The Look Back: Keith Newman interviews top Entrepreneurs and Influencers on "Their Startup Journey"

In this episode of The Look Back, we sit down with Tim O’Reilly, CEO and Chairman of O’Reilly Media and a partner at O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. Tim has been a pioneer in the world of media, content, and technology—from training and learning to books and events. Now, he’s at the forefront of the AI revolution.We discuss:✅ The evolution of technology from PCs to the Internet to AI✅ How AI is transforming creators, coders, and businesses✅ The role of media and education in the AI era✅ What the future holds for tech innovationDon’t miss this wide-ranging conversation with one of the OGs of tech thought leadership.👍 Like & Share if you enjoyed the episode!💬 Comment below with your thoughts on AI’s impact on content and coding.#TimOReilly #ArtificialIntelligence #TechFuture #AIRevolution #TheLookBackPodcast

Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta, shares his expertise on fundraising and venture capital alongside Bobby Napiltonia, Managing Partner at The GTM Firm. They discuss the evolving landscape of fundraising, emphasizing the importance of data analysis and the rise of AI startups. The duo highlights the shift towards fractional roles in startups for increased flexibility, and how team dynamics now outweigh traditional metrics in funding decisions. They humorously explore how AI can innovate traditional businesses and reflect on the importance of learning from failures in the startup ecosystem.

The Look Back with Host Keith Newman welcomed Bloomberg Tech Writer Kurt Wagner to the program, as we convinced him to take a break from all that’s happening around his white hot tech beats (Breaking News on 3 Co’s;  Meta, TikTok and X) to discuss his book on Twitter-Elon-X titled “Battle for the Bird” - along with a few sidebar chats on AI and + the current (and future) state of journalism.

The Look Back: Annual Report 2024 An Update from Host Keith Newman on the Podcast and more from Newman Media. Thank you listeners + friends for your support! Highlights; - Audience Growth - Program Growth Reminders: - Subscribe and Share - Provide Feedback - Suggest Guests - Become a Sponsor! Addendum 1) Podcast networks are aiming to tap into influencer marketing budgets, as they believe podcast hosts often have a similar social media presence to traditional influencers. Big podcast player iHeartMedia reported an 8% rise in second-quarter revenue, partially due to its strategy of promoting podcast hosts as influencers. However, the challenge lies in convincing those who control influencer marketing budgets of this new approach. 2) Check this out too: https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-why-podcast-execs-are-making-a-play-for-advertisers-influencer-budgets/ Keith Newman CEO - Newman Media, Inc.  Strategic Partnership Advisor to Growth Co's www.NewmanMediaStudios.com +  Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-look-back-a-free-flowing-interview/id1560219589 "Chalk Talk" Keith and Legendary GTM Guy Bobby Napiltonia > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUvvqr6CBiqMOUbWfe7vWzQ Mark Cuban, Super Shark: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith878/episodes/Mark-Cuban-evj8rr *New> Substack: https://keithnewman.substack.com/

Evangelism and the Future of AI. The Look Back welcomes Guy Kawasaki, who famously entered the tech world as Evangelist on Apple’s original Macintosh team hand picked by Steve Jobs. After an epic run with Apple, Guy ran and mentored several startup companies, wrote many books that supported his perspective at the intersection of Entrepreneurship X Evangelism.  Oh, and wait til he shares his ideas on the future of AI. This was one of my favorite discussions. Happy New Year! Keith On YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@TechStartupNetwork/featured https://guykawasaki.com/books/think-remarkable/The Macintosh Way (1990) ISBN 0-06-097338-2. Selling the Dream (1992) ISBN 0-88730-600-4.

The Dean of the Personal Technology product review was Walt Mossberg and now he joins The Look Back and reviews his early days in journalism to the transition into the most followed column @WallStreetJournal that instantly became a MUST READ for everyone in the PC industry.  Walt shares his approach to proper product reviews and also reflects on his work on All Things Digital and ReCode, home of the famous Code Conference he ran with Kara Swisher. Currently Walt is serving on the Board of News Literacy Project  https://newslit.org/  - working with educators and journalists to give students the skills they need to discern fact from fiction and to know what to trust! (please review the site as they need donations). Help Journalism Stay Free! (now more than ever)

On the 50th Anniversary of the e-game Pong, from Atari, The Look Back on the Tech Startup Network welcomed legendary entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell to the podcast. Here from an amazing entrepreneur share his journey and how he views the opportunities in gaming and AI today and the skills required to become a truly successful entrepreneur. Give a listen and share with a fellow entrepreneur and founder. 

The Look Back welcomes Jim Hamilton to the program. Jim came out of the Tandy workshop back in the day, probably most known for its Radio Shack stores, which Charles Tandy and Team bought in 1962 for $300K and grew to 8000 stores. He  was also an exec with Tandy offshoots Computer City and Incredible Universe - and efforts like Motorola Mobility, Get It Now.gr, and PowerMat. He's been a Professor of Entrepreneurship for the past 8 years at the University of Dallas and shares some wonderful stories from the PC era and lessons for today's entrepreneurs.

Laura McCann is the Founder, CEO and Chief Mood Builder of Adoratherapy, a vertical brand disrupting the aromatherapy category. The former actress and artist turned master brand builder and multi-channel marketer, shares her personal journey that has led her to many exciting (and successful pivots) that provide useful instruction to entrepreneurs across many industries. Please listen and share! 

Max founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage co's find top talent across technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. PeopleConnect provides traditional contingency searches. Other ongoing projects I’m involved in that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's.