Tech Deciphered

Tech Deciphered


Latest Episodes

#12 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 2
June 24, 2020

In this episode, the second part of our discussion on the 2020s, we will use our scenario planning methodology to project forward into the latter part of the 2020 decade, so that we can deep-dive into the future of Energy & Climate Change, Healthcare,

#11 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in
June 15, 2020

In this episode, we will start discussing the 2020s. We will introduce a unique and novel framework that we will follow around scenario planning, frame when exactly the 2020s start (hint: starts with a C and ends with 19),

#10B – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in
May 27, 2020

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (10B), we discuss the significant shifts in business models and the funding landscape that happened in the 2010s. We deep-dive into these business models, e.g. freemium,

#10A – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in
May 19, 2020

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (10A), we argue the 2010 decade actually started with the 2008 crisis, the advent of the iPhone, the App Store and the move of the world to the cloud.

#9B – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups
May 09, 2020

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (9B), we discuss the implications of COVID-19 in the Venture Capital and the Start-up ecosystems. We share our no-BS view on how easy/how difficult it will be to fundraise,

#9A – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups
April 30, 2020

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (9A), we discuss the broad implications of COVID-19, the short-term and long-term implications, how this is the “end of the world, as we know it”,

#8 – Demystifying Venture Capital, Private Equity and Start-up success
April 16, 2020

We demystify a whole lot in this episode of Tech DECIPHERED. We demystify Venture Capital and its nitty gritty decision-making processes and operating models. We demystify Private Equity vs Venture Capital and explain the differences between both.

#7 – The “Silicon Valley bubble” bursts, why that is good news, and the IPO landscape in hardware vs. software and enterprise vs. consumer
March 15, 2020

We launch into why 100 Bn in value just evaporated from “Silicon Valley” and why that is a good thing for private companies and investors going forward. We discuss the rationality of public markets and go into the IPO landscape... B2B vs B2C,

#6 – The value of an idea, how you should pitch VCs and the truth about product management
March 15, 2020

We discuss whether you can figure out if your idea is worth 1 Bn or not in advance (spoiler alert: NO), analyse several frameworks that are still useful in that analyses, why not being a lemming makes sense in the investment space,

#5 – The Media war(s) are all around us, but how much content is too much content?
March 15, 2020

We go in-depth on the ongoing media streaming wars touching upon Apple, Disney, Netflix, AT&T… and well, we spend a lot of time talking about Disney, our new Media overlord. We discuss whether we are at “Peak TV”,