Episodes

  • British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats

    British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats
    Dec 23 2024
    AI creates a dilemma for companies: Don’t implement it yet, and you might miss out on productivity gains and other potential benefits; but do it wrong, and you might expose your business and clients to unmitigated risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Access bets people will pay thousands of dollars a year for guaranteed restaurant reservations

    Access bets people will pay thousands of dollars a year for guaranteed restaurant reservations
    Dec 23 2024
    Once, not long ago, booking a table at a hot new restaurant didn’t entail a midnight dash to Resy. Truly, we didn’t know how good we had it then. Hours-long lines out the door are now the norm, not the exception, in major cities from New York to Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Hauler Hero wants to bring waste management software into the 21st century

    Hauler Hero wants to bring waste management software into the 21st century
    Dec 20 2024
    After nearly four years of working in sales at tradesperson software company ServiceTitan, Mark Hoadley (pictured above) was looking for a change and to potentially start something of his own in a similar industry. Hoadley’s brother-in-law, and now co-founder, Ben Sikma, was working on M&A in the waste management space at the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’

    Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’
    Dec 20 2024
    Over the last decade, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has graduated from dorm room activism to a thousands-strong global network of experts, investors, and “ecopreneurs” — all of whom believe the best way to save the ailing oceans is to embrace innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Slip Robotics snags $28M for its bots that can load a truck in five minutes

    Slip Robotics snags $28M for its bots that can load a truck in five minutes
    Dec 19 2024
    Drop by any given loading dock and a buzz of forklifts — loaded up with goods — can be spotted maneuvering in and out of truck trailers. This logistical dance can take up to an hour to fill a trailer, leaving truck drivers in idle limbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO

    Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO
    Dec 19 2024
    Grammarly is acquiring productivity startup Coda, the company announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Coda’s CEO and co-founder Shishir Mehrotra will become the new CEO of Grammarly. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest

    Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest
    Dec 18 2024
    The massive lasers will be installed in the startup’s future facility, which it is building in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Prequel is building a community-driven approach to finding software bugs

    Prequel is building a community-driven approach to finding software bugs
    Dec 18 2024
    Cybersecurity practitioners take a community-driven approach to solving problems. Security researchers share the vulnerabilities they find with the broader cybersecurity community, which allows companies to patch up their security holes before something catastrophic happens. Prequel is looking to bring that same approach to software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins