Tech for Non-Techies

In just the first half of 2023, the Sweat with Kayla app recorded over $77 million in revenue. Without an engaged community, this success would not have been possible.

A well managed community can help a business grow revenue, attract new customers and create a product that users love.

Learn how smart tech companies embed communities into their business models in this short episode.

Listen to learn:

• What community management is
• What the Content, Community, Commercialization model is and why VCs love it
• Two case studies of how tech businesses have used community management to grow
• Why community management is a great way into the tech sector for non-techies
• When to ignore community metrics

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How to transition into a career in tech

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

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Gamification helped Dropbox grow its user base by 3900% in 15 months. This is why Business Leaders must know what gamification engines are & how to use them.

Listen to this episode to learn:

• What gamification is
• Why Duolingo must use gamification, but why for LinkedIn it's just a nice to have
• Case studies for how companies have used it to grow revenue, reduce churn and acquire new users
• Why a gamified community is an asset
• Suggestions for how you can implement gamification at work without any tech

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• Tech for Non-Techies episode 59. What on Earth is growth hacking?
• Prescient & Strategic Intelligence: Gamification market report

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

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Tech companies have changed the stock market and the economy. But, to be a Smart Money investor, what do you really need to know about tech?

Listen to this interview with Richard Kramer to find out.

Richard is a renowned stock market analyst and founder of Arete Research, an independent equity research firm, which works with over 250 global tech investors.

In this episode you will learn:

• How tech companies have reshaped the stock market and why this matters
• The process Richard follows to decide which tech innovations to invest in
• What investors really need to know about tech to be Smart Money
• Why investment bank equity research is often biased (and in which direction)

You can hear more from Richard on his Bubble Trouble podcast.

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

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A great product attracts users, grows revenue and whets investor appetite. But what makes a great product?

A good team and a smart process.

Listen to this short episode to see what a good product management process looks like.

You will learn:

• What specialists need to be involved in a product team
• The biggest reason why the products that get released are different to the product leader's vision
• How to lead developers as a non-technical innovator

If you want a product users love, listen to this episode.

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24 October 2023, 12:00 pm EDT

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

Following us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter.

If you want to transition career from a traditional industry, or a stuffy company, to a fast growing business, this episode is for you.

"The business strategies employed by highly successful start-ups and the career strategies employed by highly successful individuals are strikingly similar," said Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn in his book the Start-up of You.

This episode will show you how to have an entrepreneurial approach to your career change.

You will learn:

• What having an entrepreneurial approach to your career really means
• Steps to transitioning career: you can rarely jump from traditional to innovative in one go
• A key action that most people miss when changing careers

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

Following us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter.

ChatGPT has popularized deep tech, but most people don't really know what it is or how it differs from standard software innovation.

Don't be most people.

This episode will demystify deep tech investing and show you why smart VCs never really take any technological risk (even in the most frontier tech industries).

Learn from James Wang, Partner at Creative Ventures:

• How deep tech innovation differs from standard software
• Why investing in ChatGPT is more similar to investing in semi-conductors, than in companies like Slack
• The typical funding path for a new venture fund: where do they get the money to invest?
• What you really need to know about tech to be a deep tech investor

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

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If you want to run a start-up, get to the top of a corporate, get headhunted for board roles or become a Smart Money investor, joining an advisory board is a smart move.

But, for advisors, boards can can also become a time drain and a risk to your reputation.

For founders, advisory boards can be a source of deals, funding and support, or a costly distraction.

Listen to this episode to learn why joining a start-up advisory board can be one of the smartest career moves you could ever make, and avoid the "dumb advisor" trap.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Advisor compensation: what to expect
• How to use a start-up advisory board position for your career goals
• How to be a great advisor to a start-up
• How smart founders pick advisors and work with them

You will learn from Andi Govindia, CEO & Co-Founder of Riviter, and Sophia Matveeva, who sits on Riviter's advisory board.

Andi previously appeared on this podcast in episode 62. How I used accelerators to build a tech business

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

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Traditional industries, like banking, FMCG, and real estate have a fundamental difference to tech companies. If you do not understand this difference, or under-estimate it, you will not be able to thrive in digital transformation or work with tech start-ups.

In this episode you will learn what this core difference is and why it matters through two case studies: the traditional business and the tech company.

The concept you will learn in this episode is the underlying thesis behind:

• Design thinking
• Agile development
• Growth hacking

This episode is the first lesson in the 5 day free tech course for Business Leaders:

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

Following us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter.

To succeed in the Digital Age, traditional business skills are no longer enough. Business Leaders need a new skillset: Digital Leadership.

This doesn't mean learning to code or taking a Python course. (Thank God!)

Instead, it means learning how to collaborate effectively with developers and data scientists, and aligning business goals with tech strategy.

In this episode, Sophia Matveeva shares the top 5 tech concepts every Business Leader needs to know to thrive in the Digital Age.

Listen to this episode if you are:

• a leader in a company going through digital transformation
• work on the business side of a tech company
• want to transition into a career in tech or tech investing
• want to work with tech sector clients

Sophia Matveeva has lectured on technology & innovation at Oxford University, London Business School, Techstars and more. She has been published in the Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, Forbes etc.

To go further, sign up to the FREE 5 day course:

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

Following us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter.

Listen to this episode to get Sophia Matveeva's recommendations to hone your digital mindset.

In this episode, you'll hear the top lessons from each book and why they matter.

• The beginners' guide: Swipe to Unlock: The Insider's Guide to Tech and Business Strategy
  • Listen to this TFNT podcast interview with co-author Parth Detroja: 12 Introduction to Product Strategy

• To learn Design Thinking: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
  • Join Design Q4 to Finish Strong! to attend the Design Thinking workshop on Sunday 10 September 2023.

• Understand AI and how it changes business models: Competing in the Age of AI Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World
  • Listen to Listen to this TFNT podcast interview with co-author Marco Iansiti: 9. The Business of AI with Harvard Business School Prof Marco Iansiti

• For founders & investors: The hard thing about hard things
  • Watch this book summary on the TFNT YouTube channel: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: TFNT summary

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• Reach senior leadership positions in Big Tech firms
• Lead digital transformation in established businesses
• Create tech businesses as non-technical founders
• Pivot into careers in venture capital

We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on [email protected]

Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn.

Following us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter.