Episodes

  • Here Comes the Sun

    Here Comes the Sun
    Jun 18 2024
    In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler talk with Chris Needham and Frank Oudheusden, engineering consultants in the solar field, about issues faced in designing solar arrays and how radical changes in the market and technology lead to radical adaptations of the associated engineering.

    “My advice is to find a growth industry where you're not staring at a whole mass of experts that got in before you so that you're allowed to try the new things and to make the mistakes.” - Chris Needham, Manager, Azimuth Advisory Services, LLC
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    55 mins
  • A Mother of Invention

    A Mother of Invention
    May 29 2024
    In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler talk with Lisa Myers, inventor of Ceres Chill. As a new mom, she built a successful business aiming to solve the problems she faced in the workplace as a nursing mother and lawyer.

    “I'm so proud to be working in support of hero moms and families everywhere, bringing science to the table.” - Lisa Myers, CEO and Founder, Ceres Chill
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    56 mins
  • A "Hip" Surgeon

    A "Hip" Surgeon
    May 1 2024
    In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler talk with Dr. Cecil Christensen, an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Christensen, a medical pioneer who performed the first hip replacement surgery in the U.S., shares stories and discusses the hard work, foresight, and innovation that guided him on his journey.

    “I had asked the British surgeon if I could come and work with him the following year. And he says, well, write me a letter. And so I did.” --- Cecil Christensen, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
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    54 mins
  • PMP @ The SXSW 2024 Capital Factory Startup Crawl

    PMP @ The SXSW 2024 Capital Factory Startup Crawl
    Apr 9 2024
    Join host Michael Glenn and guest host Dan Austin at the Capital Factory 2024 SXSW Startup Crawl. They travel the floor to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and government agency representatives who are bringing about the future of innovation.Your guided tour begins here:

    [1:55 ] Vlogmi—A social media platform focused on sharing genuine and authentic content to create a positive effect on digital well-being.

    [7:08 ] EVE—A drone network that can be safely used in an urban environment, allowing first responders to deploy the correct resources to quickly address a problem.

    [10:17 ] Free Water—An innovative advertising platform utilizing premium spring water packaging as an advertising medium while prioritizing philanthropy and sustainability.

    [13:54 ] Hubspot—A customer platform combining the software, integrations, and resources to connect a business’s marketing, sales, content management, and customer service.

    [18:10 ] NUTS—This data-centric security protects sensitive data itself, rather than just the perimeter of the system on which it is stored.

    [31:54 ] Space Cowboy—A system to capture and remove small pieces of space debris, reducing operational risk to satellite assets, and stewarding the orbital environment.

    [38:05 ] Sunfish—A user-friendly and person-portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with field-proven artificial intelligence (AI) and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

    [44:22 ] Mesodyne—A patented LightCell™ power generator converts any fuel into electricity via light, increasing the endurance of small systems to 10 times that of batteries.
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    47 mins
  • The Big Picture

    The Big Picture
    Mar 8 2024
    In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler meet with Barmak Heshmat and Christopher Barsi of Brelyon to discuss their immersive Ultra Reality displays. Their topics include the technical aspects behind the perspective and optics required to achieve a 10’ virtual display from a significantly smaller physical screen.
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    1 hr
  • Eyes in the Skies

    Eyes in the Skies
    Feb 6 2024
    In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler discuss earth observation with Clint Graumann, CEO and co-founder of Nuview, a company that is building a commercial satellite constellation dedicated to annually mapping the planet’s entire land surface using LiDAR technology.
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    53 mins
  • Harold and Kumar Go to Perkins

    Harold and Kumar Go to Perkins
    Jan 2 2024
    In this episode, Michael and Colin talk to Kumar Gaurav, a former manager on Perkins Coie’s Finance Digital Transformation team. While at the firm, Kumar developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform named Harold, for presenting varied manners of complex financials to firm partners. Kumar describes what the process was like for developing new inventions from within the unique law firm environment.
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    31 mins
  • PMP @ Austin Startup Week 2023

    PMP @ Austin Startup Week 2023
    Dec 14 2023
    1. 1:00 - Eve Vehicles—Drone network that can be safely deployed in an urban environment, allowing first responders to deploy the right resources to address a problem as quickly as possible.
    2. 10:29 - Advanced Telesensors—Provides completely touchless heart rate and respiratory rate sensing without the use of a wearable for everyday general wellness.
    3. 12:46 - Keywell.ai—Provides strategic data science and analytics services to help healthcare organizations improve outcomes and affect lives. It helps accelerate companies’ initiatives and keep ahead of the analytics modernization curve.
    4. 17:29 - Fastspring—Helps software as a service (SaaS) and software companies sell online by handling every payment from subscription management to tax collection, remittance, and more.
    5. 21:51 - Genetech Solutions—Provides a complete suite of digital services that help companies grow, including web design, cybersecurity services, mobile applications, page speed optimization, and more.
    6. 25:42 Doseform—Helps pharmacies automate manual tasks by providing AI-enabled workflow and patient engagement software.
    7. 29:35 - NUTS—Provides real-time heart rate, breath rate, and motion/occupancy status (which indicates movement, sleep, location, and lack of movement) in real time from your smartphone.
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    40 mins