Big Tech Episodes
083: The Search: Ash Quinn and VideoRankMe
Ash Quinn from VideoRankMe joins the show to talk about her journey from a law degree to digital startups, the benefits of overcommunication when you have distributed teams around the world....and being a Gaeilgeoir! (go ahead, google it!)
072: Money Talks #8: Blockchain Predictions 2020 - Part II
This is Part II of a two-part series featuring Matthew LeMerle from Blockchain Coinvestors and Pete Townsend talking through Matthew's predictions for how blockchain will impact the world in 2020, focusing on pro traders embracing sophisticated exchanges, momentum with enterprise blockchains and em…
071: Money Talks #7: Blockchain Predictions 2020 - Part I
Matthew LeMerle from Blockchain Coinvestors joins Pete Townsend for a two-part series on his predictions for how blockchain will impact the world in 2020, with Part I focusing on central bank issued digital currencies, embracing bitcoin in developing nations, and institutional adoption of digital a…
066: Major Distribution - Sorcha Mulligan from SMEChain
Sorcha Mulligan, founder of the SMEChain, joins us on the show to talk about her journey into entrepreneurial ventures, addressing the SME digital divide with blockchain and distributed ledger technologies...and facing her fears through scuba diving!
065: Money Talks #5: Anne Boden, Chris Skinner and the Myths of Fint…
We once again get inside the minds of entrepreneurs by diving deep into a recent piece of content that struck a chord, and Chris Skinner's recent blog post on Starling's Anne Boden and her recent talk on the myths of fintech.
063: Money Talks #4: Coinbase & the Crypto Economy
Recorded live in Dublin at the BFC EU 2019 conference on DLT and emerging tech, Zeeshan Feroz from Coinbase and Pete Townsend took the stage for a fireside chat on Coinbase's institutional presence, custody as a building block of the crypto economy and crypto regulation.
059: Money Talks #1: Libra vs. Sovereigns, WeWork vs. the World, Uber…
In a new format we're trying with MoneyNeverSleeps, we try to get inside the minds of three entrepreneurs by riffing on recent tech news and venture stories. This episode includes a look at central bank ambitions of the sovereigns pushing back on Mark Zuckerberg's crypto project, Adam Neumann's We…
058: Talk Up | Jo van de Velde and Pete Townsend | Working with Your …
In an excerpt from Flagship Marketing's webinar "How to Survive and Thrive with Your Investor", Jo van de Velde from Euroclear and our own Pete Townsend talk about how important it is to communicate with your investor to maximize the value they can add.
045: Connect (v2) | Mihai Alisie and the AKASHA Foundation
The second part of our interview with Mihai Alisie of AKASHA Foundation as he talks about future plans and his skill at poker!
044: Connect | Mihai Alisie at the Dublin Tech Summit 2019
Mihai Alisie, Founder of the AKASHA Foundation, joins Pete Townsend on stage at Dublin Tech Summit to talk about collected vs collective intelligence, blockchain and humanity.
043: Somebody to Love | Dan Calvert at the Dublin Tech Summit 2019
Dan Calvert, Head of Partnerships at N26, joins us on stage at Dublin Tech Summit to talk about building a bank that everyone loves!
039: Ultimate Rush | Simon Cocking and Irish Tech News
Simon Cocking from Irish Tech News joins us to talk all things technology...and his love of Ultimate!
033: I Might Need Security (v1) | Stefan Uygur and 4Securitas
Stefan Uygur joins us from 4Securitas to talk about Acsia.io, a lifetime of cybersecurity, gardening analogies...and flying military helicopters!
022: Special Delivery | Pete Rose and TEKenable
Pete Rose from TEKenable joins us to talk about becoming an entrepreneur out of necessity...and being a trained midwife!!
011: Power To The People | Niall Dennehy and AID:Tech
Big thanks to Niall Dennehy from AidTech for joining us this week to talk about bringing Blockchain to the masses...and his career as a busker singing U2 songs!