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Matt Cohen welcomes Alex Alben, Co-Founder of Theo AI, to discuss his journey through media, law, tech policy, and AI, sharing insights into Theo AI's mission to predict legal case outcomes, the impact of AI on law, and the ethical challenges AI poses. Alben reflects on balancing innovation with regulation and emphasizes the importance of listening and understanding.About Alex Alben:Alex Alben is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Theo AI, where he uses AI-driven analytics to assess legal case outcomes. With 20+ years in law, media, and technology, he also teaches Internet Law, Cybersecurity, and Privacy at UCLA. As Washington State's first Chief Privacy Officer, he developed data policies and helped guide strategies on emerging tech like drones and biometrics.Previously, Alex held executive roles at RealNetworks, where he pioneered digital music and streaming while addressing copyright challenges. As General Counsel at Starwave, he helped launch ESPN.com and ABCNEWS.com. His background includes advising public and private sectors on data protection, and co-chairing Washington's autonomous vehicle committee.Alex earned his A.B. in Political Science and J.D. in copyright and international law from Stanford University.In this conversation, we discuss:* (01:22) - Early Career at CBS: Working with Walter Cronkite, Alex describes how media responsibility and fact-checking shaped his approach to technology.* (09:30) - Real Networks: Alben reflects on pioneering media streaming, handling music piracy, and early digital media's regulatory hurdles.* (14:19) - TerraPower and Tech Regulation: Working with Bill Gates' TerraPower, Alex faced regulatory challenges in nuclear energy, shaping his perspective on tech regulation.* (16:38) - Washington Privacy Officer: As the first Chief Privacy Officer, he tackled privacy issues with drones and police body cameras, setting early standards.* (20:52) - AI and Regulation: Alex discusses parallels between regulating AI and earlier tech challenges, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful regulation.* (22:40) - Founding Theo AI: Theo AI's mission is to predict legal outcomes to aid litigation decisions, providing law firms with data-driven insights.* (34:10) - Use Cases for Theo AI: Potential applications in litigation finance and law, helping firms decide on case investments with greater accuracy.* (39:02) - Impact of AI on Law: Comparing AI's role in modernizing law with traditional practices, Alben highlights AI's efficiency in document and case management.* (42:46) - Final Thoughts on Technology and Listening: Alex closes with the importance of deep listening and understanding in an AI-driven world, and how podcasts foster meaningful connection.Fast Favorites* Podcast: Revolutions by Mike Duncan* Newsletter: Tech Policy Journal* Gadget: iPhone 11* Trend: Large language models (e.g., ChatGPT)* Book: Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger* Life Lesson: “Never wake a sleeping child” – and the value of listening deeply.Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here!Podcast production support provided by Agentbee.ai This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

Top Stories:1. Seattle's minimum wage⁠Seattle Times article⁠2. City of Seattle's budget issues⁠Seattle Times article⁠3. Effect of caregiving in the workplace⁠Forbes article⁠4. Brain studies at Allen Institute⁠Yahoo article⁠About guest Marjorie Thomas - CFO, Allen InstituteMarjorie joined the Allen Institute in 2017. As Chief Financial Officer she leads all accounting financial functions including grant administration. Previously Marjorie was CFO and Treasurer of RealNetworks. Before that, she held senior financial positions at Intuit, Sony Electronics, and Hewlett Packard. She served on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Northern CA and currently serves on the board of MoPop.Host Rachel Horgan:Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego.Contact:Email: info@theweeklyseattle.comInstagram: @theweeklyseattleWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology, discusses their innovative work in proteomics and its impact on drug development. Sujal shares his transition from tech to biotech, the formation of Nautilus with Parag Mallick, and their revolutionary approach using multi-affinity probes. The conversation highlights the importance of proteomics in drug discovery, the broad applications of their technology, and the significance of product-market fit and fiscal discipline in building a sustainable business. Biography: Sujal Patel is the co-founder of Nautilus Biotechnology, a life sciences company working to create a platform technology for quantifying and unlocking the complexity of the proteome. Nautilus' mission is to democratize access to the proteome and, in doing so, enable fundamental advancements across human health and medicine. Sujal founded Isilon Systems in 2001, a storage company built for the future of unstructured, file-based data. In 2006, Isilon completed one of the most successful initial public offerings of the year. EMC (since acquired by Dell) acquired Isilon in December 2010 for $2.6 Billion, the largest acquisition in EMC's history. Sujal served as the president of EMC's Isilon Storage Division from the acquisition until November 2012, driving significant revenue growth, market expansion, and organizational scale. Prior to EMC and Isilon, Sujal served in various engineering roles at RealNetworks, Inc., in part as the chief architect behind the company's second-generation core media delivery system. Sujal holds nineteen patents in the areas of storage, networking, and media delivery and five patents for innovations related to the development of Nautilus Biotechnology's technology. He is a well-known speaker on entrepreneurship and has received a variety of industry awards. Currently, Sujal serves on the board of directors at Qumulo and Rainier Scholars and helps direct the philanthropic efforts of his family's foundation. He graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in 1996 with a degree in computer science.

When Kara first met Senator Maria Cantwell in the 90s, she was a tech executive at an early player in the streaming media industry called RealNetworks. Now, the Democrat from Washington is the chair of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, and she recently released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act. For the first time in a long time, it looks like a tech privacy bill might have a decent shot at actually becoming law.  Senator Cantwell joins the podcast to discuss her bill, her approach to tech legislation, and the biggest (and arguably most controversial) tech bill in recent history: the TikTok divestment bill.    Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find Kara on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast, where we explore the interplay of technology, society, and the mind. In this special "Stewart Squared" series, we dive into the stories and insights of pioneers who have shaped the digital world. Today, we're thrilled to feature Rob Glaser, founder and CEO of Real Networks, a trailblazer in the realm of streaming media. Join us as Stewart Alsop III and his father, Stewart Alsop II, delve into Glaser's fascinating journey from his early days at Microsoft, revolutionizing the world of software with Microsoft Word, to launching Real Networks and navigating the tumultuous waters of the tech industry. Get ready for a conversation filled with intimate anecdotes, profound reflections on the evolution of digital media, and thoughtful perspectives on the future of technology and AI To find out what happened in the episode without listening to it, feel free to use this GPT to do so (there are system prompts you can use to do so) Timestamps: 5:00 - Early memories of interactions between Rob Glaser and Stewart Alsop, and discussions about the evolution of Microsoft Word and its competition with WordPerfect. 10:00 - Glaser's recount of his time at Microsoft, including his work on applications and the strategic moves that led to Microsoft's success in the office suite market. 15:00 - The founding of Real Networks, the emergence of streaming media, and the technological innovations and challenges faced in the early days. 20:00 - Expansion of Real Networks and its role in the streaming media industry, including partnerships and market dynamics. 25:00 - Rob Glaser's entrepreneurial journey, the evolution of Real Networks, and the impact of digital media on the business landscape. 30:00 - Discussion on the transition of Real Networks from a public to a private company and the strategic reasons behind this change. 35:00 - Conversations about the tech industry at large, the development of AI, and Glaser's perspective on technological advancements. 40:00 - Examination of generative AI, its impact on society, and the ethical and practical challenges it presents. 45:00 - Broader societal and technological issues, including the accuracy of information and the role of tech companies in public discourse. 50:00 - The influence of digital media on society, the concentration of power in large tech companies, and the balance between innovation and control. 55:00 - Concluding remarks, the ongoing relevance of Real Networks in the tech industry, and final thoughts from the participants. Key Insights Rob Glaser's Early Career and Microsoft's Evolution: Rob Glaser shared his experiences working at Microsoft from 1983 to 1993, where he played a pivotal role in reviving Microsoft Word and contributing to the company's growth. His journey offers insights into the competitive dynamics of the software industry and Microsoft's strategy in becoming a dominant player in the office applications market. Inception of Real Networks and Streaming Media: Glaser recounted the founding of Real Networks and its pioneering role in the development of streaming media technology. This insight underscores the challenges and innovations of early internet media, highlighting Real Networks' contribution to making streaming a standard form of consuming content online. Technological Challenges in the Early Days of Streaming: The discussion revealed the technical hurdles Real Networks faced in the mid-90s, such as bandwidth limitations and the nascent state of internet infrastructure. Glaser's account of optimizing streaming for low bandwidth environments underscores the company's innovative approach to delivering audio and later video content. Shift from Public to Private Company: Glaser explained the strategic decision to take Real Networks private after years of being a public entity. This move reflects the changing dynamics and strategic pivoting required to stay relevant and competitive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Impact of AI and Digital Media on the Tech Industry: The conversation delved into Rob Glaser's perspective on artificial intelligence and its implications for the future of technology. His insights into generative AI and its potential applications, as well as the ethical considerations it raises, highlight the transformative impact of AI on the tech industry and society at large. Market Dynamics and Competitive Strategies: The dialogue touched on the competitive strategies employed by Microsoft in the office suite market, illustrating how bundling products like Word and Excel helped Microsoft gain a competitive edge. This strategy led to significant shifts in market dynamics, affecting competitors like Lotus and WordPerfect. Real Networks' Evolution and Current Focus: Glaser detailed the evolution of Real Networks, focusing on its current endeavors in AI and machine learning, particularly in the realm of security and content identification. This evolution reflects the company's adaptation to the changing technological landscape and its efforts to remain at the forefront of innovation in digital media and security.

Welcome to our latest episode where we're thrilled to introduce our distinguished guest, Reza Rassool. Reza stands out as a pioneering force in the tech world, renowned for his groundbreaking contributions and dynamic leadership.As the Founder and Chair of Kwaai, Reza is at the forefront of democratizing AI. His vision and leadership in this developer community are shaping the future of accessible AI technologies.Reza's tenure as the CTO of RealNetworks is marked by a remarkable pivot from its streaming media roots to becoming a leader in AI. With a history of leading startups to over $1 billion in exits, Reza is a proven serial startup pro. His knack for value creation has left a significant imprint on the tech landscape.Reza's innovativeness is evident in his 27 patents granted in the US. As an innovator of award-winning technology, his contributions have been both transformative and widely recognized.His extensive domain expertise spans a vast array of areas including computer vision, edge AI, biomedical devices, hybrid cloud, and more. This versatility underscores his comprehensive understanding of the tech industry.Reza's career highlights include being a founding employee at Zya and Widevine Technologies, both of which were acquired by Google, and serving as the Director of Software at Second Sight, which went public in 2014. He also developed the Lightworks NLE, a Technical OSCAR/EMMY winning product, and has been an active inventor, standards body participant, and technical article author.Reza Rassool's multifaceted career and achievements position him as a true visionary in the tech world. Join us as we dive into his journey, insights, and the future of technology with this extraordinary leader.Support the showFollow me on Facebook ⬇️https://www.facebook.com/manuj.aggarwal❤️ ID - Manuj Aggarwal■ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manujaggarwal/ ■ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realmanuj■ Instagram: ...

Our discussion with Christine Chambers has been going on for only a little more than 5 minutes when she tells us that she remembers sitting on the steps of a London flat years ago while contemplating life's many twists and turns.   It seems that the accommodation—which she had only recently acquired and unquestionably counted as a milestone in life—had with little warning come to present a dilemma. At that time back in 2007, when Chambers was working as a financial analyst inside the UK operations of Seattle, Washington–based RealNetworks, the company suddenly offered her a promotion to work within its US operations. The treasured flat became toast. “Six weeks later, I was on a plane headed to the U.S.—and I think that this speaks at least a little to my nature of being adaptable and open in terms of welcoming opportunities that have arisen,” comments Chambers, who would first join RealNetworks stateside in its Washington, D.C.–area outpost before receiving an invitation from the company's CFO in 2010 to relocate to Seattle to join its corporate offices.   Eleven years later, Chambers would be appointed CFO of RealNetworks. Of course, career paths are seldom linear, and indeed Chambers's CFO appointment at RealNetworks would arrive only after a 3-year stint as an FP&A leader with Rosetta Stone and two more as a planning and budgeting executive at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “I have always really leaned into my network for opportunities,” remarks Chambers, as she stops to consider the different doors that she has been able to swing open along the way.   “By learning within my network," she observes, "I have sought to understand the dynamics within companies and the challenges and opportunities that they bring.” The power of Chambers's network was no doubt in play when PetMeds CEO Matt Hulett, a former colleague at Rosetta Stone as well RealNetworks, announced her appointment as PetMeds CFO in August 2022. Says Chambers: “Matt and I very much understand the dynamics and challenges faced by organizations that have large, addressable markets and may have undervalued assets that need to be turned around. We have seen this both at Rosetta Stone and now at PetMeds.” –Jack Sweeney

Private mobile networks are becoming a critical utility for businesses to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve safety and security. The deployments are growing steadily; however, a patchwork of available wireless solutions makes it challenging for many enterprises to have a standardized approach to address the connectivity needs of diverse use cases. There are stiff technical and commercial challenges to their widespread adoption, demanding both service providers and vendors to rise to the occasion. So, what can vendors do to simplify their customers' options? What are the primary decision factors for enterprises to deploy a private mobile network? And what will it take to scale private mobile network adoption? Let's find out. Our guests for the podcast are Tom Wheeler, the former Chairman of the FCC and a board member of Alef, and Mike Mulica, the CEO of Alef.Tom has led several efforts that resulted in the adoption of Net Neutrality, privacy protections for consumers, and increased cybersecurity, among other policies. As an entrepreneur, he started or helped start multiple companies offering innovative cable, wireless, and video communications services. He is the only person to be selected to both the Cable Television Hall of Fame and the Wireless Hall of Fame, a fact President Obama joked made him "the Bo Jackson of telecom." Presently, he is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institute, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a board member of Alef and many other companies. Mike Mulica has played a foundational role in pioneering the mobile internet and overseeing the release of game-changing products and technologies to global markets. His leadership at both public and private companies spans the likes of Motorola, Synchronoss, Openwave, Phone.com, Unwired Planet, FusionOne, RealNetworks, and Actility.In our session today, we will discuss a few topics, such as:- Inhibitors and drivers for private networks.- Strategies to standardize planning and deployment of private networks.- And many more.So, let us welcome Tom Wheeler and Mike Mulica. Contact PrivateLTEand5G Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/privatelteand5g Tweet at https://twitter.com/privateLTEand5G For more resources on Private Cellular Networks, go to https://www.privatelteand5g.com/ Email us at ratika.garg@privatelteand5g.com

Nelumbo nucifera, or the sacred lotus, is a plant that grows in flood plains, rivers, and deltas. Their seeds can remain dormant for years and when floods come along, blossom into a colony of plants and flowers. Some of the oldest seeds can be found in China, where they're known to represent longevity. No surprise, given their level of nitrition and connection to the waters that irrigated crops by then. They also grow in far away lands, all the way to India and out to Australia. The flower is sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism, and further back in ancient Egypt. Padmasana is a Sanskrit term meaning lotus, or Padma, and Asana, or posture. The Pashupati seal from the Indus Valley civilization shows a diety in what's widely considered the first documented yoga pose, from around 2,500 BCE. 2,700 years later (give or take a century), the Hindu author and mystic Patanjali wrote a work referred to as the Yoga Sutras. Here he outlined the original asanas, or sitting yoga poses. The Rig Veda, from around 1,500 BCE, is the oldest currently known Vedic text. It is also the first to use the word “yoga”. It describes songs, rituals, and mantras the Brahmans of the day used - as well as the Padma. Further Vedic texts explore how the lotus grew out of Lord Vishnu with Brahma in the center. He created the Universe out of lotus petals. Lakshmi went on to grow out of a lotus from Vishnu as well. It was only natural that humans would attempt to align their own meditation practices with the beautiful meditatios of the lotus. By the 300s, art and coins showed people in the lotus position. It was described in texts that survive from the 8th century. Over the centuries contradictions in texts were clarified in a period known as Classical Yoga, then Tantra and and Hatha Yoga were developed and codified in the Post-Classical Yoga age, and as empires grew and India became a part of the British empire, Yoga began to travel to the west in the late 1800s. By 1893, Swami Vivekananda gave lectures at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago.  More practicioners meant more systems of yoga. Yogendra brought asanas to the United States in 1919, as more Indians migrated to the United States. Babaji's kriya yoga arrived in Boston in 1920. Then, as we've discussed in previous episodes, the United States tightened immigration in the 1920s and people had to go to India to get more training. Theos Bernard's Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience brought some of that knowledge home when he came back in 1947. Indra Devi opened a yoga studio in Hollywood and wrote books for housewives. She brought a whole system, or branch home. Walt and Magana Baptiste opened a studio in San Francisco. Swamis began to come to the US and more schools were opened. Richard Hittleman began to teach yoga in New York and began to teach on television in 1961. He was one of the first to seperate the religious aspect from the health benefits. By 1965, the immigration quotas were removed and a wave of teachers came to the US to teach yoga. The Beatles went to India in 1966 and 1968, and for many Transcendental Meditation took root, which has now grown to over a thousand training centers and over 40,000 teachers. Swamis opened meditation centers, institutes, started magazines, and even magazines. Yoga became so big that Rupert Holmes even poked fun of it in his song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” in 1979. Yoga had become part of the counter-culture, and the generation that followed represented a backlash of sorts. A common theme of the rise of personal computers is that the early pioneers were a part of that counter-culture. Mitch Kapor graduated high school in 1967, just in time to be one of the best examples of that. Kapor built his own calculator in as a kid before going to camp to get his first exposure to programming on a Bendix. His high school got one of the 1620 IBM minicomputers and he got the bug. He went off to Yale at 16 and learned to program in APL and then found Computer Lib by Ted Nelson and learned BASIC. Then he discovered the Apple II.  Kapor did some programming for $5 per hour as a consultant, started the first east coast Apple User Group, and did some work around town. There are generations of people who did and do this kind of consulting, although now the rates are far higher. He met a grad student through the user group named Eric Rosenfeld who was working on his dissertation and needed some help programming, so Kapor wrote a little tool that took the idea of statistical analysis from the Time Shared Reactive Online Library, or TROLL, and ported it to the microcomputer, which he called Tiny Troll.  Then he enrolled in the MBA program at MIT. He got a chance to see VisiCalc and meet Bob Frankston and Dan Bricklin, who introduced him to the team at Personal Software. Personal Software was founded by Dan Fylstra and Peter Jennings when they published Microchips for the KIM-1 computer. That led to ports for the 1977 Trinity of the Commodore PET, Apple II, and TRS-80 and by then they had taken Bricklin and Franston's VisiCalc to market. VisiCalc was the killer app for those early PCs and helped make the Apple II successful. Personal Software brought Kapor on, as well as Bill Coleman of BEA Systems and Electronic Arts cofounder Rich Mellon. Today, software developers get around 70 percent royalties to publish software on app stores but at the time, fees were closer to 8 percent, a model pulled from book royalties. Much of the rest went to production of the box and disks, the sales and marketing, and support. Kapor was to write a product that could work with VisiCalc. By then Rosenfeld was off to the world of corporate finance so Kapor moved to Silicon Valley, learned how to run a startup, moved back east in 1979, and released VisiPlot and VisiTrend in 1981. He made over half a million dollars in the first six months in royalties.  By then, he bought out Rosenfeld's shares in what he was doing, hired Jonathan Sachs, who had been at MIT earlier, where he wrote the STOIC programming language, and then went to work at Data General. Sachs worked on spreadsheet ideas at Data General with a manager there, John Henderson, but after they left Data General, and the partnership fell apart, he worked with Kapor instead. They knew that for software to be fast, it needed to be written in a lower level language, so they picked the Intel 8088 assembly language given that C wasn't fast enough yet. The IBM PC came in 1981 and everything changed. Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs started Lotus in 1982. Sachs got to work on what would become Lotus 1-2-3. Kapor turned out to be a great marketer and product manager. He listened to what customers said in focus groups. He pushed to make things simpler and use less jargon. They released a new spreadsheet tool in 1983 and it worked flawlessly on the IBM PC and while Microsoft had Multiplan and VisCalc was the incumbent spreadsheet program, Lotus quickly took market share from then and SuperCalc. Conceptually it looked similar to VisiCalc. They used the letter A for the first column, B for the second, etc. That has now become a standard in spreadsheets. They used the number 1 for the first row, the number 2 for the second. That too is now a standard. They added a split screen, also now a standard. They added macros, with branching if-then logic. They added different video modes, which could give color and bitmapping. They added an underlined letter so users could pull up a menu and quickly select the item they wanted once they had those orders memorized, now a standard in most menuing systems. They added the ability to add bar charts, pie charts, and line charts. One could even spread their sheet across multiple monitors like in a magazine. They refined how fields are calculated and took advantage of the larger amounts of memory to make Lotus far faster than anything else on the market. They went to Comdex towards the end of the year and introduced Lotus 1-2-3 to the world. The software could be used as a spreadsheet, but the 2 and 3 referred to graphics and database management. They did $900,000 in orders there before they went home. They couldn't even keep up with the duplication of disks. Comdex was still invitation only. It became so popular that it was used to test for IBM compatibility by clone makers and where VisiCalc became the app that helped propel the Apple II to success, Lotus 1-2-3 became the app that helped propel the IBM PC to success. Lotus was rewarded with $53 million in sales for 1983 and $156 million in 1984. Mitch Kapor found himself. They quickly scaled from less than 20 to 750 employees. They brought in Freada Klein who got her PhD to be the Head of Employee Relations and charged her with making them the most progressive employer around. After her success at Lotus, she left to start her own company and later married. Sachs left the company in 1985 and moved on to focus solely on graphics software. He still responds to requests on the phpBB forum at dl-c.com. They ran TV commercials. They released a suite of Mac apps they called Lotus Jazz. More television commercials. Jazz didn't go anywhere and only sold 20,000 copies. Meanwhile, Microsoft released Excel for the Mac, which sold ten times as many. Some blamed the lack os sales on the stringent copy protection. Others blamed the lack of memory to do cool stuff. Others blamed the high price. It was the first major setback for the young company.  After a meteoric rise, Kapor left the company in 1986, at about the height of their success. He  replaced himself with Jim Manzi. Manzi pushed the company into network applications. These would become the center of the market but were just catching on and didn't prove to be a profitable venture just yet. A defensive posture rather than expanding into an adjacent market would have made sense, at least if anyone knew how aggressive Microsoft was about to get it would have.  Manzi was far more concerned about the millions of illegal copies of the software in the market than innovation though. As we turned the page to the 1990s, Lotus had moved to a product built in C and introduced the ability to use graphical components in the software but not wouldn't be ported to the new Windows operating system until 1991 for Windows 3. By then there were plenty of competitors, including Quattro Pro and while Microsoft Excel began on the Mac, it had been a showcase of cool new features a windowing operating system could provide an application since released for Windows in 1987. Especially what they called 3d charts and tabbed spreadsheets. There was no catching up to Microsoft by then and sales steadily declined. By then, Lotus released Lotus Agenda, an information manager that could be used for time management, project management, and as a database. Kapor was a great product manager so it stands to reason he would build a great product to manage products. Agenda never found commercial success though, so was later open sourced under a GPL license. Bill Gross wrote Magellan there before he left to found GoTo.com, which was renamed to Overture and pioneered the idea of paid search advertising, which was acquired by Yahoo!. Magellan cataloged the internal drive and so became a search engine for that. It sold half a million copies and should have been profitable but was cancelled in 1990. They also released a word processor called Manuscript in 1986, which never gained traction and that was cancelled in 1989, just when a suite of office automation apps needed to be more cohesive.  Ray Ozzie had been hired at Software Arts to work on VisiCalc and then helped Lotus get Symphony out the door. Symphony shipped in 1984 and expanded from a spreadsheet to add on text with the DOC word processor, and charts with the GRAPH graphics program, FORM for a table management solution, and COM for communications. Ozzie dutifully shipped what he was hired to work on but had a deal that he could build a company when they were done that would design software that Lotus would then sell. A match made in heaven as Ozzie worked on PLATO and borrowed the ideas of PLATO Notes, a collaboration tool developed at the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana  to build what he called Lotus Notes.  PLATO was more more than productivity. It was a community that spanned decades and Control Data Corporation had failed to take it to the mass corporate market. Ozzie took the best parts for a company and built it in isolation from the rest of Lotus. They finally released it as Lotus Notes in 1989. It was a huge success and Lotus bought Iris in 1994. Yet they never found commercial success with other socket-based client server programs and IBM acquired Lotus in 1995. That product is now known as Domino, the name of the Notes 4 server, released in 1996. Ozzie went on to build a company called Groove Networks, which was acquired by Microsoft, who appointed him one of their Chief Technology Officers. When Bill Gates left Microsoft, Ozzie took the position of Chief Software Architect he vacated. He and Dave Cutler went on to work on a project called Red Dog, which evolved into what we now know as Microsoft Azure.  Few would have guessed that Ozzie and Kapor's handshake agreement on Notes could have become a real product. Not only could people not understand the concept of collaboration and productivity on a network in the late 1980s but the type of deal hadn't been done. But Kapor by then realized that larger companies had a hard time shipping net-new software properly. Sometimes those projects are best done in isolation. And all the better if the parties involved are financially motivated with shares like Kapor wanted in Personal Software in the 1970s before he wrote Lotus 1-2-3. VisiCalc had sold about a million copies but that would cease production the same year Excel was released. Lotus hung on longer than most who competed with Microsoft on any beachhead they blitzkrieged. Microsoft released Exchange Server in 1996 and Notes had a few good years before Exchange moved in to become the standard in that market. Excel began on the Mac but took the market from Lotus eventually, after Charles Simonyi stepped in to help make the product great.  Along the way, the Lotus ecosystem created other companies, just as they were born in the Visi ecosystem. Symantec became what we now call a “portfolio” company in 1985 when they introduced NoteIt, a natural language processing tool used to annotate docs in Lotus 1-2-3. But Bill Gates mentioned Lotus by name multiple times as a competitor in his Internet Tidal Wave memo in 1995. He mentioned specific features, like how they could do secure internet browsing and that they had a web publisher tool - Microsoft's own FrontPage was released in 1995 as well. He mentioned an internet directory project with Novell and AT&T. Active Directory was released a few years later in 1999, after Jim Allchin had come in to help shepherd LAN Manager. Notes itself survived into the modern era, but by 2004 Blackberry released their Exchange connector before they released the Lotus Domino connector. That's never a good sign. Some of the history of Lotus is covered in Scott Rosenberg's 2008 book, Dreaming in Code. Others are documented here and there in other places. Still others are lost to time. Kapor went on to invest in UUNET, which became a huge early internet service provider. He invested in Real Networks, who launched the first streaming media service on the Internet. He invested in the creators of Second Life. He never seemed vindictive with Microsoft but after AOL acquired Netscape and Microsoft won the first browser war, he became the founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation and so helped bring Firefox to market. By 2006, Firefox took 10 percent of the market and went on to be a dominant force in browsers. Kapor has also sat on boards and acted as an angel investor for startups ever since leaving the company he founded. He also flew to Wyoming in 1990 after he read a post on The WELL from John Perry Barlow. Barlow was one of the great thinkers of the early Internet. They worked with Sun Microsystems and GNU Debugging Cypherpunk John Gilmore to found the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF. The EFF has since been the nonprofit who leads the fight for “digital privacy, free speech, and innovation.” So not everything is about business.    

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Reza Rassool, CTO of RealNetworks, shares how he started his career by disrupting Hollywood with a revolutionary digital video editing platform that resulted in a technical Oscar and an Emmy. He later became a CTO-as-a-Service and now he and his team are refreshing a pioneer product of the Internet - from the dominant Internet streaming platform it was- into a world class AI driven facial recognition for live streaming video.

In this episode you will learn:Why does Capria Ventures act as both a VC fund and a fund of funds, and what benefits does this approach offer?What is the "state of the art venture capital innovation" that Capria Ventures brings?How does Capria Ventures nurture its partnerships with fund managers across different regions?What are some of the challenges that founders from the global south face and how different are they to the global north?According to Dave, what is the most common mistake made by founders or founding teams?Why is the "spray and pray" investment strategy unsustainable, according to Dave?Why does Capria Ventures focus on the global south, and is it possible for this region to achieve the same level of wealth as the global north over time?AboutDave Richards is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Capria Ventures. Dave is an experienced entrepreneur, operating executive, and venture capital investor. He co-founded Capria Ventures in 2012 and has since made 60+ investments in early- and early-growth tech startups across the Global South -- India, SE Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Previously, Dave led Unitus Group, a leading early venture catalyst and capital investor in microfinance in the Global South. He has also held business operating leadership roles with RealNetworks, Sybase, and Symantec managing large global teams and building multiple zero to $100M technology-led businesses in digital media, databases, and business productivity tools. Dave received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.

In this episode, I am joined by Reza Rassool, a leader at RealNetworks, a company known for its contribution to the internet streaming industry. Reza has helped guide Real Networks' technology investments in AI, and as a result the company has pivoted to become a leader in the field. Reza's SAFR® computer-vision program focuses on touchless access control and authentication products. His pioneering developments range from non-linear editing machines to facial recognition.  Reza shares his thoughts on the exciting capabilities of large language models and their potential for efficient and conversational knowledge mining. We also dive into the disruptive nature of innovation and how it can be both a cost and a driver for businesses. With insights on using AI as a tool to advance your career and embrace innovation, Reza offers valuable advice for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve. Take advantage of this fascinating discussion about the future of technology and the role of AI in shaping it.  

Matt Hulett is the CEO and President of PetMeds. Matt is a seasoned technology executive leading world-class public and private companies and working closely with Boards and investors in organizations that include Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, Expedia and many more. He has had multiple turnaround successes as a public company president as well as a private company CEO. He has a proven track record raising venture capital from blue chip firms (Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Allen and Company, Intel Capital) with multiple liquidity events. Also, Matt is regularly featured in technology and business podcasts and media outlets, such as Recode, Forbes, Entrepreneur and others.   This Episode is Sponsored By: With Masterclass, you can learn from the world's best minds, anytime, anywhere, at your own pace. You can learn a science-based approach to the art of persuasion selling and motivating yourself from Daniel Pink, or improve your negotiation skills from Chris Voss, or you can learn how to be a disruptive entrepreneur from Richard Branson. With over 150 classes from a range of world class instructors, that thing you've always wanted to do is closer than you think. As a listener to this podcast, you can get 15% off in annual membership, go to: millionaire-interviews.com/masterclass If you have a brand that you've always dreamt of building, or business you want to take online, the first step is finding your domain name. Hover makes it super simple with clear and straightforward user experience, easy to use tools, and truly amazing support from friendly humans. Secure, simple, and reliable, Hover is a trusted and popular choice amongst millions of people launching any kind of brand or business. If you're ready to get your idea off the ground with the perfect domain name, head to: millionaire-interviews.com/hover to get 10% off your first Hover purchase. Great leaders don't do anything alone. Find the support you need to delegate those details with Belay. Belay has been helping business leaders with staffing solutions for over a decade. And you can find that out by checking out Episode 84 of our podcast where Austin interviewed the founder of Belay, Bryan Miles. Belay is offering an exclusive VIP offer to all of our podcast listeners, so just text STORY to 55123 to claim your VIP offer. Optimize workflow with NordPass Business, a platform where your company's digital wealth is managed. With the NordPass Business Password Manager, you will save time and energy allowing your team to focus on what matters most. NordPass eases the burden of access to business accounts, making it possible for your team to work across devices and apps uninterrupted. Log in to your account in seconds, securely share sensitive data with your colleagues, and make payments efficiently backed by the highest standard of cyber secure technology. You could see NordPass Business in action right now, with a 3 month free trial with our special URL: millionaire-interviews.com/nordpass and use code Millionaire at check out. Richard in Missouri listened to our first Patreon Group Call, which got him intrigued with some of our members. You can also be a part of our Group Call and One-on-One Calls by joining our Patreon community, just sign up at: millionaire-interviews.com/patreon   Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group!  What's in it for you?  Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon.

Can a struggling company change its destiny? Can you reliably turn a company's fortunes around? If you're Matt Hulett, the answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.Over his 30 years as an executive in the technology sector, Matt Hulett has become the go-to company fixer. From RealNetworks to Rosetta Stone to Expedia, he has steered start-ups and large companies into renewed areas for growth and driven more than $2 billion in value creation. He's in the midst of his latest venture as the CEO of PetMeds. In this conversation, Matt shares his operating framework for turning companies around and evaluating a company's likelihood of success — T3PM: trends, timing, track record, planning and momentum. Matt recently documented the T3PM framework in his book Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Power. He relates each of these factors back to real-world examples from companies like Expedia, Rovio, Concur, and yes, even Convictional. He also shares how he's leveraging T3PM through his current turnaround at PetMeds, where he is CEO and President. No matter where you are in your career, you'll have something to learn from Matt. Episode Highlights 09:37 - How Matt built his triage mindset 13:58 - The T3PM framework 25:28 - The difference between TAM and SAM 32:53 - Finding the right timing with learned secrets 38:58 - How Matt earns trust from his teams 50:32 - Navigating PetMeds through the market downturn 55:54 - PetMeds' competitive edge in a crowded market About MattMatt Hulett is a seasoned technology executive with more than 30 years of experience building and leading world-class SaaS and consumer companies. Matt has led the growth of companies in the private and public sectors, including Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, Expedia and many more. He has had multiple turnaround successes as a public company president as well as a private company CEO. Matt has a proven track record raising venture capital from blue chip firms (Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Allen and Company, Intel Capital) with multiple liquidity events.Connect with Matt on Linkedin and TwitterCheck out Matt's book UnlockConnect with Chris on Linkedin and Twitter

Philip Rosedale is the founder of Linden Lab, which launched the popular virtual world Second Life in 2003. His goal has always been to build a viable model for a virtual economy or virtual society, not just an entertainment platform. Before Second Life he served as CTO at RealNetworks, where he wrote some of the earliest algorithms to compress video for transmission across the internet. In 2013 he founded High Fidelity, which builds a spatial audio for group chat. He is currently involved with both Second Life and High Fidelity, and advises on Metaverse efforts.

Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Matt Hulett to the show. Over his thirty years as an executive in the technology sector, Matt has become the go-to company fixer. From Rosetta Stone to RealNetworks to Expedia, he has steered startups and public companies into renewed areas for growth. Through his driving approach to leadership and forever willingness to take on the toughest challenges, Matt shares lessons from his career that everyone can learn from. Matt is also the author of the book, Unlock, where he reveals the five key questions that will uncover new insight into your business' potential—without the need for costly consultants. Through real-life examples, personal stories, and insights from thought leaders and CEOs, Hulett guides you through the steps of taking a deep dive into your company's pivot potential. He shows you how to take stock of your business, from your company's alignment to market trends and your supply chain position, to your value proposition for customers, to your ability to raise capital. Guest Bio Matt Hulett CEO & President PetMed Express Matt Hulett has driven more than $2 billion in value creation as a four-time public company CEO and president and a two-time private company CEO. He is a seasoned technology executive with more than thirty years of experience building and leading world-class SaaS and consumer companies. He has had multiple turnaround successes in the public and private sectors, including Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, and Expedia. He is regularly featured in technology and business podcasts and media outlets, such as Recode, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. Matt lives in Seattle with his wife, Anne (CEO of Rock Grace), and their three children. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand system, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com

Fascinated by nature since her earliest memories, Tigrilla Gardenia turned that passion into her vocation.   Her journey began in a polyethnic childhood. She earned a degree in music and electrical engineering, entering the high-tech corporate world via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet.    The desire to escape the confines of the corporate world proved too strong, and Tigrilla soon began following her own spiritual path. She co-owned a circus, produced intentional dance events, taught Kabbalah, and even toured with Cirque du Soleil.    Today, she works as a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Leadership Coach, and studies Plant Intelligence and the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health.    Tigrilla has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world.    Her roots are firmly planted in the arts, communication, and the avant-garde. Tigrilla uses her expertise to empower mission-driven leaders to achieve personal and professional success by integrating nature-inspired innovation in order to bring meaning to Life and make an impact with work. She is an influential speaker and mentor, running courses and workshops on reconnection with the plant kingdom.   Always eager to learn, she studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development.    Tigrilla is a World Ambassador for Plant Intelligence and champions connection to nature as the basis for long-term health, happiness, and success. www.tigrillagardenia.com

Are the most successful companies just the luckiest ones? Why is it that some companies scale quickly while others never really seem to take off? Today's guest highlights the real secret to success, and the secret is leaders who are willing to ACT!   Matt Hulett has driven more than $2 billion in value creation as a four-time public company CEO and president and a two-time private company CEO. He is a seasoned technology executive with more than thirty years of experience building and leading world-class SaaS and consumer companies. He has had multiple turnaround successes in the public and private sectors, including Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, and Expedia. Matt is also the author of Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Power.   Matt is a man with a particular set of skills, and those skills have taken him far. Rosetta Stone was his most satisfying turnaround, with a clear opportunity for market leadership and increased relevance within a premium market. By looking at technology trends and focusing on a core customer, Rosetta Stone was able to successfully dominate a segment of — but not the entire — market share.   By following the same model, Expedia grew from zero to a billion dollars in just three years. Matt may have suffered a bit of imposter syndrome along the way, but he took advantage of the opportunity to learn from the best in the industry and quickly scale Expedia to the powerhouse that it is today.   He highlights some of the leadership tactics that he has developed over the last two years through the pandemic, and underscores the importance of maintaining a strategic mindset while also managing “team capital.” No matter your position, if you want to do something big, you have to be able to work with other people.   Serendipity, perseverance, network, and capital all play a role in the kind of success that Matt and so many other market leaders have experienced. Zoom's success did not happen by total chance; neither did Slack's nor will any other business. The entrepreneur who understands the edge of the business and is willing to pivot makes all the difference. If you're ready, Matt's new book is the place to start changing your company's destiny.   Interview Links: Matt on Twitter   Resources: 20,000 Scaleups Scaling Up Summits (Select Bill Gallagher as your coach during registration for a discount.) Bill on YouTube   Scaling Up is the best-selling book by Verne Harnish and our team for Scaling Up Coaches (formerly Gazelles). We share how the fastest-growing companies succeed where so many others fail.   Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the show is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth.   We help leadership teams with the biggest decisions around People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash so that they can Scale Up successfully and beat the odds of business growth. Scaling Up is based on Verne's original best-selling business book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.   Did you enjoy today's episode? If so, then please leave a review! Help other business leaders discover the Scaling Up Business Podcast so they, too, can benefit from the ideas shared in these podcasts.  

Our guest this week is Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech community and the author of the new book, Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Power, published by Page Two Books. A former executive with companies including Expedia, Mpire, Rosetta Stone and RealNetworks, Hulett is now the CEO and president of PetMed Express, a publicly traded, Florida-based online pet pharmacy.  We talk about finding the right market segment to pursue, how startups and investors should approach the potential of an economic downturn, tips for competing with tech giants, the role that private capital can play in turning around struggling businesses, and how to think about competition, among other topics. Read our notes on the discussion here. Related Stories Book Excerpt: 5 questions that will help unleash your company's hidden power Expedia Group unveils new tech platform for travel industry, and scoring system for hotels Facing NASDAQ delisting, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser makes bid to take company private Startups, superheroes, and the economy at a crossroads: Voices from Seattle's tech community See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few things wag my tail like meeting with a CEO who puts talent at the top of their agenda. Here's one. Matt Hulett is CEO of publicly-held PetMeds, America's most trusted pet pharmacy with 11 million customers. Matt has driven more than $2 billion in value creation as a four-time public company CEO/President and a two-time private company CEO.  He's led multiple turnaround successes at companies you know, including Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, and Expedia. And this week, he released his new book “Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Power” - It's fantastic, regardless of your company's stage. I just had the chance to speak with Matt about what role Recruiting has played in his personal success & that of his companies. Arf! Arf!

KeyNote Speaker: Are you looking for a keynote speaker to teach you how to advocate for your ideas, for change, for your product and for sales? I would love to come and speak to your team and show them how to advocate to win in their business. Please fill out the form below and I will contact you with more details. https://form.jotform.com/221107324351139 Now enjoy today's show! On today's episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Matt Hulett, author of Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Power. Matt is a seasoned technology executive leading world class public and private companies and working closely with Boards and investors in organizations that include Rosetta Stone, RealNetworks, Expedia and many more. While his book is written for those seeking success with their business, much of what he shares can be beneficial for everyone.  Some of the points we discuss from the book are how we can become comfortable and confident in the skills we offer to others. Matt shares how he came to appreciate the role timing plays in business, and why we should be honest as to whether we need to walk away from certain ideas. The book also touches on the significance of communicating with your team and celebrating their potential, a concept Matt finds especially valuable in today's digital world. To learn more about Matt Hulett, visit him at: https://startupwhisperer.com/  https://twitter.com/matt_hulett  Book: Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Power To learn more about my services and to stay connected, visit me at: Website: Advocate to Win Instagram: @imheatherhansen Sign up for your 15 Minute consultation:https://calendly.com/advocatetowin/15min Don't forget to Subscribe to the Advocate with Elegance FREE private podcast here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/613921e87accb4c0210201c5 Would you like to ask me a question? Please leave me a message by calling (856) 390-4831.Don't forget to let me know if we can use your call on the show.

Check out this episode of Product Chats where we chat with Anu Kirk of Osso VR about his Lazy Product Manager Approach. Anu explains how this approach helps you ensure you're focused on building the most important and valuable features. We also chat about the differences between building hardware and software products, effectively listening to your customers, and punk rock user testing.Anu's been working in product management since the 1990s at companies including Osso VR, Sony, MOG, Rhapsody, and RealNetworks. He shares some great insight and perspective on product management in this episode so be sure the give it a listen. Time Stamped Show NotesHow making a music album can be product managed [1:57]Evolution of product management tools [04:35]How Anu got into product in the 1990s [06:20]Differences between building hardware and software products [09:33]The lazy product manager concept [11:41]How adding new features makes products more difficult to use [13:54]Understanding the total iceberg of work [14:54]Focusing on killer ideas [15:26]Ensuring your team brings valuable ideas forward [16:34]Asking the right questions to know if a feature is valuable [18:25]How to effectively listen to your customers [19:44]Punk rock user testing [20:34]Traits of the best product managers [22:41]Tips for aspiring product managers [25:57]  Product Chats is brought to you by Canny. Over 1,000 teams trust Canny to help them build better products. Capture, organize, and analyze product feedback in one place to inform your product decisions.Get your free Canny account today. Stay Connected!TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Fascinated by nature since her earliest memories, Tigrilla Gardenia turned that passion into her vocation. Her journey began in a polyethnic childhood. She earned a degree in music and electrical engineering, entering the high-tech corporate world via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet.  The desire to escape the confines of the corporate world proved too strong, and Tigrilla soon began following her own spiritual path. She co-owned a circus, produced intentional dance events, taught Kabbalah, and even toured with Cirque du Soleil.  Today, she works as a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Leadership Coach, and studies Plant Intelligence and the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health.  Tigrilla has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world.  Her roots are firmly planted in the arts, communication, and the avant-garde. Tigrilla uses her expertise to empower mission-driven leaders to achieve personal and professional success by integrating nature-inspired innovation in order to bring meaning to Life and make an impact with work. She is an influential speaker and mentor, running courses and workshops on reconnection with the plant kingdom. Always eager to learn, she studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development.  Tigrilla is a World Ambassador for Plant Intelligence and champions connection to nature as the basis for long-term health, happiness, and success.To become a Better Place Project Member (and receive free BPP Merch) and support our show, please visit:https://www.patreon.com/BetterplaceprojectTo stay connected with Better Place Project and for updates and behind the scenes info, please follow us on social media: Website: BetterPlaceProject.org(Leave us a voice message directly from the home page of our website)Instagram: @BetterPlaceProj  To follow Steve & Erin on Instagram:@SteveNorrisOfficial @Erinorris

Tigrilla's journey began in a polyethnic childhood. She earned a degree in music and electrical engineering, entering high-tech via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet. The desire to escape the confines of the corporate world proved too strong, and Tigrilla soon began following her own spiritual path. She co-owned a circus, produced intentional dance events, taught Kabbalah, and even toured with Cirque du Soleil. Today, she is a Nature-Inspired Mentor and Leadership Coach. Her studies focus on Plant Intelligence, the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health, Social Innovation, and EcoSystem Thinking. Tigrilla has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world. Her roots are firmly planted in the arts, communication, and the avant-garde. Tigrilla uses her expertise to empower creatives, healers, and entrepreneurs who love nature to take action with confidence to become the conscious leaders of their lives. She is an influential speaker and teacher, running courses on reconnection with the plant kingdom to consciously discover the elements of Life that nourish you to flourish. Always eager to learn, she studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development. Tigrilla is a board member of the BAM Foundation and advisor to the BAM Institute for Civic BioDesign. Tigrilla is a World Ambassador for Plant Intelligence and champions connection to nature as the basis for long-term health, happiness, and success. www.tigrillagardenia.com

Richard Wolpert, a 35 year veteran of Technology and entertainment (Apple, Disney, RealNetworks, 4xCEO) shares the amazing lessons learned on past, present, and predictions of the future of media and technology, and of how these two categories have and will continue to converge or clash. Having been on both sides of the technology and media industries for over the last 35 years Richard has learned the good the bad and the ugly. This show shares some of the best thinkers and leaders of entertainment and technology so you too can learn some of the lessons it has taken him 35 years to learn. Every episode features a C-Level guest from the fields of entertainment and media who will share their personal insights, state of the industries today, and predictions for the future for these rapidly changing fields.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Selipsky, one of today's top CEOs, joins us this week to discuss returning to AWS, empathetic leadership, his effort to be a better listener and lifelong learner, bringing a heightened sense of mission to AWS, and his advice for young people to be highly observant and vocally self critical. Prior to rejoining AWS in May, he served as CEO of Tableau Software for four years in which the market cap of the company more than tripled, before being acquired by Salesforce for $15.7 billion. Top Three Takeaways: #1 The importance of listening is an emerging trend in this series and is something we should all pay attention to. Take a cue from Adam and understand that we don't learn by hearing ourselves speak, but by keeping our own mouths closed and paying attention to what others have to say. This also goes back to his effort to be a lifelong learner, which one can do by reading, listening, as well as being highly observant especially early in your career, where you can pick up what works and what doesn't and improve yourself based on what you've seen. #2 Be vocally self-critical. It requires self confidence, but taking an honest look at yourself and what you can do better is how you can begin to take action to improve yourself. #3 Finally, I want to reiterate Adam's thoughts on the importance of humility, listening, and empathy in leadership. People carry different backgrounds, assumptions, and world-views and it's incredibly powerful as a leader to try to understand where people are coming. As for listening, know that there will be plenty of time to voice your own opinion and to instead give room to others. This is something that David Zapolsky in episode 3 mentioned that Jeff Bezos does — even though he's one of the most brilliant leaders out there, he's the last to speak because he wants the unvarnished opinion of others. Adam seems to have a similar view, understanding that getting to truth is more important than being right. Instagram: www.instagram.com/Voyager.Talks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zevcarlyle/ Podcast Home: https://bit.ly/VoyagerTalksHomepage Guest bio: Adam Selipsky is the CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. Having previously led AWS Marketing, Sales, and Support for 11 years, from 2005–2016, Selipsky helped launch and grow AWS from a startup into a multi-billion dollar business. Prior to rejoining AWS in 2021, Selipsky was most recently President and CEO of Tableau Software. He led Tableau through its acquisition by Salesforce, in what was the third-largest software industry acquisition at the time. Selipsky has also held various leadership roles at RealNetworks, and before that, was a Principal at strategy consulting firm Mercer Management Consulting. He has an AB in government from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zev-carlyle/message

"There are no menial jobs if you can learn from them." - Tigrilla Gardenia. In this episode, Emmeline sits down with nature-inspired mentor and leadership coach, Tigrilla Gardenia.  A veteran of Microsoft, Real Networks, and Cirque du Soleil, Tigrilla talks about how her passion for engineering and her love for music have led her down a winding, fruitful creative path that has spanned years, fields, and continents. Tigrilla also shares how her interest in spirituality and nature have led her to develop a coaching business in which she inspires others to follow their own winding creative paths toward personal fulfillment. Emmeline and Tigrilla also discuss the difference between fear of new experiences and the deeply unsettling feeling that a pursuit is not right.To learn more about Tigrilla's journey and her coaching, or to join her Naturally Conscious Community for free inspiration online, visit her official website. For behind-the-scenes information and more about Journey of an Artist, follow Emmeline on social media at @EmmelineMusic or visit the Journey of Series official webpage.

He must have been saving the best for last. New Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff is in town this weekend to take in the California-Washington football game, and also to visit the Huskies as part of his 'getting to know you' tour. The visit is the 11th already for Kliavkoff, who has a history with the area. Kliavkoff spent 10 years from 1995-05 in Seattle working for Real Networks. During that time he had season tickets to the Men's Basketball games and shared football season tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Code Completion, Episode 45! We are a group of iOS developers and educators hoping to share what we love most about development, Apple technology, and completing your code! Follow us @CodeCompletion (https://twitter.com/CodeCompletion) on Twitter to hear about our upcoming livestreams, videos, and other content. Today, we discuss: - Code Completion Club: https://codecompletion.io/jointheclub - Indie App Spotlight, with a new app for you to check out: - Waay by Alex Andrews (@leakywellington): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waay-learn-music-theory/id974357313 - Our interview with Andrew Kozlik and Tom Marks, creators of Recipe Box! - Recipe Box: https://www.getrecipebox.com - Andrew Kozlik: https://twitter.com/AndrewKozlik - Tom Marks: https://twitter.com/London_atlas - Zendesk: https://www.zendesk.com - Republic: https://republic.co/ - Non Dilutive Capital raising with Pipe: https://pipe.com/ - Steve Troughton-Smith's Catalyst Roundup: https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/blog/20210605-Catalyst-Sample-Code-Roundup Also, join us for #CompleteTheCode and Compiler Error, two segments that test both your knowledge and our knowledge on Swift, Apple, and all things development! Your hosts for this week: * Ben Gohlke (https://twitter.com/FerrousGuy) * Fernando Olivares (https://twitter.com/FromJRtoSR) * Dimitri Bouniol (https://twitter.com/DimitriBouniol) Be sure to also sign up to our monthly newsletter (https://codecompletion.io/), where we will recap the topics we discussed, reveal the answers to #CompleteTheCode, and share even more things we learned in between episodes. You are what makes this show possible, so please be sure to share this with your friends and family who are also interested in any part of the app development process. Sponsor This week's episode of Code Completion is brought to you by Sticky Widgets. Go to https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1533254320?pt=1765080&ct=CodeCompletion&mt=8 today to check it out! Complete the Code Why is this SwiftUI code not advisable, and how can you fix it? swift // Why is this SwiftUI code not advisable, and how can you fix it? var body: some View { if isLoggedIn { Text("You are logged in!") } else { Text("You must first log in!") } } Be sure to tweet us (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%23CompleteTheCode%20cc%2F%20%40CodeCompletion&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fcodecompletion.io) with hashtag #CompleteTheCode (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CompleteTheCode) if you know the answer! Compiler Error This week's Compiler Error has a theme: Apple Antitrust Cases! 1 - In its first antitrust case, Apple Computer was sued in 1997 by publishing houses for not licensing its MacOS system software to run on other compatible hardware at the time. 2 - Apple was sued in 2005 for allegedly operating a music-downloading monopoly through iTunes and the iPod music player, preventing RealNetworks music from playing on iPods. 3 - Just a few months after the original iPhone was released, Apple was sued in a case that lasted until 2019 partly over the fact that the just-released device could not run third-party apps. 4 - After only a year and a half of litigation, Apple was found guilty in a case where there was compelling evidence that they played a central role to eliminate retail competition.

On this episode of the Jason Cavness Experience I talk to Michael Nikitin – CTO and Co-Founder AIDA Healthcare, CEO Itirra CavnesssHR Beta Testing Wait List Sign up Be sure to sign up for the Beta Testing of the CavnessHR platform. www.CavnessHR.co By signing up to our beta testing you will receive 3 months free and after that be locked into our beta pricing forever. REFERRAL BONUS - For each company you refer that signs up for the waitlist, you will receive one free month of HR in addition to the above. CavnessHR Social Media CavnessHR website: https://www.cavnessHR.com Jason's email: jasoncavness@cavnessHR.com @CavnessHR across social media @jasoncavnessHR across social media We talk about the following Being an advisor at 2 startups Being a CTO/Founder at one startup and a CEO/Founder at another startup How he became involved with tech Advice to tech people on collaborating with the other business functions Michael's Bio Michael's experience as a software engineer began as a part of a product team that built ATG Store, a highly successful product later acquired by Lowe's Home Improvement. While working at Extended Results, Michael led product development of their PushBI flagship product acquired by TIBCO Software. Michael went on to earn an MBA degree from the University of Washington that improved his business and leadership expertise. He used these skills at Microsoft, where he managed IT teams to deliver business-driven initiatives for Microsoft Consulting Services that operate across 80+ countries. Michel also had experience working at the Washington state office of the CIO, where he led a team responsible for digital transformation. Relying on his understanding and knowledge of the B2B business environment, he went on to bring value to a corporate wellness and health startup, Aduro, where he was responsible for product development and technology as the CTO. During his time at Aduro, he rolled out a valuable product line of consumer and B2B applications. Capitalizing on his experience working at Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft and RealNetworks, as well as startups that generated millions in funding, Michael co-founded Healthcare Solutions (HCS). As a CTO of HCS, Michael brings leading-edge technology solutions and products that further develop the company. His CISO role includes information security management, which involves developing a company-wide security strategy that supports the HCS's mission and goals, as well as ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations. Michael's CFO responsibilities at HCS involve managing the financial side of the company. This includes tracking cash flow, taking care of financial planning, and analyzing the financial strengths and weaknesses of the company as well as implementing corrective actions. Instead of being satisfied with the status quo, Michael continuously works on the next big idea to create value for the companies he works for and his own projects. Michael's Social Media Itirra Website: https://itirra.com/ AIDA Website: https://aidahealthcare.com/ Michael's Email: michaeln@itirra.com Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnikitin/ AIDA Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidaHealthcare Itirra Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItirraSeattle Michael's Gift We are right now doing an informal campaign of a few hours, 2 to 4 hours of support. For mostly technical and compliance issues, and technical advisory hours for fellow entrepreneurs who are struggling with this. We're happy to do that myself. Michael's Advice I think probably you've heard it a lot. But try it and break it. So don't, be shy. Try different things, try different approaches. If it breaks, then you got some result. So, try break things and move forward.

Tigrilla Gardenia is a nature-inspired mentor and leadership coach. In our conversation she tells me about how she began her journey in Miami, FL and experienced a polyethnic childhood. She tells me about earning a degree in music and electrical engineering, afterward entering the high-tech corporate world via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet. We talk about her circus, her business that allowed her to produce intentional dance events. We talk about her spiritual influences that led to a time when she taught Kabbalah. Part of the discussion is centered around her life when she toured with Cirque du Soleil. Today, she works as a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Leadership Coach, and studies Plant Intelligence and the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health in Damanhur aka Hogwarts for adults. Tigrilla actually has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world. She uses her expertise to empower mission-driven leaders to achieve personal and professional success by integrating nature-inspired innovation in order to bring meaning to Life and make an impact with work. She is an influential speaker and mentor, running courses and workshops on reconnection with the plant kingdom. She has studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development. This conversation is one of the most interesting I have had. Among the previously mentioned topics that we discuss, Tigrilla and I talk about leadership evolution, leading holistically, how ecosystems can teach us about leadership, and something she calls “deep patterns.”  To learn more about Tigrilla you can email her directly or visit her websites listed below: Email: tigrilla@tigrillagardenia.com Websites: http://www.tigrillagardenia.com/ (www.tigrillagardenia.com) Naturally Conscious Community https://community.tigrillagardenia.com/ (https://community.tigrillagardenia.com/) and here is her Flowering Tree Mentorship program https://tigrillagardenia.com/flowering-tree-lp/ (https://tigrillagardenia.com/flowering-tree-lp/)

From her time at Real Networks in Business Development to the corner office as a VP of Napster, Gabriela Junkin has steadily and expertly climbed the ranks as one of the most respected women in music streaming. Her knowledge and enthusiasm has guided her through challenges and triumphs as she has navigated through a male-dominated high-tech industry. We hear her story and are encouraged to welcome new opportunities and always take risks.  

From her first physics classes in middle school, Priyanka Raha was fascinated with science and mathematics. Growing up in India, she became a national level achiever in Olympiads, paving her way into the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) field from an early age. After she immigrated to America, working in engineering, and had started a family, she realized the foundation for her work's mission. Priyanka always believed that technology is a magic wand that can solve the most challenging problems. She founded PopSmartKids, which transforms the way children spend time with digital devices. In a time of “The Social Dilemma” PopSmartKids builds apps with kids' digital health in mind and a focus on creation overconsumption. A refreshing idea indeed!  

Originally from New York, Eileen Quigley's first career was in journalism. Eileen's background and experiences as a young adult gave her a unique appreciation for the value of time, as well as a constant yearning to learn new things in new industries. This led her involvement in eight different startups, including Real Networks. Today, she is the Executive Director of the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI), an independent nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy in the Northwest.  

In the 2nd part of their interview, Joleen and Karim Meghji discuss the values which guide Karim's work outlook today. After a successful trek at RealNetworks and his own startup venture, Karim developed a keen awareness about the value of company culture, which he now takes to every company he works at. Today, as the Chief Technology Officer at Remitly, Karim challenges his team to think beyond any constraints. He spends time creating value within the workplace not only to create a great workplace environment but also to create a well-rounded, prosperous business. 

Karim Meghji was always a “tech-y” guy. From his early days writing code in high school, he loved the creative side of computer engineering. In the first of a two-part interview, Joleen dives into Karim's early career days. Karim originally started in tech support answering phone calls, which gave him a unique appreciation for customer service which he carried on to all of his future roles. After taking some initiative and creating a customer-help software, Karim's career in engineering took off, and he found himself as one of the tech executives at RealNetworks, where he met Joleen! 

Alex Alben is a professor of Internet Law, Media & Society at UCLA School of Law and as senior executive, he worked for pioneering internet companies RealNetworks and Starwave Corporation. Alex also worked for an alternative energy company founded by Bill Gates and served as Washington State's first Chief Privacy Officer from 2015-2019.   Alex is currently engaged with research and policy development relating to Artificial Intelligence, with a focus on AI ethics, and he is also working on the implementation of California's new privacy law, The California Consumer Privacy Act. With his presence in the field of technology and data privacy, we will be speaking about matters such as to what level of detail companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google possess intricate data about you and your personal life and how these companies align their business models towards obtaining and reselling vast amounts of data. We will also be talking about how we as a generation can stay more aware of the influence of big data on our online lives, and what tools and techniques start-ups and established businesses can deploy to find the right balance between maintaining a competitive edge whilst ensuring adequate privacy measures. For more engaging and inspiring talks like these or if you'd simply like to reach out, visit www.themillennicast.buzzsprout.com. 

Sandwiched in between a stressful corporate job and stressful family living arrangement, Kevin Mackey broke down in misery and asked for a sign from the Universe. A few nights later he received a powerful mystical experience as a snowy owl flew towards him out of the darkened woods, and this led to more and more and more. Now Kevin is a Reiki Master and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and the host of the New Bridge Radio Show where he interviews fascinating guests and guides you with tried and true life lessons that can connect you with what's next in your life. Watch this interview for insights into the QHHT healing process, stories of past life experiences, and encouragement to stop being the fixer in your family. LISTEN: New Bridge Radio Show https://www.newbridgeradio.com/what-we-do SHARE: Send An Affirmation To Kevin mailto://thenewbridgeradioshow@gmail.com More About Kevin Mackey Kevin Mackey is an intuitive writer, healer, teacher, and guide. He grew up in Colorado and graduated from Regis University in Denver. After college he began a career in the Tech industry and worked for large technical companies like Hewlett Packard, Real Networks, Microsoft, and AT&T Mobility. In 2011 a spiritual awareness began to grow and change just about everything in Kevin's life. He didn't understand what was happening to him and he sought out the assistance of several well-known psychics to help in understanding the path that was stretching out before him. He would go on to become a Reiki Master and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner and run his own practice in Lynnwood Washington. Connect with Kevin: Web https://www.newbridgeradio.com/ Podcast   https://www.newbridgeradio.com/what-we-do Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/newbridgeradio/ Twitter https://twitter.com/newbridgeradio   YOUR GUIDE TO SOUL NECTAR – KERRI HUMMINGBIRD SAMI I love mentoring women to rewrite the story of their lives through inner transformation, connection to essence, remembrance of purpose, and realignment to authenticity and truth. If you don't want to settle for anything less than a life of passion and purpose, book a Discovery Call and let's talk! Schedule today! http://bit.ly/2CpFHFZ FREE GIFT: The Love Mastery Game, an oracle for revealing your soul's curriculum in every day challenges. http://www.kerrihummingbird.com/play Do you lack the confidence to trust yourself and go for what you want? When you take actions towards your dreams, does self-doubt infect your certainty? Do you find yourself distracting and numbing while also feeling something is missing inside? Do you feel disrespected and like your wisdom is being dismissed? Do you have a hard time asking for what you need? You may benefit from healing the Mother Wound and reconnecting with the Divine Mother for love. Find out more at www.motherwoundbook.com You may be a member of The Second Wave, here to uplift human consciousness from the inside out by healing patterns of suffering that run through your ancestry. Find out about “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” and receive a guided meditation at www.thesecondwave.media READ an Excerpt from the Award-Winning memoir, Awakening To Me.

Surya Mantha is a Senior Partner and Venture Capitalist at Unitus Ventures. Surya has over two decades of experience spanning, business operations, investing and management consulting. He has played leadership roles in startups as well as investment firms. At Unitus, Surya is responsible for all investment operations in India across Unitus' focus sectors including fintech, med-tech, ed-tech, and employability, through the entire lifecycle of the portfolio. Previously, Surya played leadership roles in several high-growth technology and media businesses including at Web18, Saregama (HMV), Sify and RealNetworks. He also spent several years in investment management roles, including impact investment at Omidyar Network and growth capital investing at Peepul Capital. As a member of the founding team of Omidyar Network India Advisors (ONIA), he led investments in the ecommerce, digital media, education and government transparency sectors. Surya started his career at Xerox Research in Rochester, New York. This episode is all about “The Startup World, Sleep & Personal Recommendations from a VC” Surya's story and journey to being the VC today. It is common in the start up world to wear poor sleep and stress like a badge of honour. The Dalai Lama said that man sacrifices his health to make money and then sacrifices money to restore health. Surya shares some stories about how this is actually true in the startup world. 90% of Indians are sleep deprived. This is pretty alarming. According to a report by Fitbit, India is one of the least active nations and are the second most sleep deprived nation globally. What actually happens among startups? How do they struggle with stress, sleep, lack of exercise and then ultimately poor health? Is it necessary that they ignore sleep so much? Is it possible for them to work smart, efficient and productively in spite of making sleep a priority? It is common for startup owners to wake up in the middle of the night with heightened anxiety. It is hard to disconnect from their business. Each person's stress response varies. Yet, having a few strong personalised practices like sleep hygiene and stress management practices can go such a long way in supporting them. Does Surya struggle with anxiety? What does anxiety look like and what can you do about it? Surya's personal recommendations to improve sleep and cope with the pressures of having a startup. For more on Surya Mantha, you can follow him: Website: https://unitus.vc/team/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surya.mantha -For more on Deepa, The Sleep Whisperer, be sure to follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mysleepwhisperer/  and https://www.instagram.com/phytothrive_yogini/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/sleepwhisperer and you can also mail Deepa at deepa@phytothrive.com or find her at www.phytothrive.com and www.sleepwhisperer.pro

In this episode, Maria and Jonni discuss:How empathy shaped the business model of Eleven 11 Solutions and the company philosophy as they continue to grow. Tips and advice to stay connected even during tough situations. Empathy as inspiration and success in Jonni's professional career.  Key Takeaways:You don't appease your employees at the expense of clients, you nurture them to the benefit of clients. Those employees will deliver solid work for clients if they work in an empathetic environment that understands them and is flexible to their needs. Do not confuse empathy with being a yes-person. They are not the same thing. It's not about making sure everyone is happy, it's more about hearing and acknowledging what others are saying. It's not about caving in - it's about how you gather information and then what you do with that information as you make decisions.  "You want to build trust with the people you work with, that you work for, that worked for you. And if you can build that - which mostly comes from listening, empathy, and understanding their perspective - if you have a baseline of trust, the rest will fall into place. That means, when times are tough, you'll figure it out together because you have that baseline of trust. When times are good, they will trust you to just run with it because you have that baseline of trust." —  Jonni Ressler About Jonni Ressler: Jonni Ressler is the CEO of Eleven 11 Solutions and believes successful marketing is another form of storytelling and that relationship is everything A natural connector, Jonni has built a multimillion-dollar consulting business by matching hiring managers with top talent across the United States.  Her consultancy is ruthlessly committed to helping clients and consultants succeed with a focus on transparency, integrity, and doing the right thing every time.  She began her career working for a variety of top technical companies like Microsoft and RealNetworks in international and domestic roles across both sales and marketing.  In the early 2000s, Jonni left the workforce for over 6 years to raise her young children and returned to marketing as a consultant, giving her a unique perspective on reentering the workforce.  As a stand out consultant, she did a little bit of everything from leading product launches, to coordinating brand strategy and sales execution, to partner management, change management, and numerous corporate website redesigns and launches in her decade of consulting for companies like SAP Concur, HPE, and Microsoft.  Jonni founded Eleven 11 Solutions with the knowledge that good people know good people, and as a result of that philosophy, her company has doubled each year since inception in 2016 as a referral-only business.  When she's not leading Eleven 11 Solutions, and actively supporting her family and their respective interests, you can find Jonni on stage or online doing Improv.  Connect with Jonni Ressler:  Learn more about Eleven 11 Solutions:  Eleven11Solutions.comConnect on Instagram: @eleven.11.solutionsConnect to Elevel 11 on LinkedIn: Eleven 11 SolutionsConnect to Jonni on LinkedIn: Jonni ResslerHashtags: #relationshipiseverything   #goodhumans  #consulting  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

In this episode, Maria and Jonni discuss:How empathy shaped the business model of Eleven 11 Solutions and the company philosophy as they continue to grow. Tips and advice to stay connected even during tough situations. Empathy as inspiration and success in Jonni's professional career.  Key Takeaways:You don't appease your employees at the expense of clients, you nurture them to the benefit of clients. Those employees will deliver solid work for clients if they work in an empathetic environment that understands them and is flexible to their needs. Do not confuse empathy with being a yes-person. They are not the same thing. It's not about making sure everyone is happy, it's more about hearing and acknowledging what others are saying. It's not about caving in - it's about how you gather information and then what you do with that information as you make decisions.  "You want to build trust with the people you work with, that you work for, that worked for you. And if you can build that - which mostly comes from listening, empathy, and understanding their perspective - if you have a baseline of trust, the rest will fall into place. That means, when times are tough, you'll figure it out together because you have that baseline of trust. When times are good, they will trust you to just run with it because you have that baseline of trust." —  Jonni Ressler About Jonni Ressler: Jonni Ressler is the CEO of Eleven 11 Solutions and believes successful marketing is another form of storytelling and that relationship is everything A natural connector, Jonni has built a multimillion-dollar consulting business by matching hiring managers with top talent across the United States.  Her consultancy is ruthlessly committed to helping clients and consultants succeed with a focus on transparency, integrity, and doing the right thing every time.  She began her career working for a variety of top technical companies like Microsoft and RealNetworks in international and domestic roles across both sales and marketing.  In the early 2000s, Jonni left the workforce for over 6 years to raise her young children and returned to marketing as a consultant, giving her a unique perspective on reentering the workforce.  As a stand out consultant, she did a little bit of everything from leading product launches, to coordinating brand strategy and sales execution, to partner management, change management, and numerous corporate website redesigns and launches in her decade of consulting for companies like SAP Concur, HPE, and Microsoft.  Jonni founded Eleven 11 Solutions with the knowledge that good people know good people, and as a result of that philosophy, her company has doubled each year since inception in 2016 as a referral-only business.  When she's not leading Eleven 11 Solutions, and actively supporting her family and their respective interests, you can find Jonni on stage or online doing Improv.  Connect with Jonni Ressler:  Learn more about Eleven 11 Solutions:  Eleven11Solutions.comConnect on Instagram: @eleven.11.solutionsConnect to Elevel 11 on LinkedIn: Eleven 11 SolutionsConnect to Jonni on LinkedIn: Jonni ResslerHashtags: #relationshipiseverything   #goodhumans  #consulting  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Tom Frank started off his career in advertising and rose to incredible heights in the world of entrepreneurship. In the first week of this 2-part interview, Joleen sits down with her close friend to discuss his start in Hollywood, including producing game shows and a blossoming friendship with Weird Al, to his executive days at RealNetworks, to what Tom calls his ‘House on the Prairie' phase. And that is just the beginning! Tune in both weeks for Tom's full journey to success.

Part 2 of Scott Ehrlich's interview dives into Scott's serial entrepreneurial adventure. After his time at Real Networks, Scott turned creativity into technological successes with projects like the League of Extraordinary Dancers and Substance over Hype. Today, Scott is plowing through the world of broadcasting at Sinclair Broadcasting Group with yet another groundbreaking vision. His amazing path has made a real impact on media and is an inspiration to all listeners.

Join the conversation by jumping into The Video Insiders LinkedIn Group. If you would like to be a guest on the show, send an email to thevideoinsiders@beamr.com For more podcast episodes, click here. Learn more about Beamr's technology. Learn more about RealNetworks. Today's guest: Reza Rassool.

Dave Hanley is CEO of Tomorrow, an app that helps families make long-term financial and legal decisions together for the first time, in an easy-to-use app designed to protect their futures. Dave is an incurable entrepreneur (his words) who has been involved in many successful ventures, including Shelfari — later acquired by Amazon — and Real Networks. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Dave was not only a Fulbright scholar, he was also selected to the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader program, where he remains an active participant and advisor. Dave is an adoring husband, loving father of four children, adventure traveler, and spirituality seeker. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in public policy from Brigham Young University. He brings lots of good information to chew on about how to get your kids involved in business and more.

Robi Ganguly is the co-founder and CEO of Apptentive, a SaaS platform that provides tools for mobile app makers to engage with customers for positive ratings, feedback and customer research. Apptentive's customers include UrbanSpoon, Overstock, and RealNetworks. The company was founded in 2011 and to date has raised $6.5M in funding. Links, Resources & People Mentioned Apptentive Yahoo Apple Microsoft Webex Greystripe Nordstrom Sky Kelsey Andrew Wooster Mike Saffitz Robi Ganguly - @rganguly Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Getting a board seat isn't just about adding value, but also about what value you take from it for your career. But why do it? When? How? And should you focus on a public or private company? To answer these questions and share their perspectives, this segment of the a16z Podcast features three current board directors and veteran executives: Amy Bohutinsky, CMO of the Zillow Group and a board director at Hotel Tonight and Avvo; Dawn Lepore, former Chair and CEO of Drugstore.com and a board director at AOL, Real Networks, and Coupons.com; and Michelle Wilson, former Amazon general counsel and a board member at Zendesk.

This episode was recorded 16 May 2013 live and in person at Omni's offices overlooking Lake Union in Seattle. You can download the m4a file or subscribe in iTunes. (Or subscribe to the podcast feed.) Greg Robbins is Graphing Calculator co-author (a story you should already know about, that we don't go over again) and has done such diverse things as bringing translucency to the Mac OS Drag Manager (way back in the '90s), and writing an open source Objective-C library for Google Data APIs. You can follow Greg on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Easily create beautiful websites via drag-and-drop. Get help any time from their 24/7 technical support. Create responsive websites — ready for phones and tablets — without any extra effort: Squarespace's designers have already handled it for you. Get 10% off by going to http://squarespace.com/therecord. And, if you want to get under the hood, check out their APIs at developers.squarespace.com. This episode is also sponsored by Microsoft Azure Mobile Services. Mobile Services is a great way to provide backend services — syncing and other things — for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. If you've been to the website already, you've seen the tutorials where you input code into a browser window. And that's an easy way to get started. But don't be fooled: Mobile Services is deep. You can write in your favorite text editor and deploy via Git. Regular-old Git, not Git#++. Git. Things we mention, in order of appearance (pretty much): Real Networks Graphing Calculator Google Ira Glass on Graphing Calculator Drag Manager Translucency Mac OS 7.5.3 Drag Manager Alpha channels Quartz CopyBits Black and white displays 68K computers PowerPC Blitting Desktop Pictures 1995 NeXT Omni Assembly language DTS Newton Teletypes Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science Apple II 1979 Mainframe Concentration Busboy Nolo Press ComputerLand Beagle Bros. Integer BASIC 80-column cards Apple II Plus Apple II Technical Manual Homebrew computers RF Interference Apple II GS Non-Apple Machines 6502 Assembly Missile Command 1992 NASA Neural networks Robert Hecht-Nielsen 1980s Voice recognition Earth Observing System Goddard Space Flight Center comp.sys.mac Pascal C Macintosh Progammers Workshop (MPW) Lightspeed C / THINK C Lightspeed Pascal CodeWarrior PowerPC transition Toolbox Inside Mac Macintosh Programmers Toolbox Assistant QuickView Hypercard How to Write Macintosh software by Scott Knaster 1990s eMate Apple QuickTake Secret About Box Easter eggs Breakout in 7.5 Herman the Iguana Pointers Ron Avitzur Airplay Front Row Windows Vista Microsoft Office Adobe Photoshop Seattle RealPlayer 1998 Rob Glaser Macworld Conference Marching extensions Casady & Greene's Conflict Catcher Carbon Cocoa 2002 WinAmp Appearance Manager Kaleidoscope Copland InternetWorld 1997 OpenDoc Dave Winer Quickdraw GX Apple Open Collaborative Environment (AOCE) iCloud LLVM Instruments Microsoft Visual Studio ARC C# Xcode Eclipse QuickTime Project Builder Google Desktop Spotlight Google Maps for iOS 2005 Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) RSS Google Reader Google Keep Self-driving cars Google Glass Big data Google Data APIs for Objective-C XML OAuth

Tracking foreclosure stats and trends can be deceiving due to shadow inventory. Jason Hartman's guest, Sean O'Toole, founder of Foreclosure Radar, explains the foreclosure rate, the “foreclosure hangover,” the slow increase in home prices, and much more. Sean and Jason also talk about the price differences and inventory in the California markets, and the fallacy of a “Foreclosure Wave” in the nation, regardless of who is nominated in the Presidential election. Sean defines the judicial and non-judicial markets and all of the distractions that have slowed down our recovery. He defends the MERS system, despite its flaws, because our current system is completely broken.Prior to launching ForeclosureRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential and commercial foreclosures. Leveraging 15 years in the software industry, Sean used technology as a key competitive advantage to build his successful real estate investment track record. Sean has always thrived in startup environments, and as such, became a key contributor at Xing Technology (acquired by Real Networks), ISI/GlobalCenter (acquired by Global Crossing), and Icarian, Inc.(acquired by Workstream, Inc.). With his extensive experience in computers, software development, and business processes, Sean moved easily into VP and Director level positions in engineering, product management, sales, marketing and operations. Sean also served as President of the OpenMPEG Consortium, which brought together 32 companies to define industry standards for video on personal computers.