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Podcast AllyTech, Politics, and Pencil Puppets: Simplifying the Complex, with James KoteckiAs host of the CES Tech Talk Podcast, James Kotecki not only has to break down complex topics so the listeners can understand, he also has to guide the guests on simplifying what's complicated. So how does he do that? And how can we as podcast guests make what's complex in our niche relatable to all?Today, James and Sarah discuss the keys to successful podcast interviews, including preparation, storytelling, and active participation. They explore the impact of podcast episodes on careers, effective communication skills for guests, and the significance of networking through platforms like LinkedIn.2024-03-1142 min
B2B Content Show: A Podcast About the How, What, and Why of B2B Content MarketingB2B podcasting tips and strategy w/ James KoteckiJames Kotecki, VP of Brand at Infinia ML, talks with Jeremy Shere, founder & CEO of Tribal knowledge Podcasting, about B2B podcasting.Highlights:How B2B podcasting can help you connect with anyone you want to know Podcast performance metricsHow to get started with podcastingLearn more about Infinia MLConnect with James on LinkedInThe B2B Content Show is produced by Connversa, a b2b content agency that helps you showcase your special sauce and get your ideal customers to know, like, and trust you. Hosted o...2021-12-2421 min
Kotecki On TechMay I Speak to Your Bot, Please?Ada CEO Mike Murchison chats about chatbots, AI, and the emerging (human) field of ACX: Automated Customer Experience. Murchison and his co-founder know what it’s like to be customer service agents. “[W]e knew our technology was working when they continued to pay us and didn’t realize that it wasn’t we ourselves who were responding,” he says. “It was the early incarnation of Ada.”2019-12-1715 min
Kotecki On TechDisrupting the Game of LifeEthos co-founder and CEO Peter Colis wants to make buying life insurance feel less like “getting medically and financially strip searched”. He says the industry is so old fashioned that just being on the Internet is a major innovation.2019-12-1015 min
Kotecki On TechA Tech Monopoly That Elizabeth Warren Could Love?LD Mangin, the CEO of the advertising security company Confiant, says it’d be best for his clients if his company was a public utility. You know - the good kind of monopoly.2019-12-0315 min
Kotecki On TechVideo Games That Evolve As You Play ThemWhen it’s all written in advance, video game content is static. But Neha Sampat, CEO of Contentstack, says game developers can now create content on the fly and, in a way, play along with you. 2019-11-2614 min
Kotecki On Tech“Every Skyscraper in the World is Vulnerable”IoTium CEO Ron Victor says the Industrial Internet of Things will be worth “somewhere in the trillions” - and also “could be the next form of war.”2019-11-1914 min
Kotecki On TechBestselling Author Andrew McAfee Says Tech + Capitalism Help Make “More From Less”“The Second Machine Age” coauthor, MIT research scientist, and TED speaker is back. Andrew McAfee explores a powerful, counterintuitive concept in his new book, “More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources—and What Happens Next.” Prepare to question your beliefs about the future of our planet.2019-11-1225 min
Kotecki On TechMaking Retail Less RottenRubikloud co-founder & CEO Kerry Liu talks technology to help grocers waste less. “If you previously threw away, let’s say, 10 percent of your fresh produce, you could theoretically now throw away only 5 or 6 percent of it.”2019-11-0515 min
Kotecki On TechWhen Kids Talk to BotsA human conversation on conversational AI with Bryan Stokes, VP, Product Management at Vonage. “I don’t think they will care, in the younger generations, whether they’re talking to a bot or whether they’re talking to a person,” he says. “It’s just going to be them communicating.”2019-10-2914 min
Kotecki On TechYour Bad Driving Can Be Quantified, Gamified, & ModifiedDon’t look now - seriously, if you’re behind the wheel, stop looking at this - but data science could help defeat distracted driving. Rob Nendorf, Director of Data Science at Arity, is driving toward a safer future. Along the way, he’s become a safer driver himself.2019-10-2215 min
Kotecki On Tech#Data4Good vs. Data for EvilIt’s clear that data can be used for bad. But ThoughtSpot Chief Data Strategy Officer Cindi Howson is a champion of #Data4Good. The movement tackles inequality, cancer, suicide, and more.2019-10-1515 min
Kotecki On TechAn Automotive Legend Makes a Flying CarThe documentary Chasing Perfect follows Frank Stephenson’s car design legacy for MINI, Ferrari, McLaren and more. Now, he’s making one that flies - and making science fiction come true.2019-10-0815 min
Kotecki On TechCould You Fire a Virtual Human?Talespin CEO Kyle Jackson wants workers to study soft skills in virtual reality. Our conversation starts with Barry, the virtual human programmed to be fired, and ends with world building in the TV show Westworld.2019-10-0124 min
Kotecki On TechDeath vs. Data ScienceWant to live to 150? KenSci CEO Samir Manjure sees a future of super-long lifespans, radically changing the way we work, learn, and even love.2019-09-2615 min
Kotecki On TechInsights from “The New Invisible Hand”Kyle T. Westra, author of The New Invisible Hand: Five Revolutions in the Digital Economy, will challenge your view of the modern marketplace. Turns out more transparency isn’t always better. And the much-maligned middleman is alive and well.2019-09-2415 min
Kotecki On TechWarehouse of the Future: It’s Not Just For Robots AnymoreDigitizing physical spaces like warehouses can help the robots that work in them. But Locix CEO Vik Pavate is more focused on helping humans.2019-09-1915 min
Kotecki On TechAre You Ready for a Digital Doomsday?“...it is impossible to know where the threat will come from and it’s impossible to know how that threat manifests itself,” says cybersecurity CEO Ray Rothrock of RedSeal. “How do you recover from an attack and not go down?” His answer: apply a resilience mindset from the physical world to deal with digital danger. 2019-09-1716 min
Kotecki On TechWhat’s a Smart City, Really?The phrase “smart city” could make you think of autonomous cars cruising past holographic billboards - a tantalizing techno-topia that’s just over the urban horizon. But you know what’s really smart? Solving problems with technologies that are already within our grasp. Gaby Rowe, CEO of Station Houston, is helping her city take an intelligent approach to getting smart.2019-09-1219 min
Kotecki On TechForget Fingerprints. Bring On Butt Biometrics.“If you give me your butt a few seconds, I’ll turn it to a useful piece of information.” If that quote doesn’t entice you to listen to this episode, nothing will. Martin Zizi is the CEO and founder of the biometrics company Aerendir. The big idea: micro-vibrations from a person’s body can authenticate a person’s brain.2019-09-1012 min
Kotecki On TechPay-I: When Computers Say How You Get PaidAn interview with Chris Cabrera, CEO and Founder of of Xactly. The company uses data to help businesses build better compensation plans - and AI to predict when star salespeople are in danger of quitting.2019-09-0512 min
Kotecki On TechTraining Brains to Retain Gains | Cerego's Andrew Smith LewisWhat do students taking tests have in common with soldiers tying tourniquets? They both need to recall specific information - but they may have been taught it in a way that wasn’t best for their brains. Cerego, co-founded by Andrew Smith Lewis, is using AI to help change that. 2019-09-0314 min
Kotecki On TechKilling Jobs Softly | Catalytic CEO Sean ChouIf you work in an office, life can dramatically improve when automation takes on tedious tasks. But what if your job is nothing but tedious tasks? And what if the tool replacing your job called itself ‘people friendly’? “What is our obligation as automation companies?” asks Catalytic CEO Sean Chou. “What’s our moral obligation to the jobs that we are replacing?” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-08-2915 min
Kotecki On TechAI For Seeing The World - And Ourselves | Neurala CEO Max VersaceHis company powers practical forms of computer vision. But Neurala CEO Max Versace has a deeper vision for AI. “For many years, I thought building AI is actually sort of building a mirror - a way in which we can look at ourselves,” he says. “...if I can build a copy of myself but it doesn’t do exactly what I do, then the residual is actually what defines me as a human.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-08-2715 min
Kotecki On Tech“It’s Either an AI or It’s Magic” | Dynatrace’s Dave AndersonHow do you sell an unbelievable AI product when people literally don’t believe it? James and Dynatrace’s Dave Anderson have a marketer-to-marketer mind meld about artificial intelligence. “We’re selling to technology people that are quite skeptical. And often our customers will kind of go ‘that’s not AI.’ And then after awhile . . . they kind of go, ‘well, it’s either an AI or it’s magic.’” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-08-2214 min
Kotecki On TechCrowdsourcing Levels Up | Bugcrowd CEO Ashish GuptaThere will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021, says Bugcrowd CEO Ashish Gupta. “The reason these jobs are being unfilled . . . is that you can’t figure out how to get the right person to the right job.” His solution? A purpose-driven platform to crowdsource skilled researchers and turn vulnerability assessment into a game. Get email updates about new episodes.2019-08-2014 min
Kotecki On TechFear, Change, and Data: LIVE at the Marketing AI ConferenceDigital transformation leader Dr. Kanishka Bhattacharya joins James on the main stage of the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference. Recorded live in Cleveland, OH. Hello, Cleveland!2019-08-1327 min
Kotecki On TechHollywood’s High-Tech Harassment | SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-IrelandThe technology to make realistic-looking videos imitating real people was once limited to big-budget professionals, says Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the COO and general counsel of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). “But what we’re seeing is with the ability for virtually anyone to have the technology to do this, there’s an increasing tendency to do this without consent,” he says. Hollywood actors - and even you - could unknowingly, unwillingly star in deepfake porn.2019-08-0612 min
Kotecki On TechSubscribe to Everything. Own Nothing. | Zuora CEO Tien TzuoUnpacking the subscription economy and the end of ownership with Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo. He learned a thing or two about offering a subscription service as the eleventh employee of Salesforce.com. Get email updates about new episodes.2019-07-3014 min
Kotecki On TechDeepfakes, Phishing, and the Endless Arms Race | KnowBe4 CEO Stu SjouwermanWith a billion-dollar valuation, the security training company KnowBe4 is a newly-minted unicorn helping fight phishing attacks. It’s a moment of celebration for CEO Stu Sjouwerman amid the “never-ending arms race” against the bad guys. One emerging challenge: disturbingly realistic deepfake videos like a recent video of “Mark Zuckerberg.” “It looks pretty good, meaning it looks pretty real, meaning it looks pretty scary because people just might get the right idea. Training people that they cannot trust what they actually see, hear on a seemingly live person saying things . . . it gets harder and harder.” Get email upda...2019-07-2314 min
Kotecki On TechAn AI Sous Chef in the Kitchen of Business | Stratifyd CEO Derek Wang“As a computer scientist, I firmly believe at some point, AI is going to help automate most of the tasks,” says Stratifyd CEO Derek Wang. But Wang's not predicting human-free companies. For him, AI is like a sous chef helping humans cook up complex decisions. “Business is all about people. I don’t see people going anywhere without inserting themselves in every single step of the business.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-07-1614 min
Kotecki On TechTechlash, Trump & Global Tension in a Ninja Future | CTA President Gary ShapiroIf you could distill the opinions of the tech world down to a single voice, it would probably sound a lot like Gary Shapiro’s. He’s the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), representing over 2,200 tech companies in Washington, DC. CTA is the group behind CES, the massive, news-making tech trade show that happens every year in Las Vegas. Gary is also the bestselling author of Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation, which was a springboard for our conversation. Like CES itself, we covered a lo...2019-07-0920 min
Kotecki On TechCode Runs the World - But No One Understands It | Scalyr CEO Christine Heckart“The services that we use, they seem so simple, because everything is one touch, one click, one swipe” says Scalyr CEO Christine Heckart. “But what is happening underneath to give you that very simple, elegant experience is an extremely complex labyrinth of interconnected microservices.” “And it has become it has become so intertwined, so interdependent, so complex, that the average human brain - any human brain, even an extraordinary one - can’t keep the whole system in their head in real time because it’s always changing.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-07-0214 min
Kotecki On TechAI’s Hidden Humans | Scale CEO Alex WangArtificial intelligence can seem like automated magic, but it takes an army of human data labelers to do the trick. Their work may appear monotonous, but Scale CEO Alex Wang, says that for many around the world, it’s a welcome opportunity. “It’s really hard for us being in America to fully grasp this, but around the world the reality is in a lot of areas there are really, really poor employment opportunities. . . . as our platform scales and as the Internet scales in the world, many, many people are getting access to jobs and employment opportunities when ot...2019-06-2514 min
Kotecki On TechYour Robot Coworker Keeps Getting Smarter | Olive CEO Sean LaneOlive is a healthcare bot who’s been built not just to work with humans, but to seem like one. So what happens to real human workers as “she” keeps getting smarter? Olive CEO Sean Lane says humans will always be in charge - but jobs are going to change. “Once you understand what it can do, and once you see Olive working and really realize the potential, your mind immediately goes to the inevitability that Olive will be doing a lot of the work that your humans are doing today. It really takes a reframing of how we t...2019-06-1814 min
Kotecki On TechA.I. Cops at Digital Crime Scenes | Oxygen Forensics COO Lee ReiberIn a future flooded with digital forensic data, criminal justice will rely on A.I. to keep up. The challenge for the justice system, says Oxygen Forensics COO Lee Reiber, is keeping up with A.I. “… as we progress to even more information and now utilizing these specific algorithms, boy - if the investigator’s not able to explain that to the prosecutor or the judge, how’s a prosecutor or judge going to understand that information?” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-06-1114 min
Kotecki On TechThe Race to Rule the Future of Fuel | Plug Power CEO Andy MarshCan big business save the planet? Sure, says hydrogen fuel cell maker Andy Marsh. The real question is whether America will lead the charge or get lapped by China. “In the solar industry - the high tech portion of the solar industry - a lot of it’s in China at the moment. And if you look at China’s 2025 plan, it’s to have the fuel cell industry in China.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-06-0414 min
Kotecki On TechTired of Travel? Try Teleporting | Spatial’s Jacob LoewensteinCan augmented reality kill business travel? Spatial’s Jacob Loewenstein invites to you to skip the trip, strap on some smart glasses, and hang out with holograms. “We think of Spatial as the equivalent of giving people superpowers and enabling them to teleport and meet with people anywhere.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-05-2814 min
Kotecki On TechHow The Daily Show Does The Internet | Producer Matt NegrinIn an era of click-based comedy, topical TV goes way beyond the television. Matt Negrin, a Senior Digital Producer on The Daily Show, respects the traditional timeslot while relishing the “weird and experimental” freedom of digital platforms. “...we’re so integrated into the normal process of the show but at the same time, we do things that are original that don’t go on the show. We do things that are just for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or sometimes just one of those platforms.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-05-2114 min
Kotecki On TechLonely Teens Sharing Screens | Squad CEO Esther CrawfordWhile building a social screen sharing app to fight loneliness, Esther Crawford finds herself in a lonely position of her own: female tech CEO. “I’m not the male engineer who’s 22 from Stanford. Instead, I’m a designer who’s in my mid-30s. I’m a mom. I’m a woman. I’m working on a consumer social product. There are virtually no females out there working on consumer social. I don’t fit the narrative, and I’m totally ok with that.” Get email updates about new episodes.2019-05-1414 min
Kotecki On TechPrivacy Is Completely Dead | Keeper Security CEO Darren Guccione“People say, well, is privacy dying? I would say no - privacy is completely dead.” Keeper Security CEO Darren Guccione on perilous passwords, bad biometrics, and state-sponsored cyberwar. Get email updates about new episodes.2019-05-0814 min
Kotecki On TechWhen Machines Do Our Jobs | Directly CEO Antony BrydonImagining a future of ubiquitous automation, mass job disruption, and an economic model that rewards humans for helping bots. “We think work is going to change to where people are part of the fabric of AI, as opposed to this divide where there’s AI on one side and people on another.” - Antony Brydon, CEO of Directly. * * * Get email updates about new episodes.2019-05-0613 min
Kotecki On TechDo You Trust Your Car? | Aurora Labs’ Roger OrdmanSelf-healing software for today’s code-stuffed cars and tomorrow’s autonomous autos. Terrorism and criminal risks to connected cars. And why China is worth watching for automotive innovation. * * * Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Thanks for listening! Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2019-05-0114 min
Kotecki On TechYou Can’t Trust Anybody | Huawei USA Chief Security Officer Andy Purdy“The Chinese government doesn’t speak for us, and we don’t speak through the Chinese government.” Congress banned the Chinese technology giant Huawei from working with the US government. The company’s US security chief, a former government official, has something to say about that. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes. 2019-04-2922 min
Kotecki On TechHuman-Centered Government | US Digital Service’s Jared CunhaA diverse group of technologists is trying to make the government work the way it’s supposed to. Jared Cunha of the US Digital Service fights paper-clogged bureaucracy with human-centered design. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2019-04-2411 min
Kotecki On TechGoogle and Gaming | YouTube’s Lester ChenSuper-realistic video game violence, government regulation of content, and Google’s new cloud-based game streaming service Stadia all feature in a still-too-short conversation with YouTube’s Head of Gaming, Americas. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2019-04-1840 min
Kotecki On TechThe Future Is Latina | Nielsen’s Stacie de ArmasThe Hispanic community’s unique technology influence - and why AOC’s social media is an example of an authentic online Latina. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2019-04-1627 min
Kotecki On TechNever Think About Your Lights Again | Orro CEO Colin BillingsThe light bulb may be a symbol of intelligent thought, but Orro CEO Colin Billings hopes that soon, you’ll never think about lights again. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2019-04-0326 min
Kotecki On TechWhat’s the Meaning of Work As Tech Changes Everything? |"The Job" Author Ellen Ruppel ShellAuthor Ellen Ruppel Shell talks about work and its future in a time of radical change. In fact, that’s the subtitle of her new book The Job. It's a fascinating read and, I hope you'll agree, a fascinating conversation. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-12-0633 min
Kotecki On TechThe Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity | Author Byron ReeseGigaom publisher Byron Reese is the author of The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity. This is a big conversation with big ideas. Enjoy! * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-09-1844 min
Kotecki On TechWisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder | Author Chip ConleyThe former Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy at Airbnb, discusses his new book, Wisdom @ Work. When Chip joined Airbnb at age 52, he was twice the age of the average employee. He writes that elders are valuable in the workplace - especially in tech. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-09-0416 min
Kotecki On TechAccess The Future | Sina Barham, Prime Access ConsultingToday’s conversation starts out interesting, gets even more interesting, becomes mind-blowing, and then gets personal. My guest is tech accessibility expert Sina Barham, the president of Prime Access Consulting. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-07-1031 min
Kotecki On TechAI & Animal Rights | Honeywell's Chris BensonThe Chief Scientist for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, Chris Benson is plenty qualified to talk about what AI is doing in the real world today. But he also thinks about the more distant future, when he worries a super artificial intelligence might treat us the same way that we currently treat cows, sheep, and pigs. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-07-0315 min
Kotecki On TechLove People | Integrate.ai’s Kathryn HumeKathryn Hume is VP of Product & Strategy at integrate.ai, which applies AI in the business world. She’s also very thoughtful about how AI applies to our society at large. Kathryn can philosophize, she can technologize, and she can monetize. Yes my friends - Kathryn Hume is a triple threat. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-06-2618 min
Kotecki On TechSoftware Is Hungry for Your Business | Pendo CEO Todd OlsonInvestor Marc Andreeseen has a famous quote that software is eating the world. He wrote that in 2011. Today software seems hungrier than ever. Today's guest can provide some perspective on the feast - Todd Olson is the CEO of Pendo, a software company that helps other software companies make better software. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-06-1915 min
Kotecki On Tech“The Creative Curve” for Tech | Author Allen GannettAllen Gannet is a tech CEO who wrote a new book on creativity called “The Creative Curve.” An expert on technology and creativity? It was bound to be a great conversation - and it was! We talk about how the Internet accelerates trends, why Facebook succeeded when a more advanced competitor failed, and whether creative machines could replace humans. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-06-1217 min
Kotecki On TechHumans Are A Tricky Thing | 15Five’s Emily DiazMeeting one on one with your boss might sound as pleasant as a root canal. But what if technology could change that? Emily Diaz is the Director of Customer Onboarding at 15Five, a tool that helps managers sync up with their employees. Could software be the key to human fulfillment at work? Or are we letting software eat something that we really should be biting off ourselves? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-06-0514 min
Kotecki On TechWhat Are You Thinking? | SurveyMonkey’s Lauren Locke-PaddonSurveyMonkey helps companies answer the question: what is my customer thinking? If you have customers or if you are one, you have a stake in how that question gets answered. Senior Product Marketing Manager Lauren Locke-Paddon is here to talk about the monkey business. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-05-2914 min
Kotecki On TechForgetting She’s Not Human | x.ai CEO Dennis MortensenAmy and Andrew are artificial intelligence assistants who schedule meetings for you via email. They are the products of a company called x.ai. I first interviewed CEO Dennis Mortensen back in 2014. Now the world looks a little bit different. Are people more accepting of AI in their inbox? Is it ok to be rude to an AI? And what happens when artificial intelligence meets traditional human gender? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email up...2018-05-2214 min
Kotecki On TechCan Software Replace Capitalism? | Marshall BrainHowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain knows something about capitalism: the educational media company sold to Discovery Communications for $250 million dollars. Now, Brain has a plan to replace capitalism with computer software. Could it actually work? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-05-1517 min
Kotecki On TechWho Has Your Health Data? | Validic CEO Drew SchillerValidic connects the health data people generate every day with organizations who want to use it. The CEO is Drew Schiller. In an era of privacy concerns, how does he lead a company built to handle the most personal of personal data? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-05-0815 min
Kotecki On TechYour Commute Won't Suck Forever | TransLoc’s Alex GibsonWe are way worse at moving people around than it seems like we should be. But today’s guest is working on it. Alex Gibson is Director of Strategy at TransLoc, a transportation software company recently acquired by Ford. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-05-0116 min
Kotecki On TechAre Tech's Investors To Blame? | Cofounders Capital’s Tim McLoughlinA venture capitalist from far outside Silicon Valley, Tim McLoughlin says that when it comes to funding the future, geography can be destiny. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-04-2417 min
Kotecki On TechEating Is Solved | Soylent CEO Bryan CrowleySoylent is a complete, plant-based liquid meal in a sleek white bottle. Is it the shape of a homogenized, foodless future? CEO Bryan Crowley says no - although the product does take its name from dystopian science fiction. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-04-1715 min
Kotecki On TechThe Gospel of Open Source | Red Hat’s Ross TurkThe community-powered innovation of open-source, why it matters in software, and what it can teach innovators in other industries. My guest Ross Turk is Director of Portfolio Evangelism at Red Hat, which helps companies use open source software. We also talked about the quasi-religious nature of his title. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-04-1013 min
Kotecki On TechWhen Digital Assistants Look Human | PRSONAS' CEO David RosePRSONAS CEO David Rose on the future of human-machine interaction. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.2018-04-0314 min
Kotecki On TechDemocratized Design for Tomorrow's Transportation | Justin FishkinJustin Fishkin talks tomorrow's transportation and democratized design.2018-03-2913 min
KoteckiKotecki: 12/22/08Thanks everybody – it’s been fun!2008-12-2200 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/19/08Deep Throat dies, the Minnesota recount drags on, and Monday is the last episode of KoteckiTV.2008-12-1900 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/18/08Barack Obama names more cabinet members, Obama takes heat because of Rick Warren, and the Obama team considers rockets to replace space shuttles.2008-12-1800 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/17/08The tax policy of cow farts, the advice of Newt Gingrich, and the Person of the Year.2008-12-1700 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/16/08Caroline Kennedy wants the Senate job, Obama kind of wins again, and the shoes keep coming.2008-12-1600 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/15/08The President dodges shoes in Iraq and John McCain wouldn’t necessarily support Sarah Palin for President.2008-12-1500 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/12/08The automaker bailout fails, and Dick Cheney says it’s Herbert Hoover time.2008-12-1200 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/11/08Jesse Jackson Jr. says he didn’t do anything wrong, meet the new Energy Secretary, and Bobby Jindal kind of says he’s not running in 2012.2008-12-1100 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/10/08Governor Rod Blagojevich is in a bleepin’ mess, and Joe the Plumber was appalled by John McCain.2008-12-1000 minKoteckiKotecki: 12/09/08Fran Drescher wants to be a Senator, Al Gore meets with Obama and Biden, and the Obama inauguration will attempt to strike the right balance.2008-12-0900 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/16/08Mitt Romney wins big in Michigan, the top three Democratic Presidential contenders debate in Las Vegas, and Hillary Clinton wins in Michigan, too kind of.2008-01-1600 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/15/08It's Primary Day in Michigan, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton call a sort of truce, and Dennis Kucinich might get to debate after all.2008-01-1500 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/14/08 Ill-Advised Remarks and Sufjan PoliticsHillary Clinton and Barack Obama tussle on racial issues, and the Republican candidates Say Yes! To M!ch!gan!2008-01-1400 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/11/08 Finger-Bashing PoliticsJohn McCain is not hit hard last night's debate, Fred Thompson comes to life in attack mode, and Clinton defies a major union endorsement in Nevada.2008-01-1100 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/10/08Fred Thompson attracts some South Carolina gun advocates, Bill Richardson is dropping out, and Michael Bloomberg is mining data to gage his chances for a Presidential bid.2008-01-1000 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/9/08Hillary Clinton and John McCain pull off comebacks in New Hampshire, Clinton won women handily, and Mitt Romney keeps defining success in Olympic terms.2008-01-0900 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/8/08The votes are in from Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, Hillary Clinton almost cries, and Rudy Giuliani could lose to Ron Paul (again).2008-01-0800 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/7/08The Republicans have yet another debate, Mitt Romney's grapes are souring, and Hillary Clinton trails Barack Obama by a wide margin.2008-01-0700 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/4/08Obama and Huckabee win, Dodd and Biden drop out, and now it's on to New Hampshire.2008-01-0400 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/3/08Huckabee crosses picket lines, Fred Thompson may drop out, and pundits don't know jack.2008-01-0300 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 1/1/08A new Register polls shows Huckabee and Obama on top in Iowa, Huckabee gets to have it both ways with his negative ad, and Hillary Clinton pulls out all the stops: accordion style.2008-01-0100 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/28/07The best of PlaybookTV for 2007. Part 3 of 3.2007-12-2800 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/27/07The best of PlaybookTV for 2007. Part 2 of 3.2007-12-2700 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/26/07The best of PlaybookTV for 2007. Part 1 of 3.2007-12-2600 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/21/07Mitt Romney helpfully defines the word "see", John McCain's ad has a "subliminal" cross of its own, and Barack Obama won't mention any names.2007-12-2100 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/20/07Tom Tancredo drops out, Mitt Romney is not big on Time's Person of the Year, and Larry Craig gets back to "normal".2007-12-2000 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/19/07Mitt Romney says he was grabbed in the butt, Bush 41 won't undermine Bush 43, and Blackwater shot the New York Time office dog in Baghdad.2007-12-1900 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/18/07Mike Huckabee releases a new Christmas ad targeted to Christians, Michael Bloomberg implies that someone like him could get into the Presidential race, and Bill Clinton didn't run for President in 1988 because of infidelity rumors.2007-12-1800 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/17/07Joe Lieberman endorses John McCain, Bob Kerrey endorses Barack Obama partly because of his Muslim roots, and Ron Paul sets another campaign fundraising record.2007-12-1700 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/14/07The Democrats have final debate in Iowa, Barack Obama wants foreign policy advice from Hillary Clinton, and Mike Huckabee draws scrutiny for his views on women.2007-12-1400 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 12/13/07A Clinton campaign official says Republicans might imply that Obama sold drugs, Alan Keyes shows up at a Republican debate, and Fred Thompson refuses to raise his hand.2007-12-1300 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 11/26/07Mike Allen joins James from the road in Littleton, New Hampshire for a special Obama-centric edition of PlaybookTV.2007-11-2600 minKoteckiPlaybookTV: 11/16/2007Mike Allen joins James Kotecki for breakfast on the beach as the two digest the performances in last night's Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on CNN.2007-11-1600 min