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The content is for business leaders, operators, creatives and doers. Especially if…
You want to explore experimentation for better results.
You want to learn how to look at challenges from different angles.
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#88 Entrepreneurship to Get Out of Debt, The Power of Luck, Startup Investing with Nicole Glaros
Nicole Glaros is an entrepreneur, operator, executive, venture capitalist and investor. She wears multiple hats as a board director, teacher, and speaker. We explore topics related to entrepreneurship and investing, backed by her years of experience as a founder, investor at Techstars and founder again! And we also spoke about… hair!
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Where to find Nicole:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nglaros/
Website: https://nearlynicole.com/
X: https://twitter.com/nglaros
Medium: https://medium.com/@nglaros
Maria + GGUTT:
X: https://go.ggutt.com/xLinkedIn: https://go.ggutt.com/maria-linkedin
YouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videosWebsite: mariamatloub.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:17 Gray hair is Covid hair
09:17 How debt fostered her entrepreneurial mindset
16:47 It’s okay to not be good at everything
18:30 Luck vs. Skill
23:34 Is VC like gambling?
25:25 Leaving Techstars
27:00 What type of investor is Nicole?
31:21 The two biggest mistakes founders make
32:35 Hardware startups
35:05 Founders joining accelerators
40:56 How to approach an investor?
47:07 Are we in an AI bubble?
50:15 Nicole’s relationship with her GGUTT
For enquiries, email maria [at] ggutt [dot] com with subject line: gguttalks ask
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#87 Data Visualization, AI, Technology, and the Future Beyond Visuals with Paolo Ciuccarelli
Paolo Ciuccarelli, a communication designer and researcher, professor of design, founder of the Density Design Research Lab - an award-winning laboratory for data visualization and information design at Politecnico di Milano – as well as Founding Director of the Center for Design at Northeastern University.
Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.ggutt.com/talks
Where to find Paolo:
X: https://twitter.com/pciuccarelli?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolociuccarelliPolitecnico di Milano: https://dipartimentodesign.polimi.it/it/staff/show/42952Northeastern University: https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/paolo-ciuccarelli/Density Design Lab: https://densitydesign.org/person/paolo-ciuccarelli/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pciuccarelli/
Maria + GGUTT:
X: https://go.ggutt.com/xWebsite: ggutt.comLinkedin: https://go.ggutt.com/maria-linkedinNotion: 🧠The Complete Business Innovation Pack for $1: https://cloud.ggutt.com/your-businessYouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videos
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
02:16 How he got into Data Visualization
04:52 Discovering data and bringing it to life
05:26 The mission of making complexity visible
07:16 Hype around data visualization and data visualization people
09:30 Data visualization engineers or designers?
12:47 Education and the importance of data and making sense of it
15:02 The growing opportunity for education and data culture in that space
17:44 What is data or what it is not
20:17 Da a and visualization: it doesn’t end there
23:10 Context, complexity and types of complexity
24:17 Heath data
28:19 Data could be misleading and hurt
30:24 Understanding people and the context is why designers found a place in DV
33:29 Research, literature and knowing limitations
33:48 Data lakes, dashboards and complexity
35:13 Aspirational: big visualizations with more big data
35:52 Our relationship with data will change: narration, mediums and augmentation
39:25 Personalization, visualizing complexity with motion
40:17 Simplicity, complexity, tradeoffs even with organizational charts
45:55 Wayfinding through data: different interfaces for different purposes
51:48 Visualization is a not an end product
52:54 Paolo on his GGUTT feeling
56:48 Approaching projects, starting with the data
58:48 Starting with Why
01:00:00 Sometimes data should not be represented
01:01:54 Raw data is not raw
01:02:44 From wood to data, to training models to wearables and legos
01:06:26 Sensors, raw data and using Gen AI rather than working on it
01:09:59 The language around data in the industry: drawing from oil, gold and more
01:14:55 Questioning data origins
01:18:08 Datasets on the blockchain?
01:20:28 Views on VR and AR
01:22:39 Static, interactive, real-timevisualizations
01:27:10 Real-time can be seducitve
01:29:06 Data representation evolution
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#86 Decoding Design
A great time to share thoughts on what is Design during the Milan Design Week. While visiting the Kohler installation, I recorded the episode at Via Senato. This episode is dedicated to Gianluca Brugnoli.
It contains a brief clip of his first appearance on the show, where he talks about design education within a broader conversation.
Some video overlays of some of the installations and exhibitions on Youtube.
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#85 Tackling Water Challenges, Effects of Water on our Health, Drinking Safe Water and Changing Lives with Water with Dr. Parag Agarwal @ JanaJal
Dr. Parag Agarwal is the founder and CEO of JanaJal, a social enterprise on a mission to bring safe water to underserved communities.
This is his second appearance on the show. We focus on water, how it can keep us safe and change our lives, where to find safe water to drink, and how water can keep us healthy.Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.ggutt.com/talks
Where to find Parag:
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dr-parag-agarwal-7a277213b/Website: https://www.janajal.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janajalimpact/JanaJal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/janajal/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbgNqJ3uaFdbiXbtWWY8OOw/videos
Parag’s previous episode:
How and Why Provide Safe Water For All| EP21.S1 with Indian Entrepreneur Dr. Parag Agarwal
Maria + GGUTT:
X: https://go.ggutt.com/xWebsite: ggutt.comNotion: 🧠The Complete Business Innovation Pack for $1: https://cloud.ggutt.com/your-businessGGUTT GPT [WIP] https://go.ggutt.com/gptLinkedIn: https://go.ggutt.com/linkedinYouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videos
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction02:28 What is JanaJal?05:30 Do we have to buy water?08:34 The difference between safe and clean water10:20 Using safe water for your skin12:20 Effects of construction and manufacturing14:00 Swimming14:50 War(s) for water17:29 The lack of education around water safety19:33 Tap water or bottled water20:58 The pH level22:14 Does the process of getting safe water matter?24:07 Water and illnesses and25:34 Water for newborn babies28:04 Water contamination31:47 Water management34:13 Is the JanaJal model scalable?35:13 Beyond delivering safe water37:11 There is room for everyone41:31 Government involvement in water issues48:44 A piece of advice50:21 How Parag’s upbringing influenced him52:38 Why you don’t always need new technology55:20 The future of JanaJal57:07 Parag’s thought on Liquid Death
For enquiries, email maria [at] ggutt [dot] com with subject line: gguttalks ask
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#84 What a 4 Year Old Can Teach Us About Communication and Prompt Design.
This is the third episode of the series 'Unflitered' by Maria, Founder of GGUTT and host of GGUTTALKS. Views, insights and reflections on various topics in the space of design, creativity, tech and innovation.
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#83 Revolutionizing Mobility, Car-Sharing, Venture Building, Sustainability and Innovation with Alain Visser @ Lynk&Co
Alain Visser is the founder and ex-CEO of Lynk&Co. (CEO at the time of the recording.) He brings over 35 years of global automotive executive experience which we dive into, going from mobility, design and launching a new brand in a more traditional environment.
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