Tech Talks Daily

What does it really take to build the next generation of AI companies when the hype around scale begins to fade and real-world impact takes center stage?

In this episode, I sit down with David Blumberg, founder and managing partner at Blumberg Capital, to unpack what he believes will define the next wave of AI startups. With a track record that includes being the first investor in companies like Nutanix, Braze, and DoubleVerify, Da...

How do we talk about artificial intelligence without ignoring the very human consequences it can have on our mental health?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ragy Girgis, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, to unpack a topic that has quietly moved from the fringes of academic discussion into mainstream headlines. You have probably seen the term "AI psychosis" appearing more frequently, often surrounded by sp...

Why are so many AI projects failing to deliver real business value, despite the hype and investment? In this episode, I sit down with Jay Litkey, SVP of Cloud & FinOps at Flexera, to explore the growing gap between AI ambition and measurable results.

We discuss why findings from PwC reveal that only a small percentage of CEOs are seeing both revenue growth and cost savings from AI, and why the issue often comes down to a lack of cl...

How do you bring people together to do better work when everything around them feels increasingly complex, distributed, and uncertain?

In today's episode, I sat down with Jessica Guistolise from Lucid Software, and what struck me straight away was her belief that work has always been a group project, even if many organizations still behave as though it is not. 

Jessica shared how much of the friction we experience at work comes fro...

What happens when the very pricing model meant to speed up AI adoption ends up slowing it down?

In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Sameet Gupte, CEO and co-founder of EvoluteIQ, to discuss a part of the enterprise AI story that still doesn't get enough att...

How many bad customer experiences does it take before someone walks away for good? In my conversation with Amitha Pulijala, we explore why the answer might be fewer than most businesses are prepared for, and what that means for anyone investing in AI-powered customer experience.

New research from Cyara reveals a stark reality. Twenty-eight percent of consumers will abandon a brand after just one poor interaction, and nearly half ...

What does it really take to move AI from endless experimentation into something that creates real business value? In this episode, I sat down with Tom Alexander, Head of Innovation and Transformation at CrossCountry Consulting, to talk about why so many organizations still struggle to turn AI ambition into meaningful outcomes.

Tom works closely with executive and CFO teams that are either unsure where to begin or frustrated that ea...

Is the endpoint still just a device, or has it quietly become one of the most important control points in modern enterprise security?
Recording live from IGEL Now And Next in Miami, I sat down once again with Darren Fields for what has become an annual check-in on how fast the industry is really changing. And this time, the conversation feels very different.

Over the last 12 months, the discussion has moved well beyond traditional ...

What does it really take to move from talking about Zero Trust… to actually making it work in the real world?

Recording live from IGEL Now And Next in Miami, I caught up with John Walsh for what has now become something of a tradition, our third conversation together, and one that reflects just how much has changed in the last 12 months.

When we last spoke, the focus was on securing the edge and rethinking security through a preven...

How long would it actually take your organization to recover every endpoint after a major cyber incident?

Recording live from IGEL Now And Next in Miami, I sat down with James Millington to explore a question that most businesses think they've answered, but rarely have. Because when you move beyond theory and start mapping out the real process, the numbers tell a very different story.

James shared examples from real organizations t...

What does it actually take to rethink the endpoint in a world shaped by AI, Zero Trust, and the growing convergence of IT and operational technology?

Recording live from IGEL Now and Next in Miami, I sat down with Matthias Haas to unpack what he describes as a genuine transformation moment for enterprise computing. This wasn't a conversation about incremental change. It was about challenging long-held assumptions around devices, se...

How do you rebuild an entire industry that most people accept as slow, fragmented, and frustrating?

In this episode, I sit down with Dan Lifshits, co-founder of Dwelly, to explore how AI is being used to rethink the rental market from the inside out. What struck me most in this conversation is how Dwelly isn't approaching property management as a software layer you simply bolt on. Instead, they are acquiring rental agencies and reb...

How are businesses supposed to grow when technology is moving faster than regulation, customer expectations keep shifting, and AI is changing the rules in real time?

In this episode, I sat down with Derya Matras, Vice President of EMEA at Meta, to talk about what growth really looks like for businesses operating in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa right now.

This was a fascinating conversation because it went far beyond the usua...

What happens when AI ambition starts moving faster than the infrastructure built to support it?

In this episode, I spoke with Lee Caswell, SVP of Product and Solutions at Nutanix, about the latest Enterprise Cloud Index and what it tells us about where enterprise IT really is right now. There is no shortage of AI headlines, product launches, and promises about what comes next, but this conversation gets behind the noise and into th...

How far can we trust research that is generated without asking a single human being?

In this episode, I sat down with Jordan Harper from Qualtrics to unpack one of the most talked-about developments at the Qualtrics X4 Summit, synthetic research. It is a topic that sparks curiosity, excitement, and a fair amount of skepticism in equal measure. And honestly, that tension is exactly why this conversation matters.

Jordan brings a rare...

What does customer experience really mean when every company claims to put the customer first?

In this episode, I sat down with Jeannie Walters, founder of Experience Investigators, to unpack why so many organizations talk about customer experience yet struggle to turn it into something that drives real business outcomes. With more than two decades of hands-on work across industries, Jeannie brings a perspective that cuts through t...

What does a great patient experience really look like when people are at their most vulnerable?

In this episode, I sat down with Stanford Health Care's SVP and Chief Patient Experience and Operational Performance Officer, Alpa Vyas, to explore how one of the world's leading healthcare organizations is rethinking the human side of care.

From the outside, healthcare is often seen as a system of processes, technology, and clinical out...

What happens when customer experience stops being a soft metric and starts becoming a direct driver of revenue, retention, and real-time action?

In this episode, I sat down with Jeff Gelfuso, SVP and Chief Product and Experience Officer at Qualtrics, during X4 Summit in Seattle to talk about how AI is changing the way businesses understand and improve customer relationships. Jeff shared how his role sits at the point where product,...

What does it really mean to lead in AI when the headlines are loud, the claims are endless, and the real signals are often buried under hype?

In this episode, I sit down with Ed White from Clarivate to make sense of one of the most important questions in technology right now, who is actually leading the AI innovation race, and what does the data really tell us? 

Ed leads the Clarivate Centre for IP and Innovation Research, where hi...