AI – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com Save time with your high-quality podcast Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:40:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.18 https://maxpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-MaxPodcasting_favicon_gold-32x32.png AI – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com 32 32 Ahmed Beshry – Wild Business Growth Podcast #298: Smart Shopping Cart, Caper Co-Founder https://maxpodcasting.com/ahmed-beshry/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:40:00 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=9260 Dive in headfirst. That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth podcast guest, Ahmed Beshry. Ahmed is the Co-Founder of Caper. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 298: Ahmed Beshry – Smart Shopping Cart, Caper Co-Founder

Ahmed Beshry, the Co-Founder of Caper, joins the show to share his journey from Y Combinator (YC) to creating the smart shopping cart. Hear how to figure out your most valuable product attributes, when to start pitching customers, how Caper got acquired by Instacart, the biggest difference between universities in the US and Canada, and the element of chemistry Ahmed geeks out about. This episode covers everything from YC to . Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • What’s the QueueHop story
  • Where did the idea for Caper come from
  • So many watermelons
  • What has driven the growth and fundraising success of Caper
  • Rubik’s Cube
  • Is it called uni in Canada
  • Periodic Table
  • Yoda

Connect with Ahmed at Caper.Ai and Instacart.com.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

SquadShot Ahmed Beshry
AB!
Caper cart
Caper cart in action
  • The Unusual: Pet Peeves, Quirks, and Weird Talents
    • [24:50] Nice, Max
    • [24:55] What’s a quirk Ahmed has
    • [25:41] Sounds delightful
    • [25:49] What’s Ahmed’s biggest pet peeve
    • [26:31] What a perfect use of time
    • [26:43] What’s a Weird Talent Ahmed has
    • [27:00] Rubik’s Cube
  • Rapid-Fire Q&A
    • [31:56] What are Ahmed’s Final Thoughts
    • [33:22] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
    • [33:36] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Ahmed
    • [33:41] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
    • [33:43] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
    • [33:45] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
    • [33:50] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
    • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
Ahmed Beshry - Wild Business Growth Podcast #298: Smart Shopping Cart, Caper Co-Founder

What is the Wild Business Growth podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding and professional-looking podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Ahmed Beshry on the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And enjoy the Caper carts with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> Kordel France – Wild Business Growth Podcast #288: Sense of Smell in Machines, Theta Diagnostics https://maxpodcasting.com/kordel-france/ Wed, 22 May 2024 01:40:00 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=8895 Machines that can smell. That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth podcast guest, Kordel France. Kordel is the Founder and CTO of Theta Diagnostics. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 288: Kordel France – Sense of Smell in Machines, Theta Diagnostics

Kordel France, the Founder and CTO of Theta Diagnostics, joins the show to share his journey from self-driving tractors to developing the sense of smell in robots and machines. Hear how smell sensors work, the top use cases for machines that can smell, how to convince potential clients your technology isn’t too futuristic, the dog breed with the best sense of smell, and the one scent Kordel would smell for the rest of his life. This episode covers everything from ants to I, Robot. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • What branch of STEM is Kordel’s favorite
  • Where did the idea for Theta Diagnostics come from
  • How do you give machines a sense of smell
  • What’s the biggest “aha” moment Kordel has had building Theta Diagnostics
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
  • How do you put sense of smell into robots
  • What other sense is Kordel fascinated by
  • Breathalyzers

Connect with Kordel at ThetaDx.Ai and on LinkedIn.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

SquadShot Kordel France
Kordel the human!
Kordel France Theta Diagnostics
I know some of these words
  • Rapid-Fire Q&A
    • [23:26] What other sense is Kordel fascinated by
    • [24:08] German Shepherd
    • [24:26] If Kordel could smell one thing for the rest of his life, what would it be
    • [24:59] Connect with Kordel at ThetaDx.Ai and on LinkedIn
    • [25:27] What are Kordel’s Final Thoughts
    • [26:06] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
    • [26:17] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Kordel
    • [26:31] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
    • [26:32] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
    • [26:35] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
    • [26:40] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
    • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
Kordel France - Wild Business Growth Podcast #288: Sense of Smell in Machines, Theta Diagnostics

What is the Wild Business Growth podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Kordel France on the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And smell something with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> David Greschler and Jonah Friedl – Wild Business Growth Podcast #275: Co-Founders of NomadGo https://maxpodcasting.com/david-greschler-jonah-friedl/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:19:00 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=8377 Go find customers – no matter how wild and crazy your idea seems at first. That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guests, David Greschler and Jonah Friedl. David and Jonah are the Co-Founders of NomadGo. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 275: David Greschler and Jonah Friedl – Co-Founders of NomadGo

David Greschler and Jonah Friedl, the Co-Founders of NomadGo, join the show to share their journey from mentor-mentee to reimagining inventory management through computer vision and spatial intelligence. Hear how to stay curious, match your tech to your vision, achieve product-market fit, unboxing the Apple Vision Pro, and the story behind Kirkland Signature and Costco. This episode covers everything from restaurants to iPads. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • What did David learn from selling Softricity to Microsoft
  • How did Jonah and David connect
  • What is Computer Vision
  • “Glass of water”
  • How much should you focus on your tech
  • Spatial Inventory
  • What was David’s favorite “retirement” activity
  • The Apple Cup

Connect with David and Jonah at Nomad-Go.com and on LinkedIn.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

SquadShot NomadGo
Let’s NomadGo for it
David Greschler and Jonah Friedl - Wild Business Growth Podcast #275: Co-Founders of NomadGo
How cool!?!
David Greschler and Jonah Friedl - Wild Business Growth Podcast #275: Co-Founders of NomadGo

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to David Greschler and Jonah Friedl on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. And try out some computer vision together – you might just see 20/20. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> Joe Schaeppi – Wild Business Growth Podcast #269: Video Game Brain Tester, Co-Founder of Solsten https://maxpodcasting.com/joe-schaeppi/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 02:46:00 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=8173 How can we use video games to learn more about each other? That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Joe Schaeppi. Joe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Solsten. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 269: Joe Schaeppi – Video Game Brain Tester, Co-Founder of Solsten

Joe Schaeppi, the Co-Founder and CEO of Solsten, joins the show to share his journey from performing adventure-based psychotherapy to pioneering cognitive assessments using video games. Hear the most interesting things we can learn about humans through video games, the science behind the flow state, how American cities were designed, the power of psychographics, and the Wildest theories about the universe. This episode covers everything from Harry Potter to Google Maps. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • How was Joe’s adventure in Switzerland
  • What is Adventure-Based Psychotherapy
  • Where did the idea for Solsten come from
  • The World Tour of Examples
  • How does Solsten work
  • What are the most interesting insights to come out of Joe’s research & work
  • Bounded Reciprocity
  • String Theory

Connect with Joe at Solsten.io, WellBeing.Solsten.io, and on LinkedIn.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

Joe Schaeppi - Wild Business Growth Podcast #269: Video Game Brain Tester, Co-Founder of Solsten
Joe coming to you from Sweden!
Solsten
Joe Schaeppi - Wild Business Growth Podcast #269: Video Game Brain Tester, Co-Founder of Solsten

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Joe Schaeppi on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. And discuss your theories of the universe together. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> Elnaz Sarraf – Wild Business Growth Podcast #158: Smart Toy Maker, Founder of ROYBI Robot https://maxpodcasting.com/elnaz-sarraf/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:53:44 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=4727 Imagine if you grew up learning from a robot. Seriously! That’s the creation of this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Elnaz Sarraf. Elnaz is the Founder and CEO of ROYBI Robot. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 158: Elnaz Sarraf – Smart Toy Maker, Founder of ROYBI Robot

Elnaz Sarraf, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of ROYBI Robot, joins the show to share her journey relocating from Iran to the US to pursue entrepreneurship and inventing the world’s first Ai-powered robot to teach children language and STEM skills. Hear how to create traction before launching your product or service, pitch major media outlets, get into every Apple Store, how ROYBI Robot thrives on artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the iconic characters ROYBI reminds people of. This episode covers everything from artificial intelligence to the cover of TIME magazine. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • How did Elnaz get iBaby into every Apple store
  • What is ROYBI Robot
  • How did Elnaz switch from baby monitors to robots for kids
  • What were some of the biggest wins in the first rollout
  • How do kids react when they interact with ROYBI Robot
  • What types of YouTube videos inspire Elnaz
  • How do you create traction and momentum before launching your product
  • What was Elnaz’s reaction to seeing her product on the cover of TIME

Connect with Elnaz at ROYBIRobot.com and on LinkedIn.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

Elnaz Sarraf - Wild Business Growth Podcast #158: Smart Toy Maker, Founder of ROYBI Robot
Look alllll the way on the left!
Elnaz Sarraf - Wild Business Growth Podcast #158: Smart Toy Maker, Founder of ROYBI Robot
Oh hey, ROYBI!
  • The Unusual: Pet Peeves, Quirks, and Weird Talents
    • [38:28] What is a quirk Elnaz has
    • [38:51] Extrovert, Introvert
    • [39:22] What is a weird talent Elnaz has
    • [40:17] Oh man
    • [40:31] What is Elnaz’s biggest pet peeve
  • Rapid-Fire Q&A
    • [48:12] Check out the Wild Business Growth Podcast on GoodPods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
    • [48:14] Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn at @MaxBranstetter
    • [48:16] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
    • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
Elnaz Sarraf - Wild Business Growth Podcast #158: Smart Toy Maker, Founder of ROYBI Robot

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur or innovator joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the crazy creative and unusual ways they grew their business, and provides tips for you to do it, too. Hear the woman who became the voice of Siri, the man who’s reinventing the sandcastle, how GaryVee’s partners are turning the wine world upside down, and more wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Elnaz Sarraf on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

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