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Predicting The Top 10 Consumer Tech Trends and The Challenges of Trusting Big Tech with Mellie Chow
On this week’s episode of Make Sense, Lindsay sits down with seasoned angel investor, Mellie Chow to predict the top 10 consumer technology trends for the next five to 10 years. They discuss the future of work, Generative AI assistance, electrification, robots and drones, and augmented mental and physical health and touch on the challenges and concerns associated with trusting big tech companies with personal data and brain-computer interfaces. We highlight the importance of balancing technological advancements with ethical considerations and inclusivity.
Timeline
00:00 The Future of Work: Spatial and Augmented
06:08 Gen AI Assistance and Bring-Your-Own AI
08:59 Electrification of Everything That Moves
12:07 Robots and Drones Take Over Everywhere
14:52 Augmented Mental and Physical Health
26:56 The Metaverse: Immersive and Interactive Experiences
27:40 In-Game Advertising: Reaching Consumers Where They Are
33:35 Sustainability and Regeneration: Addressing the Climate Emergency
39:53 Super Apps: Consolidating Services into One Platform
45:47 Democratizing Accessibility: Inclusive Design for All
49:35 Biometric Authentication: Enhancing Security and User Experience
49:35 Synthetic Creativity: Redefining Reality with AI
Make Sense is a video-first podcast that simplifies complex issues at the intersection of tech & people. Whether you’re ready for the robot takeover or want to delete all your socials, I’m here to help you make sense of what’s going on so we can design the human experience into the future.
Top 10 Clips from the first 30 episodes! Dive into the most insightful clips without having to watch full episodes by visiting LindsayT.com/MS-Top10.
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About Mellie Chow
Mellie Chow is an angel investor/venture capitalist, entrepreneur, IT/Technology and Management/Strategy Consultant and Product Innovation Executive with 20+ years of experience across multiple industries including telecommunications & cable, utilities & power generation, banking, healthcare, government, and food. She is a Venture Partner for Archangel Axion and the former Executive Director of Competitive Intelligence, Research and Strategy of a fortune 50 Company.Mellie holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Kellogg (Northwestern) and the Schulich School of Business (York University). She is currently pursuing her executive leadership and management certification from MIT Sloan. Mellie resides in Philadelphia but will always call Canada home.To Connect With MellieFollow Mellie on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mellie-chow/Axion Fund Report: https://www.archangelnetwork.ca/axion/
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By Lindsay TabasOn this week’s episode of Make Sense, Lindsay sits down with seasoned angel investor, Mellie Chow to predict the top 10 consumer technology trends for the next five to 10 years. They discuss the future of work, Generative AI assistance, electrification, robots and drones, and augmented mental and physical health and touch on the challenges and concerns associated with trusting big tech companies with personal data and brain-computer interfaces. We highlight the importance of balancing technological advancements with ethical considerations and inclusivity.
Timeline
00:00 The Future of Work: Spatial and Augmented
06:08 Gen AI Assistance and Bring-Your-Own AI
08:59 Electrification of Everything That Moves
12:07 Robots and Drones Take Over Everywhere
14:52 Augmented Mental and Physical Health
26:56 The Metaverse: Immersive and Interactive Experiences
27:40 In-Game Advertising: Reaching Consumers Where They Are
33:35 Sustainability and Regeneration: Addressing the Climate Emergency
39:53 Super Apps: Consolidating Services into One Platform
45:47 Democratizing Accessibility: Inclusive Design for All
49:35 Biometric Authentication: Enhancing Security and User Experience
49:35 Synthetic Creativity: Redefining Reality with AI
Make Sense is a video-first podcast that simplifies complex issues at the intersection of tech & people. Whether you’re ready for the robot takeover or want to delete all your socials, I’m here to help you make sense of what’s going on so we can design the human experience into the future.
Top 10 Clips from the first 30 episodes! Dive into the most insightful clips without having to watch full episodes by visiting LindsayT.com/MS-Top10.
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About Mellie Chow
Mellie Chow is an angel investor/venture capitalist, entrepreneur, IT/Technology and Management/Strategy Consultant and Product Innovation Executive with 20+ years of experience across multiple industries including telecommunications & cable, utilities & power generation, banking, healthcare, government, and food. She is a Venture Partner for Archangel Axion and the former Executive Director of Competitive Intelligence, Research and Strategy of a fortune 50 Company.Mellie holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Kellogg (Northwestern) and the Schulich School of Business (York University). She is currently pursuing her executive leadership and management certification from MIT Sloan. Mellie resides in Philadelphia but will always call Canada home.To Connect With MellieFollow Mellie on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mellie-chow/Axion Fund Report: https://www.archangelnetwork.ca/axion/