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Q's Tech Talks -a podcast hosted by the team at Q Division. Join us each week for a run down on the top trending topics in emerging and retail tech.
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E79 Games + Virtual Worlds: Brands + QSRs Experimenting with the "Metaverse" from 2022-04-20T11:45:52
The one where Ben + Manolo talk about the "M" word (Metaverse) and have a measured, non-hype filled discussion about how making burritos in Roblox, attending a concert in Fortnite and wandering thr...
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E78 AWS + Salesforce Media Cloud Team Up on Streaming Solution from 2022-02-17T22:58:25
The one where Ben + Manolo share their thoughts on how Brands, Retailers and other Industries could use the new integration between Salesforce Media Cloud and AWS.
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E77 Retail Media + Amazon's Apparel Stores, Nike NFT Beef with StockX from 2022-02-10T20:49:31
Ben + Manolo talk about the potential for retail media in and Amazon Apparel store and why Nike's going after StockX for NFT shoes.
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E76 Rob Carpenter, CEO of Valyant AI: How Voice AI is Transforming the QSR Industry from 2021-11-18T01:03:30
Rob Carpenter, CEO of Valyant AI (https://valyant.ai) shares his company's origin story, how they went from from creating AI holograms to designing a...
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E75 David Title from Bravo Media Talks: Experiential Events, Zara's Fake Storefront + AR Gameshows from 2021-10-04T14:47:29
The one where David Title, Partner at Bravo Media (https://bravomedia.com/) a NYC based Experiential Agency + Production Studio returns to shar...
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E74 What Do Consumers REALLY Want From Voice Tech? from 2021-09-21T22:17
The one where returning guests, Susan + Scot Westwater, Founders of Pragmatic Digital share some of their 2021 research on what consumer really, really want to do with Voice technology. Find out m...
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E73 Hot Take on Apple's 14 Sept "California Streaming" Event (iPhone 13) from 2021-09-14T20:28:17
The one where Ben + Manny share their initial reactions to the 14 Sept Apple Event "California Streaming" unpacking all the important details about the new iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch that into ...
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E72 Hot Take: Facebook + Ray-Ban's Smart Glasses learns from the mistakes of Google Glass from 2021-09-12T23:30:57
The one where Ben + Manolo react to Facebook + Ray-Ban's latest wearable, $299
"smart" sun glasses that make it easy to take even more sneaky photos/videos and post them to your social media ...
E71 DeepFakes, Synthetic Media and The Metaverse from 2021-09-01T22:53:43
The one where the guys just hit "record" as they discussed the latest experiments by big companies using DeepFakes for business pitches, the future of advertising and the Metaverse
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E70 Recap of RetailX 2021, What it was like to go back to an in-person trade conference from 2021-09-01T22:53:37
The one where Ben + Manolo share what it was like to attend RetailX 2021, one of the first retail trade conferences to be held in person in 2021.
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E69 What COVID Era Tech Trends are still relevant? from 2021-07-19T19:43:21
Q Division looks back at some of the COVID "inspired" technology, ex. smart-masks, digital signage that checks if customers are wearing masks, have a temperature or are 6 feet apart, UV cleaning ro...
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E68 MWC Barcelona 2021: Unified Commerce - bridging digital + physical commerce from 2021-07-19T19:43:01
Q Division talks with Nicolas Riegert, CEO/Founder of PayXpert a fintech startup shares his vision of the future of financial services and how his company is enabling a future of seamless digital p...
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E67 MWC Barcelona 2021: Banking as a Service + The future of Open Banking from 2021-07-19T19:42:55
The Q Division team interviews Thibaut Levesque, VP of Business Development for Unnax, a Fintech start-up exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona. Thibaut shares the Unnax vision for ...
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E66 MWC Barcelona 2021: Cryptocurrency Acceptance at Retail from 2021-07-19T19:42:44
The Q Division team virtually visits the Salamantex booth at MWC Barcelona to interview Sabine Roiss, Head of Events + Business Development about the opportunities in accelerating crypto-acceptance...
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E65 MWC Barcelona 2021: Citi's role in the future of financial services from 2021-07-19T19:42:33
Q Division talks with Gulru Atak Gundem, Citi's Business Development/Innovation Lead about how the banking sector is being reshaped by fintech start-ups and the role Citibank plans to play in the f...
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E64 Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2021 Recap from 2021-07-07T22:19:36
The one where Ben + Manolo recap MWC Barcelona 2021, offering their POVs gained from hosting livestreams from the show floor and moderating special industry workshops in Fintech, Autonomous Vehicle...
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E63 Q Division's "hot take" on Announcements from Apple's WWDC 2021 from 2021-06-10T12:08:24
Check out the new show format! 15 min briefings on the week's trending retail + commerce tech topics. (we call it Q's tips) In this episode, Ben + Manolo share their off-the cuff insights on the re...
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E63 Q Division's "hot take" on Announcements from Apple's WWDC 2021 from 2021-06-10T12:08:24
Check out the new show format! 15 min briefings on the week's trending retail + commerce tech topics. (we call it Q's tips) In this episode, Ben + Manolo share their off-the cuff insights on the re...
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E62 Q's Tips - NFT's for Retail? from 2021-04-09T13:00:02
Q's Tips, is the short version of Q's Tech Talks, each show is under 15 Min. In this episode, Q Division breaks down all the buzz around NFT's. What are they? what are they for? and is there really...
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E61 Canada's Post-COVID Retail Update with Special Guest, Michael LeBlanc from 2021-03-26T14:00:10
Q Division talks with returning guest, retail pioneer, advisor and Host of The Voice of Retail Podcast, Michael LeBlanc as he shares how Canada's retail industry is faring 1 year after COVID shut d...
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E60 How Tech is Redefining the Modern QSR Experience from 2021-03-05T15:04:48
Q Division talks with Cory Kiesel, Vertical Practice Director, QSR/Fast Casual Restaurants at Stratacache, the leading provider of intelligent digital signage, digital merchandising, mobile enablem...
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E59 Digital Menu Board Content Strategy + Design from 2021-03-05T15:03:52
Q Division talks with Dan Williams, Strategy + Commerce Partner, at Stratacache, the leading provider of intelligent digital signage, digital merchandising, mobile enablement, and rich media custom...
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E58 Monetizing In-Store Retail Media from 2021-03-05T15:02:58
Q Division talks with Jonathan Rosen, SVP Content Strategy + Consumer Experience at PRN, a digital media company specializing in in-store retail media, a shopper marketing solution that activates s...
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E57 Aki Technologies - Moment Marketing Science for Mobile Ad Personalization at Scale from 2021-02-26T15:00:03
Q Division talks with Risa Crandall, SVP CPG Strategy + Sales at Aki Technologies, https://www.a.ki/ a mobile marketing company using a unique strateg...
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E56 Searchspring: Intelligent Site Search + Merchandising Solutions for Retail from 2021-02-12T15:00:12
Q Division talks JoAnn Martin, VP of Marketing at Searchspring, a provider of intelligent site search and merchandising solutions for brands and retailers. Searchspring has helped customers like Mo...
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E55 Voice Strategy, Voice Commerce + Creating Usable Voice Experiences from 2021-01-25T16:00:17
Q Division talks with Scot + Susan Westwater, Co-Founders of Pragmatic Digital, and Co-Authors of the book; Voice Strategy, Creating Useful + Usable Voice Experiences. Topics discussed - Voice Comm...
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E54 CES 2021 Recap - COVID-Tech, Connected Home, 5G, Wellness Tech, TVs, + Robots from 2021-01-21T01:24:11
The team for Q Division attended this year's all digital 2021 CES event. Ben + Manolo break down all the main themes and tech trends from the show, discussing why some are important and why others ...
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E53 Tastry, A Sensory Science Company that "Taught a Computer to Taste" from 2021-01-15T16:00:09
In this episode we talk to Katerina Axelsson, Founder CEO of Tastry, A Sensory Science Company using chemistry + machine learning to provide amazingly accurate product recommendations. Tastry has u...
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E52 Charu Thomas, CEO at Oculogx talks about AR, BOPIS + Micro-fulfilment from 2021-01-13T03:08:57
Charu Thomas, built an award-winning AR tech that makes picking orders 40% faster and 80% more accurate over existing technology. Listen in as she shares her insights on the future of BOPIS, Micro-...
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E51 Peak Holiday Season 2020 with Danny Shaw, Chief Revenue Officer - Oculogx from 2020-11-12T16:00:20
Preparing for Retail Holiday Season 2020: A discussion with Danny Shaw, Chief Revenue Officer at Oculogx on what could be an unprecedented peak season for retailers, e-commerce and supply chain.
E50 Audio Branding, Rethinking Connected Consumer Experiences from 2020-11-06T01:14:03
In 2020, digital adoption has been accelerated, more people are interacting with brands using Voice Assistants and Smart Speakers. Audio branding is a critical part of how consumers will experience...
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E49 The Activation Imperative: How to build brands + business by Inspiring Action from 2020-11-06T01:10:45
In this episode, guests: William Rosen + Laurence Minsky share insights and strategies from their book "The Activation Imperative - How to Build Brands + Business by Inspiring Action" providing a f...
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E48 Everything Amazon Announced from 2020-09-30T11:51:10
The one where Ben + M walk through all the new Amazon Devices that were announced at the Amazon Fall Hardware Event 2020
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E47 The impact of the global pandemic on Retail Tech VC investments #COVIDcodes from 2020-09-07T01:27:53
Our featured guest Dirk Huelsermann, Managing Partner of London based, Stratacache Capital shares his insights on how COVID has reshaped VC investments in the retail tech and digital OOH + placed b...
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E46 Engineering #OOH Experiences and Re-Opening of Times Square NYC post COVID from 2020-09-07T01:27:40
What does Times Square look like in post-pandemic? Our guest Rafale Chang, CEO/Co-Founder of TigerParty an 11 year old experiential agency specializing in Times Square events shares his insights on...
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E45 #COVIDcodes- Retail Tech + Digital Commerce StartUps from 2020-09-07T01:27:29
This week's featured guest Jeff Ketner, CEO of Ketner Group Communications - shares his insights on how Retail Tech + Digital Commerce Startups have adapted to the COVID disruptions, In this episod...
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E44 Adapting Customer Experiences in the Time of COVID from 2020-08-07T13:05:51
Special Guest: CEO/Founder of Experiential Agency OpenEye Global, Bryan Meszaros shares his insights on how businesses should be thinking when it comes to integrating digital and physical customer ...
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E43 #COVIDcodes for Architecture, The Future Of The Workplace from 2020-08-01T22:13:18
The world is slowly re-emerging from the COVID lockdowns – people have started to get back into their routines and are returning to the workplace. But this time it’s going to be very different, acr...
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E42 Digital Commerce Round Up, how E-Commerce is transforming the role of the Store from 2020-07-25T12:07:26
COVID continues to reshape consumer behavior across all digital channels. What behaviors will stick? What does it mean for the future of physical store? E-commerce boosts curbside, drive-thru and B...
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E41 How a pandemic has reshaped consumer sentiment for Wearables and Autonomous Vehicles from 2020-07-16T17:01:15
The one where we talk with Richard Mandeberg, Managing Director of Discourse Data, a bay area start-up using machine learning to process massive amounts of unstructured data to unlock consumer tren...
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E40 COVID compliance reality check and how it's impacting consumer behavior from 2020-07-16T16:57:22
As countries try to reopen, what should retailers know about the new rules of engagement in social situations? We talk to a medical front liner and a psychologist about how consumer behavior change...
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E39 Why Microsoft shuddered its stores, What's up with Watch Parties and The Social Media Boycott from 2020-06-30T19:05:47
The one where Ben + M unpack the real reason Microsoft is shuttering its retail stores, share the latest on Watch Party apps, and explain why top brands are taking a "break" from social media.
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E38 WWDC 2020 Recap - Everything That Matters from 2020-06-26T17:59:15
The one where the boys break down all the things that were announced at Apple's WWDC 2020 this week. Hear about Apple's roadmap for a brand new OS, new hardware, what's next for apple's iOS 14, upg...
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E37 #COVIDcodes how tech may help with tracing the virus and help retailers with compliance. from 2020-05-08T19:12:10
The one where Ben + M discuss how privacy is an illusion, Apple + Google's Contact tracing API and how Machine Vision can help with #COVIDcode retail compliance issues.
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E36 Delivery, Drive Thru or BOPIS #COVIDcodes from 2020-05-04T19:11:06
The one where the boys examine the impact of #COVIDcodes - raising the bar on customer expectations for Grocery + QSR. What do customers prefer? BOPIS, Delivery or Drive Thru.
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E35 Virtual Senses Series - AR/VR + Mixed Reality from 2020-04-20T19:30:09
Next up in our "Virtual Senses" Series - We breakdown the current state of AR/VR + Mixed Reality Technology. Where's it working? Where it's not. What will it take for for VR to make it into the mai...
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E34 Virtual Senses Series - Voice Assistants + Hyperdirectional Audio from 2020-04-01T00:42:11
The next in the series on emerging "virtual sense" technology: focusing on the areas of touch, vision, sound and even smell. In this episode the boys discuss the current state of Voice Assistants ...
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E33 Virtual Senses Series - Touch + Haptics from 2020-03-31T15:59:45
The one where the boys kick off a topic series on emerging "virtual sense" technology: focusing on the areas of touch, vision, sound and even smell. In this episode Ben shares his experiences with...
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E32 COVID-19 hits the US, is the e-commerce + BOPIS infrastructure ready for what's coming? from 2020-03-18T01:38:28
The one where Ben + M discuss how the COVID-19 crisis will tip the scales for those folks that have been hesitant to order their groceries on-line. M explains his theory on what happens when EVERYO...
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E31 Euroshop 2020 Recap from 2020-02-25T01:52:58
The one where the boys share their experiences from Euroshop 2020, a huge retail trade fair held every 3 years at the Messe in Dusseldorf. In this episode you'll how they used a professional magici...
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E30 Interview with Marc Bujold, DIrector of Sales + Marketing, Position Imaging Inc from 2020-01-25T15:17:57
The one where Ben + M interview Marc Bujold, Director of Sales + Marketing for Position Imaging Inc. (https://position-imaging.com) Marc sh...
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E29 NRF 2020 Episode: It's true... screen size really does matter at retail. from 2020-01-16T23:17:09
The one where Scala's Sr. Solutions Architect John Fuch's drops some serious screen display knowledge on Ben + M. In this episode, John shares some interesting best practices for determining the ri...
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E28 NRF 2020 Episode: Could a magician use "sleight of hand" to steal from an Amazon Go Store? from 2020-01-16T23:00:41
The one where the boys pose the question, could a magician trick Amazon's machine vision tech and shoplift items from an Amazon Go store? In this episode, special guest - Mikkel Gundersen a profess...
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E27 NRF 2020 Episode: Scala's VP of Professional Services - Rob Avery, talks about his team's superpowers from 2020-01-16T22:55
Recorded Live from the NRF Show Floor, Ben + M get some face time with the Rob Avery, VP of Professional Services for Stratacache's global subsidiary. Scala Inc. In this episode, Rob talks about th...
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E26 NRF 2020 Episode: Interview with Michael LeBlanc host of Canada's Voice Of Retail Podcast from 2020-01-16T20:10:32
Recorded Live from the show floor at NRF. Our good friend Michael LeBlanc, host of Canada's The Voice Of Retail Podcast (https://...
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E25 NRF 2020 Episode: Shelf-Edge Intelligent Automation, Zynstra's Gavin Bisdee, VP Global Marketing from 2020-01-16T19:31:18
Recorded Live from the show floor of NRF 2020, Team Q Division talks with Zynstra's Gavin Bisdee, VP Global Marketing about how Zynstra's solutions help retailers + brands keep up with the fast pac...
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E24 NRF 2020 Episode: Ben + M discuss the retail tech trends from this year's "Big Show" from 2020-01-16T19:30
Recorded live from the NRF 2020 show floor, The team at Q Division reminisce about tech trends from previous NRF shows and all the new retail tech innovations to expect from 2020.
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E23 NRF 2020 Episode: The Future of Retail, ESLs - DisplayData's CEO Andrew Dark from 2020-01-16T19:26
Recorded Live from the show floor of NRF2020, QDivision talks with DisplayData's CEO Andrew Dark on the future of retail and how his ESL (Electronic Shelf Labels) are changing the grocery experienc...
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E22 NRF 2020 Episode - "Choose Your Adventure" NYC Retail Experience Tour! from 2020-01-12T13:54:57
Ben + M share their top 6 favorite experiential retail stores in NYC, just in time for NRF 2020. The boys have compiled a much bigger "must see" top 20 experiential stores in NYC - while you are a...
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E21 The Return of Toys R Us, Retailers reinvent Retail Media + Qualcomm's AR Glasses from 2019-12-07T22:17:20
The one where we talk about the in-store analytics platform that runs Toys R Us new retail stores, how retailers are just realizing they have in-store platform for reaching consumers, and Qualcomm'...
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E20 Mobile World Congress Los Angeles 2019 Recap from 2019-10-25T18:17:16
The one where the boys break down all the trends + insights from the MWC Los Angeles tours. Ben talks about how AI continues to mature and M shares his views on the hottest trends at the show.
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E19 Everything you need to know about robots, automation and Apple's upcoming Oct event from 2019-10-13T16:56:50
Ben + M break out the nerd hats and do a deep dive on robots and where to find them. Ben shares a buy/no-buy POV on Apple's upcoming October announcements. M ponders if he need a TIkTok account.
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E18 Apple's Big Announcements from 2019-09-13T21:39:12
The one where Ben + M talk about why people are loyal to apple and share what iPhone model they are going to buy next.
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E17 Instagram Hoax, Bluetooth Hacking + The Apple Credit Card from 2019-08-25T15:07:06
The one where the guys break down the latest Instagram hoax, why turning off your phone's bluetooth is a pain in the butt, and - the latest from Apple... a credit card.
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E16 Is Big Tech really listening to your conversations + Microsoft's Mixer vs. Twitch from 2019-08-10T14:28:46
The one were the boys debate on if Google/Alexa are really listening to private conversations and Microsoft's latest update to Mixer - a PC/Xbox only "Twitch" competitor.
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E15 Canada's Yorkdale Mall + NRF NXT 2019 Recap from 2019-07-29T01:15:42
The one where Ben shares his thoughts about the Yorktown Mall in Canada and M gives the low down on the newest retail conference NRF NXT 2019
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E14 Highlights from GlobalShop 2019 from 2019-07-11T19:18:38
The one where Ben and our special guest Dan Williams from Stratacache walk the floor at GlobalShop 2019 and share their insights about the show.
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E13 Mary Meeker's State of the Internet Report 2019 from 2019-06-29T14:02:23
The one where we pick out the interesting parts of Mary Meeker's Internet Trends 2019 report . Subscription Models, Human Nature and what makes us try things.
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E12 Unpacking Apple's WWDC 2019 from 2019-06-22T02:08:55
The one where we unpack all the key announcements from Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference 2019 and explain what it all really means.
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E11 What's the true cost of early innovation? from 2019-06-16T18:42:09
The one where Ben hijacks the show and turns it into his own personal podcast. The boys talk about what the true costs of early innovation are and what kind of impact it has on how society perceiv...
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E10 Now Everyone Offers Free 1-Day Delivery from 2019-05-19T23:36:21
The one where Ben + M talk discuss this week's Walmart announcement - offering next day delivery on 200,000 items on their website will impact the already high expectations consumers have on delive...
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E9 Apple's AR Glasses, AI Job Interviews and Guests from WPP's Experiential Agency, Geometry from 2019-04-07T15:03:17
The one where we discuss Apple's latest AR Glasses patents, how your next job interview will be with an AI - and we host two very special guests from WPP's leading global experience agency, Geometry
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E8 Preview of the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019 Barcelona Feb 25-28 from 2019-02-20T01:53:38
The one where Ben + M share their "insider info" on what they will be highlighting on their Mobile World Congress 2019 Topic Tours in Barcelona 25-28 Feb. Ben Talks about Transformational AI, and M...
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E7 Why Robots ruled the Super Bowl from 2019-02-05T03:45
The one where we unpack the recurring theme of robots, their impact on society and why they all over this year's Super Bowl commercials.
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E6 The latest Trends in Transformative Retail Tech - Stories from NRF 2019 from 2019-02-03T22:05:13
The one where Ben + M share their insights from the NRF 2019 - also known as "The Big Show" the boys share top trends in cashierless checkout, smart stores, maturing AI powered solutions and drone ...
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E5 The Alexa powered toilet and other trends we expect to see at CES 2019 from 2019-01-07T03:05:55
The one where Ben + M discuss their plans for CES 2019 what they expect to see at the worlds biggest consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
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E4 Is tech really making life easier? Uncensored Interviews with Meredith Gauthier + Lucy Almagro from 2018-12-27T14:52:22
The one where Ben Gauthier and Manolo Almagro ask their significant others... to share their experiences about what it's like living with their relentless pursuits of integrating technology into ev...
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E3 Bank of the Future Episode: Angela Vanderburg shares new research on consumer behavior. from 2018-12-22T02:38:27
The one where we interview our special guest Angela Vanderburg - who shares insights from her global study on retail banking, consumer behavior and the role the physical bank branch plays in today'...
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E2 Automated Stores, VR's Role in Retail + the "Guess the StartUp" Game from 2018-12-07T01:58:19
The one where Ben + M share insights on Automated Store Technology, discuss what if any is VR's role in retail and introduce our producer Amy, who hosts our new segment "Guess the Startup" real or ...
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E1 Do you really need a folding mobile phone screen or a robotic shopping cart? from 2018-11-10T22:32:16
Ben + M debate the merits of a folding mobile phone screen, the impact of computer vision in autonomous delivery vehicles and if we really need robotic shopping carts
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