220. How 5 simple questions can solve your toughest problems Sep 18, 2024

Have you ever wondered why some people find smart innovative solutions to problems, and others stay stuck?

In this episode, you'll learn you a simple technique that innovators use to make new products and solve business challenges.

And you can also use this methodology for any area of your life...

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219. The Hype Cycle: VCs use it, but should they? Sep 11, 2024

How can you tell which innovations will last and what’s just hype? Are we in a generative AI bubble?

There is a methodology called the Hype Cycle that venture capitalists use to answer these questions.

But is this methodology foolproof? Find out in today’s episode.

 

Timestamps

00:00:00: Int...

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218. Why Uber uses Google maps: introduction to APIs (encore) Sep 04, 2024

Every time you see Login with Facebook or Pay with Paypal on an app, you’re seeing a tech tool called an API.

This tool allows companies to make millions of dollars, reach billions of people, and collect valuable data, if you use it strategically.

Listen to this episode to learn what APIs are a...

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217. When NOT to use AI in business and warfare Aug 21, 2024

If we know that ChatGPT makes things up, when should we avoid Large Language Models? 

Is generative AI really safe to use when it matters?

Listen to this interview with Dr Heidy Khlaaf to find out.

Dr Khlaaf is the Principal Research Scientist at the AI Now Institute focusing on the assessment...

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216. Public vs Private Innovation: when being SEEN to be innovative is just as important as BEING innovative Aug 14, 2024

Burberry was the first luxury brand to get on Facebook.

By pivoting their image from fusty old raincoat maker to social media star, the brand appealed to millennials.

The share price rose 4x and the CEO became the highest paid chief executive on the London Stock Exchange!

Listen to this episod...

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215. 3 ways to learn from innovators Aug 07, 2024

If you want to be an innovator in the Digital Age, you must learn from those who came before you.

Here are Sophia Matveeva's top 3 recommendations for what to listen to to get the best innovators lessons.

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00:00 Introduction 
02:04 Behaviors of Famous Innovators
04:21 Product Man...
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214. Business Leaders' lessons from the global IT outage Jul 31, 2024

10,000 flight cancellations, disruptions in the UK National Health Service, and the banking sector cast into turmoil.

The CrowdStrike outage sent the entire world into disarray.

In this episode of the Tech For Non-Techies podcast, host Sophia Matveeva imparts crucial knowledge on how to preve...

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211. Technology Strategy for Business Leaders Jul 10, 2024

 

To succeed, corporates and start-ups must innovate. Learn how to manage technology strategy as a Business Leader from MBA prof Alberto Galasso.

Professor Galasso teaches Strategic Management and Technology Strategy at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

He is the author of...

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210: The Rainmaking show: how to get tech clients in professional services Jul 03, 2024

Do you want to have tech companies and venture capitalists as your clients?

If the answer is yes, listen to this episode.

You will learn:

  • Why this is the perfect time to pursue tech clients
  • Three action steps you can take today to get tech clients
  • A key mindset difference between tech and
  • ...
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208. Leadership in the Age of AI Jun 19, 2024

AI is a hot topic right now.

The day that this episode comes out Nvidia, has surpassed Microsoft and Apple to become the most valuable publicly listed company in the world.

But, when a technology receives this much hype, sensible people start losing their minds and placing it on a pedestal.

This ...

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207. The Business of Tech: introduction to business model innovation Jun 12, 2024

"I believe business model innovation is more disruptive than technical innovation," - Fred Wilson, Venture Capitalist.

To understand how business models get transformed in the Digital Age, listen to this episode.

You will learn:

  • What the four core business models are
  • The framework to use if yo
  • ...
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205. What the No Code Revolution is and why it matters May 29, 2024

 

No code tools have opened opportunities up for innovators, and especially for non-technical founders.

But, they have their limits, and not everybody thinks that they’re a great idea.

Listen to this episode to learn what the No Code revolution is and when No code tools are a must have, and whe

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