This Week in Innovation
Jeff Roster (Gartner & IHL retail sector analyst) and Brian Sathianathan (the VC) explore the retail sector startup community on This Week in Innovation podcast. We discuss the trends driving the retail industry and examine the emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, machine learning, low code, cloud computing, SaaS, data, robots, augmented reality, virtual reality, livestreaming, personalization, recommendations and QR codes being built to take advantage of them. We interview founders, VC’s, entrepreneurs, retail executives and CIO’s to better understand the digital transformation and innovation happening in the retail sector.
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Episodes
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
On today's show Brian and I discuss the state of the #startup world in 2022.
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #innovation, #intelligentmirror, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce,#socialcommerce,#5ForcesOfInnovation,#ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs,#drones, #dronetechnology, #dronedelivery, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Shilp Agarwal, Co-Founder/CEO of Blutag joined me to discuss the state of voice commerce. Blutag works with retailers to help them build voice-powered interfaces for devices powered by automated assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant.
Clients include Bloomingdales, L'Oréal, and Fresh Direct.
Investors include the Amazon Alexa Fund, Vulcan Capital, Act One Ventures, AET Fund, Techstars Ventures, Chris Cunningham's C2 Ventures, and Progress Ventures.
This interview is the fifth in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Tell us about your company the problem you are solving?
The “pigeonhole” question: Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up?
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Shilp Agarwal,
Co-Founder/CEO
Blutag
https://blu.ai
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#Shopify, #Magento, #nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #innovation, #intelligentmirror, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner,#unifiedcommerce,#socialcommerce,#5ForcesOfInnovation,#ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #metaverse,
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Bill Roberts, CEO NOBAL Technologies joined me for a discussion about the rapid evolution of intelligent mirror space.
This interview is the fourth in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Tell us about your company the problem you are solving?
The “pigeonhole” question: Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up?
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Bill Roberts
CEO NOBAL Technologies
Founder, Storekey
https://www.nobal.ca/
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #innovation, #intelligentmirror, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner,#unifiedcommerce,#socialcommerce,#5ForcesOfInnovation,#ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs,#drones, #dronetechnology, #dronedelivery, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Daniel Lundh, Founder, Storekey joined me for a discussion about the rapid evolution of autonomous retail. What it looks like in. Europe and the US.
This interview is the fourth in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question: Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
7. What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
8. What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Daniel Lundh
Founder, Storekey
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #snanandgo, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce,#IoT, #Blockchain,#socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation,#ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing, #InternetOfThings, #LowCode. #Data, #pos, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Brian and Jeff talk about what to expect in 2022 including the impact of #artificailintelligence, #IoT and even the #metaverse!. .
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs, #drones, #dronetechnology, #dronedelivery, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Ashley Crowder, CEO/co-Founder, VNTANA joined me for a discussion about the role 3D & AR will play in n eCommerce. Hint: it’s big…really, really big. We even talk about the metaverse.
This interview is the third in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Ashley Crowder, CEO/co-Founder, VNTANA joined me for a discussion about the role 3D & AR will play in n eCommerce. Hint: it’s big…really, really big. We even talk about the metaverse.
This interview is the third in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
1. Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
2. The “pigeonhole” question: Where does your solution sit?
3. Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
4. What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
5. How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
6. What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
7. What skills that you use now you wish you paid more attention to?
8. How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Ashley Crowder
CEO & Co-Founder
VNTANA
https://www.vntana.com/
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs,
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Tom Walker, Founder & CEO, DroneUp joined me for a discussion on the rapid evolution of drones in the retail industry.
Walmart Invests in DroneUp, the Nationwide On-Demand Drone Delivery Provider
https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/06/17/walmart-invests-in-droneup-the-nationwide-on-demand-drone-delivery-provider
This interview is the second in the Startups of NRF series. I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question: Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Tom Walker
Founder & CEO, DroneUp
https://www.droneup.com
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#drones, #dronedelivery, droneservices, #Startup, #Retailers, #innovation, #Analysts, #professors, #reporters, #economists #Founders, #VCs, #blockchain, #IoT, #retail, #blockchain, #IoT, #retailinnovation, #retailstartups, #startupstrategies, #retail #futureofretail, #thisweekininnovation, #retailtrends, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobilecommerce, #ecommerce, #supplychain, #data, #lossprevention, #returnsmanagement, #computervision, #datascience, #machinelearning, #Inventory, #metaverse
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Spencer Kieboom, Founder & CEO at Pollen Technologies joined me for a discussion on what he calls eCommerce Re-Fulfillment.
Pollen has developed a returns platform that taps into the gig economy and the legions of drivers that operates in cities and towns across this land.
Pollen will be exhibiting at NRF in Booth 66 in the Startup Zone
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Spencer Kieboom
Founder & CEO at Pollen Technologies
https://pollenreturns.com
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#Startup #Retailers #innovation #Analysts, #professors, #reporters, #economists #Founders, #VC’s #blockchain #IoT #retail #blockchain #IoT #retailinnovation #retailstartups #startupstrategies #retailapocalypse #retail #futureofretail #thisweekininnovation #retailtrends #clubhouse #unifiedcommerce #socialcommerce #mobilecommerce #ecommerce #supplychain #data #lossprevention #returnsmanagement #computervision #wms #warehouse management systems #datascience #machinelearning #Inventory #metaverse
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Tony D'Onofrio, CEO and Managing Director, Global Retail Business Unit, Prosegur and I discuss the state of loss prevention.
The problem
What caused the escalation
What’s the solution
How can tech be part of the solution
What’s the state of the art in loss prevention
What do you think 2022 will look like?
Here is the link of the NRF security survey.
https://nrf.com/research/national-retail-security-survey-2021
Podcast Guest
Tony D'Onofrio
CEO and Managing Director, Global Retail Business Unit
Prosegur
https://www.tonydonofrio.com
https://twitter.com/tonycdonofrio
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhIFGJAm5-l9zi7fYH_Cfg
https://www.instagram.com/tonycdonofrio/
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#Startup #Retailers #innovation #Analysts, #professors, #reporters, #economists #Founders, #VC’s #blockchain #IoT #retail #blockchain #IoT #retail innovation #retail startups #startup strategies #retail apocalypse #retail #future of retail #this week in innovation #retail trends #clubhouse #unified commerce #social commerce #mobile commerce #e commerce #supply chain #data #loss prevention #returns management #computer vision #wms #warehouse management systems #data science #machine learning #Inventory #metaverse
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Alan Smithson, CoFounder of MetaVRse joined me for a discussion about the evolution of the Metaverse.
He’s been involved with building Metaverse technologies since the companies founding in 2016.
MetaVRse is a Cloud Platform that makes it easy to Create, Curate & Consume interactive 3D Experiences across every device through a drag and drop, code optional editor
Their short to mid term focus is on marketing, retail and ecommerce solutions.
He’s got a podcast “XR for Business” that’s worth checking out.
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Alan Smithson
CoFounder of MetaVRse
https://metavrse.com
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#Startup #Retailers #innovation #Analysts, #professors, #reporters, #economists #Founders, #VC’s #blockchain #IoT #retail #blockchain #IoT #retail innovation #retail startups #startup strategies #retail apocalypse #retail #future of retail #this week in innovation #retail trends #clubhouse #unified commerce #social commerce #mobile commerce #e commerce #supply chain #data #loss prevention #returns management #computer vision #wms #warehouse management systems #data science #machine learning #Inventory
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