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In this podcast, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Principal Tim Meagher talks with SweatWorks  Founder and CEO, Mohammed Iqbal.  SweatWorks is a design development agency focused on delivering bespoke digital products to the fitness industry. When they first started in 2012 wearables were in their infancy (the pre-Apple Watch days), but the market for digital fitness products has exploded since.  Tim and Mohammed cover a lot of things in this podcast; from the technology drivers for his company to how the COVID19 pandemic has changed the fitness market. Mohammed also provides this sage advice for other founders: “You know what you know really well, but you really don’t know much about anything else. I learned that pretty quickly, but it took time. In fact, I think I’m still learning.” For entrepreneurs who have to wear many hats early on, knowing the value of your time and where your capability limits are, especially as you scale up your business, is really important. For more nuggets

In this podcast, we chat with Kashif Hasnie, CEO of Air Traffic Awareness (ATA) along with Susan Gonzalez and Larry Hill, two of Kashif’s MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge Mentors.  Located in Kansas City, Missouri (home of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation), ATA is engineering the future of in-flight safety, their technology is helping pilots to make more efficient decisions to avoid midair collisions. Flying a private plane is nearly as deadly as driving a car. Collisions are among the top causes of aircraft accidents in the world. Under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR), a pilot only knows of other aircraft in their area by looking out the window. ATA’s patent-pending technology solution, SAGA, increases safety in the cockpit. Some of the topics we cover in this podcast include: * What makes Kansas City a great place for a startup? * What drew Susan and Larry to what Kashif was working on at Air Traffic Awareness?* What were the biggest challenges/issues the team identified when they first

In this episode, we (once again) teamed up with our podcast partners at Failure - the Podcast to chat with Startup Spotlight 2020 Week #1 winners Cloud Agronomics. Have you ever looked out over the Midwest farmlands while taking a cross country flight?  Just another pretty view, you ask? The guests of this podcast, Mark Tracy, CEO and Alex Zhuk, Co-Founder, think not. A picture can be worth a whole lot and a cornfield from on high is the real money shot.  Imagine, if you could identify rows of maze ripening ahead of schedule or under siege by the infamous corn borer. (Yes, unlike earwigs, corn borers do really like corn).  Yields might go up and costs down.  And, while most city dwellers can size up a garden in seconds, gauging the health of a mega-acre factory farm is another matter entirely. Cloud Agronomics is a geospatial imaging and analytics company creating a living map of global agriculture. They provide next-generation analytics on crop performance that changes the way the industry looks at crop y

Marc Filerman Is the CEO at the German Accelerator Life Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is a health tech entrepreneur and intrapreneur. This means that he develops markets, gets involved in commercialization and accelerates innovation for technology-enabled healthcare products and services. Marc has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on product design as an undergraduate and on artificial intelligence for his graduate work. Marc also serves as a mentor here at MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge (next cohort coming up soon, view info here). During this podcast, brought to us by Susan Glovsky, principal at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, we learn a little bit more about Marc, the German Accelerator Life Sciences, important things non-US companies trying to enter the US Market should know, and much more. Have a listen!

In this well-timed podcast (given that Massachusetts is expecting a very high rate of mosquito-borne EEE cases) you'll learn more about Startup Spotlight 2020 Week #2 winner, Hanan Lepek CEO of Senecio Robotics and the important work they're doing to help rid the world of disease-carrying mosquitos.

The team from Cambridge Blockchain has been dedicated to giving control of personal data back to users while delivering the benefits of trusted, distributed identity to both consumers and organizations. They first focused their efforts on blockchain-based Enterprise Data Management software; but now they’re pivoting a bit in order to help employers get people back to work during the COVID-19 pandemic with Tracelinks Monitor, a workforce safety product that allows companies to follow reopening procedures to privately and securely track employee attendance, daily symptoms screening, and body temperature. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Alok Bhargara, CEO and Co-Founder at Cambridge Blockchain (and friend I met while working out of the CiC in Cambridge) for a podcast to discuss their latest effort with Tracelinks Monitor and how they ensure trust, one of the most critical components in the social contract between consumers and providers of digital solutions.  As we all know, data is currency to man

What does it take to bring a product, like a medical device, from prototype to production?  For many companies, especially startups, figuring out manufacturing and supply chain issues is a big hurdle and there are often important considerations that are overlooked if they choose to go it alone. An Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) can be a helpful partner, but many companies may be reluctant to outsource manufacturing because of IP or other concerns. In this podcast, brought to us by Susan Glovsky, Principal at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, we meet and chat with Matthias Brem, Senior Global Program Manager (MSGP), Marketing & Sales at Zollner Elektronik AG. As a mechatronic systems service provider, Zollner supports clients across the entire value chain: from customer-specific development and design at the beginning of the product lifecycle through the sample and serial production, including supply chain management and materials management, and all the way to after-sales service. As an experienced Pro

Avener Halperin is a veteran high tech executive. He has served in several senior management positions including CEO of Emmunet, VP Marketing at Radcom (NASDAQ: RDCM), and VP of Business Development at Lenslet. He also led the R&D team at Eldat Communications (acquired by Pricer) and was the Department Head of an R&D Unit in the IDF Intelligence Corps where he won the Intelligence Innovation Award. He was part of EarlySense’s founding team in 2004 and served as CEO of the company until 2019. EarlySense developed breakthrough medical sensing and AI platform, that saves tens of thousands of lives every year. Originally intended to help overcome the Asthma of the co-founders' kids, EarlySense has already been used to improve the care of patients, including COVID-19 patients. In this podcast, Avner shares the exciting story of inventing and continuously pivoting a digital health startup until success is found. He also shares some takeaways on diversity, sustainability, and the future of medical AI. We were th

The best-laid plans often go awry…as they say. Today is March 23, 2020, the day we were SUPPOSED to be at the MIT Media Lab hosting 100’s of people at our annual Connected Things 2020 Conference. But instead of having a cocktail

Evolv Technology adds a layer of physical security for venues using connected AI and edge processing methods. In this Connected Things 2020 preview podcast, we chat with Michael Ellenbogen, Founder & Head of Advanced Technology, Evolv Technology, about safety as a basic human right. Evolv’s vision is to create a layer of unobtrusive physical security […] The post Evolv Technology is Securing Venues Using Innovative New Sensors and Advanced AI appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

Very offers end-to-end IoT development that helps Enterprise/Industrial and Consumer brands bring IoT solutions to life. In this podcast interview, Mark Thirman, MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge’s Connected Things 2020 Conference chair chats will Bill Brock, VP of Engineering at Very about trends he’s observed from use cases in real-life IoT deployments that combine three or […] The post Trend Spotting from Very’s Industrial and Consumer IoT Deployments appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

Affectiva spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009 and is on a mission to humanize technology. But what does that mean? In this podcast interview Mark Thirman, Connected Things 2020 Conference Chair chats with Affectiva’s Chief Marketing Officer (and Connected Things 2020 keynote), Gabi Zijderveld about their pioneering work in Emotion AI and Human […] The post Gabi Zijderveld, Affectiva’s CMO on Humanizing Tech with Emotion AI appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

Joel Bagnal is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Vericlave, Inc., a cybersecurity company focused on offering customers a highly differentiated national security grade solution that conceals networks and prevents hacks against critical assets. Joel is no stranger to difficult scenarios. On 9/11, he was in the Pentagon just a few offices away from […] The post Securing Devices & Networks for the Future Growth of IoT appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

This week, hundreds of thousands of technology fanatics have made their annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Upon entering the convention center, visitors were greeted by huge TVs. Little do many of these folks know, those TVs may actually be Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this Connected Things 2019 (happening March […] The post This is your TV on (Disruptive) IoT appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

As part of our 40th-anniversary celebration, we’re catching up with successful entrepreneurs who have a #MITEFStory and asking them about the past, present, and future both for them and for the MIT Enterprise Forum. Terry Hsiao is a serial entrepreneur, advisor, and investor.  His latest startup, Hook Mobile, a mobile cloud messaging services provider that […] The post Raising $ Today vs. “Back in the Day” and Other Insights from Terry Hsiao appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

Since 2009, MindSea has developed hundreds of mobile applications for startups, news media giants, and nearly everything in between. Using their strategic expertise, they guide companies in planning, launching and growing their mobile offering to a widespread audience. Recognized for their applications’ outstanding user experience, as well as their exceptional client service, this Canadian team […] The post Mobile App Development appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

Developed by Boondoc Technologies, The Rounds provides physicians with a free, secure, online platform to collaborate and connect in real-time with colleagues across the country. Providing members with access to thousands of journal articles, posts, as well as clinical queries from colleagues, and insights and research from subject matter experts, The Rounds is reinventing how […] The post Reinventing Healthcare Communications: An Interview with The Rounds appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

4Deep In-water Imaging is making waves in the world of 3D imaging. Developing patented holographic and fluorescence technology, the company from Nova Scotia, Canada is creating powerful microscopes that are not only faster and more precise than others on the market but are also incredibly versatile. You can meet the team in person at our […] The post Discovering the Potential of Holographic Technology with 4Deep In-water Imaging appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

In this podcast, Connected Things Conference Chair Mark Thirman introduces the participants on our Point/Counterpoint, Blockchain & IoT panel. This panel was partly inspired by the vintage SNL skit with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin coupled with the deluge of interest in the notion of Blockchain and IoT combined in some fashion. Frank Gillette, VP, and Principal […] The post Blockchain Meets IoT appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.

In this podcast with Steven Martin, Chief Digital Officer of GE Power, we get a preview of a few themes that will emerge in his keynote at the event on April 5th. Connected Things Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, spoke with Steve about key GE Power initiatives including; securing the grid, as GE is an active player in […] The post How GE Power Advances IoT appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge.