Innovators on Tap

About Innovators on Tap

Innovators on Tap is a podcast that encourages you to challenge the status quo, think about what’s possible, and pursue the impossible.

Publisher

Chuck Swoboda

Category

business · education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2019

Latest episode

10 Jun 2021

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2021

   Innovators on Tap Finale!

   Host of the show, Chuck Swoboda, sits down with producer of the show, Kyle Hagge, to discuss the origin story of Innovators on Tap and the lessons learned along the way. You can follow the podcast, Chuck, and Kyle on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

2. 

   26 May 2021

   BONUS: The Power of Principles w/ Leif Abraham

   This episode is a replay of the previously released interview with Leif Abraham, Co-CEO at Public.com. Honesty kills bullshit. You’re an owner, act like one. Enable, don’t direct. No — this isn’t unsolicited advice from me - although it could be. These are actually 3 of the 9 core culture principles for Public.com, an investing app that is making the stock market social. Today’s guest, Leif Abraham, is the author of these principles and the Co-Founder and CEO of Public.com. (https://public.com) Leif developed these principles through a successful career as a creative director before founding his first two companies, And.Co & PayWithATweet, both of which went on to be acquired. He believes that for any company to be successful, the values have to be more than simple sayings, but the principles that guide your behavior and approach to work each and every day. As Leif says: “Autonomy without principles creates anarchy.” We also discuss why Leif thinks real innovation doesn’t rely on consultants, the importance of building an inclusive community around a product, and why he looks for the right values, over the right skills, in new hires. To put it in his words: “It’s easier to teach skills than it is to teach values” You can follow the podcast (https://twitter.com/InnovatorsOnTap) and host Chuck Swoboda (https://twitter.com/thechuckswoboda) on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

3. 

   6 May 2021

   BONUS: The Future of AI w/ Danny Lange

   This episode is a replay of the previously released interview with Danny Lange, SVP of AI at Unity. Enjoy! Did you ever wonder how a computer can be trained to beat a human at chess? Or how Amazon seems to anticipate what you’re looking for, before typing your request in the search bar? Or how it is that the Uber app always seems to know the faster route to your destination? All of these technologies rely on the same thing - Artificial Intelligence, or more specifically Machine Learning, where computers are able to not only use past information, but to also test future possibilities to find the best way. To some people this topic can be a bit unnerving as they struggle with the idea that machines are taking over our world, but to me this is an incredible opportunity to make our world a better place. One of the people that sees a better future is Danny Lange, who has led AI research at some of the world’s most well known companies: IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and Uber - and now is applying his expertise at Unity, where they are leveraging the complexity of video games to push the technology even further. In our conversation, we explore the difference between artificial and human intelligence, if AI can make the leap from curiosity to creativity, and some lessons learned working at some of the biggest technology companies in the world. We had an incredible conversation, but I was most struck by Danny’s insight that “When it comes to AI, the real skill of the future is to understand consequences, to understand the impact of what we're doing”. While AI engineers will need to still be technically talented, they will also need to have a deep understanding of the human impact of their decision, and the biases that are a part of our decisions both past and present, so we can make the world how we want it to be, not just re-create the way it has always been. As Danny says, one of the benefits of AI is that “It allows us humans to focus more on what it means to be human” You can follow the podcast (https://twitter.com/InnovatorsOnTap) and host Chuck Swoboda (https://twitter.com/thechuckswoboda) on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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