If you want to have a great career today, you simply have to Speak Tech. But, taking courses is not enough. You must combine learning with smart actions to make your investment pay off.
Here are five action steps you can take today to thrive in the Tech Age:
- Get involved with a tech start-up:
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Technological change can feel overwhelming even to the world's top technologists. To figure out what's relevant for your career, learn from people who do this professionally: venture capitalists.
- “The business strategies employed by highly successful start-ups and the career...
Software updates can have weird unintended consequences that the company doesn't even know about. Existing features that worked perfectly can stop working, leading to lost revenues and annoyed customers.
Listen to this episode to learn why this happens and how non-technical leaders...
Technology is a tool, not an end in itself. The quickest way to bridge the gap between tech and business teams is to relate business outcomes to technology.
Learning notes from this episode:
- In every company, you always have two sides: the people who make the product, and the people who ...
"Successful entrepreneurs don't have better ideas, they have a better process," says Eric Reis in The Lean Start-Up. To learn how to innovate with speed, listen to this week's episode.
Learning notes from this episode:
- “A start-up is a human institution designed to create a...
When investing in Deep Tech, remember that technology is just a tool, not an end in itself. Understanding who will use it and why is key to becoming smart money.
Learning notes from this episode:
- When investing in any business, you must consider these questions:
- What problem are you solving?
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Great technology is not enough to build a successful business. You need customers who understand its benefits, and are willing to pay for them. This is why storytelling is a key part of commercialising innovation.
Lauren Xandra, Head of Marketing at Two Sigma Ventures, a venture capital firm...
Companies like Deep Mind fascinate investors and innovators, but what is a deep tech company really and how does it differ from other types of tech firms? Listen to this episode to find out.
Learning notes from this episode:
- Deep Tech is a sub-sector of the technology sector where the...
The porn industry is behind many of the innovations that drive e-commerce and the consumer internet today. If you want to know what new trend is going to be the hottest thing in tech, the makers of smut probably have the answer.
Learning notes from this episode:
- The adult industry...
A tech start-up begins its life with a tiny team. The founders are either technical or tech savvy, but as the company scales its team has to change.
Learn about the three stages of start-up team growth here.
Learning notes from this episode:
- At stage 1, the start-up is...
The biggest difference between business to business and consumer facing ventures is how they grow. The growth curve and costs of B2B vs B2C growth is what surprises (and sinks) many start-ups.
Learning notes from this episode:
- Business to consumer start-ups growth through paid marketing. If...
Conferences are full of speakers saying that the latest tech will change the world, but that often leaves smart people even more confused. Knowing about trends is irrelevant if you don't know what to do about them.
To learn how to cut through the tech hype, listen to this...
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