Tech Society

2020 is coming to an end, and the team at Tech Society is excited to welcome back  acclaimed Professor Gary Martin for a special 'Year in Review' episode.

John and Alex from Ninja Software speak on many close-to-home topics, challenges, and solutions moving on from this t̶y̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ challenging year.

From repositioning WA as the hospitality and tourism hub of Australia, insights on Zoom, Clive Palmer, mental health and the importance of leadership through a pandemic; our year-end episode has something for everyone and is exactly what you need to cast out the old, and welcome in the new as we enter 2021.

It has been an exciting journey bringing quality content to you all in the last 12 months. A huge thank you to the tech society team, and to you for tuning in and providing such amazing feedback throughout the year.

Wishing you a very Techy Christmas and safe new year.
The Tech Society Crew.

More Information:
- Gary Martin's previous podcast - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/54-leading-in-wa-the-next-normal-with-gary-martin

- Rocky Scopelliti - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/39-where-the-exponential-are-we

- Episode 30, Doomsday - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/30-silicon-valley-doomsday-preppers

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


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This episode of Tech Society finds John and Alex from Ninja Software de-mystifying some common 'buzz words' floating around our space currently.
If any of the following terms have left you scratching your head, then this episode is for you:
- Full-stack
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Graphical user interface
- System operation
- AI, VR, AR
- Data Mining
- IOT

Being the founders of an Entrepreneurial Software Development Company, John and Alex have had to translate these terms to 'non-techies' on numerous occasions,  developing a real specialty in 'tech communicating' to our own clients.

Listen in to get up to speed on the latest 'lingo' in the tech space, and maybe even learn a thing or two about 'tech communicating'.

More Information:
Ninja Software (https://www.ninjasoftware.com.au/what-makes-us-different)
Tech Society 008 - The world that AI will make (https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/the-world-ai-will-make)

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Since hitting our 60th episode milestone John and Alex from
Ninja Software have moved mountains to continue bringing you industry leaders as guests on Tech Society, which deserves a special recap episode.

Included in this stellar cast is:
The humble Michael Malone - founder of iiNet
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/56-from-garage-start-up-to-telco-giant)

The brilliant Australian travel writer and journalist, Stephen Scourfield
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/59-western-australia-extreme-isolation-extreme-innovation)

Cybersecurity veteran, Sven Ross
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/58-cybersecurity-the-modern-day-arms-race)

Former Silicon Valley giant, Larry Lopez
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/57-west-tech-fest-vc-deal-flow-perth-vs-silicon-valley)

The renowned #AustralianWorkologist, Professor Gary Martin
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/54-leading-in-wa-the-next-normal-with-gary-martin)

The expert on building a 'cult following' in business, Tim Duggan
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/55-building-businesses-people-adore)

Entrepreneurial authority, David Sax
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/52-entrepreneurship-rags-to-riches-mythology)

The no-nonsense education visionary, Ewan McIntosh
(https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/51-rethinking-education-for-the-future-of-work)


Tune in to revisit the conversations and the journey that has lead to meeting these captains of industry.

Massive thanks to the creative team at Tech Society for getting us there, and to our partner Troy Wyatt at Film My Video for his professional standard in producing our Tech Society TV episodes.


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 Necessity breeds innovation.
 The same too, can be said for isolation.
 So when living in the most isolated city in the world, Perth businesses have had to overcome challenges quite literally faced by none other on the planet.
 
 Join Alex and John from Ninja Software for an illuminating chat with Stephen Scourfield, Travel Editor for The West Australian.
 
 ‘The story of Western Australia is a story of splendid isolation’, succinctly expressed by the multi-award-winning author and twice voted ‘Australia’s Best Travel Writer’.
 
 Stephen has just released his latest book, Isolation, which explored WA as an island within an island. In particular Stephen helps explain how isolation is deeply ingrained in all aspects of our state, and how the ‘hindrance’ of isolation has in fact given our City an edge over all else when faced with the enforced distancing bought on by COVID.
 
◎More Information◎
 
   ▸ Isolation, https://thewest.com.au/travel/wa/isolation-ng-b881727017z
 
   ▸  Stephen Scourfield, http://stephenscourfield.com/
 
    ▸ Ninja Software, https://www.ninjasoftware.com.au/vision
 
     ▸Tech Society 007 - How Startup News was founded,https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/how-startup-news-was-founded
 
    ▸ Tech Society 045 - Wake up Perth! https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/45-wake-up-perth-with-mark-pownall
 
    ▸ 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

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“Take good backups, or prepare to pay Bitcoin”

This episode of Tech Society finds Alex and John from Ninja Software talking security with Sven Ross, a cybersecurity veteran (literally!) with over 17 years of experience in the Australian Army as a Special Forces communications and information security officer and Chief Technology Officer of the 2nd Commando Regiment.

Moving on from the army, Civilian Sven Ross is the CEO and co-founder of Diamond Cyber Security. He shares a wealth of knowledge on industry-leading tips, tricks and advice on how to keep your systems safe in the modern arms race - cybersecurity.

This engaging discussion is sure to find you looking inwards at your own IT hygiene as well as defensive strategies from the office to your home.

Are you scared of USB sticks? You should be. Listen in to find out why among handfulls of other take-away tips.

◎More Information◎

▸Cyber Security Explained With Special Guest: Paul Haskell-Dowland - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/cyber-security-explained

▸Cyber Security Skill Shortage With Special Guest: Tracey Hughes - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/38-cyber-security-skill-shortage

▸Where the Exponential Are We? With Special Guest: Rocky Scopelliti - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/39-where-the-exponential-are-we

▸Rethinking Education for the Future of Work With Special Guest: Ewan McIntosh - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/51-rethinking-education-for-the-future-of-work

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With titles such as the "Director of Accelerating Commercialisation for the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Innovation and Science"; being a Co-founder and Chair of the renowned "West Tech Fest"; with over 15 years experience working at Silicon Valley Bank, and many more in the world of Venture Capitalists (VC); Larry Lopez is undeniably an authority on helping tech entrepreneurs commercialise their products.

As a special treat for our listeners in celebration for the annual week long tech festival in Western Australia, Alex and John from Ninja Software have invited Larry to share his insights and industry expertise on raising revenue and overcoming the challenges presented in the Tech VC world.

Larry is passionate about the value of West Tech Fest, the importance of fostering in house skills and how finding a CTO can be the difference between sinking and swimming.

Take it from Larry, talent is alive and well in Perth.

◎More Information◎
▸Canva - https://www.canva.com/
▸West Tech Fest - https://www.westtechfest.com/
▸Tech Society 001 - How do I start a Technology Business when I'm Not Technical? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/how-to-start-a-technology-business-when-you're-not-technical
▸Tech Society 003 - What Can You Bring to the Table? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/what-can-you-bring-to-the-table
▸Tech Society 037 - Successful Ventures Think Like the Buyer
https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/37-successful-ventures-think-like-the-buyer

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A parents garage, a passion project and the incredible journey to a billion dollar company.
 
Tech Society is proud to present Michael Malone, one of Western Australia's most famous businessmen. Michael is founder and former CEO of iiNet, WA’s most successful internet service provider. iiNet was acquired by TPG Telecom in 2015 in a $1.56 billion deal, creating Australia's second largest internet service provider.
 
Join Alex and John from Ninja Software as they see the world through the eyes of a tech giant in a gripping no-holds-barred conversation with the very personable MM.
 
This is not an episode you want to miss.

◎More Information◎

▸Ninja Software - https://www.njs.dev/about
▸iiNet: https://www.iinet.net.au
▸Film My Video - https://www.filmmyvideo.com.au/
▸Tech Society 009 - Is It Time for the 4 Day Work Week? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/is-it-time-for-the-4-day-work-week
▸Tech Society 039 - Where the Exponential Are We? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/39-where-the-exponential-are-we

SHOW LESS

Some companies are lucky enough to achieve "house-hold name" status.
Qantas, Telstra, HBF, RAC, to name a few, but what else do they all have in common?
The answer lies in a community of followers, often bought about by their focus on community values. This can also be described as "Cult Status".

Join Alex and John from Ninja Software for a fascinating interview with Tim Duggan, self-made Co-Founder, author & former Publisher at Junkee Media.
Learn how to thrive in your own carefully cultivated community; and how to stay relevant with the next generation of audience. Hear about the secret of the 'Miracle Morning' and how it has helped Tim achieve greatness in all aspects of his life.

More information:
Tech Society 012 - Gen Z: Purposeful or Entitled?: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/gen-z-purposeful-or-entitled
Tech Society 039 - Where the Exponential Are We?: https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/39-where-the-exponential-are-we
Tech Society 052 - Entrepreneurship: Rags to Riches Mythology https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/52-entrepreneurship-rags-to-riches-mythology
Cult Status: https://www.amazon.com.au/Cult-Status-Build-Business-People-ebook/dp/B085VNWDKY/
Junkee Media: http://junkeemedia.com/

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Alex and John from Ninja Software had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Gary Martin, CEO of the Australian Institute of Management in Western Australia (AIM WA) on our latest Tech Society TV episode.

An illustrious thought leader in Western Australia and a highly sought after commentator on business culture, Gary spoke of the emerging workforce and workplace trends post COVID in a very informative one hour podcast.

Listen in to hear our hosts talk about the impact of technology across our work-personal habits and habitats.

Tune in this week to see how you can lead the way with the next normal.

◎More Information◎
▸Australian Institute of Management in Western Australia - https://aimwa.com/
▸Gary Martin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/professorgarymartin/?originalSubdomain=au
▸Ninja Software - https://www.njs.dev/about
▸SpacetoCo - https://www.spacetoco.com/
▸Tech Society 009 - Is It Time for the 4 Day Work Week? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/is-it-time-for-the-4-day-work-week
▸Tech Society 039 - Where the Exponential Are We? - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/is-it-time-for-the-4-day-work-week

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Gamification

The problem: You need to boost adoption of your product, retain those customers and grow your user base.

Maybe Gamification is the solution to all of your problems? The application of game concepts to non-game situations, often to influence behavior.

Gamification will save the world, or maybe destroy it? In today's episode John and Alex discuss how it works, and why it sometimes doesn’t. They explore how gamification is not limited to software: any non-game context can be made more appealing and fun by applying Gamification principles to it.

Tech Bench

In today's tech bench, John shares his new found passion for 3D printing, including some cool and interesting knick knacks he's already printed.

◎More Information◎
▸Tech Society 014 - Bring Manufacturing Back! - https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/bring-manufacturing-back/

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