A-AMA w/Carl Boutet

Welcome back everyone! We are back with a new episode discussing FinTech - what it means, the implications around data, technology and of course regulation because where you have technology, you will find regulation follows. Carl tells us about the futures of FinTech in the retail space and we discuss network effects, benefits FinTech brings to consumers and to retailers, such as cross border transactions so tune into this podcast and follow us on Linkedin to stay up to date! https://linktr.ee/aamapodcast

This week, Carl and Arta recap the 2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday reports! With the season of door-crashing and sale frenzies being something of the past, the future of retail sale periods involves a much higher focus on online deals. Tune in to here some of the figures and some of our perspectives on what level of sale would be enough to gain our attention and whether consumers will need to be weaned off these dramatic sale discounts in future when retailers struggle to sustain them. If you enjoyed this episode, follow and leave a review!  Follow Carl Boutet - ⁠here⁠  And Arta - ⁠here⁠

What a whirlwind of a weekend it was in the world of AI with the firing of OpenAI co-founder and CEO, Sam Altman. Days later, he is back but the impacts of this will continue to be felt - what does it mean for the role of governance in AI? This episode, Carl and Arta discuss OpenAI, Microsofts moves, seeing a Facebook like coup happening in 2023, and a lot more. If you enjoyed this episode, follow and leave us a review! The support means a lot. You can follow us ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠! And of course, wherever you get your podcasts. Join the discussion on LinkedIn and give your thoughts on this news! https://linktr.ee/aamapodcast

This week, the news that Netflix is "adding retail to its roster" is on our minds and Arta asks a big, fat, WHY. Why would this be the move for Netflix and what are they hoping to gain? Tune in to hear Carl's insight - Netflix may hope to connect their digital consumers to physical consumers and use these stores to better understand what consumers want and in this experiential economy, where Taylor Swift has the power to raise the US GDP, Netflix may be in for a ride! If you enjoyed this episode, follow and leave a review!  Follow Carl Boutet - ⁠here⁠  And Arta - ⁠here⁠

This week, Arta and Carl get technical and discuss automation and operations in the quick service/fast casual food and beverage industry - think Starbucks, Sweetgreen and Blank Street Coffee. We dive into the effects on employees and Carl raises the point of how saving consumers time is highly desireable and it's not a one size fits all in how consumers act. Tune in to hear more about this topic! If you enjoyed this episode, follow and leave a review!  Follow Carl Boutet - ⁠here⁠  And Arta - ⁠here⁠