Techonomics

Çetin Meriçli, is a the CEO & Co-founder at Locomation, a company that is building autonomous, self-driving trucks using unique methods not typically seen in the self-driving industry.

In this episode, Çetin brings us through his journey into robotics, his opinions on the autonomous industry, and his quest to use unconventional methods to get us closer to full self-driving autonomy. It's a fascinating listen.

In this episode Bef Ayenew spoke with us about leadership in Tech, what it takes to build a community, and his experience growing an audience on Clubhouse. It's a particularly great episode to listen to if you're looking for a first-hand view from a leader in technology and want to know more about hosting a room or club on Clubhouse.

Arun and I are back with our guest, Ryan Falor. In part two of this two part episode, Ryan continues the discussion with us, diving into the role and importance of mapping in the self-driving space. We're really excited.

If you didn't catch part one, you'll want to listen to get the full background on digital mapping and Ryan's career. Enjoy!

Our second guest, Ryan Falor, is a group product manager at Aurora and has an impressive track record in digital maps and self-driving at Google and Uber.

In part one of this two part episode, Ryan talks with us about the history and business of digital maps since the late 90's and how the landscape is changing. In part 2, Ryan will build on the discussion to lead us through the importance of mapping in the self-driving space. Part 2 coming soon.

Arun and I are excited to announce and thank our first guest, Brian Shih. In this episode, we dive into the gaming industry, specifically: what's changing, how it differs from Big Tech, and the future of gaming.

Arun and I jump into the semiconductor industry and discuss how everyone's a chip designer, the differences across semiconductor companies, and the future of chip design and manufacturing. There's also a surprise hot take at the end. You won't want to miss it.

This week Arun and I dive into Amazon, Google, Facebook, and the antitrust allegations they are facing. We look specifically at differences in the allegations, why we believe they do or do not hold up, and what the future of antitrust will look like for tech.

This week, Arun and I compare and contrast the different approaches of two behemoth ecommerce companies: Amazon and Shopify. We also look at their approaches in the wave of success during the pandemic and what new technology means for the future of ecommerce.

Welcome to Techonomics.

This week we talk about the Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs. We also touch on what it means to be a technology company.

Each podcast will dive into the same type of content you see coming through Techonomics writing, with a healthy conversation exploring those topics in more detail and having some fun along the way. 

We hope you enjoy.