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DxTalks CryptoTalks Podcast Hosted by Rudy ShoushanyEpisode 2 : ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง: ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง?Join Us for a Groundbreaking Session: ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง: ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง?We invite you to be part of an exciting conversation as we bring together top industry leaders to explore the powerful intersection of AI and blockchain technology.This episode, hosted by DxTalks as part of the ABC Conclave series, will delve into how these two cutting-edge technologies are being fused to revolutionize industries and create smarter, more secure decentralized networks.๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ 2: ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง: ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง?Join Stefano Virgilli, Matthias Mende, Youssef Jalloul and our host Rudy Shoushany as they share their expertise on the transformative potential of AI and blockchain, discuss the latest innovations, and reveal insights into the future of these technologies.2024-09-3045 min
Trade Finance PodcastEp.#14: IMF World Economic Outlook ReportAn analysis by Victoire de Groote - Mitigram Macroeconomist Adviser and Global Head of Country Risk at HSBC. ย 0:48 - Disruption in supply chainย 1:30 - Impact of the conflict in Ukraineย 3:10 - China is slowing downย 4:37 - Monetary policiesย 5:56 - Major identifiable risksย 6:35 - Impact on trade and conclusions2022-05-1608 minTrade Finance PodcastEp.#13: The impact of the Russian war on Ukraine on the world economyAn analysis by Victoire de GrooteMitigram Macroeconomist Adviser and Global Head of Country Risk at HSBC. ย 0:47 - Main exports of Russia and Ukraine, and impact on pricesย 2:44 - Impact on the USA ย 3:30 - Impact on emerging marketsย 4:40 - Impact on shipping and logistics globally, with focus on Chinaย 5:42 - The opportunities for India and Franceย 6:20 - Long term consequences and conclusions2022-03-3007 minTrade Finance PodcastEp.#12: Todayโs market trends in trade financeAn analysis by Andrรฉ Casterman, Mitigram Advisor to Strategy and Market Engagement, and Chair Fintech Committee, ITFA. ย ย 1:01 - Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR)ย 5:19 - Non-bank Financial Institutions - Trade Finance Fundsย 6:54 - The International Trade and Forfaiting Association's DNI initiative (Digital Negotiable Instruments)2022-03-1615 min
Euro Indie Music ChartEuro Indie Music Chart 2.2240 ๐ฎ๐น Chuckling Pies โ Pegasus39 ๐ฌ๐ง Derade โ Take your soul38 ๐ฎ๐น Aleandro Solari โ Senza te37 ๐บ๐ธ Luckie Boy - Party Of Oneย 36 ๐ฌ๐ง Frixtion Dance โ Summer Festival35 ๐ฎ๐น Aleandro Solari โ La regola del Cuore34 ๐บ๐ธ Jonathan Cavier - Forest Through the Trees33 ๐จ๐ฆ Fate Will Come โ Bitch32 ๐บ๐ธ Bros Inc โ Hiding31 ๐บ๐ธ Jerry Impini โ Been Bad for Me (Extended Version) 30 ๐ฌ๐ง Smokie - Who the F is Alice29 ๐ฎ๐น Power Combo โ Natale Natale28 ๐ฎ๐น Stefano Virgilli โ Baciami se sei da sola27 ๐ต๐ญ ๐ซ๐ท Bless Parco Rodriguez โ The Other Me26 ๐ฎ๐น Valentina Gautier - Corri che corre il tempo25 ๐ฎ๐น Gli incubi di Freud - Miglior attore non prot...2022-01-222h 32Euro Indie Music ChartEuro Indie Music Chart Week 1 of 202240 ๐ฌ๐ง Anthony Williams โ Loyalty39 ๐ฆ๐น Vienna CC - Twenty Four Seven Love38 ๐บ๐ธ Intelligent Diva - In My Feelings 37 ๐ธ๐ฒ Deborah Beccari โ Memorie36 ๐บ๐ธ Marla Lewis - The Boogie Woogie Man 35 ๐ฎ๐น Valentina Gautier - Corri che corre il tempo34 ๐บ๐ธ Jason Shand - The Petty Narcissist (Arctic Ocean)'33 ๐ฎ๐น Stefano Virgilli โ Baciami se sei da sola32 ๐บ๐ธ Luckie Boy - Party Of Oneย 31 ๐บ๐ธ Matthew Schultz x Zolo โ One Wok30 ๐บ๐ธ Norm Adams and Julia Robertson - Overย 29 ๐ฎ๐น Marco Guella โ Tu sei28 ๐ฎ๐น Music Angels : Il Mito New Trolls, Danilo Amerio, Johnson Righeira, Marco Ferradini, Valentina Gautier, R...2022-01-152h 28Trade Finance PodcastEp.11: Recovery: adverse winds or groundswell?Talking points: 0:23 - Short term indicators point to a strong recovery and only temporary headwinds 0:55 - Inflation is temporary considering that 2:10 - Monetary policies 3:33 - Strong recovery... but already stabilizing 5:20 - Structural factors are not positive 6:45 - Geopolitical tensions 10:09 - China slowdown 12:12 - What to expect for trade: Recovery has varied per region and still depends on the pandemic 12:50 - Asia is a major driver in 2021, commodity exporters will catch up in 2022 but it will not offset the global slowdown 13:29 - Most sectors recovered except textile but growth is slowing down 14:02 - Conclusion2021-12-2215 minTrade Finance PodcastEp.#10: Are inflation and stagflation here to stay?An analysis of the current inflation and stagflation, evaluating both the signs pointing to a temporary outcome as well as a long term repercussions.Talking points: 0:20 - Possible reasons for temporary inflation 2:48 - PMI on manufacturing 3:48 - The status of GDP 4:33 - Wages and unemployment 5:34 - Possible reasons for long lasting inflation 6:58 - Implications and relationship with trade 9:35 - Conclusions2021-11-1810 minTrade Finance PodcastEp.#9: Trade Finance Podcast by Mitigram with Victoire de GrooteVictoire de Groote, Head of Global Country Risk at HSBC and Chief Economist at Mitigram shares about the current status of Trade Finance. ย Talking points: 0:41 Long terms trends 1:21 Short terms effects 1:57 Growth stabilisation 3:19 Role of Trade in world's growth 4:26 Type of recovery base on different regions 5:19 Oil and commodities 5:45 Trade and recovery in Asia 6:35 Impact of inflation 7:06 Recovery by sector 8:20 Trend predictions for 20222021-11-1108 min
Trade Finance Podcast#korean #TradeFinancePodcastโ: Ep.8 - Sales Director Uon Kim introduces MitigramSales Director Uon Kim introduces Mitigram in Korean language with English subtitles. 0:51 - Introduction 1:45 - Instruments 2:13 - Benefits 2:58 - Demo 3:56 - OMDOpen Market Discovery 4:33 - TxMTransaction Manager2021-08-0206 minTrade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcastโ: Ep.7 - Trade Finance Podcast hosted by TXFKatharine Morton - Head of Trade, Treasury & Risk at TXF - interviews the UK โdream teamโ of Mitigram: Managing Director Joshua Cohen and Sales Directors John Treasure and Pepi Bedi. In this episode: 0:55 - How do you see trade in the post-Brexit UK and how digitalisation is going to help making things better? 3:15 - What is the status of digitalisation in trade? 4:40 - Where is digitalisation is helping the most in making things better? 6:45 - How is interoperability going to help if there is rationalisation in the European banking sector? What about the UK post Brexit? 9:00 - Brexit rationalisation for...2021-06-2933 minTrade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcastโ: Ep.6 Victoire De Groote talks about RecoveryTrade Finance Podcast by Mitigram. Episode 6 with Victoire De Groote, Global Head of Country Risk, HSBC. 1:00 - What is the recovery based on? 2:18 - Causes for short term inflation 3:45 - Effects of Government liquidity injection 6:10 - Projections on Trade2021-06-2907 min
Trade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcastโโ: Ep.5 Renaud Simons ci parla di Mitigram in ItalianoIl quinto episodio del Trade Finance podcast vede il Direttore Marketing di Mitigram, Stefano Virgilli, intervistare il Direttore Esecutivo, Renaud Simons. ย ย Punti salienti: 3:27โ - Quali sono gli ostacoli che rallentano la digitalizzazione nella Trade Finance? 7:00โ - Quali sono i flussi di Trade Finance che Mitigram permette di digitalizzare? 11:41โ - Come promuovere la multibancarieta' attraverso l'adozione di soluzioni Fintech? 17:18โ - I vantaggi pratici dell'utilizzo di Mitigram 22:46โ - Nuove opportunita' di business attraverso Open Market Discovery 26:15โ - Banche e istituzione finanziarie possono usufruire di Mitigram anche se non registrate sulla piattaforma 28:32โ - Come selezionare un partner tecnologico rapidamente e senza rischi2021-04-1631 min
Trade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcastโ: Ep.4 Innovation through Trade Finance networksThe 4th Episode of the Trade Finance Podcast takes place in Singapore, when both host Johan Egnell, Head of Asia at Mitigram and guest Josh Kroeker, Chief Product Officer at Contour, are located.Talking points: 0:52 - Introduction of the guest Josh Kroeker 1:52 - Introduction of Contour 3:21 - Current development stageย 4:45 - Network vs Platform 7:22 - Scaling a network for global trade 8:10 - Ease of onboarding for corporates and financial institutions 11:01 - Balancing focus between corporate, traders and financial institutions 13:10 - Which entities are driving trade finance transformation? 17:50 - Connectivity between industry innovators 22:15 - Winning resistance opposing i...2021-04-0138 min
Trade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcast: Ep.3 Trade trends in the US for 2021Global Head of Country Risk, Victoire De Groote shares her views on the upcoming trade policies of the new Biden administration. In this podcast: ย 1:30 - Discontinuing the tariffs approach for more targetted consensus around sanctions 3:05 - Current account deficit of the US against China 5:08 - Measures in line with the administration policies prioritised over allies relations 7:10 - Status of the trade 9:33 - About commodities2021-02-1511 min
Trade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcast: Ep.2 Tradeโ in 2021 and the impact of a new US administrationMitigram Trade Finance Podcast with HSBC's Global head of Country Risk, Victoire de Groote. ย Timeline: 0:35โ Import / Export trends 0:55โ Manufacturing status and trends 2:22โ Oil and commodities 2:59โ New US administration 4:17โ Biden's approach towards globalisation and China2021-02-1505 min
BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English)Stefano Virgilli on Southeast Asia vs. Europe Culture, Cross-Border Communication and Surprisingly Common Touch Points - E36Stefano Virgilli is the Marketing Director of Mitigram, the worldโs largest marketplace for Trade Finance. Founded in 2015 in Sweden, Mitigram supports network creation and expansion for corporates and financial institutions; comprehensive automated quotation workflows; audit trail, analytics on asset pricing and activity data across multiple trade finance instruments. It currently facilitates more than $2.5Bn worth of transactions per month and has spearheaded over $55Bn transactions, across over 1,000 issuers and more than 100 countries.
Before Mitigram, Stefano was the CEO of Pocket Money, a credit startup that aimed to bring innovation in the Lending Industry by creating a gl...2021-01-1431 min
Trade Finance Podcast#TradeFinancePodcast: Ep.1 Impact of the crisis on world tradeMitigram's CEO, Milena Torciano interviews Global Head of Country Risk, HSBC, Victoire De Groote on the impact of the crisis on world trade : ย - Will it last? ย - Is this the end of globalization? ย ย - Can Emerging Markets benefit ย of the current changes? ย More information about Mitigram on mitigram.com ย Timeline of the podcast: 0:34 - Q: Is COVID a one-off shock or the impact of the pandemic is here to stay? 1:25 - The reasons why is this crisis unique. 1:56 - Manufacturing production slow-down in pre-pandemic. 2:45 - "Surprise index" and recovery alphabet. 4:05 - Q: Have we seen the worst in the mar...2020-12-0816 min
The EAST PodcastPartha Srinivasan and Stefano Virgilli talk about the flip side of blockchainStefano Virgilli is an Italian entrepreneur who ventured in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia, leading and/or participating close to 30 businesses and startups. Stefano is trained in design and communication, holding over 80 certifications in software for photo editing, video production, web design, publishing and e-learning. He wrote a design book titled "The Promise of Empty Spaces" and children's book called "Liger and Tigon". Stefano is also a songwriter and an avid traveller, having visited close to 60 countries. He is currently based in Singapore and operating as CEO of Pocket Money, a startup aiming to empower differently banked communities...2020-07-0745 min
VOXVOX#17: SolShare, Daniel Ciganovic, CEO, CFO & Co-Founder (May 21, 2020)Interview with Daniel Ciganovic on his startup, Solshare where energy meets finance, creating a world with more evenly distributed energy through their solar trading platform
FACTSHEET
Name of the startup: Solshare
Website: https://www.me-solshare.com/
Started in 2013
Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: Clean Energy
Team size: 63
Current Revenues: Not Disclosed
Name of the speakers: Daniel Ciganovic
Role of the speakers: CEO & Co-Founder, CFO & Co-Founder
...2020-05-251h 02VOXVOX#16: M-Life, Shez Tejani, CEO & Founder (May 12, 2020)Interview with Shez Tejani on his company, M-Life, creating a world where marketing solves consumer problems specifically and directly
FACTSHEET
Name of the startup: M-Life
Website: www.facebook.com/mlifekenya
Year of incorporation: 2018
Headquarters: Kenya
Industry: Consumer Data Driven Marketing
Team size: 15
Current Revenues: $250,000 in 2019, $500,000 projected in 2020
Name of the speaker: Shez Tejani
Role of the speaker: CEO & Founder
Funding raised to date: US$ 250,000
2020-05-1843 minVOXVOX#15: Moringa School, Audrey Cheng, CEO & Founder (May 12, 2020)Interview with Audrey Cheng on her company, Moringa School, one of the few established coding schools in Africa, and how she is tackling covid by changing its long term business strategy
FACTSHEET
Name of the startup: Moringa School
Website: https://moringaschool.com/
Year of incorporation: 2014
Headquarters: Kenya
Industry: Education
Team size: 105
Current Revenues: Undisclosed
Name of the speaker: Audrey Cheng
Role of the speaker: CEO and Founder
...2020-05-1841 minVOXVOX#14: Suade, Diana Paredes, CEO & Co-Founder (May 6, 2020)Interview with Diana Paredes as she shares valuable startup life sessions and tells us about her startup, Suade, a bootstrapped reg-tech and RaaS (Regulation as a Service) in the fintech space with headquarters in the UK.
FACTS SHEET
Name of the startup: Suade
Website: https://suade.org/
Year of incorporation: 2014
Headquarters: London
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 40
Current Revenues: Not disclosed
Name of the speaker: Diana Paredes
Role of the...2020-05-0743 minVOXVOX#13: Asilimia, Tekwane Mwendwa, CEO (April 30, 2020)In the 13th episode of VOX Podcast, Diane and Stefano interview Tekwane, connected from Paris where he's strategizing the expansion of Asilimia (which means Percentage in Swahili language). Asilimia started as facilitator of free M-Pesa transactions (mobile money) and it is evolving in a larger ecosystem of services.
Name of the startup: Asilimia
Website: https://asilimia.co.ke/
Year of incorporation: 2018
Headquarters: Nairobi
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 8
Current Revenues: US$ 10k/month
Name of the...2020-05-0743 minVOXVOX#12: InsectiPro, Talash Huijbers, CEO (April 30, 2020)When we think of technology we tend to imagine technology as a person sitting behind a computer and writing lines of code. Most likely we would not imagine a young woman getting her hands dirty with bugs, but this is what agri-tech can be about. Meet Talash Huijbers, the Founder and CEO of Insecti Pro, one of the world's most innovative agri-tech startups, based in Kenya.
Name of the startup: InsectiPro
Website: https://insectipro.com/
Year of incorporation: 2018
Headquarters: Limuru, Kenya
Industry: Agriculture
2020-05-0733 minVOXVOX#11: UTU, Jason Eisen, CEO (April 29, 2020)Interviewing Jason Eisen which proposes a drastically new approach to the online trust system, starting from Nairobi, Kenya and aiming to global expansion.
Name of the startup: UTU
Website: https://utu.io/
Year of incorporation: 2017
Headquarters: Nairobi
Industry: Trust Infrastructure as a Service
Team size: 35 Current
Revenues: Not disclosed
Name of the speaker: Jason Eisen
Role of the speaker: CEO and Founder
Who are the founders: Jason Eisen, Dr...2020-04-3056 minVOXVOX#10: Sokowatch, Daniel Yu, Global CEO (April 25, 2020)Interview with the brilliant founder of Sokowatch, Daniel Yu. Daniel lived in Kenya where he established a successful startup that has raised 20 million dollars to date.
Name of the startup: Sokowatch
Website: https://sokowatch.com/
Year of incorporation: 2014
Locations: East Africa
Industry: E-Commerce
Team size: 150
Current Revenues: Not Disclosed
Name of the speaker: Daniel Yu
Role of the speaker: Global CEO & Founder
Funding raised to date: $20M 2020-04-2643 minVOXVOX#9: Afya Rekod, John Kamara, CEO (April 21, 2020)Multitalented CEO and Founder John Kamara shares the background of his move into health-tech. From Nigeria to Kenya, through Ireland, John has set up a pilot project on medical data ownership.
Name of the startup: Afya Rekod
Website: https://afyarekod.com/
Year of incorporation: 2019
Locations: Nairobi, Dublin, Lagos
Industry: Health Tech
Team size: 6
Current Revenues: n.a.
Name of the speaker: John Kamara
Role of the speaker: CEO
Funding raised to date: USD 300k
Currently fundraising: Yes
Targeted amount: USD 1M
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Send in a voice...2020-04-2212 minVOXVOX#8: Bwala, Kennedy Nyabwala, CEO (April 21, 2020)Find out about the evolution of the business model of Bwala Logistics from the founder Kennedy Nyabwala. Bwala started in the automotive sector and moved into FMCG logistics in Kenya and Uganda.
Name of the startup: Bwala Logistics
Website: https://www.bwala.co.ke/
Year of incorporation: 2018
Locations: Kenya, Uganda
Industry: Logistics // supply chain // retail
Team size: 15 Current Revenues: 80K-100K USD Monthly
Name of the speaker: Kennedy Nyabwala
Role of the speaker: CEO
Who are the founders: Kennedy Nyabwala- CEO & Davis Angwenyi - CTO
Funding raised...2020-04-2241 minVOXVOX#7: People Data Company, Greg Lipper, CEO (18 April, 2020)Interview with Greg Lipper, Founder and CEO of Happi and People Data Company. Connecting form California, Greg shares with Diane and Stefano the inspiring business model and the original investment strategy of his startups.
Name of the startup: People Data Company
Website: https://www.peopledatacompany.com/
Year of incorporation: 2020
Locations: US, UK, Singapore and everywhere in between
Industry: Market research Team size: 3 full time, 5 regular contractors, dozens of part-time contractors
Current Revenues: $1m - $5m
Name of the speaker: Greg Lipper
Role of the speaker: Founder and President
Who are...2020-04-2146 minVOXVOX#6: Ilara Health, Emilian Popa, CEO (April 17, 2020)An insight in the healthcare pitfalls of sub-saharan Africa, where entrepreneur Emilian Popa founded Ilara Health to solve one of the most visible problems in the system.
Name of the startup: Ilara Health
Website: https://www.ilarahealth.com/
Year of incorporation: 2019
Locations: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Team size: 30
Name of the speaker: Emilian Popa
Role of the speaker: CEO & Founder
Who are the founders: Emilian Popa
Funding raised to date: USD 1M
...2020-04-2045 minVOXVOX#5: Lynk, Adam Grunewald, CEO (April 17, 2020)In the 5th Episode of VOX Podcast, Diane Ha and Stefano Virgilli interview Adam Grunewald, the founder of the gig-economy ecosystem Lynk, thought to be the Linked-in for the Linked-out in emerging markets, starting from Kenya.
Name of the startup: Lynk
Website: https://lynk.co.ke/
Year of incorporation: 2015
Locations: Kenya
Industry: Marketplace Services
Team size: 50 (full time) + 1200 (gig workers)
Current Revenues: $5M yearly
Name of the speaker: Adam Grunewald
Role of the speaker: CEO / Co- Founder
Who are the founders: Johannes Degn, Adam Grunewald
Funding raised to...2020-04-1705 minVOXVOX#4: DEXTF, Federico Cristina, CEO (April 9, 2020)Stefano Virgilli and Diane Ha interview Federico Cristina, one of the leading founders of the DEXTF, which is aiming to use blockchain technology to democratize asset management and unlock the power of efficient capital allocation.
Name of the startup: DEXTF
Website: https://dextf.com/
Year of incorporation: 2017
Locations: Singapore
Industry: Fintech/Blockchain
Team size: 4 full time
Current Revenues: 0
Name of the speaker: Federico Cristina
Role of the speaker: Co-Founder
Who are the founders:
Funding raised to date: 460k USD
Currently fundraising: No Targeted amount: n.a.
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...2020-04-1145 minVOXVOX#3: QuickBus, Humphrey Wrey, CEO (April 8, 2020)Interview with Humphrey Wrey, the Founder and CEO of QuickBus, a mobility startup that is solving a real problem in East Africa and beyond.
Name of the startup: QuickBus
Website: https://www.quickbus.com/
Year of incorporation: 2018
Headquarters: Nairobi
Industry: Mobility Services
Team size: 11
Current Revenues: USD 110k / monthly
Name of the speaker: Humphrey Wrey
Role of the speaker: CEO, Founders
Who are the founders: Humphrey Wrey
Funding raised to date: USD 1.7M
Currently fundraising: No Targeted amount: n.a.
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Send in a voice message...2020-04-0905 minVOXVOX#2: Forecast, Dennis Kayser, CEO (April 3, 2020)In the second episode of VOX Podcast, host Stefano Virgilli and co-host Diane Ha interview Dennis Kayser from Copenhagen, Denmark, the founder behind the startup Forecast.app
Name of the startup: Forecast
Website: www.forecast.app
Year of incorporation: Sep 15 2016
Locations: Copenhagen & London
Industry: SaaS for Professional Service and Enterprise companies
Team size: 45
Current Revenues: Not disclosing
Name of the speaker: Dennis Kayser
Role of the speaker: CEO
Who are the founders: Dennis Kayser, Danny Larsen, Jens Pallesen, Niels Frederiksen
Funding raised to date: $10M
...2020-04-0515 minVOXVOX#1: x0paAI, Nina Alag Suri, CEO (April 2, 2020)In the first episode of VOX Podcast, host Stefano Virgilli and co-host Diane Ha interview Nina Alag Suri, the female entrepreneur behind the HR-tech startup x0paAI.
Name of the startups: X0PA AI
Website: www.x0pa.com
Year of incorporation: 2017
Headquarters: Singapore
Industry: HR tech
Team size: 22
Current Revenues: $535k end 2019, $250k Jan to date
Name of the speaker: Nina Alag Suri
Role of the speaker: Founder and CEO
Who are the founders: Nina Alag Suri, Jussi keppo
Funding raised to date: $1000000
Currently fundraising: Yes...2020-04-0342 minVOXEpisode Zero: Audio check and brief introThe founder of the VOX podcast introduces the idea behind this podcast while testing audio using Zoom.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vox8/message2020-03-3104 min