Tech Deciphered
Episodes
75 – The SaaS Apocalypse: Why AI Broke the Software Business Model
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The SaaS multiples run was long, but it had to come to an end. Or Had it? Navigation: Intro Setting The Scene The Roots — This Didn’t Happen ...
74 – The Prediction Episode
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who dares to make predictions in the current landscape? We do!  Our Predictions are back. Will our track-record continue on a high or will we be ...
73 – Infrastructure… The Rebirth
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Infrastructure was passé…uncool. Difficult to get dollars from Private Equity and Growth funds, and almost impossible to get a VC fund interested. ...
72 – Our Children’s Future
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
IWhat is our children’s future? What skills should they be developing? How should schools be adapting? What will the fully functioning citizens and ...
71 – Is AI All Hype, No Substance?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
70 – AI as a co-founder
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI be a co-founder? Do you need a technical co-founder, any more? How about a business co-founder? What can AI do for you as co-founder? Will this...
69 – Travel Hacks & Preferences
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do we travel with? How do we prefer to travel? What are our travel hacks? If you are seasoned travel or just getting into that hamster wheel, t...
68 – “Winning the AI Race”… America’s AI Action Plan
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America’s AI action plan … “Winning the AI race” has just been announced. What is it all about? What are the implications? How will the rest o...
67 – Tech that Changed our Lives and Tech that Disappointed
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nintendo Switch, the Nokia 7110… what are the tech devices and gadgets that changed your life? How about you biggest disappointments?In this episode...
66 – The Global Tech Labor Reset
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The reckoning is here. Once a safe harbor, Big Tech has finally also gone full out on layoffs. Is this a structural shift to employment in Tech? Will ...
65 – Retro Tech, Minimal Tech and Digital Detox
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
64 – Robotics… are our new overlords coming?
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robotics is a field that seemingly hasn’t really delivered on its promises. Sure, plenty of robot arms and other robotic solutions in logistics and ...
63 – Fundraising… everything you need to know
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The current landscape of fundraising for start-ups, companies and VC funds, as well as best practices and hacks… and how to get those investors to g...
62 – Space & Aeronautics, Defense and Homeland Security – Space, Defense and from dirty… to the new “cool”
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our analysis of the Space & Aeronautics, Defense and Homeland Security industries from key trends to investment landscape… to perhaps, more impo...
61 – What happened in 2024? What’s hot/not hot for 2025?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our review of 2024 and what 2025 holds for the world and the Tech industry. From geopolitical dynamics to M&A and IPOs, regulation, crypto winters...
60 – Europe competitiveness
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a few decades, will Europe be good for anything beyond food and tourist experiences? With Europe lagging on innovation, productivity and with extre...
59 – The case for not starting yet a new AI platform… and not investing in one
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do we need yet another new AI platform? Would new foundation models stand a chance in today’s market? Will OpenAI, Anthropic, etc be the new Tech wi...
58 – US Election and What it Means for Tech
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another election year and it’s already a dramatic one. Biden vs Trump turned into Harris vs Trump. An attempt on Trump’s life. What’s next? This...
57 – Are we in a Generative AI Bubble?
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did we go from a broad bubble to a gen AI bubble? What is the current state of AI and generative AI? What has been commoditized and what is still dist...
56 – AI everywhere – dangerous trends in AI integration?
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI is literally everywhere… in our mobile phones, laptops, their chipsets, etc. As integrations increase, what are the implications for everyone? Wh...
55 – What is Open vs Closed? Is all “Open” really Open?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a company says they are launching a new product that is open, is it really? What does open even mean? The history behind open source, its success...
54 – Can you handle the Truth: The Future of News
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Can you handle the truth? What is the future of news? Are we at a Spotify moment? Do we even car...
53 – Is Technology intrinsically good or bad?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Technology intrinsically good, bad or neutral? In this episode, we will go into the depths of Technology Philosophy & Ethics, what it actually ...
52 – Apple Vision Pro
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Apple Vision Pro is out and we each got ourselves one… Our first impressions on the early days of the Vision Pro. Will it change the world forev...
51 – Too Big to Succeed
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember that company that raised at $1 billion valuation and sold for $15 million? How about that one that was the “hottest thing” ever, i...
50 – Recap of 2023 and What to Look forward to in 2024
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That episode… the 50th, the big 50. We go back to the past and look into the future: was 2023 as bad as it gets? Is there some good or silver lining...
49 – The Exit(s) Episode
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is an exit? You need to sell your company or sell some of your shares? How is the market for that, right now? All things M&A, IPO, Secondarie...
48 – Day Zero as a Founder – 2 of 2
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So you’re starting a company? You’re now officially a founder. What should you do first? In episode 48, we will share our views on culture and why...
47 – Day Zero as a Founder – 1 of 2
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So you’re starting a company? You’re now officially a founder. What should you do first? In episode 47, we will frame the landscape, share when it...
46 – Work-life Balance – high intensity jobs, how to get performance right vs the “other stuff”, including your own physical and mental health
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is work-life balance attainable or is it a “mythical creature”? What can one do to extract top professional performance while not endangering one’...
45 – AR/VR/MR – Inflection point or Sci-fi?
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Augmented Reality, VR, XR… what is all this? Shouldn’t we all be using these devices by now? Is Apple going to change everything? Or is it Meta? I...
44 – AI – 2 of 2
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Final episode on AI and generative AI, including start-up and VC landscape, regulatory & privacy environment and what does the future hold, with a...
43 – AI – 1 of 2
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The truth about Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. This is the first of two episodes on AI. Navigation: Intro (01:33) What is AI and AGI? Why...
42 – The Evolution of Venture Capital – 2 of 2
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we deep dive into the process of Venture Capital – how does it actually all work? – and what the future of VC holds. The ...
41 – The Evolution of Venture Capital – 1 of 2
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will go in-depth into the evolution of Venture Capital, including its History, the business model, process and operating model, an...
40 – SVB & latest financial crisis
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SVB goes down, and the Fed and Treasury react. The latest on the financial crisis: What actually happened? What was done to stave off the crisis? What...
39 – How to manage, get the most of your Board and how to be a great board member – 2 of 2
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode on Boards of Directors, we will share tips for successful board meetings, how to manage them, how to be a value-add board member...
38 – How to manage, get the most of your Board and how to be a great board member – 1 of 2
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will explain what a Board of Directors is and is *not*, its roles & responsibilities, and how it should evolve over time. Navi...
37 – When to talk and when to keep your mouth shut… we sort of predicted the FTX debacle. Really!
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We sort of predicted the FTX and SBF debacle… seriously! How much are CEOs’ political and socio-economic views welcome publicly? How about employe...
36 – My Company is in Trouble. What Should I Do? End of our 2 part episode
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I am leading or involved in a company… and we are in trouble. What should I do?” In this episode, we share what do when you are in trouble ...
#35 – Start of Season 3 – My Company is in Trouble. What Should I Do?
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I am leading or involved in a company… and we are in trouble. What should I do?” In this episode, the beginning of season 3 of Tech Deciphered,...
#34 – Winter Has Arrived – Part 2 – End of Season 2 … the Burst of the Bubble and the Crisis Upon Us… What’s next?!
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the end of our 2nd Season, we close our discussion on the crisis that is upon us and deep dive on what will happen next. We finalize ...
#33 – Winter Has Arrived – Part 1 – the Burst of the Bubble and the Crisis Upon Us
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Winter Has Arrived – the Burst of the Bubble and the Crisis Upon Us… AND WE GOT IT RIGHT! In this episode, we share … that we were right, al...
#32 – Leadership and Management – Part 2 – How to execute, values systems and our core beliefs
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we end our discussion on Leadership and Management: we delve into how to execute; explore values systems, including our own; and shar...
#31 – Leadership and Management – Part 1 – Often spoken about, rarely understood
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we demystify Leadership and Management: we delve into what sets them apart; typify the different styles; explore values systems, incl...
#30 – The Metaverse Part 2 – Final Episode – Straight talk on the Key Players and what they are up to, and Implications for Entrepreneurs and Investors
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the final episode on the Metaverse – or is the Metaverses – we discuss what the Key Players are doing in the space, as well as th...
#29 – The Metaverse Part 1 – What is it? When will we have it?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about the Metaverse – or is the metaverses? – specify what it is/will be, debunk myths around it and detail its/t...
#28 – Strategic investors – a Mistake or real Value-Add?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about Strategic Investors, detail what they are, their underlying realities and structures of operation, and present the case...
#27 – Start-up and investment landscape in Europe – the good, the bad and … the reasons for optimism
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We deep-dive into the nuanced – and somewhat less than stellar – history of Tech in Europe and how start-ups and investors are making up f...
#26 – The Bubble we are in and its implications – Part 2
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our second and final episode on the Bubble, we share what is happening in Venture Capital, on the exit – IPO, M&A, etc – front, as ...
#25 – The Bubble we are in and its implications – Part 1
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is this a bubble? If so, what type of bubble? Where are we heading? We share our views on where the economy is going, the importance and effect of COV...
# 24 – #Exodus or #NoExodus – our most contentious episode, yet
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24 ends our trilogy on Silicon Valley and our “no bs” contextualization: from its history, geography and its most common and core myths.&n...
# 23 – The mythology (and reality) of Silicon Valley
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 23, we demystify 7 of the most common and core myths on Silicon Valley, from its laid-backness to “everyone is amazing”. Check ou...
# 22 – The (no BS) truth about Silicon Valley – Start of Season 2
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 22, we begin the second season of Tech Deciphered, by deep diving into what Silicon Valley is, what made us (and others) move here, its una...
#21 – Recap on 2020 and Outlook for 2021 – End of Season 1
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 21, we will end our first season of Tech Deciphered, by taking a look back at 2020 – spoiler alert: defined by something starti...
#20 – Recruiting Primer – Part 3
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 20, the last of our trilogy on recruiting, we share advice to candidates, from ideas and processes on how to best be visible to recruiters,...
#19 – Recruiting Primer – Part 2
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 19, we share detailed advice to recruiters, sharing views on job descriptions, finding talent, interview process, good and difficult interv...
#18 – Recruiting Primer – Part 1
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 18, the first of our trilogy on recruiting, we start by sharing our core principles in this space. We delve into high-level principles, rec...
#17 – SaaS Primer – Part 3
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the third and final episode of our SaaS Primer – or “everything you wanted to know about SaaS” – we look into Financing/Fundr...
#16 – SaaS Primer – Part 2
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the second part of our SaaS Primer trilogy, we deep dive into Sales and Pricing in the Software-as-a-service space. For further conte...
#15 – SaaS Primer – Part 1
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we start our Primer on SaaS – Software-as-a-Service – a trilogy on everything you need to know about SaaS. We will give a...
#14 – The wonderful world of productivity – our own habits, tools and hacks – and… how to best get in touch with us
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will deep dive into the world of productivity tools, processes, habits and hacks. We will share our principles of productivity, ca...
#13 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 3
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the third and final episode on the 2020s decade, we look forward, with our scenario planning methodology, into the late 2020s and specificall...
#12 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 2
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the second part of our discussion on the 2020s, we will use our scenario planning methodology to project forward into the latter part...
#11 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will start discussing the 2020s. We will introduce a unique and novel framework that we will follow around scenario planning, fram...
#10B – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (10B), we discuss the significant shifts in business models and the funding l...
#10A – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (10A), we argue the 2010 decade actually started with the 2008 crisis, the advent of the...
#9B – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (9B), we discuss the implications of COVID-19 in the Venture Capital and the ...
#9A – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (9A), we discuss the broad implications of COVID-19, the short-term and long-term implic...
#8 – Demystifying Venture Capital, Private Equity and Start-up success
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We demystify a whole lot in this episode of Tech DECIPHERED. We demystify Venture Capital and its nitty gritty decision-making processes and operating...
#7 – The “Silicon Valley bubble” bursts, why that is good news, and the IPO landscape in hardware vs. software and enterprise vs. consumer
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We launch into why 100 Bn in value just evaporated from “Silicon Valley” and why that is a good thing for private companies and investors going fo...
#6 – The value of an idea, how you should pitch VCs and the truth about product management
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss whether you can figure out if your idea is worth 1 Bn or not in advance (spoiler alert: NO), analyse several frameworks that are still usef...
#5 – The Media war(s) are all around us, but how much content is too much content?
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We go in-depth on the ongoing media streaming wars touching upon Apple, Disney, Netflix, AT&T… and well, we spend a lot of time talking about Di...
#4 – The fragile landscape of wearables, the future of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC 2.0) and the Google Squeeze (?)
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We really get into a discussion on Apple’s, Google’s, Nike’s, Fitbit’s and Garmin’s strategies. We talk about the evolution of Direct-to-Con...
#3 – (Almost) everything you need to know about Generation Z, including some actionable stuff as well
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We do an in-depth episode on our “saviour generation” (as Nuno calls them), gen Z: who are they, what do they stand for, what are their aspiration...
#2 – The future of direct-to-consumer, the vital importance of … chicken, and the future of food delivery
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the future of direct to consumer brands and the long awaited reclaiming of end-consumer relationships by the L’Oreals and Philips of the ...
#1 – Lessons from the grandfather of Venture Capital, evolution of the VC landscape and how big is big (in markets)
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We get Tech DECIPHERED started by discussing the lessons learnt from the grandfather of Silicon Valley Venture Capital and founder of Sequoia Capital,...
#0 – The Origin Story
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A short primer on what to expect of the new Tech Deciphered Show and why you should tune in. Learn more about what Tech Deciphered’s origin story, i...