Digital Nexus
Digital Nexus brings you inside Australia’s AI frontier. Hosts Chris Sinclair and Mark Monfort sit down with founders and leaders shaping the market, uncovering the products, journeys, and ideas driving AI adoption. Smart, unfiltered, and a little cheeky — it’s your backstage pass to the people redefining Australia’s tech future (and the world of course). Mark Monfort, the tech wizard behind the @AusDefi Association and NotCentralised, isn't just a name—he's a legend. With blockchain fin-tech victories under his belt, he's now on a quest to build the ultimate #LLM, SIKE.ai, enhancing business workflows and securing data like a true digital sorcerer. Nothing can stop him! Chris Sinclair, the design guru and UX/CX mastermind, knows the secrets of digital innovation and business strategy like the back of his hand. Partnered with Digital Village, a league of specialists leading the charge in product development and innovation, Chris is here to prove that the old ways of working are no match for the future! Get ready for epic discussions, expert perspectives, and a sneak peek into the future of digital innovation. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and stay tuned for more episodes as we explore the frontiers of technology with a dash of humour and a whole lot of superhero flair...or fails!
Episodes
Build Real AI Products (Fast): Product Manager to Community Builder with Kurt Yang (Fintech & EdTech, RAG, Embedded Finance)
From banker to PM to community catalyst, Kurt Yang shares how non-engineers are shipping functional AI prototypes, validating with customers, and turning meetups into massive and strong ecosystems.
Chapters:
4:17 – Community lessons for PMs
8:34 – De-risking AI with stakeholders<...
Michelle Gilmore (CEO & Co-founder, Juno) built a digital twin of herself to scale her business. Juno conducts high-quality, qualitative interviews—turning Michelle's 20+ years, and 10,000+ research projects into an AI “listening engine.” We dive into how Juno runs real conversations at scale, why expertise-in-the-loop beats checkbox surveys, and how a digital twin lets a CEO focus on strategy while the AI handles the hea...
From IBM strategist to startup founder, Serena Lam is building Fuzzy AI to reshape B2B sales with hyper-personalized outreach. In this candid conversation, she shares her founder journey, lessons from building in AI, and where sales tech is heading next.
👉 Expect practical founder advice, the realities of building with limited resources, and insights into how design thinking and AI workflows are changing the game.
In this episode of Digital Nexus, we sit down with Sha-mayne Chan, Co-founder of Friyay and Wakey Wakey Sales, to unpack how AI is reshaping startups, SMEs, and big business in Australia.
We cover:
🚀 How startups can now build products without a tech co-founder
📱 The story behind Wakey Wakey, an AI SMS sales assistant helping small businesses scale
🏦 Why big corporates are finally moving past endless PO...
In Episode 32 of Digital Nexus, we go from the bush to the boardroom. Kev the Yowie returns as we unpack the latest in AI trends, Google’s Gemini V3, OpenAI’s new business features, and Perplexity’s research mode. We dive into AI adoption in Australia, explore how Perplexity outperforms in real-world research comparison tests, and showcase our entry into the world’s largest AI hackathon. Plus, we reveal how ambient agents and agent...
🚀 Episode 31 Post-Google I/O Shockwave, Agentic AI Chaos & a $1M Hackathon?
🎙️ Hosted by Chris & Mark | Witty, high-energy, and absolutely packed with insights
Still catching your breath from Google I/O?
So is the entire AI industry. In this episode, the boys sift through the aftershocks—and unearth gold from the companies overshadowed by Google’s tidal wave.
🔥 Highlights this week:
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📍 New studio. Bigger ideas. Massive week in AI.
Mark & Chris celebrate the “Dirty 30” of Digital Nexus in style—recording from a new space powered by FEX Global—and dive headfirst into the wildest week of AI news we’ve seen yet.
🔥 In this episode:
- Google’s AI Overload from I/O: Gemini’s supercharged updates, life-like video generation with Veo, try-on AI in Google Shopping, new coding tools & search redefined
- OpenAI&apos...
In this episode of Digital Nexus (#29), we dive into the latest in AI tools, prototyping trends, and productivity myths. We explore how Australians are using AI, updates from OpenAI and Claude, and why most people are still prompting AI wrong. We break down MVPs vs prototypes, share insights from MBA teaching sessions, and unpack Google’s move into Figma-style tools. Plus: what “vibe coding” really means, why you still need to unde...
In the latest Digital Nexus podcast, we talk about all things AI from the national radio station using undisclosed AI announcers and the low levels of trust in AI among Australians. We also cover the necessity of AI education contrasted by recent AI policy changes and their potential impacts on journalism and news accuracy.
We also cover an upcoming UX and AI course from Chris, and some highlights on revamped the Sike kno...
In this episode of Digital Nexus, we explore groundbreaking AI news and practical applications with tech entrepreneur Ned Moorfield from Product Edge AI. Ned, a veteran of Google, Eventbrite, and co-founder of GoCatch, shares insider insights into AI strategies transforming businesses.
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AI news, Anthropic Claude, XAI, OpenAI modules, Google Gemini 2.5, ChatGPT image generation, deepfa...
👨🚀 Hosted by Mark & Chris | 🦕 Yes, they’re still dinosaurs (for now)
🔗 WATCH NOW to see AI in action, industry-shaking news, and a wild website demo that might just give CEOs an existential crisis.
💥 What’s Inside This Episode?
Mark and Chris are back with a jam-packed update on all things AI, tech, and the Aussie innovation scene. From Google’s latest moves to hands-on demos of futuristic tools...
In the latest episode of the we highlight the news but deep dive into Manus, a new AI agent tool currently in beta but making big waves around the world. We also dive into one of the open source tools that Manus is built on with Cline. In news we look at Grok AI's integration into X, Nvidia's partnership with Disney and more.
TIMESTAMPS
05:27 - AI News Roundups
15:47 - Diving into Manus
28:50 - Cline...
Kicking off with AI reflections reminiscent of Black Mirror, we dive into how emerging tools are breaking perception barriers. Chris shares exciting AI tools under development, while we also spotlight DeepSeek, a groundbreaking model adopted by major players like Microsoft and Perplexity AI.
We examine key use cases, fine-tuning methods, and the broader opportunities Deep Seek presents for innovation and automation. Don’t ...
Welcome back to another episode of the Digital Nexus podcast.
👀 Episode Highlights:
- Apple's iOS summary feature and what it means for your notifications
- Game-changing ChatGPT functionalities and how they compare to new models like Deep Seek
- Trump’s election win and the announcement of Project Stargate, a groundbreaking tech partnership
- Tools you can’t miss: Perplexity’s Sonar, the Prompt Cowboy, and more!
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Welcome back to another Digital Nexus episode, this time it's the first one for 2025. It's just Mark on this show with Chris off-sick but there in spirit. We have a whole lot to cover so let's get into it - jump ahead in the timestamps below and make sure to like, share and subscribe.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Digital Nexus podcast website and YouTube videos
2:37 - Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT...
In the latest episode of the Digital Nexus podcast, it’s the last of the year with Mark and Chris diving into significant advancements in artificial intelligence and emerging technology. They kick off the discussion with an introduction to the newly launched Australian Defi Association website and a round-up of OpenAI's notable announcements over a 12-day period, including the introduction of Sora, a video generation tool. The...
In the latest episode of the Digital Nexus Podcast, Mark and Chris explore updates from OpenAI, Claude, and the Australian Senate's recent recommendations on AI regulation. We also highlight new updates from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and even our own update of the Aus DeFi website as well as a demo of Fuzzy Sequence.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro and updates
4:05 - Techstars Demo Day
8:22 - 12 days of shipmas by...
In this episode we come to you live from the Australian Crypto Conference where we highlight the experiences and the convergence of AI and blockchain technologies. In news this week we coveredAmazon's $4 billion investment in Anthropic and improvements in ChatGPT 4O, alongside challenges like issues with facial recognition at Bunnings. In the blockchain and crypto segment, the discussion covered recent Blockies Awards winners,...
In Episode 16 of the Digital Nexus podcast we dive into the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match and look at some AI-generated content to compare it with. We also go through Google Gemini , Microsoft's Earth Copilot initiative, and closer look at the ongoing tensions between Elon Musk and Sam Altman at OpenAI. We then dive into an extensive demonstration of AI for website creation covering Claude, Vercel and Bolt
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In the latest episode of the Digital Nexus podcast, we dive into a rich discussion centered around the impact of AI on search engines, particularly comparing new tools like Perplexity and ChatGPT against traditional giant Google. The episode opens with updates on the current AI landscape, including a comparison of AI advancements to human cognition and insights from Mark's work on various AI applications and more.
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