Making Markets

Making Markets

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Making Markets episodes

  • Making Markets EP41: Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo on a Big Earnings Beat & Customer Obsession

    In this episode of Making Markets, Charles Giancarlo, CEO of Pure Storage, talks about why digital transformation is still top-of-mind, and how the company continues to grow, take market, and win through a strategy driven by customer experience. It's a tough market out there, but if you have the right products and you think 'customer experience first," there seems to be an opportunity to keep growing and define what is going on in the macro environment.

    26 min
  • Making Markets EP40: WalkMe CEO Dan Adika on Q2 Earnings & Latest State of Digital Adoption Report

    In this episode of Making Markets, Dan Adika, CEO of WalkMe talks about why the company's digital adoption platform is seeing a strong resiliency during this uncertain market. As companies pour investment into digital transformation, it is incredibly costly to not understand asset performance and adoption. Adika shares why WalkMe has been growing and showing customers a better way. We also discuss the challenges of the Rule of 40 pivoting between growth and profitability. This episode wraps up with a rundown of findings from WalkMe's 2022 Digital Adoption Report and a look at key findings.

    27 min
  • Making Markets EP39: Luminar CEO Austin Russell — All-in on the Power of Lidar Technology to Help Automakers Achieve Full Self-Driving

    In this episode of Making Markets, Austin Russell, CEO and Founder of Luminar Technologies, rejoins the show to discuss the macro economy, the stark difference between the best growth companies and everyone else, and the growing demand for the company's Lidar-based solutions that are set to be key in reaching full self-driving in the coming years. Also, a look at what is going on with Tesla and the overall expectations for ADAS, AV, and EV in 2022 and beyond.

    33 min
  • Making Markets EP38: C3 AI CEO Tom Siebel: What's now and next in the tech market amid today's global economic and political landscape

    In this episode of Making Markets, Tom Siebel, CEO of C3 AI rejoins host Daniel Newman to talk about big events in the world. Beyond C3 AI's recent results, Siebel talks about inflation, interest, famine, and politics — and even delves into the debate on remote work and why his company is 100% in the office. This exhilarating and candid discussion shouldn't be missed as the long-time software icon talks about what is now and what is next.

    34 min
  • Making Markets EP37: ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott—Tech is the way out of our economic challenges

    In this episode of Making Markets, host Daniel Newman is joined by ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott. This action packed discussion dives into the challenging economic situation, the role automation has to play in working through broken supply chain, labor shortages, and more. And finally, McDermott and Newman discuss the companies ambitious growth strategy and whether or not it meet its 5 year target, which is a big goal, but one that all parties see as achievable.

    27 min
  • Making Markets EP36: Five9 CEO Rowan Trollope — Tech's Big Comeback? Crypto Believer?
    In this episode of Making Markets, host Daniel Newman is joined by Five9 CEO Rowan Trollope to discuss the company's recent earnings results, the strong secular tailwinds that position the company to perform uniquely well even in an economic downturn, AND a dive into Trollope's takes on Crypto and whether the recent capitulation of Terra has created a dark moment for the future of cryptocurrency.
    22 min
  • Making Markets EP35: Tech Continues to Outperform, but the Market Doesn't Care
    In this episode of Making Markets, host Daniel Newman explores the fallout after a large swath of the tech industry finishes reporting. With interest rates on the rise and inflation out of control, the negative macros are weighing much heavier on tech names than the positive ones. Dive into this episode for a look at AMD, Lattice Semiconductor, and Twilio results this week, and thoughts on where we are in the continued tech sell-off that is now in its sixth month.
    23 min
  • Making Markets EP33: Markets, FAANG, and IPOs. What Lies Ahead w/ dMY Technology CEO Niccolo De Masi
    In this episode of Making Markets, dMY Technology Group CEO Niccolo De Masi returns to the show to talk about the macro economy, the factors that are holding tech back, and why the disconnect between tech and the economy may be big, but none of it is unprecedented. They also talk about the first wave of tech earnings, how inflation fears and interest rate hikes have led to a massive sell off of tech stocks, and what's ahead of big tech earnings this week. All this and more on this episode of Making Markets.
    35 min
  • Making Markets EP32: We Musk Talk About Twitter
    In this episode of Making Markets, host Daniel Newman digs deeper into the evolution of the Twitter and Elon Musk saga. Musk has now put Twitter into an interesting juxtaposition and Twitter's board decided to enact a poison pill strategy. Let's explore the pros and cons of the deal, why Twitter's board should bring the vote to shareholders, and more.
    24 min

About Making Markets

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Regularly hosted by The Futurum Group's CEO Daniel Newman, Making Markets is a look into what's happening in technology, ranging from interviews with technology leaders to a recap of tech earnings, news, trends, and more.