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The C-List Episode 3 Featuring Matthew Chang of Chang Robotics
The C-List Podcast - Episode 3 Overview
Guest: Matthew Chang, Founder of Chang Robotics | Engineering Company in Jacksonville Beach, FL
About: This episode features Matthew Chang as he shares the journey of building one of the leading autonomous robotics companies in the U.S. He discusses breakthrough projects, the future of tech in Jacksonville, FL, and how his venture capital efforts will help shape the next generation of startups and innovation in the community.
00:00 – 01:30 | Introduction
Overview of the episode with Matthew Chang and how his idea for Chang Robotics came to life.
01:45 – 06:15| What Does Chang Robotics Do?
Matthew shares the history of Chang Robotics, how it started in 2017, the projects they have worked on and his vision for their growth.
06:20 – 9:50 | Why Robotics
Jen and Arash dive into why Matthew started a robotics company and the autonomous projects that Chang Robotics has been working on such as building the first autonomous coffee factory and working on an exciting city project with an autonomous fixed-route service in Jacksonville, FL.
9:58 – 13:00 | Driverless Mass Transit Project
Matthew shares how his team beat 703 cities for this project and the work that went into winning the federal funding for it.
13:05 – 16:20 | Google X Labs Internship
Insights into how Matthew got his informal internship at Google X Labs while running his own company and the impact it had.
16:25 – 18:20 | Jacksonville as a Tech Hub
Discussion on why Chang Robotics decided to have an office in Jacksonville Beach, Fl, their robot studio at Jacksonville University, and why Matthew sees Jacksonville as the next Tech Hub.
20:20 – 25:00 | Discussion of Venture Capital, Startups, and Local Growth
Matthew breaks down how Venture Capital (VC) companies work, why Jacksonville needs more a of VC presence and why he launched a VC fund.
29:00 – 36:00 | Fund or Not Fund Game
Jen and Arash play a round of Fund or Not Fund Game with Matthew by only sharing the proposed new companies they have ideas for.
36:00 – 41:30 | Humanoids
The group discusses the expectations, realities and limitations of humanoid robots.
41:30 – 48:20 | More on How VCs Work
Matthew explains the company subscription strategy along with the power law models that most VCs use versus the unique approach his VC fund is taking to help grow and develop startups.
48:20 – 1:10:00 | Leadership & Engineering / Robotic Ethics
Matthew shares his “Give and Give” mantra around this VC fund, discusses his thoughts on MBAs and dives into the ethics of robotics as well as the importance and lessons learned of making sure the workforce is involved to successfully integrate robotics into the workplace.
1:10:45 – 1:12:50 | Learnings & Wrap Up
Jen and Arash share a quick recap of their favorite learnings and insights from Matthew
To learn more about Matthew Chang and his company, Chang Robotics, please visit: https://www.changrobotics.ai/matthewchang.
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The C-List Podcast - Episode 3 Overview
Guest: Matthew Chang, Founder of Chang Robotics | Engineering Company in Jacksonville Beach, FL
About: This episode features Matthew Chang as he shares the journey of building one of the leading autonomous robotics companies in the U.S. He discusses breakthrough projects, the future of tech in Jacksonville, FL, and how his venture capital efforts will help shape the next generation of startups and innovation in the community.
00:00 – 01:30 | Introduction
Overview of the episode with Matthew Chang and how his idea for Chang Robotics came to life.
01:45 – 06:15| What Does Chang Robotics Do?
Matthew shares the history of Chang Robotics, how it started in 2017, the projects they have worked on and his vision for their growth.
06:20 – 9:50 | Why Robotics
Jen and Arash dive into why Matthew started a robotics company and the autonomous projects that Chang Robotics has been working on such as building the first autonomous coffee factory and working on an exciting city project with an autonomous fixed-route service in Jacksonville, FL.
9:58 – 13:00 | Driverless Mass Transit Project
Matthew shares how his team beat 703 cities for this project and the work that went into winning the federal funding for it.
13:05 – 16:20 | Google X Labs Internship
Insights into how Matthew got his informal internship at Google X Labs while running his own company and the impact it had.
16:25 – 18:20 | Jacksonville as a Tech Hub
Discussion on why Chang Robotics decided to have an office in Jacksonville Beach, Fl, their robot studio at Jacksonville University, and why Matthew sees Jacksonville as the next Tech Hub.
20:20 – 25:00 | Discussion of Venture Capital, Startups, and Local Growth
Matthew breaks down how Venture Capital (VC) companies work, why Jacksonville needs more a of VC presence and why he launched a VC fund.
29:00 – 36:00 | Fund or Not Fund Game
Jen and Arash play a round of Fund or Not Fund Game with Matthew by only sharing the proposed new companies they have ideas for.
36:00 – 41:30 | Humanoids
The group discusses the expectations, realities and limitations of humanoid robots.
41:30 – 48:20 | More on How VCs Work
Matthew explains the company subscription strategy along with the power law models that most VCs use versus the unique approach his VC fund is taking to help grow and develop startups.
48:20 – 1:10:00 | Leadership & Engineering / Robotic Ethics
Matthew shares his “Give and Give” mantra around this VC fund, discusses his thoughts on MBAs and dives into the ethics of robotics as well as the importance and lessons learned of making sure the workforce is involved to successfully integrate robotics into the workplace.
1:10:45 – 1:12:50 | Learnings & Wrap Up
Jen and Arash share a quick recap of their favorite learnings and insights from Matthew
To learn more about Matthew Chang and his company, Chang Robotics, please visit: https://www.changrobotics.ai/matthewchang.