PowerUp Boston

A regular podcast brought to you by Tech Superpowers, where we connect with folks from the Boston startup community to discuss the scale-up journey and all the various items that come up as a business grows!

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#8 - A Taste that makes you See

Before we jump into the doom and gloom; Adam spends some time talking about 23andMe updates, Kelly tells us about how to see with your tongue, and Mike tells us about the changes at the CEDIA Expo. Then with doom, how should we prepare ourselves for Natural Disasters? Links and Extra Reading : 23ANDME CUTS OFF THE DNA APP ECOSYSTEM IT CREATED RadioLab : Translation Seeing with the Brain Disaster Preparedness sharpest smoke kitchen knife in the world...

Sep 14, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8

#7 : Who Runs the World? Drones.

We have a jam-packed episode for you this week! Kelly kicks off the 'cast talking about Internet access in rural areas, then Adam and Mike get into the two extremes of drones. For our larger topic today, when do public betas start doing more harm than good? Links and Extra Reading : Rural America Is Building Its Own Internet Because No One Else Will The Story of Vermont's Quiet Digital Revolution Broadband Is Largely Inaccessible to Those Who Need it Most Brazil Releases Drone Footage of Amazon ...

Sep 07, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7

#6 - A Bird in the Hand MiniCast

It's a busy week here at TSP, and to not leave you hanging Kelly and Adam recorded a fun sized Grepcast. Today's topics focus on Bird Scooters, and our dockless future. Links and Further Reading : Okay, E-Scooters Are Fine, But They Need to be Parked Somewhere People Are Destroying E-Scooters and Reveling in the Carnage Here’s why Cambridge and Somerville are threatening to confiscate Bird’s scooters Bird Refuses To Back Down, As Somerville Seizes Electric Scooters...

Aug 31, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6

#5 - A Machine to Live In

We're back at it again this week and Adam kicks off with hacking hospitals, Kelly focuses on inclusivity of smart devices, and special guest Chase Rowe tells us about Le Corbusier then and now. Have a question for us? Read an interesting article that you want to shoot our way? Send us an email at grepcast@tsp.me ! Links and Extra Reading The Fight to Secure Vulnerable Medical Devices From Hackers This clever app lets Amazon Alexa read sign language Getting Alexa to Respond to Sign Language Using...

Aug 24, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5

#4 - Hack the Planet

This week we find out that the reason we can't think straight is just because of dehydration, Kelly shares a new party trick and it's spooky ramifications, and Mike talks about DefCon. Bringing it full circle, we discuss the latest social media hack and the impact of "breach fatigue". Have a question for us? Read an interesting article that you want to shoot our way? Send us an email at grepcast@tsp.me ! Links and Extra Reading : Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated .C. Mom Says ...

Aug 15, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4

#3 - Facebook Rules Everything Around Me

In this weeks episode of the GrepCast; Adam talks too much about shrimp, Kelly helps us shut off from the digital world and focus, and Mike uses the power of anecdotes to pull it all together. We then turn our focus to Facebook and if we can ever really escape its pull? Links and Extra Reading : The Shrimp Industry Is Dirty. Can New Farming Technology Clean It Up? I TRIED LEAVING FACEBOOK. I COULDN’T Freedom : Block distractions. Focus on what matters....

Aug 09, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3

#2 - Damn the Man, Cut the Cord

In this weeks episode; we all yell about libraries, Kelly hates getting wet, and how Mike is able to keep his travel itinerary from getting out of hand. We then spend some time talking about the cable cutter dream and focus in on Slingbox. Links and Extra Reading : Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries Sling TV Tripit Dark Sky...

Jul 30, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2

#1 - Is the Danger Imminent?

For this week's topics; Adam keeps looking at ceilings, Mike gets really into plane crashes, and Kelly can't wait to get her genetic information stolen. Then we dive into everyone's favorite topic : Is Apple the good guy now, or rapidly spinning back towards the "worst"?

Jul 23, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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