The AI in Business Podcast
Episodes
Investors Perspective: Key Focus Areas for Bootstrapped Startups with Graham Lawlor
09 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Graham Lawlor, Founder/CEO of Ultra Light Startups. In this interview - Graham Lawlor gives his thoughts on individual f...
Email Marketing Tips for Startups featuring Arthur M. Hughes
02 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Arthur Hughes, founder of The Database Marketing Institute, Ltd. From IBM to Nestle', Arthur has helped set up database...
Facebook Ads for Startups featuring Justin Brooke
23 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Justin Brooke, Founder of IMScalable and renowned Media Buyer & Consultant. Justin talks about his strategies for setting...
Investor's Perspective: Inside the Mind of a Technology Entrepeneur & Angel Investor
14 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my business partner Edmond Lowell hosts an "Investor's Perspective" interview with Technology entrepreneur & investor Sergey Gribov. ...
The Intersection of Engineering and Neuroscience: Dan Bacher from Speak Your Mind & BrainGate
09 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Bacher is a Senior Research and Development Engineer at Brown University. He is also the Founder of the Speak Your Mind Foundation, which is a non...
How Smart Startups Find and Connect with Angel Investors - with Investor Joshua Maher
02 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Maher started off in Microsoft, and since has become engaged in nearly every level of the startup ecosystem in Seattle. His blog at www.JoshMaher...
"Tinkering" with "Human" - a Conversation with Oxford's Dr. Susan Greenfield
26 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone awarded 30 honorary degrees is likely to be enough of an expert to have on the podcast here at TechEmergence. Dr. Susan Greenfield of Oxford Un...
Get More Viral - A Blitzkrieg Interview with Emerson Spartz of Spartz Media
19 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Emerson Spartz is a middle school dropout. Not because he was forced to work on a family farm, or because he moved to a foreign country, but because h...
The Investor's Perspective - Doing Your Due Diligence in Emerging Markets - with Dean van Drasek
17 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my business partner Edmond Lowell hosts an "Investor's Perspective" interview with Emerging Markets investor Dean van Drasek. For Mor...
A Crash Course in Getting Angel Investment - from Sammy Abdullah of the Dallas Angel Network
12 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Why does raising money from family sometimes make Angel investors believe even more in a startup founder? How do Angel "funds" and independent Angel g...
Kickstarter, DNA, and the "Wild West" of Biology - an Interview with uBiome CEO Jessica Richman
05 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jessica Richman is a character, but a brilliant one at that. This Oxford / Stanford educated scientist is working on getting the world of citizen ...
Startups - Sell More and Fail Less - The Investor Perspective with Bob Lamkin of Bay Angels
29 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Lamkin is a veteran of the sales and marketing world. Having held a number of high positions (currently with Marketing Advocate Inc.) and authorin...
Entrepreneurs, Leverage Your Ecosystem! - with Paul Silva of Valley Venture Mentors
22 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Silva started as an entrepreneur with a crazy idea: "What if we could create video games for blind people?" As you can imagine, getting the atten...
How Startups can Play Smart in Big Data - with Dayakar Puskoor of Naya Ventures
15 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dayakar went from entrepreneurship to the VC world, and hasn't lost a bit of his enthusiasm for finding opportunities for an agile, ambitious team. In...
Investor's Perspective: Tweaking Your Pitch - with Dr. Charles Sidman ECS Capital Partners
08 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Charles Sidman recieved his Masters and then PhD in Harvard in Immunology - and made the transition from tenured professor to seasoned investor. C...
Don't Evolve the Robot, Evolve the Team - Interview with ASU's Dr. Jekan Thanga
01 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A task doesn't need to be completed by a robot perfectly suited for that task. Instead, it can be completed by a team of robots with a mission, and an...
Robots Have Feelings, Too - In Their Hands and Feet - with Researcher / Entrepreneur / MIT PhD Eduardo Torres-Jara
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
When most people comment on robots having feelings, they're talking about emotional intelligence. Eduardo Torres-Jara is talking about the sense of to...
What's an Angel Looking for? - with Tech Investor and Cherry Stone Angel Group Member John Collins
18 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
John build business number 1, then sold it (landscaping company). He then got his MBA, and built business number 2, then sold it (engineering / manufa...
Getting Information from Biology Should Be So Hard - with MIT's Charles Fracchia, Founder for BioBright
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With a burning desire to combine his passions for digital fabrication, biology and computer science, Charles Fracchia came to MIT and Harvard eager to...
The Future of Software is Liquid? - Interview with SparkBeyond CEO Sagie Davidovich
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sagie Davidovich has founded and served as CTO for a number of startups in the technology field, including the semantic web. Now, Sagie's focus has sh...
Elements of Entrepreneurial Success with Neil Patel, Co-Founder of KISSMetrics
30 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Patel co-founder of KISSmetrics, CrazyEgg, and HelloBar - and has for years toured the country speaking on web marketing and web business. Many p...
How Story Drives Our Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurs - with SciFutures CEO Ari Popper
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ari Popper is a renown consultant and businessman in the technology domain. Also an avid writer - Ari's present business venture at SciFutures involve...
Artificial Intelligence and Business - At Odds? Interview with Adaptive AI's CEO, Peter Voss
13 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Voss started a technology company as a young man and brought it to the Johannesburg stock exchange, and sold it. Financially independent, Peter ...
Biological Human Enhancement and Artificial Life - with Dr. Thomas Ray
07 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Ray spent years studying life in the rainforest after earning his PhD in Biology from Harvard. Years later - fascinated with evolution and ...
Big Data - It's Meaning and it's Implications - with WIRED's Klint Finley
30 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Klint Finley has written for a vast number of technology media sources, including TechCrunch - and his present job with WIRED. One of his most popular...
Artificial General Intelligence - Path to Progress - Dr. Helgi Helgason
23 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Helgi Helgason points out the the field of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has really only been around since 2008, but that at last there is...
Dr. Robin Hanson - The Path Forward for a Better Human Future
16 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robin Hanson is a recognized thought leader in the ramifications of emerging technology on economics and society. Being a featured speaker at the ...
Aubrey de Grey - Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation - On Ending the Disease of Death
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Aubrey de Grey is possibly the most well-known proponent of the anti-aging movement. His work at the SENS foundation has been pivotal in bringing atte...
Ben Goertzel - The Status and Future of Artificial Intelligence
02 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ben Goertzel is widely recognized as the father of Artificial General Intelligence - or the study of super-human artificial intelligence that is n...
Robots Doing the Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous Work - with Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur
19 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
As far back as Homer's Illiad (and beyond), man has written about creating autonata to do the tasks we don't want to do. Generally, this is the dull, ...
Robotics and Culture, America vs. Japan - with Reno J. Tibke
13 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What's up with the Japanese and all their robots? What makes the Japanese perspective on robotics and technology so much different than out own here i...
Jeff Orkin - Gaming and the Progress of Artificial Intelligence
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
How does the development of video games relate to AI's increasing role in our lives? How can games provide us with insight for applications everywhere...
Neurala CEO Massimiliano Versace - Robotics, Startups, and the Future of "Work"
29 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Massimiliano is CEO of Neurala, a Boston-based Robotics Startup company whose mission is to develop autonomy in machines. In this interview, we talk a...
Karl F. MacDorman - Our Potential Post-Human Future
22 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Karl F. MacDorman received his PhD in Machine Learning from Cambridge University, and went on to teach at Osaka University - where he worked with some...
Jim Karkanias - Human Enhancement and the Trends That May Be Leading Us There
14 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Karkanias is a Partner in Applied Research and Technology at Microsoft. His formal training is in the domain of information systems, and he's now ...
Tim Stevens - Beyond Google Glass: Augmentation, Virtual Reality, and the Future of Personal Security
07 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Stevens is Editor in Chief at Engadget, and he's one of the first people outside of Google to wear Google Glass. In this podcast, Tim talks about ...