Nano Community Tech

Nano Community Tech

Creating a community for tech startups in Australia to share how their technology is changing our lives for the better.

Episodes

July 24, 2022 38 mins

I had to opportunity to sit with Gabe Marzano, a cybersecurity specialists, to explore cybersecurity, its broad types and motivation behind the perpetrators.

Gabe began her journey in professional football with Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory. She then became the first female to qualify as an Army Work Diver in the Australian Defence Force. Subsequently, she moved to cybersecurity in va...

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In this episode Nga Nguyen, Founder of Portalstack, talks about the ways to enhance client experience for small or single-person service providers.  He details:

  • His background in serial entrepreneurship was the main driver behind Portalstack solving support solutions for small advisory services
  • Portalstack as a client management and communication platform target service based businesses minimising manual process...
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Great to see a Rugby Union team inspire the culture technology solution, Storyflik, in measuring culture in real-time - a real game changer. \Hish discusses all this and…

  • Storyflik allows the systematic method to share stories to inspire
  • Science behind story telling shows that it contributes to high performance
  • Real time culture measurement and analytics
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Joe remarked that his kids use technology less than him - yes I was surprised too.

In the first episode of 2022 of Tech Talk with Mates, Joe Drasin (Senior Director, University of Maryland, USA), discusses the impact of technology on different generations, work, his kids and more. Since technology is everywhere, does it reduce in novelty?

We also talked about:

  • Joe’s love for technology started which started a lo...
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In this episode, Katy shares her vision of ending food waste systematically. She is already on the way there…

  • Yume was founded in 2016 and is fast becoming a critical food rescue organisation
  • Eye opening when farmers from overseas couldn’t get the high quality of food Australia wastes/throws away
  • We can’t unsee and unhear the cries of the international farmers.
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I speak to a long time friend, Jess Hartono, who is the co-founder of an online lead generation company. She speaks about creating human-to-human relationships online, particularly over LinkedIn. Myths were debunked while Jess challenged the traditional ways of thinking about online sales.

We also discussed:

The impact of covid

Impact of solving one problem - relationship based selling

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Today’s guest is Ian Carson, a remarkable entrepreneur who co-founded SecondBite, a food rescue organisation which partners with big supermarkets, such as Coles, to reduce food waste.

Food rescue has only been around for around 10 years -making it a very new industry.

Community kitchens across Aus cook hundreds of meals everyday to reduce hunger. SecondBite helps with brining food to places...

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Author and Founder of Success on Purpose, Melonie Taylor, created a personal development practice which uses technology (online calls, social media) to create a connected environment. Her clients return for the personal connection which is primarily delivered online these days (due to the pandemic). Melonie believes we all share connections and the perceived ‘space’ between someone on a screen isn’t really there. She shares stories...

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Get insights on the technology use in the era of the pandemic from  a highly experienced Management Consultant, Roger Burlton. In this episode, Roger and I discuss:

  • Roger’s home office set up
  • Having more business than expected
  • Establishing professional relationships in video conferences
  • How bad his frequency flier points are
  • Small investments to improve...
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In this episode, I speak to Supported Travel eXperiences co-founders Yann Charavel and Andrew Hagar about the amazing work they do in providing people with disabilities with wonderful travel experiences. We discussed:

  • Challenges brought about by COVID-19 travel restrictions which make simple things like flight bookings taking a lot more effort
  • Technology allowing them to manage travel needs and r...
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In this episode, I speak to Patrick about the technology and thinking behind a sustainable reusable cup service for city-going coffee drinkers, called Cercle. 

 

We cover:

  • Why we need to move to reusable coffee cups

  • Driving sustainable behaviour change through convenience 

  • How the Cercle customer loop works 

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In the ‘fireside chat’, my mate, Jamie Murrell, and I explore our inner geek. We cover:

  • IPads, touch screens
  • Keeping in touch with family on socials
  • Tech we use at home and at work
  • More IPads
  • Screen protectors :)
  • Software updates
  • Walking dogs and surfing 
  • Annoying notifications 
  • Smart watches 
  • Psychology of responding to messages
  • Burpees
  • Favourite tech we won’t leave home without

About Jamie:

Jamie is a self confessed gad...

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Referred to as the Uber for waste, Recyclesmart uses technology to make recycling convenient. So convenient that you don’t have to leave your home (or be at home) to do your part for the environment. 

In this episode, Marco Prayer (CTO, Recyclesmart) gives us a look inside the ‘machine’ that runs a seamless recycling business.

  Marco Prayer has earned his deep expertise while working as Mobile Lead at Deloitte Consulting’s Digita...
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Wearable computing is being used all over the world to transform frontline work and during this episode of Nano Community Tech we unpack how and why.

Cameron Stevens, Solutions Engineer with RealWear, discusses how RealWear's head-mounted technology is increasing knowledge transfer and enhancing the safety and productivity of first-line work. We speak about the evolution of the technology from the mid-2000 era GO-PRO through to pur...

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Vijay Paul and Nish Krishnananthan, co-founders of Vantari VR, discuss surgery in VR, powered by AI for optimal training realism. Vantari VR helps doctors, students and nurses eliminate medical error by practicing procedures in Virtual Reality. Vijay has spent over 10 years in emergency medicine and trauma. Nish has equally spent a decade in medicine and surgery while authoring an international Urology textbook.

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April 24, 2021 37 mins

The future of marketing will leverage deep technology while navigating privacy challenges. I speak to Craig Bailey (Founder & Technical Director, XEN) to get an experienced marketer’s view. XEN works with sales and marketing teams in B2B technology companies to deliver strategy, implement marketing technology and drive business growth through digital marketing and lead generation campaigns.

 

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I chat with Daniel Jacob Rayner, CEO and Co-founder of Virtual Inspections, about the relevance of virtual property tours in speeding up decisions.

Virtual Inspections helps real estate agents remove common property fears and objections by providing virtual tours, the closest thing to walking through a property. 

Check out virtual tours here: http://www.virtualinspections.com.au/virtual-gallery/

 

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In this episode I speak to Mervin Chiang, a Corporate Technology Executive turned Pokémon Professor and owner of Brokenvase Games. His business is a Pokémon cards specialty game shop and cafe. He plans to use modern Intelligent Automation technologies to facilitate community building and bonding between parents and their children through the love of Pokémon. 

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February 11, 2021 22 mins

In the first episode of Nano Community Tech, Sandeep explores the changing world of job recruitment with the introduction of AI offered by a startup called bindr. Bindr is a suite of AI Recruitment software and innovative Recruitment Process Outsourcing services. Our conversation with Jeremy Chaves, co-owner bindr, explores how he’s used technology to improve how Recruiters find the right candidates.

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