
Utility + Function
Utility + Function, a multifaceted, eclectic, and probing podcast hosted by Nanotronics co-founder and CEO, Matthew Putman, covers subjects from Machine Learning, to Jazz, to Community Development.
Utility Function, a definition: individual preferences for goods or services. It calculates desire, and therefore, is relative.
Latest episodes

Oct 1, 2019 • 43min
3. Antoinette Roberson - Mentorship by Creative Collaboration
Matthew sits with grammy-nominated, singer song-writer, Antoinette Roberson, his partner in helping to mold our next generation of leaders. Here, they discuss personal success, how to motivate and propel our youth, while also sharing their deep love for music.

Sep 28, 2019 • 51min
2. David Belt - They're Not All Evil, Right?
Two Brooklyn-based CEO’s, Matthew Putman and David Belt, friends and partners in philanthropy and technology discuss the zeitgeist in all its incarnations, a shared history, and creativity in action.

Sep 23, 2019 • 1h 10min
1. John Putman - A Grander Vision
Nanotronics co-founders Matthew Putman and John Putman discuss their influences, the drive to invent, starting new ventures, the importance of walking, building new toolkits, and a search for a four-leaf clover.