Techknowledgeables

This week we speak with Forbes 30 under 30, Martin Karafilis. Martin is the Co- Founder & COO of Tiliter, a company that is revolutionizing computer vision technology.  In this episode Martin describes how to get a hardware MVP up and running, tips to choosing your co-founders, and Tiliter's path to going global.

This week we speak with Fred Schebesta, one of the leaders in Australia's tech ecosystem. He is the CEO and Co Founder of Finder.com (comparison site) and Hivex.com (crypto currency brokerage platform) as well as an expansive serial entrepreneur. In this episode, Schebesta describes the journey of the entrepreneurm, international growth of a startup, how the dot com era reflects the crypto currency landscape and more.

This week on Techknowledgeables we caught up with Yaron Rudman, COO of one Of Sydney's leading co-working spaces Tank Stream Labs. TSL has over 400 startups working out of its 4 co-working spaces in Australia, with more than 

$300K in funding the growing co-working space looks to be right on the horizon. 

He gives an overview of his journey to the COO position, and the typical day in the life of a tech COO. 

Having started in a role in a leading consultancy firm, Yaron speaks about the changes in attitude from the large Corporates to growing startups. 

We chat about the Sydney startup hub and the opportunities that lie within the Sydney startup community.

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This week I sat down with Tell Muller -Pettenpohl, the Co-founder and CTO of IoT Startup Wattcost. Wattcost is a Sydney based IOT Startup that has created a sensor to help you save money on your power bill by optimising the electricity consumption in your home. Tell is passionate about technology's role in improving people lives, and is currently enjoying solving Wattcosts big data challenges. 

We delve into what traits he looks for in candidates applying to work at Wattcost, with culture playing a big role in the decision making process. The importance of communication and fostering relationships is discussed, especially with rapid growth on the horizon. 

We speak about the future of the IoT space, and what that will mean for me and you - especially in the automation of home appliances. We touch on data privacy and encryption for emerging IoT companies. 

Tell describes the challenges he has faced in Wattcost bringing a hardware product to market. The long game is the game you have to play when considering R&D and he explains the Wattcost unique process to launch. 

When marketing a B2C company (Business to Customer/consumer) you must take into consideration the design of the product. Tell discusses the difference in B2B and B2C design, for the Wattcost sensor. 

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This week we sit down with Mike Monnik, Founder & CTO of Dronesec and Managing Consultant of Privasec, Australia's leading Governance and Cyber Security Partner & Australia's fastest-growing security Consultant firm. Mike has a passion for all things cyber security, and in this Techknowledgeables chat, we will be looking particularly into drone security. 

Mike goes through his journey to Cyber Security, specifically what lead him to Drone Security. He touches on the importance of drone security and how anyone can Hack into a Drone. The use of drones (UAVs Unmanned ariel vehicles) has exponentially increased over the past decade and with the recent commercial availability of small drones, the threat posed by these machines is being widely questioned. 

We look into Drone deterrence, specifically for malicious UAVs (weaponised drones) and the biggest players in the space, including Airports, Stadiums & Prisons.

We delve deeper into how to deal with illegitimate parties weaponising drones including three strategies to take down a UAV. With a key example centring around the Middle East and how US troops have fought against Drone threats.

 We then look into 5G and how this will have a major effect on UAV use.

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This week I caught up with Alexis Soulopoulos CEO & cofounder of Mad Paws, to talk all things Sharing Economy and how he turned an Idea into a multi-million dollar company, making it to the Forbes 30 Under 30's list. 
He gives and inside look into what it really is like for a Startup Founder to launch a two-sided market place, and the tips he used to grow Mad Paws into a successful Business.
We go into depth about trust, specifically in the sharing economy, and whether you first build for demand or supply. Alexis speaks about the early days, and how he had to go outside of his comfort zone to get the job done as a founder. 

When launching a Startup, speed to market is essential, and Alexis covers the strategy Mad Paws used to launch successfully. 

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This week, I spoke with Silicon Valley's leading Angel Tech Investor & Author,  Jason Calacanis. Jason has invested in companies such as Uber, Calm and Robinhood to name a few. He has founded Angel University Jason's angel Syndicate, Launch Incubators, and Launch Festival both in San Fransisco and Sydney. 

Jason speaks about his transformation from Brooklyn boy to one of San Francisco's leading Angel Investors. In the early days of Jason's plight to entrepreneurship, he faced certain competitors and speaks about how he used his competitive Brooklyn side to overcome his challenges and end up on top. 

Jason explains his decision behind investing in Unicorn company Calm.com, and why he chose to invest when others wouldn't. This delves into the Founders and how one of the Calm Co-founders previous and thought-provoking idea, aided in his journey to start the Calm App. 

In this day and age, there has been an influx in the number of Startups around the world, being an angel investor- Jason skims through thousands to finally land at the startup which possesses that 'GLOW'. Jason describes the particular traits he looks for in a founder before he invests.

We look into what it takes to lead great companies-  how autonomy amongst your employees can be greatly beneficial as well as the importance of founder standards.

 We look into the most re-occuring trait he sees in the ultra successful founder, making a large impact on the world.

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