Tech Episodes

March 27, 2020

079: Cryptic Wisdom - Colin Platt

Colin Platt joins the show to talk to Pete Townsend about leaving behind his early career in the capital markets, the crossover of solving entrepreneurial problems and solving global political problems, the professional merits of podcasting, hating and loving writing, his view on economics....and h…

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March 13, 2020

078: Money Talks #9: David Chreng - Blockchain & Sustainability

David Chreng from LeadBlock Partners joins the show to talk about how his time as an energy equity analyst influenced his view of the world, investing in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for sustainability-themed ventures, the development of blockchain and DLT in general over the past…

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Nov. 29, 2019

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!

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Oct. 25, 2019

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.

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Sept. 26, 2019

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…

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Aug. 23, 2019

055: Paperwork - Martin Brown and Unitek

Martin Brown from Unitek joins the show to talk about moving from analogue to digital, eliminating paperwork...and his love of Man United!!

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May 10, 2019

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!

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May 2, 2019

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.

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Nov. 28, 2018

028: The Long Game | Kevin Feeney, DataChemist and TerminusDB

Kevin Feeney from DataChemist (now TerminusDB) joins us on the show to talk about his mission to make data meaningful...and traveling the length of Africa on public transport!

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Nov. 21, 2018

027: Politics as Usual | Bradley Tusk and Tusk Venture

Bradley Tusk joins us on the show to talk about saving start-ups from death by politics...and Operation Sandwich!

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Oct. 17, 2018

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!!

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Oct. 3, 2018

020: The Crusader | Greg Chew and QPQ

Greg Chew, founder and CEO of QPQ, joins us on the show this week to talk about blockchain, smart contracts...and trading bananas!

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