Episode 29: 4 Foundational Tech Trends That Will Change Everything

Every once in a while, a trend comes along that changes everything. That's certainly true in technology. Just look at cloud, mobile, and big data. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Justin LaFayette, the co-founder of Georgian Partners, about four foundational trends that are poised to have a major impact on every software company: applied analytics, applied artificial intelligence, messaging for business and security first. You'll hear about: -What constitutes foundational tech trends that have the potential to reshape markets (1:53) -An overview of applied analytics (4:38) -The origins and value of applied analytics (5:59) -How to use data effectively and get applied analytics right (7:09) -Artificial intelligence (8:22) -Whether AI will ever reach the level of human intelligence (11:18) -The implications and opportunities of messaging for business (11:50) -Injecting your company’s value into messaging streams (13:45) -Becoming more secure by putting security front and center (15:55) -Security as a differentiator (19:10)