Tech Society

Today’s Tech Society episode has hosts John and Alex speak with startup specialist Glenn Butcher, who brings his wealth of experience working in some of the World’s largest tech companies including Amazon Web Services and Atlassian.

Glenn has returned to Perth to support the startup ecosystem, joining the boards of a number of local tech companies. He also shares his cultural differences between Australia and USA relating to work habits, Perth as a remote management hub, good habits of startups and what is holding Western Australia back from being better than Silicon Valley.

“So, WA is isolated - everyone knows that. And just like Darwin’s animals, isolation breeds differences. And what’s interesting is that people in WA don’t even know what they’re good at.”

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▸Glenn Butcher:
https://au.linkedin.com/in/glennbutcher

▸Ecocentric Energy:
https://ecocentric.energy/

▸Student Edge:
https://studentedge.org/au

▸Prospa:
https://www.prospa.com/

▸Tech Society 065: Why You Should Invest In Startups with Charlie Gunningham:
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/65-why-you-should-invest-in-startups

▸Tech Society 057: West Tech Fest, VC Deal Flow and Perth Vs. Silicon Valley with Larry Lopez:
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/57-west-tech-fest-vc-deal-flow-perth-vs-silicon-valley\

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Alex and John from Ninja Software speak to David Carter, CEO of Austral Fisheries. He runs the world’s first carbon-neutral commercial fishing company. With industry recognition - the Marine Stewardship Council’s Lifetime Achievement award winner - David reveals the state of Australia’s seafood business.

His professional achievements include integrating sustainable sourcing and production, using environmentally responsible fishing practices, battling illegal fishing, and building globally recognized seafood brands.

David Carter not only talks the talks when it comes to a sustainable future, but he also walks the walk.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How David is doing his part to combat climate change
The appetite for a sustainable future
How blockchain provides transparency and how he uses technology to gain an edge over cheaper offshore competitors

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▸Austral Fisheries
https://www.australfisheries.com.au/

▸Tech Society 013 - The Role of Modern Leaders
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/the-role-of-modern-leaders

▸Tech Society 040 - The 6th Wave of Innovation
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/40-the-6th-wave-of-innovation

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Tech Society’s recap turns 4 today with hosts Alex and John revisiting their latest interviews over the past few weeks, as well as looking into the best news stories in March 2021.

Many thanks to our guests for sharing their expertise and insights with us. Listen to more at techsociety.fm

Episodes reviewed include:

▸Talking money with fintech banker Neal Cross: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/79-voice-of-the-jungle

▸Building better businesses with Rotten Tomatoes founder Patrick Lee: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/78-founding-principles

▸Looking at Crime Scenes and VR with forensic scientist Dr. Paola Magni & Jeffory Asselin: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/76-vr-partners-in-crime

▸Learning new ways of teaching with Rumie’s Trishala Pillai: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/75-learning-something-life-changing-in-under-9-minutes

▸Taking advantage of opportuinities with SpaceCube’s Brodie McCullough: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/74-right-space-right-time

▸Finding out what Lockdown means for the economy with economist Steven Shepherd: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/73-lockdown-economics

▸Powering up the supercomputers with Pawsey Centre’s Mark Stickells: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/72-west-australian-supercomputing-power

▸Getting from startup to stand-up with Greg Raiz: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/71-raizing-the-bar-the-path-to-start-up-success

Apologies to George Lucas and Disney for the bad Star Wars pun. Seems I was looking for something witty in Alderaan places.

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On today's episode of Tech Society, John and Alex from Ninja Software welcome Neal Cross, the banker, fintech entrepreneur, tech innovator, CIO and orangutan enthusiast held in high respect by anyone in the finance and tech game.

Known as 'the shorts-wearing banker', Neal speaks with us on a range of topics, from the deterioration of financial literacy in the newer generations to why some banks just won't lend you money.

Neal speaks on his experiences co-founding PictureWealth, one of the world's fastest-growing wealth fintech companies helping users visualise their finances, and shares his insights in running companies that cross the 100+ employee threshold.

Listeners be warned... this episode is filled with strong words and stronger opinions.

◎More Information◎

- Neal Cross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealx/

- PictureWealth: https://picturewealth.com/

- Tech Society 034 - Year 13: the Critical Gap Year
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/34-year-13-the-critical-gap-year

- Tech Society 057 - West Tech Fest, VC Deal Flow and Perth vs Silicon Valley
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/57-west-tech-fest-vc-deal-flow-perth-vs-silicon-valley

- Ninja Software
https://www.ninjasoftware.com.au/investors


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“Entrepreneurs, by their nature, they believe they can do anything - the problem is they end up doing everything. When you try to do too much, too early, your startup is going to fail. I’ve made this mistake multiple times…”

On this Tech Society episode, John and Alex from Patrick Lee, serial entrepreneur best known as the Founding CEO of Rotten Tomatoes, one of the most popular movie review sites on the 'net today. Patrick shares his view on entrepreneurial culture, his views on startup vibe in Asia compared to the United States, and the rise and rise of one of his companies from a small entertainment website to pop culture staple.

He also speaks to his experience of building different companies and the pitfalls along the way, the key to finding good co-founders, and some words of wisdom for up-and-coming tech entrepreneurs.

Patrick Lee
https://twitter.com/rottendoubt

Video: Patrick Lee, The Secret Sauce of a Serial Entrepreneur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puPylOZbHO0

Tech Society 071 - Raizing The Bar: The Path to Startup Success
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/71-raizing-the-bar-the-path-to-start-up-success

Tech Society 056 - From Garage Start Up to Telco Giant
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/56-from-garage-start-up-to-telco-giant

Tech Society 017 - Startups Lessons Learnt
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/startups-lessons-learnt

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As the hosts of Tech Society, Alex and John from Ninja Software regularly talk to brilliant people at the top of their fields. That being said, a passion for using bugs in crime scene investigation was fascinating enough to require a follow up episode.

Dr Paola Magni is an Entomologist and a real-word Crime Scene Investigator developing a blended learning system that connects VR to assist with training crime scene investigators. To make things even cooler, she was the basis of a character on the Italian CSI TV show and has helped solve crimes using fireflies, crabs and even fly pupae!

Join our hosts and our new favourite crime fighter for a deep dive into the world of forensic science. Learn her back story and hear about how the common bugs and hyperspectral camera technology have helped shine light on evidence unobtainable to the naked eye.

If you had enjoyed the last episode, you will love the skin crawling continuation of this one.

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▸Dr. Paola Magni
https://paolamagni.com.au/

▸Video: Recent news regarding a missing foot in NSW
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6238360922001

▸Murdoch University Research and Innovation Office
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/research/research-and-innovation-office

▸Video: Today Tonight article about VR CSI
https://vimeo.com/354137862/d12a79eed8

▸Tech Society 076 - VR Partners In Crime
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/76-vr-partners-in-crime

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Gamification in the higher learning space has been the holy grail of education researchers since the buzzword appeared on the scene some years ago. One team trying to smash through this ceiling multimedia producer Jeffory Asselin and forensic biologist Dr. Paola Magni from Murdoch University, who are developing a blended learning system that connects VR that assists with training crime scene investigators.

These “partners in crime” talk to Tech Society hosts Alex and John about the challenges of teaching tech savvy learners, the benefits of offering students real-world scenarios in controlled environments and the value of current generation tech to educational research and learning outcomes.

There’s also so much talk about crime scenes. For the squeamish, be advised. For the interested, strap in.

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▸Dr. Paola Magni
https://paolamagni.com.au/

▸Jeffory Asselin videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/JefforyAsselin

▸Video: Recent news regarding a missing foot in NSW
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6238360922001

▸Murdoch University Research and Innovation Office
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/research/research-and-innovation-office

▸Video: Today Tonight article about VR CSI
https://vimeo.com/354137862/d12a79eed8

▸Tech Society 024 - Digital Twins: The Human Body As An Asset
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/digital-twins-the-human-body-as-an-asset

▸Tech Society 043 - University Research Pathway To Impact
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/43-university-research-pathway-to-impact

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Connecting with tomorrow’s next generation of learners is a challenge - what is the best way to deliver educational content that is engaging, relevant and open to communities around the world?

On this week’s Tech Society, John and Alex from Ninja Software speak with tech entrepreneur Trishala Pillai, currently Director of Strategy of Rumie Initiative - a non-profit worldwide learning movement that is creating and sharing free educational content across over 30 countries.

Trishala shares her experience with the emerging trend of ‘micro-learning’, content based on single-concept topics that are a mix of entertainment and education. Trishala also speaks of the challenges of producing educational content that can transcend borders, languages, cultures and socio-economic status. Can emerging tools like AI help break these barriers?

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▸Trishala Pillai
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/trishalapillai

▸Rumie Initiative
https://about.rumie.org/

▸UN Sustainability Goals - information on Goal 4: Quality Education
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/education/

▸Tech Society 034 - The Critical Gap Year
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/34-year-13-the-critical-gap-year

▸Tech Society 051 - Rethinking Education for the Future of Work
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/51-rethinking-education-for-the-future-of-work

▸Tech Society 067 - ColdFusion: Perth's Unknown Online Star
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/67-coldfusion-perths-unknown-online-star

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On this episode of Tech Society, Alex and John from Ninja Software speak to Brodie McCulloch, Managing Director of SpaceCubed - Perth’s most successful coworking space and innovation hub.

Brodie shares his journey navigating the startup community in Perth from its early years, the types of support available to emerging entrepreneurs and the importance of building a community of like-minded thinkers, which after 10 years now supports Western Australia’s burgeoning startup ecosystem.

“I think now, more than ever, if you’ve got a good idea, you’ve got the right skills and the right team to make something of that, there’s investment available.”

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▸Brodie McCulloch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brodiemcculloch/

▸Article: “The WeWork Mess, Explained” by Vox
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/9/23/20879656/wework-mess-explained-ipo-softbank

▸Spacecubed
https://spacecubed.com/about-us/

▸Tech Society 007 - How Startup News was founded
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/how-startup-news-was-founded

▸Tech Society 042 - Economic Shifts: Linear - Circular - Doughnut
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/42-economic-shifts-linear-circular-doughnut

▸Tech Society 065 - Why You Should Invest In Tech Startups
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/65-why-you-should-invest-in-startups

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With the effect of COVID-19 on the 2020 world economy still being felt in 2021, the question that is on everyone’s lips is “when is it going to get better?”

Alex and John from Ninja Software speak with economist Steven Shepherd, who shines a light on the prospects of the Australian economy, its resilience against an uncertain economic outlook and how Australia’s ‘economic management’ compared with other countries.

Steven also shares his thoughts on what the rest of 2021 will bring to businesses, consumers and governments, the effects of public stimulus and gives a great explanation on what an economist actually does.

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▸Steven Shepherd
https://au.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/stevenshepherdmelbourne

▸Bernard Salt predicts staircase recovery for Australia post-pandemic
https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/podcast/bernard-salt-predicts-staircase-recovery

▸Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) - Economic and Political Outlook https://www.ceda.com.au/ResearchAndPolicies/Research/Economy/Economic-and-Political-Outlook-2021?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-OeBBhDiARIsADyBcE6STM9e7FbIomr4XDO_MSUAWIFtWSd_9T-ZJT4jTtidiVwWWAnpFbsaAmPmEALw_wcB

▸Tech Society 039 - Where the Exponential Are We?
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/39-where-the-exponential-are-we

▸Tech Society 062 - A Year In Review With Professor Gary Martin
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/62-a-year-in-review-with-professor-gary-martin

▸Tech Society 064 - 2021 Forecast with Mark Pownall
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/64-2021-forecast-with-mark-pownall

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