Episode 9: Byron Reese | Back to the Future

Byron Reese (@byronreese) is an investor, entrepreneur, publisher and futurist. He is the publisher of tech news site Gigaom and the founder of several high-tech companies. He has obtained or has pending patents in disciplines as varied as crowdsourcing, content creation, and psychographics. He is the author of the best selling book, Infinite Progress: How Technology and the Internet Will End Ignorance, Disease, Hunger, Poverty, and War. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer for Knowingly, a venture-backed Internet startup based in Austin, Texas.He also has a TEDxAustin talk on “Achieving Greatness is a Choice.”

The Cheat Sheet:

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  Want to learn about artificial intelligence? Byron says start here: Read about IBM’s Watson, get a “smart” speaker, and learn about chatbots (and listen to learn why these are the best places to start).

  
  


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  What is the role of artificial intelligence and how can you leverage it? Which companies are on the forefront of it?

  
  


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  Learn about robotics and what’s coming that will impact you.

  
  


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  Why people will live for hundreds of years soon.

  
  


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  How you can maximize the impact you have on your business and the world around you.

  
  


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  Learn key insights into creating successful business ventures

  
  


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  And so much more…