Join us for an insightful conversation with Parsa and Alejandro, co-founders of Evress Analytics, as they discuss their journey from tutoring marketplace founders to education analytics innovators. Learn how they're revolutionizing K-12 education by helping school districts make data-driven decisions using AI to maximize the impact of their educati…

Modern Financial Planning in Tech with Mike TroxellIn this episode, financial planner Mike Troxell, founder of Modern Financial Planning, joins hosts Jake and Arun to discuss financial planning with a focus on tech professionals. They dive into recent economic events, the challenges tech workers face, managing sudden wealth, and the importance of t…

CrowdStruck: CrowdStrike Outage Analysis & Lessons in Reliability In this episode, Arun and Jake analyze the recent CrowdStrike outage that affected millions of devices and critical industries worldwide. They discuss the technical reasons behind the incident, including configuration update issues with the Falcon sensor's content interpreter, the po…

In this episode, Whitman Kwok, founder and CEO of KAV, joins Arun and I to discuss the revolutionary work his company is doing in the helmet industry. Whitman takes us through his diverse career path leading to the founding of KAV, emphasizing the importance of grit and persistence. He highlights the technical aspects and mission of producing highl…

Our 5th and last episode of Techonomics Season 3 features Ben Gibbs, CEO and co-founder of READY Robotics⁠. In this episode we dive into the future of robotics, why there's a need for a common language across robotics manufacturers, and how READY Robotics is making that a reality.

Our 4th episode of Techonomics Season 3 features Jack Greco, co-founder and general partner of Far Out Ventures. In this episode we dive into Jack's incredible story of how he became one of the premier pre-seed and seed investors in Buffalo, NY, and why he's investing so much in companies outside the typical startup ecosystem in San Francisco.…

Episode 3 of Techonomics Season 3 deep dives into investing in next generation software tools with Abstraction.vc founder, Taylor Clauson. The episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in tech, venture capital, or developer tools. Taylor shares his advice for aspiring founders, his thoughts on the future of developer tools, and his pers…

Techonomics Season 3 continues this week with a special episode deep-diving into Arun's personal experience with Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and it's impact on his startup Model-Prime, and our usual banter on the topic. Find out what it's like to be in the middle of a prisoner's dilemma banking collapse as a founder. Do you keep your funds in SV…

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, a flow researcher, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective who joined us for our 30th episode (and start of Techonomics Season 3) to discuss his new book, Gnar Country: Growing Old, Staying Rad. Steven has numerous other books like The Rise of Supe…

In this episode, Arun and I went sans guest to dive into the recent market decline, impact on the Tech market, layoffs, and a special look-back at our previous episodes of the season.

In our 28th publication of the Techonomics podcast, Arun and I had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay Gordon, the founder of A Life of Options and a career coach for analytically minded people. She also happens to be a newly minted author with her book, Right for YOU. Lindsay's specialty in coaching and tips/tricks in the episode are a perfect f…

Andrew Yates from Promoted.ai joins us for our 27th episode to discuss ad tech, his thoughts on SaaS value creation, and how he and the team at Promoted.ai are optimizing marketplaces. Promoted.ai helps companies like Hipcamp use their own data to provide the most relevant content using ad-like ranking and scoring. We also had a great time going ov…

In this episode, Nate Pierotti from New Stack Ventures joined Arun and I to discuss New Stack's approach to Venture Capital, investing in a time without tech exuberance, and what it's like to be a founder turned VC. This episode gets to the heart of Techonomics – a conversation at the intersection of tech and the economy.…

Mike Wagner, the CEO of Edge Case Research, joined Arun and I in our 25th episode of Techonomics to discuss the different levels of self-driving, insurance, the liability shift as we move towards autonomous vehicles, and the processes self-driving car companies like Waymo, Cruise, and Aurora can use to make them safe.…

In our 24th episode, Arun and I sat down with Chirru Gopal, Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Mitra Chem, a startup that's accelerating lab-to-market timeline for battery materials. Chirru is a good friend and an expert in the field of material science, engineering, and batteries – something we don't cover in any previous episode. During the show…

In our 23rd episode, Arun and I sat down with Jake Panikulam, the CEO of Main Street Autonomy – a company that creates localization, mapping, and calibration software for robotics companies. Music: Hipjazz and Dreams from Bensound.com

This week we have the pleasure of talking with Michelle Parsons, the Chief Product Officer of Hinge – the dating app designed to be deleted. In this episode, we talk about dating in the COVID era, how Hinge's product thinking helps their users get quality dates, and how the thread of community has been shaping software products throughout the tech …

For our second episode of season two, Nitya Sharma joined us to talk Payments, India, and Online Khata -- introducing us to Simpl. Simpl is a company reimagining the credit card from the ground up and empowering online retailers to build trusted relationships with their best customers. See more at https://getsimpl.com and https://www.techonomics.ne…

For our first episode of season two, Tyler Odean (or Knifefight as his internet pseudonym goes) joined us to talk Bitcoin, NFTs, and what makes good money. Tyler is the creator and author of the crypto newsletter Something Interesting at https://www.somethinginteresting.news which features easy-to-understand commentary on current happenings and the…

In our 19th episode, Arun and I sat down with Ahmed Siddiqui, VP of product at Branch and author of the book The Anatomy of the Swipe. We dove into Ahmed's entry into the payments industry, why he wrote a book, his company, Branch, and payment concepts. If you're looking for a crash course in payments, particularly what happens when you swipe, tap,…

Professor Campbell Harvey is a Professor of Economics at Duke University and author of the book DeFi and the Future of Finance. Follow along as we dig into Professor Campbell's background, the story of his thesis on the inverted yield curve, his new book, and the concepts of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi). Music: Hipjazz and Dreams…

Jeff Birkeland is the VP of Product of Consumer Experience at Headspace, and has built his career and expertise around the combination of product and content. He's been a Director of Product Management at Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo, and a few startups, and his love for content started when he was producing documentaries at PBS and HBO. Listen in on …

Rahul Iyer leads engineering for Stripe's Terminal product. He also previously led production platform engineering at Airbnb, managed multiple engineering teams at Facebook, and has had stints at other startups in between. In our 16th episode, Rahul sat down with Arun and me to talk about his journey in engineering, a recent history of building sof…

Ivan Kirigin is the founder of the Venture Capital firm Tango that specializes in Machine Learning and Robotics. Ivan sat down with Arun and me to talk about venture capital, what it's like going through Y Combinator as a previous founder, his vision of the future of technology, and how Tango is doing things differently to fund companies that are i…

Ryan Green and Brian Finamore, the co-founders of the company Gridwise, joined Arun and me on the podcast to talk about the gig economy ecosystem and how their product empowers gig economy workers by helping them maximize their income and save thousands a year on taxes. Plus – we had a few laughs as we got to know the co-founders through a special …

Ben Foster is the author of the book “Build What Matters” and the Chief Product Officer at WHOOP. Ben sat down with Arun and me to talk about his book, building products, and how WHOOP pivoted their model to become a competitive force in the tech wearables market. You won't want to miss it. Music: Hipjazz and Dreams from Bensound.com…

Phil Bronner is a General Partner and Co-founder of Ardent Venture Partners. He sat down with Arun and me to talk about venture capital and the future of work after the pandemic, sharing his insights from more than 20 years in the field and his experience investing in the companies that transform how we work. Music: Hipjazz and Dreams from Bensound…

Kate Brennan, the product lead for Stripe Terminal, Stripe’s in-person payments product, joined Arun and me in our 11th episode of the Techonomics podcast. We are excited to share this new episode with you as Kate shares her story into product management, leadership wisdom as a product leader, and the nuances of in-person payments at Stripe. If you…

Kevin McNamara, the CEO of Parallel Domain, joined Arun and I in our 10th episode of the Techonomics podcast. We are excited to share this new episode with you as it dives into a bleeding edge topic – synthetic data. Take a listen as Kevin brings us through what Parallel Domain is looking to accomplish, how they are taking a different route to self…

Çetin Meriçli, is a the CEO & Co-founder at Locomation, a company that is building autonomous, self-driving trucks using unique methods not typically seen in the self-driving industry. In this episode, Çetin brings us through his journey into robotics, his opinions on the autonomous industry, and his quest to use unconventional methods to get us cl…

In this episode Bef Ayenew spoke with us about leadership in Tech, what it takes to build a community, and his experience growing an audience on Clubhouse. It's a particularly great episode to listen to if you're looking for a first-hand view from a leader in technology and want to know more about hosting a room or club on Clubhouse.…

Arun and I are back with our guest, Ryan Falor. In part two of this two part episode, Ryan continues the discussion with us, diving into the role and importance of mapping in the self-driving space. We're really excited. If you didn't catch part one, you'll want to listen to get the full background on digital mapping and Ryan's career. Enjoy!…

Our second guest, Ryan Falor, is a group product manager at Aurora and has an impressive track record in digital maps and self-driving at Google and Uber. In part one of this two part episode, Ryan talks with us about the history and business of digital maps since the late 90's and how the landscape is changing. In part 2, Ryan will build on the di…

Arun and I are excited to announce and thank our first guest, Brian Shih. In this episode, we dive into the gaming industry, specifically: what's changing, how it differs from Big Tech, and the future of gaming.Techonomics

Arun and I jump into the semiconductor industry and discuss how everyone's a chip designer, the differences across semiconductor companies, and the future of chip design and manufacturing. There's also a surprise hot take at the end. You won't want to miss it.Techonomics

This week Arun and I dive into Amazon, Google, Facebook, and the antitrust allegations they are facing. We look specifically at differences in the allegations, why we believe they do or do not hold up, and what the future of antitrust will look like for tech.Techonomics

This week, Arun and I compare and contrast the different approaches of two behemoth ecommerce companies: Amazon and Shopify. We also look at their approaches in the wave of success during the pandemic and what new technology means for the future of ecommerce.Techonomics

Welcome to Techonomics. This week we talk about the Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs. We also touch on what it means to be a technology company. Each podcast will dive into the same type of content you see coming through Techonomics writing, with a healthy conversation exploring those topics in more detail and having some fun along the way. We hope you enj…