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Technori

440 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings

Scott Kitun is joined by a rotating cast of tech and internet celebrities to break down the latest in startups and venture capital.

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Kim-Mai Cutler on the growth of venture capital and supporting great ideas

July 21, 2021 21:57 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Kim-Mai Cutler, a longtime tech journalist and currently a partner at Initialized Capital, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Kim-Mai has spent most of her life around Silicon Valley and knows from her experiences and studies just what the problems tech faces and its impact on California and the world as a whole. She dives into her journey, how she got interested in journalism, and how building those relationships in tech got her interested in the venture, how venture has grown and helping foun...

Tackling childcare with Winnie CEO Sara Mauskopf

July 14, 2021 21:54 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

Sara Mauskopf, founder and CEO of Winnie, joins the show to talk with Scott about finding access to childcare and the challenges millennial parents face. Sara goes into her origin story how she never intended to be a founder, but after experiencing difficulties finding childcare solutions for her own child, she decided to create Winnie, a one-stop marketplace for childcare providers and parents to contact and transact. Parents can see vetted information on childcare options all across the US....

Reverb CEO David Mandelbrot on building a music marketplace and finding your competitive advantage

July 07, 2021 23:21 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

David Mandelbrot, CEO of Reverb.com, joins the show to talk to Scott about how Reverb has grown since their acquisition from Etsy, taking over for founder David Kalt, and how they continue to differentiate from every other marketplace. David and Scott talk about their shared affinity to building strong digital infrastructure for musicians and music fans alike. David, formerly the CEO of Indiegogo, gets nerdy with Scott on the concept of equity crowdfunding and all of its potential to transfor...

Mike Gioseffi on trading sports cards, life and other other nonsense

June 30, 2021 21:14 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Mike Gioseffi, host of The Ringer's Sports Cards Nonsense podcast, joins the show to walk Scott through the business of trading cards. Mike isn't your typical sports-media jock, grew up in the construction industry before he started a sports card business in 2016. He talks to Scott about building the podcast off a experimental Facebook Live event, the story behind getting bought by The Ringer and jumping out of the shower to take a call from Bill Simmons. They also dive into looking at sports...

"Wolf of All Streets' Scott Melker on Bitcoin volatility and playing the long game

June 23, 2021 22:42 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Scott Melker isn't your conventional trader. With a decades long career as a musician/DJ, he isn't what you'd expect to be an investor, crypto enthusiast and "Influencer of the Year" according to Binance (a major crypto trading platform). Scott shares his story how he transitioned from music to finance, how he caught onto the crypto movement, becoming the 'Wolf of All Streets' and how to drive yourself forward with conviction in anything that you do.

'Robinhoodkid' Kayla Kilbride on retail investing, growing an audience and mainstreaming financial literacy

June 17, 2021 05:10 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Kayla Kilbride aka 'Robinhoodkid' on Twitter and 'girlstalkstocks' on Tik Tok is part of the new wave of influencers talking about investing and making finance a mainstream conversation for regular people. Kayla shares her story quitting her job to focus on her influencing career, why increasing financial literacy can address the wealth gap, joining the Fintwit community, why she'll never be 'Robinhoodmom' and how the retail investor has the opportunity to change how money is made in this cou...

Why Iris Finance is empowering the retail investor movement

June 09, 2021 23:06 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Stonks, Davey Day Trader, Roaring Kitty, Wall Street Bets - you've heard the names and the meme stock trades going to the moon. While the groundswell of retail investors piling into $GME may seem like a one-time deal, the rise of retail investor influencers is here to stay. Iris Finance sees this moment as pivotal for changing the narrative around investing, and its platform is geared towards empowering individuals to showcase their investments and have people follow their activity passively....

Racket is pioneering the next great audio experience in 9 minutes or less

May 26, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

If you live your life on Twitter or pay attention to any social media platform for long, you're bound to see more than a few people saying they're starting a podcast! A couple weeks go by, their episodes start out hot but immediately dwindle and within 60 days they are out of the podcast game altogether without saying a word to anyone. Podcasting is a lot of work, and Austin Petersmith's Racket is here to ease that war of attrition when it comes to audio content. Racket is an audio-only platf...

Jimmy Odom on Bit Capital and lessons from a career learning the meaning of value

May 20, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Jimmy Odom, co-founder of Bit Capital Group, longtime friend of the program, entrepreneur, crypto-expert and business leader joins the show to catch up with Scott on everything from business to babies (and having the right mindset for adoption). They dive into tendencies of VC to play kingmaker on founders in the trenches, working inside and outside of the financial institutions, why he got out of the spotlight and doing what AWS did for cloud storage but for actual computing.

Beam Dental insurance wants to reward you for brushing your teeth

May 12, 2021 22:04 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Who said brushing your teeth doesn't come with benefits? Beam Dental CEO Alex Frommeyer joins the show to talk about how his company is taking a different approach to dental insurance by incorporating user behavior, AI-underwriting and using the Beam-connected electric toothbrush for consumer wellness. Alex talks about how they increased their user base with strong retention and why your hygiene is worth your time! Since this episode recording, Beam has raised an additional $80 million in a ...

C.J. Watson on entrepeneurship, investing and life after basketball

May 05, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

Former NBA basketball player turned investor C.J. Watson joins the show to talk to Scott about his business pursuits after basketball. C.J. talks about how his parents were entrepreneurs and having the "entrepreneur gene" was always interested in things outside of sports and started getting into angel investing halfway through his playing career. C.J. shares insights on his first investment, a short trip down basketball memory lane, investing in people more than their ideas and why athletes h...

Shayna Harris on investing in the future of food and supply

April 29, 2021 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Shayna Harris from Supply Change Capital, a fund focused on the future of food, culture and sustainability, joins the show. Shayna shares how by 2045 when the "minority" becomes the "majority", food choices will change and the founders that serve minority communities in the food industry today will be incredibly successful then. She also talks to Scott about her first experiences becoming interested in the board room, how diversity can transform venture capital, how her time at Farmer's Fridg...

ActiveCampaign raises $240 million Series C to usher in the future of marketing

April 21, 2021 14:19 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

ActiveCampaign CEO and founder Jason VandeBoom joins Scott back on the pod to talk about the latest news - announcing a whopper $240 million Series C round led by Tiger Global to scale up its operations and continued growth with customers (up to 145,000 active customers). As an 18-year old business, ActiveCampaign is hardly an overnight success story, but has gradually built up a strong user base that has skyrocketed in recent years fueling the strategic investment rounds after years of boots...

What does returning to the office look like? Fireside chat with CBRE

April 08, 2021 01:03 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

For many of us, it's been a long long time since we experienced the office setting. The pandemic has pushed large swaths of the labor force into work from home settings, some permanent and some companies promising flexible policies. So just what is the return to the office going to look like? We dive into that question with our longtime friends Brad Serot and Tony Coglianese from CBRE. The answers may surprise you, studies suggest a partial return to the office - a couple days a week - is a p...

Bringing magazines digitally the right way with eMags

March 30, 2021 16:50 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Andrew Degenholtz joins the show to talk about his company eMags. eMags Newstand provides a seamless digital experience for magazine readers to consume their favorite subscriptions enjoyably from their phones. Scott catches up with Andrew to talk about the state of journalism, fixing broken media business models, how eMags can inject new life into the writer/creator economy and how they've built a legit subscriber base.

Initialized Capital General Partner Alda Leu Dennis

March 25, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

Scott talks to Alda Leu Dennis, general partner at Initialized Capital. Started by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanion and Garry Tan, Initialized was borne out of their early Y Combinator days and has become the "honeybadger" of venture with an emphasis on changemaking ideas with over 200 companies in their portfolio. Alda shares her journey from Texas to Stanford, getting the venture bug after meeting Peter Thiel and becoming a GP at Initialized. Alda and Scott also dive into coastal vs midwest...

Lisa Carmen Wang on becoming a confident investor

March 16, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

Lisa Carmen Wang has learned a lot as an accomplished gymnast, founder and investor. And after getting her first company SheWorx acquired by our friends at equity crowdfunding platform Republic, she's on a mission to democratize investing and financial freedom to those typically kept outside of start up investing. Besides her current role as Head of Brand and Communications at Republic, she's the host of The Confident Investor podcast where she seeks to educate the next generation of female &...

BOLD reimagines the big box gym model to hit your fitness goals on your terms

March 15, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

When gyms big and small closed down over the past year, most people are confined to continuing their exercise routines with body weight workouts and name-your-stationary-bike routines. But finding a place to exercise with all the standard gear and weights you could rely on at your local gym are basically impossible to find or sold out. This sparked and an idea for Jake Goldstein, a Chicago-local entrepreneur saw an opportunity to get people back in the gym with modern equipment, privacy, cle...

Coterie makes insurance simple and convenient for small business

March 11, 2021 01:24 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

When David McFarland got a job as an actuary out of college, he was working at an insurance firm where he first saw how data wasn't being optimized. Later after working alongside Kyle Nakatsuji at auto insurtech company ClearCover, he saw how Kyle's model could apply to all of small businesses and more importantly, saw how small businesses were overlooked. David joins the show to talk to Scott about why big firms overlook small business owners and self-proprietors, how Coterie tailors to the...

CASHDROP powers small businesses at point of sale for every community

March 04, 2021 02:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

It's said these days that the pandemic moved the world forward five years in five minutes, and companies like CASHDROP are the ones leading the charge by rapidly adapting to people's needs. CASHDROP helps you create custom, shareable store links that link to your store and can create "drops" by revealing new products, foods, courses etc without paying commission fees. Ruben wants to democratize small business and makes money by passing on a small convenience fee to the customer. Ruben and Sco...

Nick Hamburger talks Quevos growth and winning on Shark Tank

March 02, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Quevos co-founder Nick Hamburger has taken his company he started out of his college class and kitchen to the stage of Shark Tank in a few short years. And won! Nick comes back on the show to talk about what's changed with Quevos, leadership lessons that no one prepares you for, how he got a guest Shark to say yes and the challenges of running your own company.

Label Insight helps you pick the products best for your needs

March 01, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Label Insight co-founder Dagan Xavier joins the show to talk with Scott about the how his company is providing better, clearer information to consumers to find products that match what they need (or eliminate what they can't have) while also empowering brands with better data on their customers. Dagan shares how he initially came up with the idea helping his dad sort through different foods and pastas to figure out what he could eat with dietary restrictions from his doctor. Made a spreadshee...

Darren Rovell: Collector's Edition

February 24, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

Darren Rovell was always pushing into business when sports coverage was focused the other way. Now after a career working the sports business beat, he runs a passion project of his own: acquiring and selling collectibles. Game tickets, space ship parts, the largest Warren Buffet signature - anything goes for Darren as long as it has an interesting story. Darren joins the show to talk with Scott about his process for collecting, how he measures value and lessons he's learned over the years. He...

What is a NFT? It makes a piece of the internet ownable

February 22, 2021 21:22 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Emergency podcast with CoinDesk's managing editor Zack Seward back on the show to dig in on just what the heck a NFT is, why is it so popular all of a sudden and what's the broader use case for them? These non-fungible tokens are a special token that is what Zack says makes a piece of the internet ownable. Protected by blockchain, a lot of NFTs that have gone popular like the Nyan cat and Zion Williamson's highlight clip are considered digital art being sold for the equivalent of tens of tho...

There’s a reason WHOOP is the trusted fitness tracker for pro athletes (hint: it’s not the watch face)

February 18, 2021 02:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

WHOOP is not like any wearable you've had before, in fact on its face it doesn't tell you anything. But the technology behind it collects some of the most accurate health monitoring data on the market, including daily personalized fitness, sleep, and recovery data delivered to you in real timet's what differentiates from any other watch (Apple anyone?) and why real athletes like LeBron James and Michael Phelps were some of the first adopters without ever taking a sponsorship deal. WHOOP found...

The Business of Boss: Achieving the Entrepreneur's Mindset

February 16, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

Ron "Boss" Everline is best known for his intensive workout style training celebrities such as Kevin Hart. But he wants you to know he's so much more than a coach. That training is the thing that gets him to the thing - a process we like to call entrepreneurship. Boss, the CEO and founder of Just Train and a partner with Nutra Bolt's C4, has built his brand around authenticity and showing people he's the same person with his same truth whether he's in the gym or the board room. Boss joins the...

M1 founder Brian Barnes on GameStop, longterm investing and crypto

February 10, 2021 17:34 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

Robinhood may have taken center stage in the GameStop/WallStreetBets bonanza, but plenty of finance apps like M1 Finance were impacted by the freeze on certain stocks because of clearing firms. M1's founder and CEO Brian Barnes comes back on the show to discuss the the $GME fall out, why the situation was handled so poorly, why Apex Clearing prevented stock buys on M1's platform and how the fast-paced exchange of wealth reinforces M1's mission for long-term investing. Brian also shares with S...

Anthony Scaramucci: The Mooch talks Trump, atonement, investing and Bitcoin

February 04, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Anthony Scaramucci is name that rings a lot of different bells to a lot of different people. But a lot has changed for The Mooch since his brief stint in Trump's White House back in 2017, and he's quick to admit letting his ego get in the way of his life, marriage and business. Today, he's on a mission to right the wrongs of the Republican Party and getting back to his bread and butter: investing and creating value for his clients. Anthony talks to Scott about his experiences with Donald Trum...

CoinDesk Managing Editor on latest crypto surge, is it here to stay?

January 28, 2021 02:04 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Zack Seward, Managing Editor of Coindesk joins the show to talk about covering cryptocurrencies over the long haul and what the latest Bitcoin surge in the $30-40k range means for valuing the currency as an asset and what that means for the other cryptocurrencies. They also talk about cutting through the noise, what's fake and what's real in the crypto world and running Coindesk.

Toucan lets you learn languages by simply browsing the web

January 26, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Language learning doesn't have to be intensive or cumbersome! What if you could learn by simply browsing the web? Toucan does this with a browser extension that lets you read whatever site you're and pick up words in another language - using context clues - to learn over time. Taylor Nieman, founder and CEO of Toucan joins the show to talk with Scott about the lessons she learned from Headspace to overlay Toucan on top of user experience as opposed to a standalone app, what they've learned fr...

Saving money and time with Audios wireless event speakers

January 25, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Erik Young, founder and CEO of Audios joins the show to talk with Scott about transforming live events with cable-less speakers that speak to each other reliably over their own network instead of Bluetooth. Audios speakers save 80% set up time and thousands a year in costs for DJs and event companies. Saving time, money, a series of patents and with backing from the likes of the co-creator of Guitar Hero and the founder of Benchmark, Erik dives into his plans to put Audios as a main player in...

Eric Newcomer talks a16z, "pro-tech" editorials and the changing tech-journalism relationship

January 21, 2021 01:44 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

Longtime tech journo Eric Newcomer, formerly of The Information and Bloomberg and now writes his own Substack newsletter (aptly named Newcomer) joins the show. Eric and Scott talk about the a16z's (VC firm Andreesson Horowitz) foray into growing its media presence by hiring a large editorial staff to cover stories about crypto, fintech, etc with a "pro-tech" angle, why it matters and how it matches up with the tech sectors testy relationsihp with journalism. Eric dives into his own experience...

Roundtable: Entertainment conversation on future of media with FanUp and FutureStream

January 19, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Life's gone full digital, and the race is on to capture the world's attention in new and exciting ways. On this special episode of the Technori podcast, we catch up with a couple media-forward founders that placed first and second in the recent Sava360 & NAMIC "Startup Pitch" competition that showcases disruptive companies in tech, sports and entertainment. First place: FutureStream - a streaming performance that allows you to pay to watch live concerts, giving 90% revenue to the artist. Seco...

Morning Brew co-founder on the newsletter renaissance

January 13, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Newsletters have taken on new life in recent years, with incredible growth particularly in the tech and business sectors. Chief among them is Morning Brew, an all-encompassing business newsletter (among other things) that was recently acquired by Business Insider at a reported valuation of $75 million. Co-founder Austin Rief joins the show to talk about the their development, seamless transition with BI, smarts+ niche as the future of digital and how to consume the internet.

How Emmet Peppers became a successful self-made hedge fund manager

January 07, 2021 04:36 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Scott Kitun talks to self-made hedge fun manager, Emmet Peppers. The founder of the firm Good Soil Investment, Emmet grew his money from investing $30,000 including a massive bet on Tesla - into $70 million. Emmet talks about jumping from the mail room into investing without day trading experience, how buying a Tesla got him down the hedge fund path and why he believes anyone can build wealth with the right investing strategy.

Hologram provides the next-gen of telecommunication

January 04, 2021 16:37 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is often trotted out without much explanation much like "AI" or "machine learning". But if you take IoT as the the ability for your devices or your company's devices to communicate with each other - Hologram is the SIM card that allows that connectivity to occur efficiently. Hologram.io uses cellular connectivity to power up almost any kind of hardware with the ability to scale globally with carrier-switching. Founder and CEO Ben Forgan joins the show to catch...

Acorns for kids? EarlyBird is the gift of financial literacy

December 23, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Ever grappled with the lack of financial literacy in this country? Or are tired of wasting money on toys that your kid or someone else's kid will use for 5 minutes? EarlyBird lets you accomplish it all by essentially being the Acorns for kids. You start an account, put in a set amount of money to invest (others can contribute gifts of money to the portfolio as well) and can grow that money for years and years until the child turns 18 and gains control of their account. Co-founder and CEO Jord...

Havoc Shield gives SMBs the cybersecurity boost for the modern business climate

December 22, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

When we think cybersecurity, we tend to think big data breaches like Target or your parents setting their passwords as "password". We skip over the the prime target for many attacks - small businesses. Attacks against SMBs make up almost half of all cyber crime, and has seen gigantic spikes with the pandemic in 2020. These attacks, successful or not, can lead to exorbitant costs on small companies in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. CEO Brian Fritton co-founded Havoc Shield w...

How TapRm could become the Shopify of beer

December 17, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Beer delivery is its infancy, which is to say it's often expensive and lacks selection. Enter TapRm, an ecommerce platform and marketplace to find and purchase your favorite brews delivered right to your door. By cutting out the costs of middlemen, TapRm is able to save money that doesn't get passed onto the customer while also taking bigger margins than some competitors. CEO Jason Sherman joins the show to talk about their the incredible growth they've experienced during the pandemic, why th...

Bra-less designed clothing company Frankly delivers comfort, style and confidence

December 16, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

Frankly Apparel's appeal is as straightforward as it gets: stylish, comfortable clothing for women to wear without the need for a bra. CEO Heather Eaton and her co-founder Jane Dong bonded over discussing their very different body types (Heather large-chested, Jane- tall, small-chested) and lack of clothing options that truly fit them. The idea of Frankly was born and after a successful Kickstarter, they are on their way to redefining bra-less clothing to fit all cup sizes and become the new ...

Reimagining thoughtful digital advertising with 1World Online

December 14, 2020 17:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

1World Online founder and CEO Alex Fedosseev joins Scott on the show to talk about the state of digital advertising, why no one wants to see old practices like pop-up ads and auto-play videos, and how to do digital ads, smarter and natively.

Investing in human capital with Candor Ventures

December 11, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes

When Noah Berkson and Raul Henriquez started their business together helping young companies with tech development and resources, they quickly realized how many issues founders were commonly facing, particularly prioritizing decisions on what aspects of the core product to focus on and building the core team. They launched Candor Ventures to invest in companies with their own capital and tech assets to power young businesses to operate like mature, Series B companies but at the pre-seed stage...

Edible Garden's sustainable produce points to the future of the food economy

December 10, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

The popularity of organic produce is matched by question marks around its sustainability. Edible Garden's blend of emerging tech, locally grown food and state-of-the-art greenhouses across the country have positioned it well to meet demand and create less waste for grocery stores losing money on expired products. CEO Jim Kras joins the show to talk with Scott how he "refounded' Edible Garden, the organic agriculture economy and how they are making produce last longer in store with the same qu...

Funimation CEO on the business of anime

December 08, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB

Whether you are a rabid anime fan or never seen a show (you should!), the art form has indisputably risen in popularity globally and in the US. Netflix, Hulu and HBO have all pumped up their animation offerings (exclusives and syndication) the past few years, elevating top-tier anime shows like Evangelion: Neon Genesis, Avatar and Funimation's Attack on Titan to the mainstream. Colin Decker, CEO of Sony-owned Funimation, known for mega-hit series Attack on Titan (airing 4th and final seaso...

Megan Blu shows how to buy and flip a home with crowdfunding

December 03, 2020 02:59 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Megan Blu joins the podcast to talk with Scott about her American Dreamhouse property, Boeing Ave, that's an investable property that has already sold out on Republic Real Estate. Originally a designer, Megan began fixing up and selling homes in California 6 years ago and has made a career out of flipping. She talks about how flipping homes is nothing like what you see on HGTV, but lots of negotiations and competition to get properties in the first place. When she was introduced to Republic R...

Quim founder on the importance of vaginal wellness, thoughtful sextech and plant-based solutions

December 01, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

When you look around the wellness industry, there are a lot of well-intentioned and thought out products covering physical and mental needs. However, when it comes vaginal health and feminine sexuality, many products lacked this thoughtfulness and usefulness, sorely underserving a $181 billion addressable market. Quim provides a line of proactive, plant-based, and sustainable products for the full-spectrum of intimate needs. Cyo joins the show to talk with Scott about switching from B2B to re...

Own a piece of a car for when you need it with Upshift

November 28, 2020 15:47 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Scott talks with the Co-Founder and CEO of Upshift, Ezra Goldman. Upshift is a fractional car subscription service that is a smart alternative to owning a car for people who don’t drive every day. In short, They have eliminated all the hassles of owning a car. With Upshift, whenever you need a car, just send them a text and they’ll deliver you a new, clean Toyota Prius or RAV4 hybrid SUV in under 1 hour. And when you come back, they’ll valet park and refuel it for you. Upshift saves you time ...

Mac the VC on success, entrepreneurship and giving founders a chance pre-seed

November 24, 2020 15:08 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

VC firms are known for catapulting some of the most iconic tech companies into unicorn status and their founders into stardom. They're not known for looking at founders outside the tech bubbles, much less founders that don't come from money. That's where Mac Conwell wanted to step in. A founder in his own right (one success, one flop) Mac has seen the how hard it is to start a business and get the proper support to make it run the way it should. His firm, RareBreed Ventures, works as a pre-se...

Intellivision makes a comeback with couch co-op console Amico for the whole family

November 18, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Intellivision is one of those OG gamer console brands that had its initial run through the 70s, 80s and 90s. Now in 2020, the brand is revived and humming with the upcoming launch of their new console, Amico. Led by CEO Tommy Tellarco, the Intellivision Amico is a simplistic and largely offline gaming experience geared towards playing with the whole family at home. With a basic controller scheme, Amico games are intended for children and grandparents alike to easily understand how to play gam...

Jellyvision's Brynn Michelich shares methods to grow team culture

November 17, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Brynn Michelich, Chief of Staff at Chicago-based Jellyvision, joins Scott to talk about the panic surrounding COVID-19's impact on businesses everywhere, what Jellyvision has had to change and what they haven't, how to maintain and improve team culture and keeping the team productive in our new normal.

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