A clip from our episode "Texas Innovation Ecosystems in the AI Era with Samantha Lewis, Partner Mercury Fund"

A clip from our episode "Texas Innovation Ecosystems in the AI Era with Samantha Lewis, Partner Mercury Fund" #Texas #Innovation #Startups #Business

The Texas innovation ecosystem is accelerating at breakneck speed as technologies like AI and institutions such as the Texas Stock Exchange reshape what is possible. Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury Fund, recently relocated to Austin from Houston to strengthen the firm's presence in the region. Our conversation reveals how the…

A clip from our episode "Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City" #Austin #NewCities #UrbanDevelopment #SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #CommunityDevelopment #FutureCities #Innovation

A clip from our episode "Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City" #EdgeCity #VitalikButerin #PopUpCities #SocialExperiment #FutureCities #SocialInnovation #CommunityBuilding #Innovation #FutureOfSociety

Technology is advancing rapidly, but our social systems and institutions struggle to keep pace. Janine Leger co-founded Edge City, a society incubator accelerating social innovation through popup and experimental communities, and they're bringing their next gathering to Austin March 2-7. We explore how rethinking the intersection of technology and agency…

A clip from our episode "Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City" #HumanFlourishing #SocialInnovation #CommunityBuilding #MentalHealth #Wellness #Technology #FutureOfSociety

A clip from "Rewriting Biopharma's Playbook with Mallory Factor, Founder and CEO IntraBio" #biotech #startup #pharma #austin #unicorn

A unicorn biopharma that ignores the traditional playbook, breaks development speed records, and chose Austin over the traditional biotech hubs. Mallory Factor, Founder and CEO of IntraBio, joins us to share how his Oxford-born company created an FDA-approved drug in record time while doing everything differently. In this wide-ranging conversation,…

A clip from "Rewriting Biopharma's Playbook with Mallory Factor, Founder and CEO IntraBio" #biotechnology #leadership #startup #biopharma #austin #focus

Note: Due to some technical difficulties during recording there is no live video with this episode. A coffee conversation turned into a deep exploration and personal obsession about how we shape our world and how it shapes us. I had to invite my partner in that conversation, Dr. Gena Gorlin,…

A clip from our episode "Austin4America Rises From SXSW's Military Sponsor Ban" #EarthObservation #SpaceTech #DataAnalytics #Geospatial #Satellite #satelliteimagery

A clip from our episode "Austin4America Rises From SXSW's Military Sponsor Ban" #austin #siliconvalley #defensetechnology #defense #manufacturing

Last June, SXSW announced they would no longer allow military and defense companies as sponsors. This sparked strong reactions from Austin's defense tech community, with one of those reactions leading to the creation of Austin4America. I'm joined by Luke Fischer, one of the summit's creators, to discuss why this matters…

A clip from our episode "Austin4America Rises From SXSW's Military Sponsor Ban" #Austin #defensetechnology #SXSW #Austin4America #defense #MilitaryTech

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age: Live from UATX's SOMA Inaugural Summit" #Space #SpaceScience #ZeroGravity #SpaceExploration

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age - Live from UATX's SOMA Inaugural Summit" #SpaceScience #PlantScience #SpaceResearch #ZeroGravity #SpaceDiscovery

This past November, the University of Austin hosted their Inaugural SOMA Summit to explore the amazing transformation in space right now, especially how the commercial space era is decentralizing access. I had the privilege to moderate a fascinating panel titled "Science in the Commercial Space Age" featuring Chris Sembroski from…

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age: Live from UATX's Inaugural SOMA Summit" #Space #Rockets #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #Starship #SpaceExploration #FutureOfSpace

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AI #AIEngineering #ProductDevelopment #Innovation #TechStartups

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEngineering #TechInnovation #ProductDevelopment #Innovation

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AIEngineering #TechEducation #Coding #SoftwareEngineering #TechTalent #EdTech #Engineering

AI is becoming the biggest force multiplier for human talent in history. Austen Allred shares how Gauntlet AI is reimagining engineering education for this new reality and why Austin's is the perfect place to build this ambitious program. This is was quick turnaround episode as Gauntlet AI applications close January…

A clip from our episode "Understanding Agora and Humanity's Future with Byron Reese and Brett Hurt" #AI #ScientificRevolution #LLM #TechInnovation #FutureOfAI #DigitalTransformation