Startups Episodes
204
Oct. 22, 2024
Indoor Solar Futures
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews Giovanni Fili, Founder & CEO of Exeger Sweden AB. They discuss the future of indoor solar and his vision to remove all the disposable batteries in the world. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau) is a futurist, scholar, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. He is cur...
Guest: Giovanni Fili
199
Aug. 20, 2024
Microscale 3D printing
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews John Kawola, CEO of Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF). They discuss the opportunities of micro-scale 3D printing to transform supply chains, create new products, and achieve better sustainability, both in terms of current market and futuristic uses that include AI. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. I...
Guest: John Kawola
190
Jan. 23, 2024
Robotic AI
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews Daniel Theobald, Founder of Vecna Robotics and MassRobotics. They discuss the future of robotic AI, the major use cases in factories, logistics, and elsewhere, the impact of generati...
Guest: Daniel Theobald
140
Feb. 22, 2022
When will Conversational AI get Real?
In episode 140 of the Futurized podcast, the topic is: When will conversational AI get real? Our guest is Joe Bradley, Chief Scientist, LivePerson (@liveperson), in conversation with our host, futurist Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau). In this conversation,...
Guest: Joe Bradley
148
Feb. 1, 2022
Tech, Art and Transformation
Author Nathalie Nahai guests the Futurized podcast, hosted by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they discuss her new book Business Unusual: Values, Uncertainty and the Psychology of Brand Resilience which is about consumer trends and dig...
Guest: Nathalie Nahai
141
Nov. 30, 2021
Investing in Sci-Tech Futures
In episode 145 of the Futurized podcast (@futurized2), the topic is: Investing in Sci-Tech Futures. Our guest is Shahin Farshchi (@Farshchi), Partner, Lux Capital. In this conversation, they talk about investing in emerging science and technology venture...
Guest: Shahin Farshchi
140
Nov. 10, 2021
Health Tech Reboot
In episode 147 of the Futurized podcast (@futurized2), the topic is: Health Tech Reboot. Today, I have no guest. Instead, I'm talking about my new book, Health Tech: Rebooting Society's Software, Hardware and Mindset. In this episode, I answer the follow...
Guest: Trond Arne Undheim
107
Aug. 17, 2021
The Future of Art and Tech
Ben Kovalis, co-founder and CMO at Art.ai, interviewed by Futurized's podcast host Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist and author. In this conversation, they talk about what it means to use artificial intelligence to create one-of-a-kind artworks gen...
Guest: Ben Kovalis
100
June 15, 2021
The Future of Medicine is Invisible
Bertalan Meskó, Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, interviewed by Trond Arne Undheim, futurist and author. In this conversation, we talk about the emergence of rapid healthcare transformation. Current best practices. We cover the many disruptive...
Guest: Bertalan Meskó
96
May 18, 2021
Practicing Multimodal AI
Slater Victoroff, CTO and founder of Indico, the enterprise AI startup, interviewed by host Trond Arne Undheim, futurist, investor, and author. In this conversation, we talk about how Slater was picking trash off of the Wellesley dump for school engineer...
Guest: Slater Victoroff
95
May 11, 2021
Seed VC Trends: Founder Obsession
Tyler Norwood, Partner at Antler, the global early stage venture capital firm, interviewed by host Trond Arne Undheim, futurist, investor, and author. In this conversation, we talk about how Tyler got into venture. We discuss betting on founders, teams a...
Guest: Tyler Norwood
92
April 6, 2021
The Future of Vertical Farming
Eddy Badrina, CEO of Eden Green, interviewed by host Trond Arne Undheim, futurist, investor, and author. In this conversation, we talk about whether indoor grown food is equally healthy? How has the space of vertical farming emerged? We discuss the deman...
Guest: Eddy Badrina
79
Jan. 14, 2021
Futuristic AI
Ben Goertzel, CEO and founder of SingularityNET and Chairman of the Artificial General Intelligence Society, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about Futuristic applications of interoperable AI. Sophia- the robot. ...
Guest: Ben Goertzel
70
Jan. 1, 2021
The Future of Cleantech
Neal Dikeman, Managing partner and founder of Energy Transition Ventures, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about Where do we currently stand on energy transition? Disruptive forces (tech, regulation, business m...
Guest: Neal Dikeman
61
Dec. 22, 2020
The emergent Arabian startup scene
Gary Sheynkman, a first generation immigrant (to the US) from Kiev, Ukraine living in Dubai who runs Leyden Ventures, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about Arabian Tech. The Arabian startup scene. Accelerators...
Guest: Gary Sheynkman
56
Dec. 3, 2020
Soft Robotics
Timothy Morrissey, CEO and co-founder of Artimus Robotics interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about why develop artificial muscles? Tim explains the differences between; actuators, motors, engines, machines, robots,...
Guest: Timothy Morissey
64
Nov. 30, 2020
Startup Mentoring in UAE
Wafa Omar, founder of BizWhisper, a startup which is specialized in creative problem solving for entrepreneurs in the MENA region through mentoring, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about startup mentoring in the ...
Guest: Wafa Omar
52
Nov. 24, 2020
The Future of Peer-to-Peer
Michel Bauwens, Founder of the P2P Foundation and co-author of Peer-to-Peer: The Commons Manifesto, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talked about how the world may have reached a tipping point where the balance betwee...
Guest: Michel Bauwens
66
Nov. 20, 2020
The Serendipity of Social Innovation
Christian Busch, Director, NYU Global Economy Program, interviewed by Trond Arne Undheim, futurist and author. In this conversation, they talk about serendipity, the art and science of creating good luck, and how it is intimately related to future trend...
Guest: Christian Busch
51
Nov. 19, 2020
AI for Learning
Futurist David Shrier, Managing Director and co-founder of Esme Learning Solutions. and Associate Fellow at Oxford University, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about what’s next in digital learning innovation. ...
Guest: David Shrier
47
Nov. 5, 2020
How to Invest in Sci-Fi Tech?
Adam Draper, Managing Director and co-founder of Boost, the startup accelerator and VC firm, is interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about taking your investment advice from sci-fi movies. Exoskeletons, jet packs, ...
Guest: Adam Draper
21
Aug. 25, 2020
What's next in Energy Storage?
Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Joe Adiletta, Senior Director at Ionic Materials, the battery storage spun out of Tufts University. After listening, check out Ionic Materials and Joe Adiletta's online profile: Ionic Materials https://ionicmateri...
Guest: Joe Adiletta
June 19, 2020
Futurized Trailer
Are you exited or curious about the future? Does your job depend on it? Futurized goes beneath the trends, tracking the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics, and the environment. Join Trond Arne Undheim, futur...