Tech Deciphered
Tech DECIPHERED brings you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We decipher their meaning, and add inside knowledge and context. Being nerds, we also discuss the latest gadgets and pop culture news. To understand what’s really happening behind the surface, join our hosts, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, investor, co-founder and managing partner at Strive Capital, and Bertrand Schmitt, entrepreneur, co-Founder & Chairman at App Annie. They have been each in tech for almost 25 years, are now based in Silicon Valley, having both previously worked and lived in Europe and Asia. With Tech DECIPHERED, discover how the best entrepreneurs pitch, how investors think, and what are the deep trends underlying the tech industry. To learn more about Tech DECIPHERED, head over to www.decipheredshow.com for more info about the podcast, show notes, resources and complete transcripts.
Episodes
Competing in a Future World of Infinite Intelligence
Navigation:
- Intro
- From Knowledge Workers to Judgment Workers
- The AI-Native Company: Org, Hiring, Culture
- The Human Element: Are We Underestimating It?
- Scenarios
- Our Take
- Conclusion
Our co-hosts:
- Bertrand Schmitt, Entrepreneur in Residence at Red River West, co-founder of App Annie / Data.ai, business angel, advisor to startups and VC funds, @bschmitt
- Nun...
Dead On Arrival: What was just Hype and what was just wrong Timing?
Some technologies and products get over-hyped, and never seem to come to fruition? Some just come to fruition, but years or even decades later?
In this episode of Tech Deciphered, what is Dead On Arrival versus just wrong timing
Navigation:
- Intro
- The Fork
- Cold Open
- General Magic
- The Metaverse
- Dead on Arrival
- The soon to be Resurrected…
- Conclusion
...
The Great Talent Redistribution: Where is Talent Actually Going in 2026 and beyond?
Is the start-up compensation model broken? How about big Big Tech? How about non-tech small & medium businesses? What is happening to talent, going forward? This and many other topics in this episode of Tech Deciphered.
Navigation:
- Intro
- The Broken Contract?
- The Great Unbundling
- The Three (?) Destinations
- Alternative Cap Tables, Alter...
The Great private Capital Reset is upon us. Markets are volatile and driving new economic imperatives.
Are VC funds still VC funds, even if they raise billions per fund? What happened to the rest of the market? What is driving VC investments?
What do Limited Partners think? What is on their minds?
This and more, in episode 76 of Tech Deciphered.
Navigation:
- Intro
- The State of the Reset: The Hangover from the Party?
- LP Fatigue ...
The SaaS multiples run was long, but it had to come to an end. Or Had it?
Navigation:
- Intro
- Setting The Scene
- The Roots — This Didn’t Happen Overnight
- The Structural Thesis — Why This Isn’t Just A Sell-Off
- The Private Market Fallout
- The Bull Case — Is The Market Wrong?
- Separating The Wheat From The Chaff — Who Survives?
- Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways
- Conclusion
Our co-hosts:
Who dares to make predictions in the current landscape? We do!
Our Predictions are back. Will our track-record continue on a high or will we be fundamentally wrong? Listen in to our Predictions for 2026
Navigation:
- Intro
- What will 2026 be all about?
- AI, AI and … more AI
- The big Hardware movements
- Of Start-ups and VCs
- Regulatory & Geopolitical Headwinds… and the Wars
- Fintech, Crypto and Frontier Tech
- Con...
Infrastructure was passé…uncool. Difficult to get dollars from Private Equity and Growth funds, and almost impossible to get a VC fund interested.
Now?! Now, it’s cool. Infrastructure seems to be having a Renaissance, a full on Rebirth, not just fueled by commercial interests (e.g. advent of AI), but also by industrial policy and geopolitical considerations.
In this episode of Tech Deciphered, we explore what’s c...
IWhat is our children’s future? What skills should they be developing? How should schools be adapting? What will the fully functioning citizens and workers of the future look like?
A look into the landscape of the next 15 years, the future of work with human and AI interactions, the transformation of education, the safety and privacy landscapes, and a parental playbook.
Navigation:
- Intro
- The Landscape: 2026–2040
- Th...
Can AI be a co-founder? Do you need a technical co-founder, any more? How about a business co-founder? What can AI do for you as co-founder? Will this become the “brave new world” of start-ups, small and medium businesses? For this and much more discussion, a no BS perspective on AI as a potential co-founder.
Our co-hosts:
- Bertrand Schmitt, Entrepreneur in Residence at Red River West, co-founder of App Annie /...
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