Ryan McLeod—designer and developer of Blackbox for iPhone—talks to me via Skype about how and why he came up with this crazy idea for an iPhone puzzle game. We talk about some of the design challenges he encountered while making Blackbox, and explore what life is like as an indie developer (when the hordes of fans … Continue reading MATE 035 – The challenges of designing a blockbuster iPhone game, with Ryan McLeod (REBROADCAST of MATE 006)

MATE 035 – The challenges of designing a blockbuster iPhone game, with Ryan McLeod (REBROADCAST of MATE 006)

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Steve Sammartino is back for more! In the second half of his chat with Adam, Steve predicts where Planet Earth is headed, (it may scare you) and he also gives some brilliant tips that anybody chasing success can apply in their career & day-to-day life.   Topics: Steve’s hack for communicating facts through the art … Continue reading MATE 040 – A futurist’s prediction of civilisation in 300 years, with Steve Sammartino (PART 2)

MATE 040 – A futurist’s prediction of civilisation in 300 years, with Steve Sammartino (PART 2)

Steve Sammartino is a charismatic radio host, futurist, author, public speaker, entrepreneur, technology strategist and former advertising strategy director. Steve talks about his career successes and failures, what lead him to being a speaker, and how he teamed up with a teenager from Romania to build a functioning car made from Lego. This is the … Continue reading MATE 039 – How to build a life-size LEGO car powered by air, with Steve Sammartino (PART 1)

MATE 039 – How to build a life-size LEGO car powered by air, with Steve Sammartino (PART 1)

Tommy McCubbin—advertising Creative Director, dad and podcaster—joins me on MATE to discuss why he thinks advertising sucks, how to avoid the #1 start-up mistake and share his thoughts on podcasting. We jump right into his controversial opinions about the advertising industry and why traditional ads don’t work. Tommy reveals the harsh truth behind why his start-up failed and … Continue reading MATE 038 – My start-up failed and here’s what I learned, with Tommy McCubbin (REBROADCAST of MATE 008)

MATE 038 – My start-up failed and here’s what I learned, with Tommy McCubbin (REBROADCAST of MATE 008)

Maneesh Sethi is a serial entrepreneur and a serial troublemaker. He’s the founder of Pavlok, a habit-changing wearable wristband which gives you electric shocks. His career is pervaded with shocking (no pun intended!) stories … like the time he bought his own private island; the story of how he wrote a best-selling book at 14 … Continue reading MATE 037 – How to break bad habits, buy a private island and argue with billionaires, with Maneesh Sethi (REBROADCAST of MATE 011)

MATE 037 – How to break bad habits, buy a private island and argue with billionaires, with Maneesh Sethi (REBROADCAST of MATE 011)

Rory Aronson revolutionised agriculture when he created the coolest invention ever—FarmBot—an AI robot which farms your veggie patch. Seriously, this autonomous robot plants seeds, waters the garden, checks the soil nutrients and kills the weeds. In this episode of MATE, Rory explains how he built this precision agriculture machine and why it’s going to transform the … Continue reading MATE 036 – How artificial intelligence and robots are revolutionising gardening, with Rory Aronson from FarmBot (REBROADCAST of MATE 014)

MATE 035 – The challenges of designing a blockbuster iPhone game, with Ryan McLeod (REBROADCAST of MATE 006)

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