Podcasts about small-tech

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There's been a lot of media chatter about Australia's largest private employer (Woolworths) moving to a four-day workweek. But we take a look at the details of the proposal and it's not all its cracked up to be. Here's what else we cover in today's episode:The RBA met last week and chose to hold the cash rate at 4.35%The RBA's commentary gave some clues on where to next for interest rates Disney surprised the market by making a profit from Disney+ streaming service, but the stock still fell 8%More bad news from Boeing Luke Laretive joins us for another edition of Pimp my Portfolio We round up some of the well-known tech names that fell 80 or 90% and have since rebounded Want to get involved? Have a question? Ask via our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.Submit your portfolio for Pimp my Portfolio via our websiteJoin the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group—------Want more Equity Mates:Sign up to our email to keep up with business news Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don't Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your host and Nicholas talks intersectionality of technology, history and politics. We talk about how big government is not helpful, why AI is important, TikTok Ban, and more.Follow Nicholas P. Lorizio at ...His Websitehttps://www.astutetechnologists.com/His Linktree (a link to many more links)https://linktr.ee/nlorizioHis bookhttps://tr.ee/i0uGmuQzmMIf you want to be a guest on my podcast, join PodMatch by clicking on the link provided https://www.joinpodmatch.com/politically-high-tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Friday News Pick with Walter Lee] Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie speaks with Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, a venture firm, fund of funds, and secondary shop with more than $7 billion under management.

Join us for an inspiring episode of the Degree Free Podcast, where Sean Dubois shares his personal journey of finding tech success without a degree. He discusses how working at Amazon opened doors for him and made job interviews easier. Sean encourages listeners to prioritize personal growth and happiness over societal expectations.  Key Discussion Points: - Sean and Ryan talk about programming and open-source projects, emphasizing the importance of solving problems you're passionate about and saying yes to opportunities. - They discuss the benefits of open source projects, such as having control over your destiny and contributing to projects you care about. They also mention the challenges and rewards of creating your own projects. - The importance of self-discovery and self-actualization in motivating oneself to work hard and succeed is discussed. They highlight the inner motivation to persevere through failures as being more important than specific programming languages or projects. - Sean talks about finding a niche in the WebRTC space and the concept of doing things in public to create opportunities and connections. They also challenge the significance of job titles in the software industry. - The conversation tackles the relationship between money and happiness, acknowledging that while money doesn't guarantee happiness, it can provide financial stability and freedom. Personal anecdotes about the impact of financial stability are shared. - The episode ends with Sean explaining why he helps others, emphasizing paying it forward and the mutual benefit of helping motivated individuals. Ryan reflects on his own experiences and expresses a desire to do more. - Sean advises that solving personal problems, finding self-confidence, and enjoying what you do can lead to career success and fulfillment. Don't miss this enlightening episode of the Degree Free Podcast, where Sean Dubois and Ryan Maruyama share their experiences and insights on success, personal growth, and finding happiness. Tune in and be inspired! To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: degreefree.co Join the Degree Free Network and get the support you need to get hired, get that promotion, and achieve your career goals! You'll get access to our free resources such as the 5 Degree Free Pathways and 7 Day Get Hired Challenge Course: degreefree.co/network Learn job hunting skills and learn how to land your dream job in 7 days: degreefree.co/gethired/ Starting your degree free journey but don't know where to start? Check out our free ‘5 Degree Free Pathways' Course:  degreefree.co/pathways

Employment data is a critical component of the financial ecosystem—it's required documentation if you want to rent or buy a home, purchase a car, apply for a new job, or get a loan. As digital technology is transforming the manner in which payroll information is collected and leveraged, we're faced with important questions, the answers to which will shape the framework going forward. In this episode, we speak with Nick Lawson, General Counsel at Argyle, about all things employment data, including the current framework, what's happening with the CFPB's rulemaking on personal financial data rights, and predictions for what might be ahead. With special guest: Nicholas Lawson, General Counsel, Argyle Systems Inc. Related Links: CFPB Newsroom - CFPB Kicks Off Personal Financial Data Rights Rulemaking Argyle - Let's Make Consumer Permissions Fundamental to Payroll Data Hosted by: Jana Seidl, Senior Associate, Baker Botts LLP and Elyse Dorsey, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Three things to know today   00:00 Small Tech Companies Leverage Remote Work as a Competitive Advantage, New Data Confirms 02:30 US Military Warned about Smartwatches with Potential Malware 03:43 Gender Imbalance in Tech Intensifies, Yet Greater Diversity Yields Better Performance   This is the Business of Tech.        Advertiser:  https://goyznta.com/payments/       Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/   Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com   Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/  

This week Frances Cook sits down with CEOs of 3 smaller companies on the NZX with big ideas, tech companies PaySauce, AoFrio and TruScreen. This is your chance to hear their story—the highs, the lows and their hopes for the future.  Disruption is the name of the game. Be it making payroll instantaneous for small business, refrigeration less carbon intensive and your ice cream tip-top, or eradicating cervical cancer and revolutionising screening across the globe.  Make it a date! For more or to watch this episode on youtube - check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch A conversation with experts, CEOs, and you. We talk to company leaders and an industry experts every week. Listen or watch over lunch or whenever you want to snack on what's happening in the economy, the markets, and the companies you invest in Brought to you by Sharesies, with BusinessDesk Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time. Shared Lunch is for a New Zealand audience.

Conor Carmody from The Innovation Exchange joins Karl Fitzpatrick to reveal how the marketplace helps smaller tech firms to assist large corporates in solving their digital transformation challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's host is: Sam Williamson And today's guests are: Amir Khan - Senior Backend Developer Marius Toft - Lead Frontend Engineer at IMPACT Commerce Emad Ghorbaninia - Lead iOS Engineer at Udviklings- og Forenklingsstyrelsen Tue Oxenvad - CEO at JTOX

Web3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new version of the web revolves around the notion of decentralization, driven by blockchain-based technologies including cryptocurrencies and NFTs. User privacy is central to these advances, but what does all of this mean for decentralized finance compliance and identity verification? How does a small tech company navigate the overlapping web of privacy, competition, and other regulations? And what are the implications for user data access? In this episode, co-hosts Elyse Dorsey and Jana Seidl speak with Matt McGuire, General Counsel of Violet, about all things Web3, crypto, and privacy, including what's happening with the California Privacy Protection Agency' CPRA implementation. With special guest: Matt McGuire, General Counsel, Violet Related Links: CPPA Rulemaking Matt McGuire, Violet Comments to CPPA Where's Ooki? CFTC's Lawsuit Delivery Via Chatbox Raises Eyebrows Violet Hosted by: Elyse Dorsey and Jana Seidl

It all started on December 12, 1996 when Gary Pica quit his job to build an IT services company. Thus, one of the first MSPs  (Managed Service Provider) was born.Almost every day, a new managed service provider launches with new servers and a compelling business plan. However, for many IT solution providers, the transition to managed services yields disappointing results. This stifles the potential of what can be an effective and lucrative business model. Gary knows this all too well after owning several top MSP companies. When he started out, he struggled with critical elements of a successful MSP: marketing, sales and operations. It was a constant challenge to find leads and even harder to qualify prospects who didn't understand the true value of my offering. This is a common MSP problem that threatens the future of the business.Through years of practice, he figured out what works. The key to MSP success is an actionable business plan with the ability to add new managed services agreements every month. he took this philosophy and developed an MSP training program that ensured predictable sales growth, outstanding customer service, soaring margins and increased net worth. This program grew his MSP business into a multimillion-dollar winner with more than 7,000 end points under management before selling.Episode Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garypica/Joey Pinz Conversations Podcast Information: • Website: https://www.joeypinz.com • Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/joeypinz • Music by Tom Izzo: @wahlsinger  https://tomizzomusic.com  Support our podcast:  • Subscribe: https://joeypinzconversations.com/subscribe/ • How much is this podcast worth to you? Consider $5, $10 or $20/mo with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz  • How about a one-time payment?  • What is the episode worth to you? $25/$50/$100/$500 /$1,000/$5,000 with PayPal (one-time): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JoePannone Please subscribe/follow to Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations Podcast: • Spotify, Apple, Google, or others.  Please consider rating with 5 stars if you like it. • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joey-pinz-discipline-conversations/id1583997438 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69SFwY3XSwcw9qNvElAn10 • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODI4OTA2LnJzcw • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeyPinzDisciplineConversations?sub_confirmation=1Please follow on social media: @TheJoeyPinz • Instagram: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.instagram.com/TheJoeyPinz  • Twitter: @TheJoeyPinz  https://twitter.com/TheJoeyPinz • Facebook: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyPinz • TikTok:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoeypinz • Minds:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.minds.com/thejoeypinzFinally,  join our newsletter: https://joeypinzconversations.com/#newsletterSupport the show

WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube *** EPISODE DESCRIPTION Sara Dietschy (rhymes with peachy) is a YouTuber and content creator based in Dallas, Texas. With over 835,000 subscribers on her self-titled channel, Sara creates and uploads docu-series, tech reviews and vlogs. Through her work, she explores the intersection of technology and creativity. Sara rocks the YouTube scene with her sincerity and a contagious zest for life. She's previously partnered with brands like Intel, AT&T, Logitech, Samsung, and Best Buy to enable her creativity and provide the best content possible. In this episode, we talk about Sara's approach to creating content, what makes creating hardware so hard, what she'd do differently if she was starting today, and why she's never been afraid of a little Reinvention. Full transcript and show notes Back the Lab22 Kickstarter Learn more about Sara Dietschy Subscribe to Sara Dietschy on YouTube Follow Sara Dietschy on Twitter / Instagram *** CONNECT

This episode of Conversations with Tech Experts features Mike Paradis, Network Engineer and Owner of OutagesIO. He joins Experts Exchange CEO Randy Redberg and Director of Operations Thomas Bernal to discuss the benefit of supporting small tech business and the value of Experts Exchange in his daily IT life. 

In this episode lets just know some small tech

SaaS, startups and recently funded startups are finding it challenging to address diversity, equity and inclusion internally. There are competing priorities that are often challenges associated with rapid growth, rapid product development, adjusting to market demands, including the growth you may well have experienced throughout the last 18 months against the backdrop of a global pandemic. All of those challenges can make it very difficult to prioritize, start to explore and understand diversity and inclusion, and the value that it can add to your business.   Episode Highlights:   The worldwide market revenues from SaaS companies Three critical things that most companies in your sector are getting wrong. Two challenges facing the SaaS industry in 2022 What companies need to know about Gen Z's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expectations Simple steps on simplifying the whole concept and conversation around diversity and inclusion. How you can create solid diversity and inclusion practices and principles.    And so much more!   If you'd like to discuss how Ashanti Bentil-Dhue can work with you, please book a call: https://calendly.com/ashantibentildhue/meeting-with-ashanti?back=1&month=2022-04    *** You can now join the waiting list for the opening of the Good Soil Leaders Academy in January 2022*** Good Soil Leaders is an inclusive leadership development and coaching company. Through our work, we keep the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Industry accountable, ethical, and competent by training and supporting practitioners, consultants, leaders and people managers to develop the transformational competencies needed to be effective in the industry. Get your name on the waiting list and you will be contacted when the academy opens for enrolment: Fill out form here Did you know we have another podcast specifically for practitioners, consultants and DEI leads (whether internal or external)? Check it out here:  Confessions of a DEI Practitioner Podcast Stay Connected with Ashanti: LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue Get in Touch: ashanti@benhue.com

Steph & Ash talk with Brian Hill, Co-Founder of Imperium Data. When Imperium Data was formed in July 2018, Brian did his best Jerry Maguire impression and set out on a two-week, six-state, sales trip to meet with key customers and attempt to capture early revenue for Imperium. Like Kevin Plank during Under Armour's early […] The post Live Bold & Boss Up: Supporting Local Small Tech Businesses With Brian Hill From Imperium Data appeared first on Radio Influence.

Steph & Ash talk with Brian Hill, Co-Founder of Imperium Data. When Imperium Data was formed in July 2018, Brian did his best Jerry Maguire impression and set out on a two-week, six-state, sales trip to meet with key customers and attempt to capture early revenue for Imperium. Like Kevin Plank during Under Armour's early […] The post Live Bold & Boss Up: Supporting Local Small Tech Businesses With Brian Hill From Imperium Data appeared first on Radio Influence.

Everyone knows the Chinese heavyweights like Alibaba, Meituan, JD.com etc but did you know there are also other smaller tech companies in China that could be potential multibaggers (fancy a 5X, 10X growth)? Find out which Chinese small tech companies we are adding to our watchlist in TFC 110! Get our show notes at https://www.thefinancialcoconut.com/tfc110 For all other links mentioned, or to discover more from the team at The Financial Coconut (including all our other shows), go to https://linktr.ee/thefinancialcoconut  --- The Financial Coconut started out as a reaction to online fake gurus who are propagating over simplified get rich quick programs. A Podcast that grew out of a desire to share best practices regarding personal finance turned into a network of content championing this idea of “Creating a life you love, while managing your finances well”.

Back by popular demand this week is 1Password founder Sara Teare!

The guys kick the week off with some fast-paced trades in technology stocks and natural gas futures. See what futures dude Pete thinks of getting short Nasdaq against long Small Tech futures, as well as continuing down the path of short calls in a rising natural gas market.

The guys kick the week off with some fast-paced trades in technology stocks and natural gas futures. See what futures dude Pete thinks of getting short Nasdaq against long Small Tech futures, as well as continuing down the path of short calls in a rising natural gas market.

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Frank joins the ladies and explains a 3 part butterfly using the Small Tech futures product, the Mini Russell, and the /S420. Get your raffle tickets!Features Symbols: /STIX, /S420, /M2K

Frank joins the ladies and explains a 3 part butterfly using the Small Tech futures product, the Mini Russell, and the /S420. Get your raffle tickets!Features Symbols: /STIX, /S420, /M2K

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We have heard from several nursing students this season that have chosen to enroll in various tech programs over university nursing programs. This week our guest Kaelia gives very compelling reasons why this may be the best option for you!Show Notes:Kaelia is attending her first semester of the Draper, UT Ameritech College nursing program.This degree program is 5 semesters to finish your pre-reques  and earn your associate RN.You are able to apply right out of high school, no college pre-requisite courses are needed to apply as they are built into the program.It is one year more of online courses to complete the BSN degree. This program brings in a more varied student body with some straight out of high school, some CNA veterans, some parents, and others switching careers.With much of this program on-line, there is added flexibility, though some classes and labs are in person. Kaelia is able to work full time as a CNA full time while going through this program.While she earned her CNA as a junior in high school and has found value in having experience there prior to nursing school, she does not feel it is essential to success. In some cases it easier for those without that experience as they do not have to "un-learn" anything. The 5th semester is the capstone where you get a great experience working with a nurse instructor to get your hours completed. It is also the semester where they prepare you to take and pass the NCLEX.Upon completing your RN you are automatically enrolled in the BSN program where you have the option to spread the online learning out over a period of 1-3 years. Kaelia's favorite part about this program is that all of the lessons feel pertinent and valuable, not excessive.While Tech programs are often more costly than a university program, they can be completed faster and are flexible enough to allow most students to work full time. In her opinion, the time cost weighs in the favor of a tech program. Kaelia shares why she chose to be a nurse, and how the experiences she has had working in various fields as a CNA have given her more confidence and empathy.Her advice when trying to pick a program is to "pick what works for you." Find what your goals are that are driving you and what your preferences are as well. Are you looking for more flexibility? More online learning? Do you excel with in person class time? Are you looking for the friendships and comradery that a university setting will offer? Or do you just want to get done as quickly as possible? Let what works for you guide you to the learning option that will fit your needs best.Links:https://www.ameritech.edu/nursing-programs-overview/ For more info on the programs Ameritech has to offer, click the link above.https://atitesting.com/teas-prep For more information on the TEAS test that is required to get into the program click here.

Big things today for TechCheck. The Verge's EIC Nilay Patel joins us to talk Big Tech vs. Small Tech, just as app makers took to Capitol Hill to testify before Congress that they are “afraid” of tech giants like Apple and Google. Then, from the horse's mouth: we get the scoop on what went down on Twitter yesterday between Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Just Eat's CEO Jitse Groen from Groen himself. Our media and streaming expert Julia Boorstin brings us an interview with Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra ahead of the Oscars this weekend. The entertainment company announcing a new streaming deal with Disney. And then… the legend that is Steve Aoki announces his new NFT project on our air. Listen for all that and much more tech news of the day.

This week, Adrian is joined by a couple of small Irish tech business owners, News Over Audio's Gareth Hickey and Thinscale's Brendan Kiely. The three talk about a variety of issues, including whether big tech companies are getting too much love and support compared to small ones, the case for more flexibility in hiring (and moving) abroad, how remote working will pan out and the future for subscription media.

DW Small is a Tech owner and a man who has been with some of the largest tech companies in the industry. He is a visionary and has a lot to say about what is to come and how to organize your own life with his tech tools.    https://www.SellingTheCow.com   https://www.ClarityPark.com   https://blog.claritypark.com   https://Instagram.com/ClarityPark   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Taylor_Kramer   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/claritypark-release-blood-pressure-journal-180700515.html     ------------ Check out our Sponsors:   Swanson Health’s great products for yourself, use code UP20 for 20% off on https://www.swansonvitamins.com/     ------------   Also you can check out our book "Stop listening and start talking: A survival guide to starting and maintaining a podcast.    Find it on Amazon and Kindle   Amazon USA   https://tinyurl.com/yx6da2om   Amazon CAN   https://tinyurl.com/yx6da2om   ------------   We fight human trafficking worldwide by rescuing children from forced labor and sex slavery, providing medical care, clothing, food, safe shelter, education and training to prepare them for a life of freedom.  To date CRI has rescued 2,160 victims and their families. In 2018, CRI freed 118 children in 2 countries. We plan to expand into additional countries, add more rescue missions and save more children every year. You can help!   https://thechildrensrescue.org/   https://thechildrensrescue.org/donate   https://thechildrensrescue.org/training   ------------   If you are into conspiracies check out our other podcast, Debunking Conspiracy Theories.  https://debunked.contactin.bio https://www.instagram.com/debunkingconspiracytheories/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd9IgtHBJ156t7GUMTu8W1g   ------------   If you are able to help out the show, and give us a chance to increase the amount of content, please click the link below, either way, I am so honored you have chosen to listen to RuckUp Podcast and thank all of our listeners all around the world. Stay Safe and RuckUp    https://patron.podbean.com/ruckup   If you want to check out all of our show click the link below or go to RuckUp Media (Remember to join our newsletter. Don't worry we don't spam and will only send out info once a month)   http://ruckup.contactin.bio   http://www.ruckupmedia.com  

Peter Tam has worked with quite a few of the large tech giants who are household names, Accenture, Microsoft, IBM and Apple. Throughout, he's always used them as a platform to support entrepreneurs and SMEs. In the next part of his journey, he's dedicating himself to help coach startups navigate this crazy times. YouTube : https://youtu.be/v0tSPxD8RsM

Peter Tam has worked with quite a few of the large tech giants who are household names, Accenture, Microsoft, IBM and Apple. Throughout, he's always used them as a platform to support entrepreneurs and SMEs. In the next part of his journey, he's dedicating himself to help coach startups navigate this crazy times.YouTube : https://youtu.be/v0tSPxD8RsM

Dans cet épisode, Awa et Jeremy se posent pour parler de l'histoire de Tik Tok et du rôle de la participation des citoyens dans le machine learning.Envie de discuter? On est dispo sur nos twitter persos @YepItsJeremy et @TechnicallyAwa ou sur @TeteATechShow. Tik Tok on the clockTikTok sur WikipediaLa CNIL lance une enquête sur TikTokMachine Learning et participationParticipation-washing could be the next dangerous fad in machine learningThe antidote to Big Tech is Small Tech.Technologies partout, démocratie nulle part. Plaidoyer pour que les choix technologiques deviennent l’affaire de tous

What does the word nanotechnology really mean? And how did it evolve? From ancient glassmaking to the tech of sci fi, we look at nanotechnology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How does a tech company in San Francisco compete with Google & Facebook to get and keep the best talent? Kat and Liz talk with Scale Computing's Scott Loughmiller. This week we welcome Scott Loughmiller, the chief product officer and co-founder of Scale Computing. He is a serial start-up person who has focused his career on engineering management. He has worked with his co-founders at Scale several times, and has hired a lot of employees many times over. Scott has passion around finding and retaining a great team, and he has a great track record of doing just that. By Scott's estimation, over the last five years, he's had only three regrettable losses on his team of over 30. All this in the city of San Francisco, competing against places like Google and Facebook and thousands of smaller startups that can dangle a lot in front of engineers that they want to hire. How does Scott do it? Scott “cheats” by paying people well and keeping up with the market to make sure his people are paid well, targeting to pay over the top of 75% of the market. He wants to promote people when they are at the top of their current range, which then encourages job growth. He also thinks that he has a better feel of what the consequences of attrition is than an HR person who is more removed from the work. One of Scott' s keys to retention is making sure people have clear career paths. As an example, moving people from support or QA to engineering can help them build both skills and purpose in their career. A key to retaining employees is understanding where someone wants to go. How does Scott hire? His process has evolved over the years. Candidates start with a fairly standard hiring process -- a technical phone screen and other conversations. For one of the final phases, Scott stole a trick from universities and how they judge candidates for research and teaching positions. The candidates for engineer roles present a project to the team that they’re experts on. They answer questions, show how they think through things like design decisions, and explain technical concepts. Scott talks through the process and supports them before ethey present, like he would as their manager. His goal is to find the real person and help them present themselves as their real best selves. The last step in Scott’s hiring process is that he puts the candidate into a room with some folks from the team and asks them to interview the team, no holds barred and no questions off limits. The success rate of hiring went up after Scott implemented this, especially when he put newer people in the room to answer questions. Scott encourages people to ask the following when interviewing: Why do you work here? What is your day like? What do you like or not like? How do you find out about company values? Ask about how they play out in day-to-day life at a company, and listen to hear what people say. If employees can’t talk about how they live company values, they may be more paper values than real ones. It’s a team decision to make the final decision. Scott does remind his teams of what they can expect of people at different levels - don't apply the same criteria to hire junior people that you'd use to hire senior people! Scott thinks that performance management takes an investment in knowing your people. Scale does a formal review annually, with explicit seniority levels and attributes expected of each level for an engineer. Each engineer knows where they are for each attribute, and when they’re above in all attributes, they know they’re ready for promotion. Right after promotion, they should be below or at expectations because they’re learning. Scott and his team looks at raises and promotions every quarter. “My job is to set up framework for employees to kick ass.” Transparency is key to hiring and retention. For instance, Scott tells engineers who want to work by the early Facebook motto, "go fast and break things," that his team at Scale Computing likely isn't going to be the right place for them. If the person wants to build high-quality, foundational software, then they’re going to be very happy at Scale. “You can’t stay at a place for 10 years if you don’t have work/life balance”. If you want to retain people and build a successful company, you need to continuously and sustainably deliver without burning out your people. Scott Loughmiller on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/loughmiller/)

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One of the biggest headaches for small tech-focused businesses is the issue of financing. In this edition of Citi Trends, Philip Ashon and his guests look at how to get the financing for these businesses. Citi Trends goes live on Citi 97.3 FM every Tuesday at 1900GMT.

Everyone needs money to get their business from idea to product. The tricky thing is often where to get 'safe' funding which will not cause an implosion but will rather spur the business forward. Samuel Oriaku and Kelvin Tyron, both of Invoicia, joined me on the show to share some thoughts about this very issue and some solutions available today.

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

As we rethink our energy use, we focus on the highest polluters, and at a global scale. But energy use at a much finer scale seriously threatens the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people who still cook on inefficient wood stoves in developing countries. Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil and his students launched the Berkeley Darfur Stove project to design and build efficient and inexpensive stoves. They then created a non-profit to manufacture the $20 stoves in Mumbai. The stoves’ efficiency halves the fuel wood to cook each meal, and the time needed to collect it. Women purchasing fuel wood saved about $260 per year. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Science] [Show ID: 33083]

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Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Small Talk about Small Tech" by special guest presenter, Sydney Sheren, February 6, 2016. We are very excited to have the always inspiring Sydney Sheren returning to Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share her technology passions. Her presentation: "Small Talk about Small Tech" revolves around some of the best technology products and applications for the classroom including virtual reality, Google Cardboard, 3D printing, Pocket and Wacom tablets. Get ready to sit down, relax, drink some tea, and have a nice conversation about some great tech products and how you can get your students more engaged by using them in your classroom. http://definedbytech.wordpress.com Sydney is a 10th grade student and currently the Sophomore class President at Westhampton Beach high school. She created and continues to supervise and edit the middle school's newsletter. Her interests in technology led her to be a Keynote speaker at the Student Technology Conference and at the Suffolk ASSET Conference in front of 800 teachers and educators last year. My passion for film-making has led her to screen one of her movies at the local movie theater and to attend the New York Film Academy for two summers. This past summer, she attended a program on Leadership and Global Engagement at the Leadership Institute at Brown University. She is inspired to teach others why technology is helpful and how they can easily use it to learn in a quick, easy, fun way.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Small Talk about Small Tech" by special guest presenter, Sydney Sheren, February 6, 2016. We are very excited to have the always inspiring Sydney Sheren returning to Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share her technology passions. Her presentation: "Small Talk about Small Tech" revolves around some of the best technology products and applications for the classroom including virtual reality, Google Cardboard, 3D printing, Pocket and Wacom tablets. Get ready to sit down, relax, drink some tea, and have a nice conversation about some great tech products and how you can get your students more engaged by using them in your classroom. http://definedbytech.wordpress.com Sydney is a 10th grade student and currently the Sophomore class President at Westhampton Beach high school. She created and continues to supervise and edit the middle school's newsletter. Her interests in technology led her to be a Keynote speaker at the Student Technology Conference and at the Suffolk ASSET Conference in front of 800 teachers and educators last year. My passion for film-making has led her to screen one of her movies at the local movie theater and to attend the New York Film Academy for two summers. This past summer, she attended a program on Leadership and Global Engagement at the Leadership Institute at Brown University. She is inspired to teach others why technology is helpful and how they can easily use it to learn in a quick, easy, fun way.