The Silicon Valley Insider Show with Keith Koo

Title: Rylti's Quest: Shining a Light on the Dark Data Within Your Company Guests: Peter Fiorillo, Co-Founder and CEO Lawrence Baisch, CTO In this week's episode of Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo welcomes Peter Fiorillo, Co-Founder and CEO, and Lawrence Baisch, CTO of RYLTI (pronounced "Royalty"), a company at the forefront of dark data discovery in corporations. Join us as we delve into how RYLTI is shining a light on the untapped potential of data within organizations, leveraging their biomimetic approach to advanced analytics. We'll explore the growing importance of digital twins, a concept endorsed by regulators and policymakers as the future of data management. Our guests will share insights into RYLTI's commitment to responsible AI and how their technology is shaping the marketplace amidst evolving technology dynamics. Discover the concept of a "digital twin ecosystem" and how the RYLTI RKE platform interacts with other AI and OT solutions to drive innovation and deliver previously unachievable benefits. Tune in to Silicon Valley Insider for a deep dive into the transformative work of RYLTI in making sense of corporate dark data and leading the way in responsible, cutting-edge analytics. To find out more about RYLTI go to https://ryailiti.com/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: www.svin.biz Listen on 860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. Available on all majors platforms (Spotify, Apple, Google and more) For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz www.keithkoo.com

During this installment of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo conducts an interview with Annika Monari, the CEO of Coral, an application created to transform the way vendors engage with customers in the B2B industry. Annika discusses her entrepreneurial drive, which originated from her background as a particle physicist at CERN, her successful launch of an ICO, and her subsequent shift towards utilizing AI to tackle retail and wholesale challenges. More about Annika Monari Annika Monari, the founder and CEO of Coral, is using AI and blockchain technology to create a virtual distributor for the wholesale industry. She is revolutionizing the industry by using AI to personalize the curation of products for individual retailers. Monari's previous startup, Artos Systems, designed a blockchain within a blockchain to solve the scalability problem plaguing Ethereum. Monari believes that blockchain and fintech will make access to capital cheaper and provide greater self-sovereignty for investments. The ultimate goal of fintech and blockchain is to level the playing field and provide opportunities that were previously only available to larger corporations. Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

In this encore installment of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo hosts an interview with Chatri Sidyodtong, Founder and CEO of ONE Championship, a global media platform headquartered in Singapore and the star of “The Apprentice ONE Championship Edition.” As a 5-year old boy, Chatri’s mother told him “you will go help people” and that was something hard to fathom when he and his family were broke as he entered life at university. Hear Chatri tell his story of inspiration and hope. From rags to riches is a familiar story but ensuring humility along the way makes Chatri a superhero. Key Takeaways: Chatri’s mother’s words of wisdom instilled in him a strong sense of purpose and determination. Chatri’s journey from poverty to success is a testament to the power of hard work and perseverance. Chatri is a true inspiration to us all, and his story is a reminder that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.   More about Chatri Sidyodtong Chatri Sityodtong is a Thai-American entrepreneur, martial artist, and the founder, chairman, and CEO of ONE Championship, a global sports media platform headquartered in Singapore. In 1994, he graduated from Tufts University with a degree in economics. He then earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1999. After graduating from Harvard, Sityodtong moved to Singapore and founded Evolve MMA in 2009. The academy quickly became one of the leading martial arts schools in the world, and Sityodtong was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Martial Arts" by Black Belt Magazine in 2013. In 2011, Sityodtong founded ONE Championship with the goal of uniting the world's martial arts under one banner. ONE Championship is now the largest global sports media platform in Asia, with a worldwide broadcast to over 170 countries. The organization has produced some of the biggest and most exciting fights in the history of martial arts, and Sityodtong has been praised for his vision and leadership. Sityodtong is a passionate advocate for martial arts and its positive impact on society. He believes that martial arts can teach people discipline, respect, and self-confidence. He is also a strong supporter of global poverty alleviation and has donated millions of dollars to charity. In 2022, Sityodtong was the host of The Apprentice Asia edition, a reality TV show in which 16 candidates competed for a job as his protégé at ONE Championship. The show was a huge success, and Sityodtong was praised for his charisma and leadership. Sityodtong is a true pioneer in the world of martial arts. He has helped to make martial arts more accessible and popular than ever before, and he has inspired millions of people around the world to pursue their dreams.   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this installment of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo hosts an interview with Arthur Mrozowski, who serves as the Managing Partner of Silicon Hill Ventures LLC and as the CEO of Looptronic. Arthur's claim to fame on Silicon Valley Insider is that he taught Netflix how to create DVD copies. In addition to this notable achievement, Arthur boasts a rich history of innovation and investment in Silicon Valley that has spanned several decades. He began his career at Meridian Data which was quickly acquired by Sony before moving on to found several companies, ultimately leading him to his current venture, Looptronic, which combines IoT, Fintech, and wearables. Be sure to tune in to hear more about his fascinating story! If you're interested in learning more about Arthur and Looptronic, check out his LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurmrozowski/   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo interviews returning guest Sal Peer, CEO of Social Brim, a digital marketing agency and also the CEO of AI Exosphere, to discuss "Satellite Writer" their SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) platform that allows anyone to create professional quality content anywhere for virtually any use-case. This episode first aired before OpenAI's ChatGPT took the world by storm, but ChatGPT is just one of many AI augmented models that are being developed in parallel. Sal discusses how his team decided to create their own AI assisted tools to help create content for their clients and how they realized that they were creating a product that can transform the way we create content and help scale our output. AI Exosphere uses a combination of AI and human interaction to create valuable content that can be used to promote businesses, brands and individuals.   About Sal Peer and AI Exosphere:   Sal Peer is the founder and CEO of AI Exosphere, a company that has developed a natural language processing (NLP) based artificial intelligence (AI) platform called Satellite Writer. The AI platform uses the latest advances in deep learning to automatically generate content that is optimized for search engines and social media platforms.     For a risk-free trial of Satellite Writer visit this link:  https://satellitewriter.com/r/keith/   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, host  Keith Koo interviews Ben Wang, Chief Science Officer and John MacMahon, Chief Technology Officer who are the co-founders of health tech startup Cytokind. Listen as Ben and John share their story of how they discovered that light can be used to battle inflammation and other related conditions including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis COVID leading to a stronger immune system.   About Cyotkind: Cytokind is a world class team of clinical and research experts   who harness the power of light to strengthen the immune system. We leverage the ability of phototherapy to lower systemic inflammation in a wide range of autoimmune diseases. Our initial trial substantially reduced mortality from sepsis in COVID, and we are expanding enrollment in a partnership with BARDA. These results  have led the company to address the most light sensitive disease known to man – multiple sclerosis.  This team includes pre-eminent scientific innovators, entrepreneurs, world-class researchers, and drug discovery visionaries from Stanford, MIT, Mt. Sinai, Australia, Austria, Scotland, Germany, Louisiana, Texas, and Wisconsin who are leaders in UVB light research and associated blood analysis to treat immune disorders. These esteemed thinkers and innovators are on the path to discover new methods of treatment and drug discovery to address the critical needs of patients in the US and around the world.   Visit Cytokind here: https://www.cytokind.net/#   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Ron DeKoven, Founder & CEO myLawyer & Justice NFT talks about his many decades in the legal profession from U.S. Corporate Attorney to English Barrister Ron took that experience and create the my Lawyer Network a Global network of attorneys. Ron's vision is to help attorneys and clients around the world to work more effectively and efficiently using technology innovations such as blockchain and NFTs.   About myLawyer: myLawyer is part of the myLawyer Network group. myLawyer is a Singapore company focused on creating a Global Network of lawyers. The Global Network will enable lawyers to secure new instructions and new clients more efficiently. The Global Network will enable lawyers to create a Virtual Network of boutique firms. The Global Network will also enable lawyers to refer matters to other lawyers. The only limitation to what lawyers can create with the Global Network is the lawyers imagination. https://www.mylawyernetwork.com/about-us   About Ron DeKoven: Ron is a New York Lawyer and an English Barrister.  He has founded three legal tech companies: Justice NFT in Delaware, myBarrister in London and myLawyer in Singapore. The three companies are wholly owned by myLawyer Network, a Delaware company. These companies are engaged in developing blockchain and innovative apps for lawyers, barristers and solicitors that revolutionize the practice of law, attract new clients, enhance marketing and enable remote, secure communication. The first of these apps was released in the US last year. A second app was released in January, 2021 in the UK. The Justice NFT will be released in the fourth quarter of 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-dekoven-272a7062/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz    

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Dave Liu, CEO of Liucrative Endeavors discusses his journey to the top of the corporate ladder and how he applied his learnings into his new book "The Way of the Wall Street Warrior" Conquer the Corporate Game Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts. Dave shares insights into why he wrote the book and how he wanted to give his audience practical advice that can be applied immediately. Dave's book can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Wall-Street-Warrior-Corporate/dp/B09PX2YZ3J   Editorial Reviews From the Inside Flap In The Way of the Wall Street Warrior: Conquer the Corporate Game Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts, veteran investment banker and executive Dave Liu delivers an acerbic and irreverent insider’s guide to using gamesmanship to get hired, get ahead, and survive on Wall Street, Main Street, or any other ferociously competitive environment. The book discusses tactics for getting your foot in the door and then rising to the top of the food chain. The strategies and techniques discussed within apply whether you spend 18 hours a day in an office right next to your nearest colleague or you’re working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ll learn interview tips, techniques for mastering the social environment at work, and CYA strategies to protect yourself from unexpected setbacks. The author discusses how to read a room, in a virtual meeting or in real life, and why it’s more important than reading the prospectus. You’ll discover the importance of the “How,” as opposed to the “Why” and the “What,” and why success means doing the least amount of work for the most pay you can extract. The Way of the Wall Street Warrior shows you how to be the smartest dumb person in the room by making the people around you think you’re something special when, in fact, you’re the patient corporate warrior who sits idly by while everyone else is burning themselves out in the rat race. Perfect for managers, employees, and executives in any competitive environment, The Way of the Wall Street Warrior: Conquer the Corporate Game Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts will also earn a place in the libraries of business leaders seeking actionable tips on making sure their hard work pays off.   About Dave Liu: Dave Liu is a 30-year veteran of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. He is an advisor, author, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He started his career on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs and then joined Jefferies where he rose from the entry level of Analyst to the executive ranks of Managing Director and Co-Head of the Digital Media and Internet investment banking group. He worked on over $15 billion of transactions for hundreds of companies including Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and Yelp. After retiring from Wall Street, he became an entrepreneur and started four companies in technology, merchant banking, asset management, and media. He is CEO advisor and investor to multiple companies, several of which have reached multi-billion dollar “unicorn” status including Internet Brands WebMD, MobilityWare, FIGS, and Vobile. He’s also involved in the entertainment industry with investments in Stampede and TEG Live, and consumer with Philz Coffee and Francesca’s. He was previously CEO advisor to ProSiebenSat.1 Media, one of the largest media companies in Europe. Dave is also a perspiring artist and writer who loves to draw and write funny. He has multiple certifications in creative and satirical writing as well as screenwriting. He publishes a career advice column called Breaking Bamboo, and a cartoon series called The ABC Life. Dave wrote a humorous career book called The Way of the Wall Street Warrior: Conquer the Corporate Game Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts which was published by Wiley on November 9th, 2021. The book was cited by Bloomberg as one of the Best Books of 2021 and achieved Best Seller status with Porchlight Book Company and Amazon where it was a Top 10 Best Seller in business finance. It was ranked by Amazon as the Top #1 Hot New Release in two categories: business finance and economics. He wrote the book to help underrepresented communities achieve their career goals and has pledged 100% of his net proceeds from the book to charity. Dave completed the Management & Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania where he received a BS in Engineering and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School. He also attended Harvard Business School where he received his MBA. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Management & Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania and on the Trust Advisory Committee of Tau Beta Pi, the oldest national engineering honor society. He is also Chairman of the Philanthropic Advisory Council of Smile Train, the largest cleft-focused organization. Finally, he is Vice Chairman of AsAmNews, one of the top news sites for Asian America.   Dave can be reached at his website, www.Liucrative.com, or any of his social media handles:   Facebook @ Liucrative: www.facebook.com/liucrative Instagram @ LiucrativeEndeavors: www.instagram.com/LiucrativeEndeavors Twitter @ Liucrative: www.twitter.com/liucrative TikTok @ Lucrative: www.tiktok.com/@liucrative LinkedIn @ daveliu: www.linkedin.com/in/daveliu   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz    

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Joshua Lee, CEO of Ardius (a Gusto company) discusses how any company that has research and development expenses in technology, science or process can be eligible for significant R&D tax credits. Ardius has helped companies recover millions of dollars in tax credits from things like research and development that they’ve done in building their product and company, and this money can feel like non-dilutive capital to help fund ongoing operations. This is done by companies of all sizes, but historically has been a very expensive and manual effort, which Ardius is making was faster and easier and automated. To find out more about Ardius and see if you qualify for the R&D Tax Credit Click this link: https://www.ardius.com/?ref=GIG     Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz  

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's guest is world-renowned industrial designer Scott Henderson of Scott Henderson, Inc. Scott shares his story of how he developed his passion for design and how he gets his inspiration for his designs by being in a state of "flow".  Scott discuss what it means to be in a "flow" state and how that has lead to his designs being elegant yet simple and how beautiful designs exist throughout the universe. Scott and Keith also ponder the question of whether technology like A.I. (artificial intelligence) will augment or replace designers and what the future of technology looks like in the design field.   About Scott Henderson: Scott's track record as a designer includes over 90% of his design projects have been mass-produced, an accomplishment that few others can claim. Scott is also recognized as being named Chairman of the Industrial Designers Society of America International Design Conference and as a regular columnist for INNOVATION Magazine. Scott is also a featured presenter and judge on the CBS prime-time national television series, America By Design, with a viewership of over 7 million people. https://scotthendersoninc.com Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

Peter Drucker once said “Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast” which means that no matter what you try, the culture of your organization will always determine the outcome of your future. On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo’s guest is Dr. Andrew Kim, author of the new book “Culture for the Left-Brained Leader: Strategy, Tactics and Implementation for Transformative Results" which debuted at number one on Amazon for business strategy. Hear Andrew’s story how he ran into barriers scaling his dental practice which led to pivoting his team’s culture in order to achieve his goals and objectives. Hear more about Andrew and his book “Culture for the Left-Brained Leader” by tuning into Silicon Valley Insider. "Culture for the Left-Brained Leader" is currently #1 on Amazon in multiple categories: Business Teams, Organizational Change & Business Operations    About Andrew: Dr. Andrew YJ Kim is the co-founder of Culture ’n Strategy, an advisory firm that helps scale-ups and fast-growing companies navigate their growth journey.  He specializes in a synchronized approach to strategy and culture, a complex intersection between two advanced topics that few can navigate.   More information about Andrew can be found at https://cultureleftbrainleader.com/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz  

Want to meet a real “Wonder Woman”? On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo’s special guest is rock star and Grammy nominee Tina Guo. Tina has performed in over 30 Hollywood movies and composed, produced and performed on the Wonder Woman soundtrack. Tina is a virtuoso in classic and electric cello and is an innovator. During the show: Tina discusses her latest innovation “Robo-Guo” a method of using A.I. to record all of her cello notes and selling them to studios. Is this the future of music? Gives us a peek into her new album "Dies Irae" https://www.amazon.com/Dies-Irae-Tina-Guo/dp/B097YHLNCW Shares insight into how she became a social media influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. More information about Tina can be found at https://tinaguo.com/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo’s returning guest is Steve Cadigan, first Chief Human Resources Officer of LinkedIn who will discuss his new book “Workquake – the Case for a Human-Centric Future of Work”. In the aftermath of the pandemic there has been a shift in how employers and employees think about work. Steve discusses how the whole concept of work is changing and how corporations need to adapt to a human-centric model before getting unexpectedly left behind. Don’t miss this important discussion on the future of work. Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen  860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz  

On this week’s Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo’s guest is Chatri Sityodtong founder, Chairman and CEO of One Championship, Asia’s largest global sports media company. Chatri will discuss his rags to riches story with his family losing everything during the Asian financial crisis to becoming the CEO of billion dollar Silicon Valley unicorn backed by Sequoia Capital & Temasek. Chatri will also discuss what it’s like to be the star of the Asian Apprentice, which debuted as the number 1 streaming show in Asia. Tune into Silicon Valley Insider this week with Keith Koo to learn more. For more information on Chatri Sityodtong: https://chatrisityodtong.com/blog/entrepreneurship/the-apprentice-one-championship-edition/ For more information on ONE Championship: https://www.onefc.com/   Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider (#SVIN), Keith Koo’s guest is Preetham Vishwanatha, Founder and CEO of Kena.ai Preetham shares his early history learning violin at a young age as both an academic and religious experience. After a very successful career as a technology executive and innovator Preetham turned his focus towards his passions for technology and music leading to the start of Kena.ai. Keith and Preetham discuss how Kena.ai is disrupting how people can learn to play music using A.I, and how the platform can be used to do music genre “mashups” such as heavy metal mixed with classical.   More about Preetham: He is an executive leader in AI with 25+ years in hi-tech, research and startups. His expertise involves areas of Computational Creativity, Musical Acoustics, Computational Linguistics, Reinforcement Learning, Complex Dynamical Systems and Game theoretical models. At Kena, Preetham is building a Music Neural Graph through Artificial Intelligence with applications in Musicology, Compositions and Learning. He is also an avid guitar player and composes songs at leisure. In the past 25 years, he has built large-scale machine intelligence platforms for evidence-driven decision-making in Ed-tech, Ad-tech, commerce exchanges, retail demand chain solutions, and cloud-based analytics domains. Linked In: https://linkedin.com/in/vvpreetham To find out more about Kena.ai: https://kena.ai Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen Saturdays 10-11am 860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen Thursdays 2-3pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. Download the podcast at 3:00pm on Mondays For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

On this week’s Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo’s guest is P.R. legend Bill Imada, founder, chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of I.W. Group, a multicultural marketing agency based out of Los Angeles and that has served such brands as Coca-Cola, Lexus, General Motors and HBO. Hear Bill’s story about his humble beginnings which led to transforming into a P.R. giant. Bill also talks about how top brands have discovered the huge importance of multi-cultural marketing and how they leverage these techniques worldwide.  More about Bill Imada: https://iwgroup.agency/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen Saturdays 10-11am 860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen Thursdays 2-3pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz

May is AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month. In honor of AAPI, Keith is hosting a series highlighting leaders in the AAPI community.   On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider (#SVIN), Keith’s guest is Hang Black, author of “Embrace Your Edge: Pave Your Own Path as an Immigrant Woman in the Workplace” who discusses insights from her book and how she chose to self-publish in order to ensure she maintained creative control. Hang is also a Vice President of Revenue Enablement at Juniper Networks and discusses her own career journey to reach the executive ranks in Silicon Valley as an Asian American woman. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VBYBNZK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/ Listen Saturdays 10-11am 860AM KTRB Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen Thursdays 2-3pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Spotify: “INSERT SPOTIFY LINK” Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2: Podbean: and all other platforms: Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz Artificial Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, CyberRisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology, NFTs

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider (#SVIN), Keith Koo’s guests is Danny He, CEO of Soapbox, Inc. a next generation fulfillment operations company that is laser focused on making order entry, management, fulfillment and shipping simple, fast and cost-effective. Find out how Soapbox as a B2C company has doubled its user base every month since launch. Also find out how Soapbox is transforming B2B through 3PL (Third Party Logistics) as well. Find out more at: https://www.soap-bx.com Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider (#SVIN), Keith Koo’s guest is Wayne Huang, CEO & Co-Founder of XREX (“x-rex”) a blockchain trade technology that enables cross border trade. Wayne shares his background of how the CEO and Co-Founder of Armorize Technologies a cybersecurity company that was acquired by Proofpoint in 2013. From there he went on to by the VP of Engineering in which he built the Targeting Attack Protection product which grew to at $350MM in annual recurring revenue. From there, Wayne and his partners decided to move into the blockchain space by creating a full suite of tools and services along with cross-border commodity trading platform using blockchain technology. More about XREX XREX helps blockchain-focused organizations save time and money with product development, production maintenance, security, scalability, and compliance efforts. XREX Crypto Services (XCS) is a compliant, secure, scalable stack of PaaS and SaaS offerings for organizations that build and run crypto markets (spots, futures, options), market-making, banking, custodial services, wallets, clearance and settlement proxies, payment gateways, value transmission services, and/or decentralized apps. XCS stacks are offered entirely through cloud-based APIs and billed by usage. After registration, developers can immediately initiate module instances and use APIs; there are no face-to-face meetings, contract negotiations, setup fees, or monthly minimums. XCS allows organizations to focus on building core business functions--not waste time and money in developing, maintaining, scaling, and securing the underlying stacks. Many XCS services are implemented using XBLOCK, a blockchain designed for high volume, low latency clearance and settlement across financial institutions. XREX also operates a standalone market -- the XREX Exchange -- which provides professional access to spot, futures and options trading. https://www.xrex.io/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/  

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider (#SVIN), Keith Koo’s guest are John Burris, Chief Strategy and Blockchain Officer and Nancy Beaton, Vice President of Strategy of IMVU the 20+ year old online metaverse game and social networking site. John and Nancy share how IMVU is the first company to ever received a “no action” letter from the SEC resulting in the company being granted the permission to sell VCOIN their digital tokens. On the “Cyber-Tip” Keith once again discusses the issues with vendor risk management and details a case in which a vendor is being blamed by their partner for being responsible for end customer’s data breach. To find out more about IMVU and VCOIN: https://secure.imvu.com/ Subscribe and Download to “Silicon Valley Insider” to find out more: https://www.svin.biz/