Tech Talks

In today's episode of the podcast Jonathan discusses how agile can be approached to ensure it communicates with the business (using ever shorter cycles), and what makes a good engineer. He also invites you to join SaleCycle! If you are interested in vacancies in Jonathan's team please contact Usman.Shahid@HarveyNash.com - Usman is part of the team at Harvey Nash working with SaleCycle to meet their talent needs.

Aaron joins the podcast to talk about how Vouchr are making payments social; the problem that money transfer companies have is that the process is boring! There is desire for users to improve the experience, and personalise it, backed up by 90% of Venmo transactions having an accompanying emoji. Also on the show Audrey Pe, WiTech founder and Stanford University first year student joins me. She's offering her insight as a future leaders and student during the pandemic. We chat through Safe & The City's major new campaign 'The Most Dangerous Word is "Just"'. For more info go to: https://safeandthecity.com/ Love the show's music? Check out https://www.andrson.com/ and Hannah Evans, and her track 'Satisfaction' https://open.spotify.com/track/5PFFN5kOxzs4EK03bwZzXq

On today's show we're chatting to Neil and Zach, co-founders of music discoverability app Andrson. A duo reimaging A&R. So what's their secret sauce, how is a funding (or lack of?) affecting music tech, and are they an Irish business post-Covid? If you want to find out more about Andrson: https://www.andrson.com/ The Andrson team also kindly gave us the chance to upgrade the podcast, and we have the feel of a new suit with new title music. Using the app we discovered Hannah Evans (Instagram @hannahevansmusic) - the track is Satisfaction. Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5PFFN5kOxzs4EK03bwZzXq?si=ILSevZ4lRaCS07HjH2VdZw&utm_source=copy-link

Chase Buckle, from GlobalWebIndex, joins the podcast to talk about how the pandemic has changed the balance of power in consumer spending and habits. Increasingly an older generation is dominating social and ecommerce. GenZ were already online, and with greater spending power when it comes to groceries and other big ticket items, marketeers cannot ignore the Grey Pound.

Tara discuss the surge in online learning since the pandemic, with millions of new students learning practical skills. What affect will it have on education more broadly, teacher and student relations, and how feedback via technology can be improved in a strong loop. Will the changes we're seeing be short-lived?

Suddenly we can't physically sit down with our peers, founders can't meet each other, physical events have stopped. Given the Startup Van built a community of founders and entrepreneurs through 1000s of meetings, they're now trying to bring people back together and offer the support that only a community can. Learn more about the Garage here: https://www.thestartupvangarage.com/

Today we're talking about Bitcoin with CoinCorner Ltd cofounder and CEO Danny. Danny has worked in the Bitcoin industry since 2011, and now he's working to make sure that it's easier for everyone to buy. But should you? Also on the show we talk to Stuart Clarke, Director of the Leeds Digital Festival, which started this week, but is going on until Friday 2nd. So have a listen, and check out the calendar of events! https://leedsdigitalfestival.org/

Jacey describes how Giacom have used marketing to become Yorkshire's fast growing business. But what does that mean after Covid has become such a catalyst for change? Does it matter where you, or your organisation is based?

Today's show welcome Niall Green back to the podcast to talk about Notting Hill Carnival. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the festival couldn't take place as usual over the Bank Holiday Weekend, but it presented an opportunity to reach a broader, new, inclusive audience. If you want to see some of the footage discussed head over to www.nhcarnival.org Also on the show I talk to Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of Sharjah, who is also the President of Women in Tech UAE chapter. Find out how the region is changing perceptions on inclusion and attend the Mitt Summit on Sept 22nd. Free tickets on the link below! www.mitt-summit.com

Ian was a Stanford student with a passion. Looking to better understand a games portal engineer, he accidentally co-founded a games design studio with a difference, Now 1047 Games is over 25 strong and building a community of loyal fans. Check out Splitgate for yourself! https://www.1047games.com/