Show Notes

Episode 2 – Nationalism, Blockchain and VC Funding.
March 1st, 2017

In episode 2 of the Acuity podcast, host Mike Lynch is joined by Acuity publisher Leigh Sujanto.
[00:01:34] They chat with Adam Creighton from the Australian about his time on secondment with The Wall Street Journal and his take on Trump’s Nationalism.

[00:14:34] PC Magazine’s Assistant Business Editor, Rob Marvin, discusses the future of blockchain and why you probably won’t be using it to buy your coffee and muffins anytime soon.[00:29:06] And the CEO of AVCAL, Yasser El-Ansary comes into the studio to talk about venture capital funding, how it’s different from the banks, and what to do to successfully secure VC funding.

More information:

Host: Mike Lynch
Co-host: Leigh Sujanto

Guests:
Adam Creighton
Rob Marvin
Yasser El-Ansary

Links

VC Funding:

http://www.afr.com/technology/airtree-raises-250-million-for-biggest-ever-australian-tech-vc-fund-20160906-grac96

Blockchain:

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-commonwealth-bank-just-used-blockchain-in-a-world-first-global-transaction-2016-10

http://www.pcmag.com/article/351486/blockchain-the-invisible-technology-thats-changing-the-wor

EU Nationalism:

http://www.voanews.com/a/le-pen-france-nationalism/3673605.html