In this episode of the Judgment Call Mike and I talk about:

• Why entrepreneurship is a major driver in this world to alleviate poverty, increase freedom and increase wealth
• Why entrepreneurship of the last 30 years has been different and what role large Internet platforms play in this.
• What opportunities are there for entrepreneurs in the in life sciences and healthcare field?
• Why the Opentronix platform might be a game changer?
• How to get a large enough dataset for AI analysis in life sciences?
• Should patients be able to sell their own medical data?
• Is single cell DNA analysis a big step forward?
• What role will ‘injectable machines’ play in the next 10 years?
• Will we all stay ’28 year olds’ forever?
• How is aging and income related to the number of children we have?
• Is innovation related to studying art?
• Will learning and social media be done with the help of an AI that helps us interact with the Internet AIs.
• Are we repeating the issues with cancer with COVID testing?

Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Mike graduated from the University of Toledo with a BS in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, with a focus on Physics. Serial entrepreneur, with a focus on process improvements via technology automation and user experience design. Additionally, spent three years in leadership development, fundraising, and membership recruitment for the National Exchange Club, which was made up of ~800 clubs and ~30,000 members. Spent three years as director of technology for Pukka Headwear, completely re-writing and automating a large portion of their design, sales, and order system with a focus on the web. Spent seven years focused on processes and automation at MD Anderson, ultimately building a system that managed over 3,000 clinical trials and secures over half a million patient records. Currently serving as VP of Customer Success and Innovation at Project Ronin, a start-up with a mission of utilizing AI and Data Science to remove uncertainty from cancer patients’ care and improve their outcomes. Current entrepreneurial endeavors include co-founder of a laser cutting business, a CBD company, and Pro Research Management, which is focusing on delivering clinical trials to underrepresented communities by partnering with local care givers.  

You can reach Mike on LinkedIn.

You can find the episode’s transcript here.

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Pablo and I talk about:

• How travel and new languages shape you and the way you think.
• How Venture Capital has changed and what’s the future of VC (incl. the Middle East).
• Why Dubai took off and how it can be replicated in another place?
• Why Private Education has grown all over the world so quickly.
• What is the future of K-12 education and the degrees needed?
• How memories are stored in our brain and how reliable are they?
• Did evolution give us consciousness?
• Why globalization is reversing.
• Will there be a US / Chinese conflict in the next 10 years?

Pablo is an engineer, turned investment professional (in Venture Capital, Private Equity and public equities), turned education entrepreneur. In a career spanning over a quarter century Pablo has been fortunate to live and work in seven countries in Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East and to become proficient in four languages along the way.

You can reach Pablo on LinkedIn.

You can find the episode’s transcript here.

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Amit and I talk about:

• How the Internet monopolies like Facebook and Google have shaped our life and prevented upstart innovation
• How ‘social-to-social commerce’ works.
• How the ‘data giants’ usurp data from anyone without their ‘expressed’ consent
• What meditation does for your mind and how to think more clear
• How Awake may change we do social commerce
• How many universes there are?
• How does consciousness actually work and what makes it different than a dream?
• Do we have free will?

Amit Rathore is a 40 year old serial entrepreneur and angel investor based in San Mateo, CA. Since 2003 he has focused on AI, media, commerce, and FinTech verticals.

He is the founder of AwakeVC, a private equity holdings company focused on creating 100M jobs by enabling 10M new technology ventures globally.

You can reach Amit via email at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.

You can find the episode’s transcript here.

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Chris Tomseth shares his view of the travel industry:

• How it feels to grow up in a dozen different countries
• The challenges facing the travel industry during COVID
• Chris’ list of favorite countries
• Why some airlines can’t fly where they want to fly
• Why some airlines like Qatar Airways will never make money
• What happened to Thailand’s tourism economy
• What role does freedom play in economic development across the world
• Why capsule hotels are awesome (and hostels in general?!)
• A new service that makes it easier to get through an airport with children
• How airline lounges win most of their business
• How to book hotels and do good at the same time?

Chris is a multi-cultural, internationally-experienced travel executive, with over 20 years of industry experience. Chris has worked with a range of companies, from blue-chip multinationals such as Delta Air Lines, Choice Hotels International, Gate Gourmet, and Emirates, to travel technology startups and U.S. and UAE Government agencies. Chris’ functional experience includes operational, sales and marketing, product development, finance, and strategy roles.

His prior roles have included Head of Global Sales for Choice Hotels International, Interim Chief Commercial Officer with Gate Gourmet, Head of Global Strategy and Business Development for Dnata Travel Services (part of the Emirates Group) as well as Director of Strategic Development for TRX.  Chris has lived and worked during his professional career in the United States, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.

Chris has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and has served on several Boards of both private and public organizations.  He is currently advising and involved in several early-stage travel and hospitality companies and is resident in the Washington DC metro area.

You can reach Chris on LinkedIn.

You can download the podcast here.

You can find the episode’s transcript here.

In this episode of Judgment Call I talk to David Yeskel about travel, cruises and Las Vegas.

You can follow David on Twitter at @vegasguru_ or @cruiseguru_

You can find the episode’s transcript here.