The internet has given us opportunities to connect with one another like never before. Yet, most sites we use today have barely tapped that potential. Gregory Magarshak believes in the power of well-designed tools to improve people's lives and bring about positive social change. Gregory Magarshak, creator of Groups (iPhone) and Calendar (Mac), joins me on today's tech podcast to talk about his road to success that included reaching 7 million downloads. I also find out more details about Qbix and how they have developed a platform that brings together communities, people, and social app developers. Qbix builds apps for all kinds of communities, helping them accomplish things together while retaining control over their own data. Essentially it combines functionalities of the top online community applications like Facebook, Meetup, Slack, and more on a decentralized server. They also protect personal data from third parties and allows online communities the freedom they need to own their brands and grow their networks. As the platform is currently the framework for an app for presidential candidate Andrew Yang, we also talk about the role of technology in politics. I learn how Qbix is useful for special interest groups, universities, or anything that doesn't want the risk of centralized platforms selling their data and compromising privacy. We discuss a wide range of topics, including the importance of local networks, decentralization, data privacy, freedom of speech, social, and networks. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xYFguQ_6gg

Voicea, the voice collaboration platform is launching a new offering to help people attend fewer meetings. Voicea is powered by an Enterprise Voice Assistant named EVA. EVA uses AI to highlights key takeaways in meetings and creates actionable recaps in real time with either voice command, live tap on the dashboard or simply powered by the AI and your keywords. EVA can join conference lines, on calls, or in-person allowing meeting goers to focus on the conversation knowing that highlights are being captured. Voicea came out of beta in spring 2018 and has already processed more than 9mm minutes in meetings across all sizes of companies from SMB to the enterprise, with almost 1.5mm highlights and actions from those meetings. The end goal is to turn talk into action faster, have “smarter” meetings and help users get more accomplished at work. After recently rolling out Teams, which blows open the collaborative nature of the platform and help meeting goes think like senior executives and choose the meetings to attend and gain highlights from the others. Teams make meetings a structured data asset that can be accessed by entire teams. This enables others who did not attend a meeting to benefit from the ideas and discussions. I felt compelled to find out more and invite them onto my daily tech podcast. Omar Tawakol, Chief Executive Officer of Voicea shares his vision and talks about how he believes we are missing the boat unless we pay attention to Attention Intelligence. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFLJTOtLNk0

Your smartphone will probably have several different apps to manage your finances, from personal bank accounts, bills accounts, credit cards, savings, and even crypto. But what if you could have a singular view of everything. Today, I explore the role technology can play in helping people reach their financial goals and how couples can work better as a team while still having their privacy and independence. I have invited Katherine Salisbury, Co-Founder, and Co-CEO of Qapital, on the podcast. She founded the company with her partner George Friedman when they wanted a solution to provide a joint overview of all their finances and automate how their money moved to savings, investments, bills, and spending accounts. Qapital is a new kind of banking experience that aims to empower people to maximize their happiness by saving, spending, and investing with their goals in mind. By blending behavioral science with technology, Qapital provides users with the tools they need to make managing money easy and fun. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSEWAhoi0ZY

Large concert venues and sporting arenas have the problem of trying to serve 14,000 people during an interval. But is there a solution to the long lines of people wanting food, drink, and merchandise? Billfold prides itself on being cashless POS for the event industry that actually works. The simple checkout process increases onsite sales from 20-40%. Fast and easy implementation - Staff love it: easy to use, no cash, no change, and no bank cards. They do it by streamlining event operations and changing guests' spending behaviors. Billfold is a wireless point-of-sale system that delivers RFID technology to on-premise payments at large-scale events and venues and helps boost customer spending. Patrons use Billfold's self-serve kiosks to activate RFID wristbands onsite and create a secure connection to their credit cards in less than 30 seconds. Alternatively, if the wristbands are mailed out prior to the event, guests can activate them on their computer or phone directly through the event website. Once the wristband has been activated, patrons don't need to return to the kiosks to add more credit. Instead, they enjoy easy and secure transactions in fast-moving lines to purchase beverages, food, merch, and instant ticket upgrades. Event operators receive real-time sales data sorted by individual staff, bar or vendor, helping them respond better to the needs and preferences of their customers. In addition to the extensive reporting features, event organizers can use Customer Journey Reports to engage with attendees based on their purchase history. Billfold POS is a collaborative project built by event operators Stas Chijik and Benjamin Roshia, and a highly qualified development and design team under Albert Akbashev's direction. Chijik and Roshia have years of experience in large-scale event operations and live music productions in addition to their owner-operator history with The Brooklyn Mirage/Avant Gardner. Stas Chijik joins me on my daily tech podcast to share how Billfold provides full deployment support and consumer insights so that their partners can focus on producing great events and experiences for their guests. But most importantly of all make it easier for attendees to grab food and drink without waiting in line. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvi0WihfOnU