country. He also hates over tourism. Vinod just wants to get on a flight for as long as possible. Geoff, dreaming of an ultra-luxury experience. For those who want to listen to Paul's old episodes, you can find him at layovers.to. If you want to share a shoutout to Paul, a story about your travel experiences during the pandemic, your thoughts about where you think travel is going to evolve, a question, or other experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

Renn Vara, Co-Founder, SNP Communications, interviewed by Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard.Communication is critical in startups, especially as an organisation grows. Ensuring everyone across the business is aligned with the company's vision and values, the behaviors, what matters most, the path to success. The importance of communication is heightened in 2020 as we've all moved to an offline world and now an increasingly on-off world.Highlights:- Communication is now much more personal. We are talking to employees from our homes and in their homes and leaders must embrace that.- We are all now “living our work” and that will have a profound impact on company survival and success.- Embrace Aristotle: “forgive yourself, forgive others and seek understanding.” This underpins great communication. Aristotle again: “speak your truth with clarity.”Renn Vara, Co-Founder of SNP Communications is one of the world’s leading experts and practitioners on communication in startups, working with Founders across the Notion Family and at many of the world’s iconic tech brands. Renn in particular, and SNP Communications as a whole, helps tech founders and brands find their voice, build teams, and create trust and clarity across fast-growing, globally-dispersed companies.  

For any CEO, one of their most important challenges is to hire extraordinary people - Game Changers - to join their senior leadership team. Notion research has shown that one of the most fundamental differences between the most successful tech companies and the rest is largely to do with the quality of the hiring into the senior leadership team. Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard discuss this with Hiroki Takeuchi, Founder and CEO, GoCardlessHighlights:- That one thing that has enabled us to get to where we are today has been thanks to hiring some really fantastically talented people along the way.- If you plan to hire Game Changers onto your leadership team, then you had better get comfortable feeling uncomfortable because they are so much better than you.- I look for five things when hiring a game changer. Of all of these an insatiable hunger to build a massive business is the most important.- Always raise the bar in terms of the quality of people you hire, if not it’s a slippery slope.- In the early days we paid a high price for a lack of diversity and an unwillingness to value experience.- We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to join us and do the best work of their lives.Hiroki Takeuchi is the founder and CEO of GoCardless. GoCardless processes billions in transactions every year and helps tens of thousands of companies around the world take recurring payments using a global direct debit infrastructure. With Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard.Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/five-things-saas-founders-should-look-for-when-hiring-game-changers/

Alan Millard explains to Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard the principles of smart and healthy leadership and why smart and healthy companies have more fun and grow faster. Highlights:- Most companies have smarts, but “healthy” is the game changer and is a massive multiplier.- Why be healthy? Have more fun; be more productive; keep your best people.- Vulnerable trust is the foundation for high performing teams, leaders need to be comfortable showing that while they may be 80% brilliant, they are probably 20% rubbish. As we all are.Alan Millard is a Principal Consultant at The Table Group, one of the world's leading authorities on high performance leadership. He works with executives from all over the world (including the Notion Portfolio) applying those very same principles. He's also the chairman of DueDil, a UK based FinTech and one of Notion’s portfolio companies. Prior to The Table Group, he was the COO of Hiscox and Chairman of the UK subsidiary. He also has a constant desire to challenge himself, particularly demonstrated by his experience in mountain climbing; he’s summited Manaslu, Everest, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Denali. He’s also a qualified skydiver with more than 30 solo jumps.

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today’s episode, I’ll be continuing my chat with Paul Papadimitriou who co-host’s the very popular aviation podcast Layovers, which also features my mate Alex Hunter who’s the other co-host. If you haven’t heard Part 1. Then I’d suggest to go listen to that first then come back for this episode. If you’ve heard Part 1. Then sit back and enjoy Part 2. of my chat with Paul.   Timestamps Part 2.: Intro to the show 1:22 – Favourite airport that Paul likes flying into 10:15 – Best scenery Paul’s flown over 14:01 – Emotions heighten when 40,000 feet in the air 19:17 – Cheap airline tickets anyone? 25:44 – Finding out a bit about Paul and his love of innovation and travelling and a travel quote that inspires him 38:25 – Being uncomfortable when you travel is how you really experience a place and taking pictures and enjoying cultures 45:20 – Sharing the stage with influential people 51:44 – MH370 theory and Paul’s opinion on the doomed plane 59:50 – If you could travel anywhere in the world now, where would you like to be? 1:00:33 – And what would you be eating or drinking? 1:02:48 – What’s your favourite country and city 1:03:53 – What’s the country/city that has surprised you the most? Outro to the show   Follow Paul & Layovers Podcast: Paul’s website: paulpapa.com Paul’s Twitter: @papadimitriou Paul’s Instagram: @papadimitriou Paul on Facebook: @paulpapadimitriou Layovers Podcast website: Layovers.to Layovers Podcast Twitter: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast Instagram: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast on Facebook: @layovers.podcast Listen to Layovers Podcast: https://feedpress.me/layovers   Additional Information: The Long Fall of One-Eleven Heavy article: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a1115/long-fall-one-eleven-heavy-0700/   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/travelman-podcast/id1281446908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: https://travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benthetravelman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelmanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelmanPod Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-dow/travelman-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: www.travelmanpodcast.com Travelman Podcast email: travelmanpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today’s awesome episode, I’ll be chatting to Paul Papadimitriou who co-host’s the very popular aviation podcast Layovers, which also features my mate Alex Hunter who’s the other co-host. Paul is a Keynote Speaker, futurist, business man and loves aviation. So, sit back and listen to Part 1. of Paul and I chat about his love of aviation and travel.   Timestamps Part 1: Intro to the show A bit of weather talk and Australian bushfires 3:58 – Layovers Podcast with Paul Papadimitriou and how it started 8:32 – Paul enjoys the experience of travel and loves Melbourne’s coffee culture the best! 13:46 – Walking through a forest, the brain, body, soul reset and Paul’s multiple personalities, woops I mean nationalities 17:36 – Has Manila, Philippines got mushrooms? Manila is a place to go to mini travel guide to Manila 30:35 – Tokyo is a crazy place and so much fun 34:10 – Walking around different cities and getting lost is great 43:08 – Cathay Pacific, Alex Hunter’s connection to me and Paul’s earliest childhood memory 49:50 – Paul’s love of aviation, the planes he likes, airplane chat edited up to 1:07:38 Outro to the show   Follow Paul & Layovers Podcast: Paul’s website: paulpapa.com Paul’s Twitter: @papadimitriou Paul’s Instagram: @papadimitriou Paul on Facebook: @paulpapadimitriou Layovers Podcast website: Layovers.to Layovers Podcast Twitter: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast Instagram: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast on Facebook: @layovers.podcast Listen to Layovers Podcast: https://feedpress.me/layovers   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/travelman-podcast/id1281446908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: https://travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benthetravelman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelmanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelmanPod Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-dow/travelman-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: www.travelmanpodcast.com Travelman Podcast email: travelmanpodcast@gmail.com

When we think of the very best tech companies on the planet – Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix – what sets them apart is that innate ability to innovate. Gib was previously VP Product at Netflix and Chief Product Officer at Chegg and is now one of the most highly valued - and well-travelled – speakers and thinkers in product strategy on the planet today. Highlights: ·Why culture is so much more powerful than a bunch of rules ·Building great products is messy, that’s why strategy and customer science are so important ·Why you should never lose your punk startup risk-taking muscles Interviewed by Paul Papadimitriou and Stephen Millard. Read more: https://notion.vc/resources/talking-product-strategy-consumer-science-and-culture-with-gibson-biddle/

In this experience we look at Vinny and Geoff's separate round the world (RTW) adventures - Vinny's will already be underway when this experience is posted. We look at the world of booking an RTW with points travel, with stopover and mileage rules, but also how to maximize your layovers between stopovers. Vinny shares his geeking out with reviews and videos to ensure he maximizes his in-flight and lounge experiences. Just because you have an RTW ticket doesn't mean you can't supplement it with some separate point-to-point tickets. Make sure you catch the great story about how Vinny's wife got upgraded to Seat 1A. Geoff approached his RTW adventure from another angle – what was the most economically priced set of tickets on multiple airlines to complete the trip? Mainline flag carriers and low-cost carriers mixed together to get Geoff around the world. Knowledge of baggage limits helped Geoff pick certain flights. Geoff notes how third-party lounge accesses don't always work in all airports, and some lounge-like benefits offered at certain airports for a fee. What were the tools that both Geoff and Vinny used while booking their adventure? What are they looking forward to in the cities they are stopping in? CMB, DAD, DPS, DUS, EWR, FRA, GOT, HAN, HUI, IST, JFK, KUL, MAA, MAD, MLE, NRT, ORD, OSL, PEN, SIN, TPE, TXL, VIE, YTZ, YVR, YYZ – there is bound to be an adventure or two just waiting. Shout outs to the websites of Sam Chui, The Points Guy and One Mile at a Time. A big shout out to the Layovers podcast with Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter – thanks for the inspiration! View From the Wing news item about a passenger being served 16 Month Old Food. If you have an RTW story, question or experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

The art and science of exiteering, or the exit built from the start as a mindset, to prepare for it and to avoid its pitfalls, with Ian Mibourn, General Partner and CFO at Notion. Hosted by Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou for Notion. More: http://notion.vc/resources/playing-the-long-game/

How fundraising changes through the life and expansion of a startup, what stays the same, what differs significantly, with Bethany Ayers, Founder at Multiply Group and Chief Revenue Officer at Peak. Hosted by Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou for Notion. More on the blog post: https://notion.vc/insights/raising-venture-capital-to-grow-your-saas-machine/

Being both quick and patient when expanding into Asia, with Susie Hugues, Director of Communications APAC at Appier and former Allison+Partners Vice President in Singapore, London and San Francisco. Hosted by Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou. Read the related blog post, with more information: https://notion.vc/insights/asia-fast-moving-exciting-and-beguiling-and-possibly-the-next-big-destination-for-european-tech-founders/

Ramping up the Product Machine over the growth and scale of a startup, with Carlos Gonzales-Cadenas, Chief Product and Technology Officer at GoCardless. Hosted by Stephen Millard and Paul Papadimitriou for Notion. Read the related blog post, with more information: https://notion.vc/insights/building-the-product-machine-with-carlos-gonzalez-cadenas/

THIS is the greatest crossover, all others be damned. We welcome Layovers co-host Paul Papadimitriou to the Mastication Nation saloon to discuss the ups and downs of airplane food in all its glory. The best, the worst, why it's bad, how you can make it better - we cover it all in this episode of Mastication Nation.

On this episode, we talk with Paul Papadimitriou about a wide range of future pointing topics. We start off talking about how aviation companies are innovating, which airlines are shaking up the industry, and finish up talking about which countries are building models for future airports. Make sure you check out his podcast, Layovers on all podcasting apps. Check out the link to connect with him: Layovers Website: www.layovers.to Layovers Twitter: @lay_overs Paul’s Website: www.paulpapa.com Paul’s Twitter: @papadimitriou As always, we want to thank Bruno Misonne for our intro music. To listen to more of Bruno Misonne, check out his website for the full album: www.brunomisonne.com. As well as thank, Kutchins & Groh, an airport planning firm that specializes with capital planning and helping airport prepare for future development. Check out their website at: www.kutchins-groh.com.

00:00 - Introduction, Asia summer for Paul02:26 - Alex flies his bike on JetBlue, Mint, MosaicFind Your Keys, Wallet & Phone with Tile’s App and Bluetooth Tracker Device | TileJetBlue | TrueBlue: Promotion ended15:59 - United dog, 747, seat nightmareUnited Airlines apologizes for death of dog on flight - Emirates 24|7United Airlines doing something special for Boeing 747 enthusiasts - Chicago Business JournalUnited Refused to Let Young Child Nap In The Empty Seats Next to Her - View from the Wing20:58 - US security confusion, books, TSA prizeWhoa: Electronics Are Now Banned From Checked Bags On US-Bound Flights?! - One Mile at a TimeNo laptop ban as U.S. says all airlines have raised securityTAP Portugal on Facebook - updateLaptop Ban on Planes Is Lifted, U.S. Officials Confirm - NYTimes.comNew TSA Policy May Lead to Increased Scrutiny of Reading Material | American Civil Liberties UnionHate extra airport pat-downs? TSA offering 1.5 million to fix the system | Stuck at the Airport28:40 - Southwest love, LAX helicopterAlex Hunter on Twitter: "Flying on @SouthwestAir really is a joy. Friendly crew, efficient service, streaming IFE/live TV, free snacks. EasyJet could learn a lot."32:25 - FAA shrinking seats, LGA expansion, supersonic regulationJudges order FAA to review airplane seat sizes - Jul. 29, 2017Delta receives OK to do $4B LaGuardia project: Travel WeeklyLee-Gardner Amendment is a solid step toward supersonic flight)35:53 - Air Canada SFO near missExclusive: Air Canada near-miss at SFO sparks FAA probeSFO near-miss: Air Canada pulled up with 11 seconds to spareSFO: Source says Air Canada pilot not using computer systemAir Canada NEAR DISASTER at San Francisco (ATC Transcripts) - YouTube45:57 - Easyjet ecstasy, NRT fence, 787 drawingFrench EasyJet pilot convicted for flying ‘while suffering the after-effects of ecstasy’ASN Aircraft serious incident 15-JUL-2017 Boeing 747-8F N852GTBoeing Draws A 787 Over The United States With A 787 - Airways Magazine49:56 - Layovers reviews, AnalyseAsiaEpisode 192: Asian Airlines in Crisis & Rise of China Aviation with Paul Papadimitriou by analyseasia | Free Listening on SoundCloud53:00 - Air France missile, VR, JoonCSISAerospace on Twitter: "North Korea's #Hwasong14 missile test splashed down within minutes of @AirFrance 293's flight path last week. https://t.co/yKz5vphjAP https://t.co/Hy2Eiqsmhj"Air France tests immersive entertainment | IFE content from ATWOnlineAir France Plans Lower-Cost Airline to Attract Millennials57:48 - Paul tries three Singapore 777, explicit IFE, Uber1:10:51 - Qatar and AA, Al Baker apology, visa, creative accountingQatar Air Moves on From American Airlines Plan - BloombergAmerican Airlines Says It Will End Codeshare Deals With Qatar Airways And Etihad AirwaysQatar Airways CEO Apologizes After Calling U.S. Flight Attendants 'Grandmothers'GREAT NEWS!! VISA-free: Now Citizens of 80 countries Can Enter QatarQatar Airways' Fairy-Tale 'Profit' | HuffPostAccounting Gimmicks And Hard Realities At Etihad Airways | HuffPost1:20:23 - BKKSuvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) – Official Airports of Thailand1:29:17 - Conclusion, next flights

Paul Papadimitriou, host of Layovers podcast & founder of Intelligencr, joined us in a conversation to discuss the crisis of Asian airlines and the rise of China aviation. We discussed why the top Asian airlines such as Cathay Pacific & Singapore Airlines are facing challenges with their models disrupted by new upstart airlines, and the The post Episode 192: Asian Airlines in Crisis & Rise of China Aviation with Paul Papadimitriou appeared first on Analyse Asia.

This week on the show we talk to Paul Papadimitriou a speaker on innovation and amazing things. 

This week on the show we talk to Paul Papadimitriou a speaker on innovation and amazing things. 

Congrats Solar Impulse!Solar Impulse completes long-delayed flight across the Pacific | Ars TechnicaVirgin AmericaAlaska Air reaches for sky with Virgin America deal - FT.com ($)Seth Miller on Twitter: ".@AlaskaAir hopes for DoJ approval of VX merger by EoY."Virgin America Staff Have Fun With Personalised Messages On Gate ScreensVirgin America on Twitter: "We've touched down on Snapchat. Follow us: VirginAmerica https://t.co/inaK5aZrjh"WOW Air wants you to Snapchatsnaptraveler.wowair.comUS consolidationStart-Up Airline Idles on a California Runway, Stymied by Bureaucracy - The New York TimesFlyerRights responds to our 038 leg room storyFlyersRights.ORG - Largest Non-Profit Airline Consumer OrganizationFlyers Rights (@KendallFlyers) | TwitterFAA Bill: Bill Shuster, airline lobbyists meet - POLITICOShuster admits relationship with airline lobbyist - POLITICOAlex flies Emirates Business Class and moreBusiness Class Cabin Features | Flying with EmiratesTripIt half-repaints its websiteTripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip PlannerSeats, seats and more seatsFormation Design nominated for elevated lie-flat seating concept | Daily Mail OnlineA New Airplane Cabin Design Features King-Size Beds | Travel + LeisureAirbus patent bench seat revolutionize airline ticket sales - Business InsiderAnother smart carry-onFLOATTI - The World's First SUPER SUITCASE by Floatti Inc — KickstarterDavid Verch tells us all about LugLocDavid Verch - You guys talked about the luggage tracking... | FacebookAmber and Eric mention us one more time!Episode 17: Luxury #AvGeek Experiences |We're on iTunes, give us a review, pretty please :-)layovers ✈︎ by Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter discuss aviation innovation and technology on iTunesA new Matrix ITA guideMatrix ITA Advanced Guide: Tips for Finding Cheap AirfareDrones are made out of plastic too, you knowDrone believed to have hit British Airways flight 'may have been a plastic bag' | Hacker NewsThat drone that hit a British Airways plane might have been a plastic bag — QuartzDrone hits plane at Heathrow airport, says pilot | UK news | The GuardianMueller leaves MalaysianChristoph Mueller bids farewell to MAB in September | Astro AwaniDMEMoscow Domodedovo Airport

With Paul Papadimitriou from Intelligencr and the host of two podcasts (Digital Loop and Layovers), we discuss the air travel and aviation industry in Asia. We started our conversation from his international relations roots and how he came to Asia and started his consultancy, Intelligencr. Paul also shared his experience as an angel investor and The post Episode 60: Air Travel in Asia with Paul Papadimitriou appeared first on Analyse Asia.

Summary: Project Kazimierz presents Paul Papadimitriou and Ivan Hernandez, with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Paul and Ivan, co-founders of Digital Loop, discuss podcasting and its effectiveness in distributing a message. Richard discusses angel investing and entrepreneurship with them. Finally, they look forward to predicting technology trends and how they judge startups to invest in. … Continue reading Paul Papadimitriou & Ivan Hernandez: Podcasting in the Age of New Media (Episode 17) → The post Paul Papadimitriou & Ivan Hernandez: Podcasting in the Age of New Media (Episode 17) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Paul Papadimitriou and Ivan Hernandez were early examples of the podcast with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Paul and Ivan, co-founders of Digital Loop, discuss podcasting and its effectiveness in distributing a message. Richard discusses angel investing and entrepreneurship with them. Finally, they look forward to predicting technology trends and how they judge startups to invest in. Paul's website Paul's Linkedin Paul's Twitter Paul's Facebook Page Ivan's blog Ivan's Linkedin Ivan's Twitter Digital Loop Bitspiration Freakonomics Radio LeWeb SeedLabs Age of Context by Robert Scobel About your host - Richard Lucas Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here. Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/entrepreneurship-and-leadership

SHOW NOTESAlex and Paul are on a secret mission to uncover the latest in aviation innovation. Well, it's episode 007, expect Plenty O'Puns.I. News of the weekThe U.S. airlines release their white paper about the Gulf airlinesFull Report of U.S. Airlines to the White House Blaming Gulf Carriers — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversUS-UAE Business Council Tells U.S. Airlines to Compete More and Complain Less — Marisa Garcia, SkiftFeeling the heat — The EconomistU.S Airlines Promise to Get More Aggressive Towards Gulf Carrier Rivals — Dennis Schaal, SkiftAmerican Airlines asks to extend deferral on pensions — Michael A. Lindenberger, The Dallas Morning NewsAmerican Airlines' request for pension bailout draws criticism — Steven Mufson, Washington PostEmirates Airline assembles top team to rebut US carriers' allegations over subsidies — Frank Kane, The NationalEtihads Adds Residence Suite to New York Route in Open Skies Amenities Escalation — Marisa Garcia, SkiftSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa — Michael Gubisch, FlightGlobalLufthansa Prepared to Battle Emirates by Slashing Fares — Richard Weiss, BloombergEmirates really wants its A380-NEOsEmirates Would Order Up to 200 A380neos — Jens Flottau, AviationWeekAirbus assures on A380 break-even this year — David Kaminski-Morrow, FlightGlobalMH370 interim reportMH370 Official Report (PDF)Angry families reject report — BBC NewsIncidents in seriesTurkish A330 suffers nose gear collapse in Kathmandu — Firdaus Hashim, FligthGlobal'Minor' injuries result from MD-88 LaGuardia crash: Delta — Jon Hemmerdinger, FlightGlobalSpicejet DH8D at Hubli on Mar 8th 2015, runway excursion on landing — Simon Hradecky, Aviation HeraldIncidents reveal crucial need for passengers to leave bags behind — John Walton, RunWayGirlNetworkSolar Impulse 2 starts its round-the-world tripSolar ImpulseQantas 747 lands for posterityHistoric Qantas 747-400 makes precision touchdown on its final journey — CourrierMailPilot's-eye view of 747-400's delivery flight to Illawarra — wave965fm (video)Korean Air will fly its 747-8 to LondonKorean Air Adds Boeing 747-8i London Operation from August 2015 — Airline RouteNew Korean Air Prestige Suite Indicates A New Seating Trend In Business Class — Jonny Clark, TheDesignAir II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignSITA's report on the future of air travelThe Future is Personal in Air Travel — SITAClosing in on a 360-degree view for airports and airlines — Linda Fox, TnoozAirlines and Airports Turn to Apps to Improve Passenger Experience — Juliet Van Wagenen, Avionics TodayAutomated technology to boost airport passenger spending: SITA — Jamie Freed, The Sydney Morning HeraldUber suffers drawback in JapanUber Says Goodbye to Japan after Government Ruling — Ma Jie, BloombergUber pilots ride-sharing in Japan — The StarJapan to Suspend Uber's Pilot Ride-Sharing Service — Juro Osawa and Takashi Mochizuku, Wall Street JournalLINE Taxi leapfrogs Uber, now in over 90 cities across Japan — David Corbin, TechinAsiaSkyTeam goes all in for messaging appsDutch LCC Transavia first airline to use WhatsApp messaging for customer care — Raymond Kollau, AirlineTrendsAir France on WeChat in China — AirFrance.comSkyTeam Gets Vocal on WeChat — SkyTeam.comKLM Launches Android Smartwatch App — KLM.comThought-controlled piloting Quadriplegic woman flies F-35 with nothing but her thoughts — Jesus Diaz, GizmodoA new airliner tracking systemRockwell Collins offers global airliner tracking system — Karen Walker, ATW III. Gadget of the weekApple Watch IV. Debate of the weekThe planes, airlines and airports of 007Live and Let Fly — David Lande, Air & Space MagazineList of vehicles in James Bond moviesVirgin Atlantic's Vesper cocktail V. Question of the weekWhat are the private 747s in operation today? by Paul Papadimitriou, in honor of Auric Goldfinger who flew a Lockheed JetStar.The lines of private and state-owned can sometimes be blurry, but we found three candidates, two 747-400 and one 747-8i. We enumerate a few other examples too. VI. Airport of the weekMIA.Casino Royale is the only 007 movie which features an entire action sequence in an airport: Miami International. Nothing was filmed there, though. It all happened in PRA (airfield), NAS (airport), the Dunsfold Aerodrome (hangar) and Pinewood Studios (miniatures).We still look at what's to say about MIA. The iBeacon initiative is of note.

SHOW NOTESWe implemented a new recording method for this episode, which improves on the sound. We realize that the mixing is not yet perfect but we know that John Biggs will continue pushing us towards perfection.I. News of the weekUS airlines vs the Gulf AirlinesOpen-Skies Agreements Challenged — Jad Mouawad, The New York TimesU.S airlines disclose details of booking lost to Gulf carriers — Jeffrey Dastin, ReutersEmirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies — Mary Schlangenstein and Michael Sasso, Bloomberg via SkiftEmirates Chairman Says U.S. Airlines Should Stop Complaining and Improve Their Service — Matthew Winkler, Dale Crofts and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg via SkiftThe U.S Airlines' Hypocrisy on Protectionism in the Skies — Colin Nagy, SkiftBoeing reviving the 757?Boeing Weighs Options to Reprise Aging 757s — Jon Ostrower and Robert Wall, The Wall Street Journal ($)Boeing reject business case for 757 re-engining — Stephen Trimble, FlightGlobalAir Lease CEO Weighs In on Boeing's 757 Dilemma — Jon Ostrower, The Wall Street JournalAirUber or SpotifyAir?Surf Air Founders Jet To The East Coast With New Private Flight Service Beacon — Sarah Buhr, TechcrunchJet Aviation Zurich signs exclusive service agreement with Take Air membership airline — Jet AviationTake AirSkyMall rebornSkyMall Will Fly Again. Get Ready for a New Pilot. — Scott Jordan, LinkedInExpedia buys airline-incepted OrbitzExpedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion — Kevin May, TnoozExpedia Hopes Orbitz Acquisition Will Help It Sell More Flights — Dennis Schaal, SkiftKorean Air executive goes to jail over nutsKorean Air executive jailed in 'nut rage' case — BBC NewsParliament split over IAG' s acquisition of Aer Lingus, RyanAir driven outIrish political storm erupts after BA is cleared for takeover at Aer Lingus — Simon Goodley and Henry McDonald, The GuardianGovernment backing key for IAG's Aer Lingus bid, says City — Nick Fletcher, The GuardianAirbus loses only A380 VVIP clientAirbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order — Thierry Dubois, AIN OnlineAirbus Billionaire Study — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe Fabulous Life Of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud — Forbes II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignJetBlue introduces Apple PayJetBlue will soon let you buy in the sky with Apple Pay — Mariella Moon, EngadgetJetBlue's Apple Pay play begs questions about live CC processing — Mary Kirby, RunwayGirl NetworkFAA proposes drone rulesUS DOT issues proposed rulemaking for small UAS in commercial airspace — Graham Warwick, ATW OnlineDubai Airport briefly closed due to illegal drone activity — Aviation Safety NetworkOperation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — FAA (PDF)Know Before You FlyAMS trials Google GlassSchiphol innovates with Google Glass — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (video)JAL experiments Google Glass at Honolulu Airport — Aviation Wire (Japanese)BA goes tablet for logbookBA first with electronic logbook for 787 fleet — David Learmount, FlightGlobalAirplane family seatingThomson Airways waffles on timing of Family Booth seating — Maryann Simson, Runway Girl NetworkLufthansa introduces vintage 747 liveryLufthansa Paints a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in Retro Livery — Malcolm Muir, Airline ReporterLufthansa's new basic 1968 Boeing 747-830 retro jet — Bruce Drum, World Airline NewsFlying the 747-8 is like driving a Porsche, Lufthansa celebrates — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversRyanAir talks smartwatchesRyanair to woo passengers with smartwatch technology — Natalie Paris, TelegraphRyanair exploring smartwatch technology to help simplify travel experience — Ryan Ghee, Future Travel ExperienceSWISS' amazing footageBreathtaking footage of a SWISS A320 slaloming the Swiss Alps — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversUnited tests a new websiteSneak peek: United nears roll-out of anticipated new website — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TodayDelta goes StarbucksStarbucks, Dunkin & Lift - Oh My! Coffee Keeps Passengers Going — Malcolm Muir, Airline Reporter III. App of the weekAirHelp IV. Debate of the weekCan a business-only airline finally succeed?The Rise Of The New All-Business Class Carrier — Jonny Clark, TheDesignAirIs La Compagnie a real business-only airline? — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe Most Ridiculous Airline Aspiration of the Century — Ben Schlappig, One Mile At A Time V. Question of the weekWhy do Canadian airports have a Y prefix, whereas the ones in the UK are more city-related? And why is LAX called LAX? by Keir Whitaker in Bath, UKThe three-letter airport code history is both simple and complicated. The origins can be found in meteorological stations, regulations, old city names, airfield names. Listen to the segment for a run-down! VI. Airport of the weekGVA.Paul's hometown airport. It has an unusually long runway for an airport this size (longer than SFO, HKG and on-par with LHR, just to take the airports covered in episodes 001, 002 and 003). Part of it was actually on French territory, but countries decided to exchange land to make it swiss while maintaining their respective land mass.Geneva is home to the United Nations and many of its bodies (HCR, WIPO, WHO, ITU to name a few) but also the IATA and the EBACE aviation trade fair. Many multinationals (Nestle), financial institutions and organizations (the Olympic committee) are also located nearby, which also explains the importance of the airport relative to its size. Many countries also source the ink for their bank notes through that port of call.If you have to go through passport control, chances are you will be bussed. Always go close to the doors on the right side of the bus, you'll exit quicker to immigration—which can get cramped at times (the zone shall be refurbished soon, we hear).Before customs, at the baggage belts, is a machine that delivers a 80 minutes free public transport ticket. It's not well-advertised, but worth it as cabs do not all take credit cards. Take the train over the bus to go to the center of the city with that ticket. All trains stop a Geneva central station and you'll be there in a short 5 minutes. Leaving Geneva Airport, make sure you take a look at the security gates at the end, there's often less people than the ones people turn first at (there's a Fast Track corridor on both ends). You can also try to go through the F gates—although usually reserved for passengers traveling to France, staff might let y

A fireside talk with Paul Papadimitriou reveals how he sees trends and announcements at Mobile World Congress 2014. As an unstoppable force he covers the race to the next billion (Facebook), low cost phones, platforms, mobile payments, ecosystems, apps, IoT, education, developers and everything new in the emerging markets. Not to be missed. Interviewed by George Voulgaris for Tech Talks Central.

On this show Anthony talks to his former co-host of Bangkok Podcast, Greg Jorgensen about the flooding situation in Bangkok. Many parts of Thailand are under water right now and even the government officials seem unsure if the waters are going to hit Bangkok or not. Greg gives us a local perspective on how the floods are affecting life in Bangkok. I also talk to Paul Papadimitriou who runs a website covering the mobile phone industry in Japan. We talk about the recently released Apple iPhone 4S and how Apple's business model has caused quite a stir in the Japanese mobile market. We also touch on the news that KDDI/Au us now selling the iPhone 4S and thus breaking the iPhone monopoly that was held by SoftBank for many years.