Edmundo Gonzalez, Co-founder and CEO of Marpai Health, realized our health plans have a significant impact on the quality of our health. Using AI to predict who will need care and when can lead to better health care plans and a healthier population. Edmundo's on a mission to make it easier for all of us stay healthy... which first requires the traditional healthcare system to be disrupted.Listen and learn:How to turn America's "sickcare" system into a true "healthcare" system.How AI can make better decisions about who is likely to need care and when.How to use data to recommend treatment early to prevent significant, more costly procedures later.How to optimize deep learning models using patient data to balance accurately predicting who will need care (precision) with how many recommendations are made  (recall).The ethical implications of using patient data to make healthcare decisions.Why Big Tech doesn't own the future of healthcare.References in this episode:Paddy Padmanabhan on AI and the Future of WorkMarpai Health 

Doug Kerwin is an engineering leader and entrepreneur who recently published "Riley and Bot: Jobs for Robots and Jobs for Me". By day, he's a Vice President of Cloud Engineering at Prudential. After hours, he's a dad who wants the best for his daughter and needed to answer her questions about the impact of AI on jobs.Listen and learn...What inspired an engineer without an AI background to write a kids book about AIWhy Doug concludes that "no job will be completely AI-resistant"New careers that are being created by the introduction of AI-related technologyHow GitHub Copilot is helping programmers write better code fasterWhich innately human skills will never be automatedReferences in this episode:Riley and Bot: Jobs for Robots and Jobs for Me Woebot HealthGitHub Copilot

Phil McKinney, former HP CTO and one of the "50 most innovative" thinkers on the planet according to Fast Company, has helped develop products used by more than a half billion people.  Hear Phil put on a master class in how to turn ordinary teams into innovation machines.Listen and learn...Phil's seven rules of innovation.What it means to have a "T-shaped" career... and why you should want one.How Phil got his start in podcasting... in 2005! Phil's secrets for how to become more creative. The top skill CEOs look for in new hires. References in this episode:Phil's TEDx talk on the impostor syndromeBob Davis, Phil's mentorPhil's websitePhil's Killer Innovations podcastThanks to Dr. Mamoun Samaha for the introduction to Phil.

Rene Steenvoorden, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at HR behemoth Randstad, started in IT 30 years ago when technology was a distraction and IT gear was relegated to server rooms in the basement. He's a two-time CIO of the year award winner and a visionary in HRTech.  Rene's an evangelist for using technology to improve the employee experience having served in similar roles at Rabobank, McKinsey, and Procter & Gamble.  You might ask why a 60-year old staffing firm needs a CDO. Well, you won't after meeting Rene! Listen and learn: How chatbots are eliminating the "black hole of recruiting"Why you may land your next job in the metaverseThe single biggest factor that determines how candidates rate the recruiting processWhich disruptive technologies are improving the hiring processWhy retaining existing employees is much less expensive than recruiting new ones The role of technology in blue collar vs. white collar hiring processes How to mitigate the impact of bias when training ML models to select candidatesReferences in this episode:Randstad's future of work insightsBryan Talebi from Ahura AI on AI and the Future of WorkPanos Siozos from LearnWorlds on AI and the Future of Work

Gordon Wilson, CEO and founder of Rain Neuromorphics, turned a childhood fascination with science fiction into an entrepreneurial passion to recreate the human brain on a chip. Neuromorphic computing is an emerging field of AI that strives to build synthetic nervous systems for use on edge computing devices. The challenges are numerous but if Gordon and his team succeed they may make Isaac Asimov's bold visions of life with robots seem quaint in a decade.Listen and learn:How a love of science fiction combined with being raised in a home with entrepreneurial parents led to the founding of Rain Neuromorphics.How to create neurons, synapses, and massively deep neural nets with codeWhich core technologies from 1985 and 1999 enabled today's AI revolution.The difference between the "physics-based" AI used in neuromorphic computing and traditional digital AI .What Gordon hears from venture investors who don't get neuromorphic computing.Why Gordon says "...any sufficiently complex technology is indistinguishable from magic."Where we are today with neuromorphic computing and the path to a full artificial nervous system.References in today's episodeRain NeuromorphicsGordon on TwitterRob May on AI and the Future of WorkThanks to Rob May for the intro to Gordon!

Jason Corsello, Founder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures, didn't set out to be a venture capitalist. He was a tech industry analyst and product manager before falling in love with HRTech and the future of work. He has become one of the most prominent investors focused on disruptive technologies defining the new employee experience based in part on what he learned growing Cornerstone OnDemand from $40M to over $500M ARR.Listen and learn...What Jason learned about entrepreneurship and the challenges of post-IPO life as part of the leadership team at Cornerstone OnDemand Recent Acadian investments... and what got Jason excited enough to invest The evolution of software delivery from on-prem to SaaS to self-assembly The challenges and benefits of being a solo GP vs. a corporate VC How startups can disrupt LinkedIn.... and payroll The single biggest predictor of startup success References in today's episode:Compa: deal desk for talent acquisition Merge: open AI to integrate with all HR, accounting, recruiting, and payroll platforms Panos Siozos from LearnWorlds on AI and the Future of Work Bryan Talebi from Ahura AI on AI and the Future of Work Gary Bolles on AI and the Future of Work Acadian VenturesThanks to Dave Kellogg for the intro to Jason!

Dr. Mamoun Samaha, CTO at the International Technological University and Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University, is an operator and academic with a long track record of success in the classroom and board room. His research spans the areas of mobility, security, and networking. He has strong opinions about what it means to be human in an age of automation. Worth a listen to hear his insights about how technology will change our lives in the next decade. Listen and learn...What's required to be a great CTO.Why Dr. Samaha says "change is now exponential... it's no longer linear." Why AI-powered security solutions at the edge of the network are critical.Tips for startups selling technology to CTOs.The one product Dr. Samaha would purchase today if it existed.The skills every high schooler should learn that will never be replaced by AI.References in this episode...Phil McKinney, Dr. Samaha's role modelJohn Whaley on AI and the Future of WorkIntrinsic ID

Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting, has spent 20 years educating healthcare CIOs about digital transformation and writing about healthcare innovation. Damo helps organizations turn new technology into better patient outcomes in areas like telemedicine, electronic health records, and patient engagement platforms. Paddy shares wisdom about innovative solutions that will improve our quality of life for decades ahead.Listen and learn...Paddy's single biggest insight from research for his book "Healthcare Digital Transformation"Which HealthTech trends are getting the most attention from venture capitalistsThe role of the digital health experience in patient adoption of healthcare services Which upstarts are disrupting HealthTech incumbentsHow the pandemic gave rise to telemedicine and how that is impacting the future of healthcareHow limited access to patient data will constrain AI-related innovation in healthcareWhether or not Apple, Amazon, and Google - owners of your data - will replace hospitals as primary healthcare providersReferences in this episode...Teladoc acquires LivongoOracle acquires CernerAmazon CareThe Big Unlock

Dave Kellogg, serial CEO, investor, and advisor, is a prolific blogger over at Kellblog.com. His annual predictions are a must-read for anyone in tech. This year's insights were no exception. Dave recently joined Balderton Capital as an executive in residence. His illustrious career has spanned exec stints at iconic companies like Host Analytics, Salesforce, MarkLogic, and Business Objects before it was acquired by SAP. Among other accolades, Dave’s SaaStr talks routinely rank in the top few most watched.Dave owns two dubious distinctions: in over 100 episodes, he’s one of only three repeat guests on the podcast. He’s also the biggest Grateful Dead fan we know. The two are only loosely correlated.Listen and learn:The single SaaS metric that matters most in 2022Dave's advice to innovators: "don't pave cow paths"What's different about the venture ecosystems in Silicon Valley and EuropeWhat's ahead for Web3 and blockchain in the enterpriseWhy the future of decentralized services requires centralized platformsIf 2021 was a Grateful Dead song...References in this episode:Dave's 2022 predictionsDave's favorite marketing book: They Ask You AnswerMoxie Marlinspike on Web3Anshu Sharma and the privacy vaultCausal inference wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

Graham Brown,  storyteller extraordinaire, has traveled the world learning about work, culture, and technology. He's a cognitive psychologist with a passion for AI but also a student of history and art who is on a personal mission to link the present and future with great stories from the past. Graham's also the CEO of Pikkal, a podcast agency, and the host of the Asia Tech Podcast.Listen and learn:What entrepreneurs need to know about the art of great storytellingWhat the cave paintings in Lascaux, France from 15,000 BCE teach us about artificial intelligenceHow archetypal stories like Star Wars and Harry Potter use the same plot lines as a Steve Jobs product launchWhy startup pitch decks need to "create maps for the audience"What it means to be human in the age of machine intelligenceWhy Henry Ford famously chose black as the color for the Model T FordReferences in this episode:The Asia Tech PodcastPikkal, Graham's podcast agencyThe cave paintings in Lascaux, FranceThe first computers (who were humans... and mostly women)