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28Oct 2020 by admin No Comments

Tech & The Human Connection with Doug McCollough

[vidseo id="13464" width="100%" excerpt="15" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "A leader in change." This is a re-play from the Disruption Now Summit 2020. Artificial Intelligence is less impactful unless you understand the human connections and problems you are seeking to solve. Artificial intelligence must have empathy and be more connected with the communities it impacts. Learn the tricks of the trade and the latest trends in automation. CONNECT WITH THE HOSTRob RichardsonEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered. BOOK ROB AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKERMORE WAYS TO WATCHthin Serious about change? Subscribe to our podcasts.SUBSCRIBE…

07Oct 2020 by admin No Comments

Jewel Burks-Solomon on Google Startups

Disruption Now, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Featured, Finance, Technology

[vidseo id="13497" width="100%" excerpt="15" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Get Funded."In this session from the Disruption Now Summit we discuss the best practices and approaches for getting funded as a start-up with Jewel Burks-Solomon. Burks is an advocate for representation and access in the technology industry. As co-founder of Partpic, a startup designed to streamline the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision, Jewel and her team built groundbreaking technology poised to change the way people everywhere locate products. Partpic raised over $2 million in seed funding from notable investors like AOL co-founder, Steve Case, and Comcast Ventures, and integrated its software into mobile apps/websites of large parts distributors and retailers. Partpic was acquired by Amazon in late 2016 and the technology now powers visual search for replacement…

22Jul 2020 by admin No Comments

Equity and AI Delusions

Disruption Now, Technology

[vidseo id="13696" width="100%" excerpt="15" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Tech Companies and their role on inclusion."Will Hayes CEO of Lucidworks is working to create a more engaging world in the digital space. As a black founder, Will Hayes believes Tech Companies don’t need to focus on being inclusive because of some social responsibility, they should do because it’s good economics. Will joined Lucidworks in 2013 as our Chief Product Officer and was appointed CEO in 2014. He has over 15 years of product, marketing, and business development experience. Prior to Lucidworks, he was head of technical business development for Splunk, where he was responsible for defining the company’s market category and key product feature sets. He created and led the company’s global partner program, building an ecosystem of consultants, developers,…

29Apr 2020 by admin No Comments

Corona and Cybersecurity: How to protect your business from trollers and hackers

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Technology

[vidseo id="24340" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! The Covid-19 pandemic has shutdown thriving small businesses forcing them to go from 100 to zero overnight. We summarize the Stimulus Act for the coronavirus, how you can apply, what loans are forgivable, and why you should apply regardless of the current state of your business or nonprofit. What you learn in this episode The importance of understanding human psychology with Cybersecurity.How vulnerable you are to losing control of your life without cybersecurityOvercoming mental blocks in your learning path. Overcoming racism and sexism in the tech worldResources to protect yourself in a digital workforce.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He…