Episode #5

In this special episode of Launchcast, we traveled to Brazil 🇧🇷 to talk about Launchcode's arrival in Latin America. The conversation gives insights into the company's expansion plans in Brazil, remote work management and more.

Join our CEO Alberio Bathory-Frota, Director of Latin Operations Dailson Fernandes, and host Bárbara Homrich for a conversation in Brazilian Portuguese.

For English subtitles, we suggest watching this episode on YouTube.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:52) Does Alberio speak Portuguese?

(01:41) Introducing the Director of LATAM Operations

(01:55) Impressions about the face-to-face team meeting

(02:31) The expansion of the tech market in Latin America

(05:22) Dailson's history with the tech industry

(08:14) How Dailson joined the Launchcode team

(10:39) The interaction between the Canada and LATAM teams

(12:20) The working system we have adopted

(14:28) Reinforcing Launchcode values

(15:12) Future Projects

(16:29) How the LATAM team is being managed

(17:23) Expectations from Launchcode LATAM

(19:50) Final thoughts

Episode #4

You can't learn everything from a book. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty and build something yourself. 🔧

That's how Forge Robotics team members Abdullah and Amelie, and Launchcode’s very own John got interested in robotics, tech, and building.

Know someone who would be interested in getting into robotics, tune in now!

(00:00) Introduction

(05:07)The most fascinating part of the robot-building process

(05:40) Robotics and traditional education

(07:55) Motivation to join the team

(09:32) Fan moments

(10:54) The moment that sparked their interest in robotics

(12:39) The impact on personal development

(14:04) Roles on the robotics team

(16:31) It's not about kids building robots, but it's helping build and develop kids using robots.

(18:13) Legacy

(19:36) The most remarkable robots for each guest

(21:58) Final thoughts

#technology #firstroboticscompetition #robots #techpodcast

Episode #3

In this episode hosted by André Buarque, Forge Robotics Group leaders - Edgar Yajure and Louis Batonyi - talk about building robots and giving the tools to help students gain confidence in their abilities. Forge Robotics is a FIRST Robotics Competition team based in Calgary.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:24) Recent Achievements

(02:55) The structure of the FIRST Robotics Competition

(05:18) What is Alberta Tech Alliance and Forge Robotics?

(07:48) More about FIRST competitions

(12:08) Our guests' story with Forge Robotics

(19:31) The positive contribution of robotics competitions on students

(23:55) Industry pays attention

(25:35) Volunteers, sponsorships, partnerships and support

(35:48) Future plans

#technology #firstroboticscompetition #robots #techpodcast

Episode #2

"Uber of shifts." That's how SOL has been described by those who have used it. In this episode of Launchcast, our CEO Alberio Bathory-Frota talks to our Content Manager, Mikhil Bhat, about building administrative efficiencies in senior living and retirement residences through a custom-built scheduling tool, SOL.

SOL is an innovative scheduling solution for healthcare businesses that has boosted employee satisfaction by 98% at Masterpiece Care Corporation and orchestrated an $8M surge in company valuation and a return on investment (ROI) in less than six months.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction 

(01:17) Understanding the client’s pain 

(04:41) Using the latest technology 

(05:04) Requirements and challenges

(07:23) Launchcode’s process 

(10:44) Functional prototype 

(11:27) Growth of the senior population 

(12:57) SOL, explained!

(14:09) SOL’S impact on the organization 

(16:31) Off the shelf vs custom solution 

(17:26) Final thoughts 

#entrepreneurship #healthcare #techpodcast

Episode #1

In our debut Launchcast episode Michael Kissinger, our Product Manager, and Daniel Zarinski, our Senior Software Developer, talk about our latest project in partnership with Cisco and Ignite Technology, “Autonomous Living”.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:30) What is Autonomous Living?

(01:00) Benefits of this solution

(01:57) Challenges of caregivers

(03:00) Technical challenges in development

(05:03) Integration with Cisco sensors

(06:58) Help with building routines

(07:58) Wrap up

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