May 2016

Deep Dives

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In this episode, Carlos was joined by Yodit Stanton and Verena Wimmer, to unpick exactly what we mean when we talk about Data Science, the role of the Data Scientist, how startups can think about using data and when to consider hiring for the role, which tools are best and what we'd like to see in the future. If you're ready to learn more about the power of data, this podcast provides a great place to start.

Yodit Stanton is Founder of new Seedcamp company Open Sensors, the Internet of Things startup providing public and private infrastructure for real-time data, she is also the organiser of Women in Data Meetups in London.

Verena Wimmer is Lead Data Analyst at Hassle, the online cleaning marketplace recently acquired by Helpling. Verena also organises Data Mates, which brings together data-wizards, journalists, and data-driven designers to tell beautiful stories with data every eight weeks in London.

Seedcamp Dives into Data Science

In this episode, Carlos was joined by Dr. James Smith and Jonathan Heusser, for a look into Bitcoin - what it is, what it means for the industry and how the startups developing within this new space. If you want to get to grips with Bitcoin and the future of payments, this podcast is the best place to start.

James Smith is CEO and Co-Founder of Seedcamp-backed startup, Elliptic. The company identifies illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain and provides services to the leading bitcoin companies and law enforcement agencies, globally. The team recently announced a $5M series A round to keep building out its blockchain forensics tool.  

Jonathan Heusser is Founder of Queueco, a market maker for digital currencies. They develop a scalable, automated trading platform and deploy it globally to trade on all major digital currency exchanges. Their strategies rely on the latest statistical and machine learning techniques and support the digital ecosystem by adding much-needed liquidity.

Seedcamp Dives into Bitcoin & Blockchain

On April 14th, 2016, the Young Insurance Professionals of Toronto hosted its second annual speaker panel event, with this year's discussion focusing on the impending arrival of driverless vehicles, and the implications for the P&C insurance industry.

YIPT Panel Discussion: The Future of Insurance in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles

For full information and tracklist, and to see the custom visuals by Stine Deja go to http://tankmagazine.com/live/tank/thug-entrancer

Radio Tank Mix: Thug Entrancer

Innovation or invention? Platform or app? Vertical or horizontal? Strategy or tactic? Does the smartphone eat VR? And (not to get all existential about it or anything but), what is an app, really?

a16z partners Benedict Evans, Connie Chan, Kyle Russell, and board partner Steven Sinofsky explore these tensions in this episode of the podcast as they share some quick reactions to Google I/O, Google's annual developer conference, where the company announced a number of new platform products -- for VR to messaging to the smart home.

Maybe most new things are really old things, but maybe those distinctions don't matter as artificial intelligence leaps into how we live our lives, automating (and anticipating) things in a new way...

a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O

In this episode, Carlos was joined by Ernesto Suarez, CEO of Halo Insurance Services, and Nikolaus Sühr, CEO and Co-Founder of Seedcamp's own KASKO, to discuss the future of insurance tech. The insurance market, like the financial and property markets, is poised for startups to shake up the status quo - and they already are! In this conversation, the three discuss what is happening in the space, the key players emerging across the sector and what we can expect to see in the coming years.

Seedcamp Dives into the Future of Insurance

Dasha Rush & Dino Sabatini Boiler Room Berlin Live Set

Out now on Bandcamp
https://pearsonsound.bandcamp.com/album/xlb

12" vinyl with new track 'Tsunan Sun' coming late July!

Pearson Sound - XLB

In the ‘Seedcamp Podcast Series’ we talk with key people in the tech startup industry to hear their stories, key advice and learnings from their experiences.

In this episode, Dr. Edward Challis Founder and CEO of Seedcamp-backed Re:Infer (https://reinfer.io/) and Christoph Auer-Welsbach, IBM Watson Partner Innovation, joined Carlos to discuss Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and whether or not we will have to worry about humanity’s fate in the future.

With their experienced backgrounds, we covered the state of artificial intelligence today, some of the plausible uses and evolution of AI in the near term, and dispelling some of the myths around what is AI and what it can and can’t do.

Related Bio Links - 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardchallis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophauerwelsbach/en

Seedcamp Dives into Artificial Intelligence with Reinfer & IBM Watson

In this episode, Carlos was joined by Matt Buckland, Head of Talent and HR of Lyst (www.lyst.co.uk), the fashion commerce platform, and Rob O’Donovan, Co-Founder & CEO of Seedcamp-backed CharlieHR (www.charliehr.com), the free HR platform for small businesses. We took a deep dive into best HR practices, a really hot topic for companies that are scaling their businesses and looking for the best tools and practices to manage their teams.

The importance of creating a company culture is already common knowledge, but as part of this podcast we explore this in more detail by actually defining it with examples from Matt & Rob's extended experience. They touch on ways to institutionalise and organise the processes, how software can turn real social interaction into meaningful data, and the importance of having a smooth, genuine on-boarding process for your new hires. 

Listen to great advice and real stories on what works best (or doesn’t) when it comes to categorising behaviour and getting a reality check on what does the new generation of hires find fulfilling in their roles - key defining elements that build up your brand culture and values.

Related Bio Links :
uk.linkedin.com/in/mlbuckland / twitter.com/ElSatanico 
uk.linkedin.com/in/robodonovan / twitter.com/rjodonovan
www.seedcamp.com / twitter.com/seedcamp
www.carlosespinal.com / twitter.com/cee

Seedcamp Dives into scaling Human Resources with Lyst and CharlieHR

Live from InsurTech Rising in London, our panel of insurtech experts open the conference with a forward-looking discussion, “Shaping the future of insurance”. What will the insurance industry look like in 5 years’ time, how will the customer experience change and how will this impact the way traditional insurers do business are just three questions our panellists tackle.

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Shaping the future of insurance

We welcome Solmaz Altan, Group CDO, and Christof Mascher, COO at Allianz to discuss changing customer behavior patterns, digital strategy, the role of InsurTech in digital transformation and staying ahead of the competition in the digital age.

Music: Funky Element - Bensound.com
Music: Funky Suspense - Bensound.com

Staying ahead of the competition

Staying ahead of the competition: lessons from an incumbent

Live from InsurTech Rising US in Boston, our exclusive panel discuss how established insurers are approaching the mammoth task of getting themselves fit for the future, and ready to compete or collaborate with InsurTech start-ups. Is fear the main driver of change, and is the pace fast enough to really transform a business? Featuring, Guy Fraker, Chief Innovation Officer at Insurance Thought Leadership, Zia Zaman, Chief Innovation Officer at Metlife and Dele Oladapo, Chief Enterprise Architect and Technical Innovation Officer at Prudential.

Insurers are on the road to change - but are they moving fast enough?

This Much I Know is the podcast from Seedcamp, Europe’s seed fund.

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Seedcamp Dives into the Future of Insurance

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