In this episode of the User Friendly podcast, host Hanish Patel is joined by Arif Janmohamed, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners; and Heather Gates, national Emerging Growth Company business leader at Deloitte, to discuss venture capital trends and the opportunities and challenges startups may face in the year ahead. They'll also explore the current landscape, from initial public offerings (IPO) and special-purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), to an increase in global startups, as innovative companies continue to introduce new digital solutions and investors seek promising opportunities in new markets.

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Venture capital and startup trends with Lightspeed

In this episode of the User Friendly podcast, host Hanish Patel is joined by Harry Moseley, chief information officer of Zoom Video Communications, and Jana Arbanas, US Telecom, Media & Entertainment leader at Deloitte, to discuss how technologies have altered our daily lives and accelerated demand for a fast-evolving suite of connected digital devices and services.

Digital behaviors and connectivity trends with Zoom

Host Hanish Patel is joined by Steve Hasker, president and CEO at Thomson Reuters, and Janet Foutty, executive chair of the board at Deloitte US, to discuss how businesses can build agility and resilience through digital transformation.

Digital Transformation with Thomson Reuters

This episode of Deloitte’s User Friendly podcast series explores the role value-driven businesses can play in advancing gender equity in sports.

Advancing Women in Sports

This episode of User Friendly discusses how engaging employees in sustainability can help them make positive climate choices for themselves at home, at work, and within society.

Empowering Employees in Sustainability

As the advertising landscape rapidly evolves, what might the future hold? Tune in to this User Friendly episode to find out.

Redefining the Future of Advertising

Get a sneak peek at what’s in store for the remainder of Season 5 and in the meantime, check out an exciting episode from our friends over at That Makes Cents podcast series, covering the game plan for growth in sports retail. Tune in later this month for our next episode and tell us what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review.

Coming up in Season 5

What 5G trends have we already observed, and how do we expect the next year to play out? In this episode of the User Friendly podcast, we take a deep dive into the future of 5G and new wireless technologies.

New Wireless Technology and 5G Trends

This past year, the race to upskill talent has jumped into the spotlight as not only a business imperative, but a social expectation. In our rapidly transforming digital landscape where the only constant is change, what can organizations do to build employee resilience and prepare the future workforce to reinvent itself?

Creating workforce resilience in tech, media, and telecom

In this episode, Hanish Patel is joined by Rev founder Alma Derricks and Deloitte’s Ayo Odusote to explore the importance of discussing racial equity, key structural challenges the tech industry faces, and what business leaders can do to combat racism in their organizations.

Supporting racial equity in the tech industry

The shift to XaaS is accelerating, and now, with COVID-19 continuing to shift business landscapes, how can technology channel partners around the world navigate this change and generate greater value for their enterprise customers?

Channel partner transformation in a post–COVID-19 world

Content streaming has witnessed a surge as people stay home during COVID-19 lockdowns. But, the pandemic has directly affected the ability of film studios to continue physical production and meet consumer demands for content. Tune in to the podcast to learn about the factors involved in restarting physical production.

Tech plays leading role in return to TV and film production

Advanced connectivity, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence are converging to drive the next evolution of the digital world. Only now it’s becoming physical, digital, and intelligent. Tune in to the podcast to learn about the intelligent edge network—what it is, how it’s being used, and why it’s so important.  

What is the intelligent edge?

How can sports and media and entertainment organizations leverage emerging technologies to evolve their business models and create new revenue streams? In the third episode of our outlook series, we look at the 2020 trends to watch around regulation and technology in sports—from college athletic compensation rules to esports to 5G.

Technology in sports and other trends to watch

Many countries are investing heavily in technology to compete with the US and other global players, and China tops the list. In this podcast, we discuss where—and why—China is making investments and the implications for relations between the US and China. We’ll also examine the impact on multinational companies in the TMT industry.

China invests in tech: Implications and opportunities

Wouldn’t it be great if emerging trends in technology, media, and telecommunications came with a business manual? The user friendly podcast deciphers the business model and operational impacts of the top emerging trends.

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