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AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0
by Matt Battaglia
AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt BattagliaThe show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business. AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving. Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more… AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/Please Subscribe. Thanks for Listening. - More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/
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AI Is Here: How Businesses Can Actually Use It w/ Greg Whalen of Prove AI AZ TRT S07 EP17 (299) 10-11-2026
AI Is Here: How Businesses Can Actually Use It w/ Greg Whalen of Prove AI AZ TRT S07 EP17 (299) 10-11-2026 What We Learned This Week AI adoption is moving faster than the playbook. Businesses are experimenting with AI, but many still haven't figured out exactly where it belongs in their...
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From Lab to Startup: How Technology Is Changing the Future of Healthcare With Chris Yoo of Xcellerant Ventures AZ TRT S07 EP16 (298) 9-20-2026
From Lab to Startup: How Technology Is Changing the Future of Healthcare With Chris Yoo of Xcellerant Ventures AZ TRT S07 EP16 (298) 9-20-2026 What We Learned This Week A Startup Is More Than an Idea A great idea is only the starting point. Investors also look at the founder, team, execution,...
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Meet Noah: The AI Robot Delivering Your Next Meal w/ Steve Burns of NoTip - AZ TRT S07 EP15 (297) 9-13-2026
Meet Noah: The AI Robot Delivering Your Next Meal w/ Steve Burns of NoTip - AZ TRT S07 EP15 (297) 9-13-2026 What We Learned This Week Food delivery may be ready for a robotics makeover. NoTip is testing a model where an EV gets the food close to the customer's home and an autonomous robot…
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AZ TRT 2.0 – Best of Cybersecurity from Business to Government AZ TRT S07 EP14 (296) 9-6-2026
AZ TRT 2.0 – Best of Cybersecurity from Business to Government AZ TRT S07 EP14 (296) 9-6-2026 What We Learned This Week Cyber and CIO mgmt Common Cyber Issues TRM Labs on security ACTRA - Cyber threats affect everyone from Gov't to business to private & growing Clips from past shows focusing on...
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AZ Tech Ecosystem: Making the World Better Thru Technology w/ Eric Miller of PADT, Inc. - AZ TRT S07 EP13 (295) 8-23-2026
AZ TRT 2.0 - AZ Tech Ecosystem: Making the World Better Thru Technology w/ Eric Miller of PADT, Inc. AZ TRT S07 EP13 (295) 8-23-2026 What We Learned This Week · A great product doesn't build a great company by itself. Founders eventually have to build the organization around the product—sales,...
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How to Get a Deal on Shark Tank w/ Tony Gonzales of Slick Barrier - Revisted AZ TRT S07 EP12 (294) 8-16-2026
How to Get a Deal on Shark Tank w/ Tony Gonzales of Slick Barrier - Revisited AZ TRT S07 EP12 (294) 8-16-2026 What We Learned This Week Have Faith: 'You're not on Shark Tank until you're on Shark Tank' Have a Great Story: Power of a Story - PR & a great business story got them on Shark Tank Have…
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Reinventing the Supply Chain with AI from Rail-to-Road w/ Kevin Damoa of GlidTech - AZ TRT S07 EP11 (293) 7-26-2026
Reinventing the Supply Chain with AI from Rail-to-Road w/ Kevin Damoa of GlidTech - AZ TRT S07 EP11 (293) 7-26-2026 What We Learned This Week The Biggest Supply Chain Problem Isn't Transportation—It's Handling Freight often changes hands multiple times before reaching its destination. Every...
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Predicting the Future: AI, Geopolitics & Better Decision Making w/ Anthony Vinci of VICO - AZ TRT S07 EP10 (292) 6-28-2026
Predicting the Future: AI, Geopolitics & Better Decision Making w/ Anthony Vinci of VICO - AZ TRT S07 EP10 (292) 6-28-2026 What We Learned This Week Think in Probabilities Great decision-makers don't predict one future. They prepare for multiple possible futures. Look for Leading Indicators...
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Why Data Centers Are Becoming America's New Industrial Backbone w/ Tom Sullivan of Air2O - AZ TRT S07 EP09 (291) 6-14-2026
Why Data Centers Are Becoming America's New Industrial Backbone w/ Tom Sullivan of Air2O - AZ TRT S07 EP09 (291) 6-14-2026 What We Learned This Week 1. AI Is Creating One of the Largest Infrastructure Booms in History The AI revolution isn't just software. It requires: physical buildings massive...
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Flat-Fee Legal Services & the Rise of Fractional General Counsel w/ Ryan Hurley of Litix Legal - AZ TRT S07 EP08 (290) 5-28-2026
Flat-Fee Legal Services & the Rise of Fractional General Counsel w/ Ryan Hurley of Litix Legal - AZ TRT S07 EP08 (290) 5-28-2026 Things We Learned This Week Small businesses still need sophisticated legal strategy Even companies with only 5–10 employees need governance, operating agreements, cap...
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High Growth, Higher Risk: The Business of Cannabis w/ Melissa Diaz of Highrock Accounting - AZ TRT S07 EP07 (289) 4-12-2026
High Growth, Higher Risk: The Business of Cannabis w/ Melissa Diaz of Highrock Accounting - AZ TRT S07 EP07 (289) 4-12-2026 What We Learned This Week Cannabis Companies Are Taxed on Gross Margin Because of 280E, they can't deduct ordinary business expenses — creating massive tax burdens. Federal...
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From Clinical Need to Market: How Medical Devices Are Built w/ Stuart Broyles of MDM2 - AZ TRT S07 EP06 (288) 3-29-2026
From Clinical Need to Market: How Medical Devices Are Built w/ Stuart Broyles of MDM2 - AZ TRT S07 EP06 (288) 3-29-2026 What We Learned This Week: Medical devices can take a decade to reach patients Bringing a medical device to market isn't quick. Phoenix is quietly becoming a major MedTech hub…
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Designing Disruption: Electric Motor Bikes for Your Lifestyle w/ Tim Seward of Onyx Motors - AZ TRT S07 EP05 (287) 3-15-2026
Designing Disruption: Electric Motor Bikes for Your Lifestyle w/ Tim Seward of Onyx Motors - AZ TRT S07 EP05 (287) 3-15-2026 Things We Learned This Week Friction Creates Opportunity - Tim's parking problem in San Francisco sparked the entire company. Build the Prototype First - Instead of...
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Aging in Place: Safety, Technology, & Dignity w/ Drew Siefried of TruBlue Ally - AZ TRT S07 EP04 (286) 3-1-2026
Aging in Place: Safety, Technology, & Dignity w/ Drew Siefried of TruBlue Ally - AZ TRT S07 EP04 (286) 3-1-2026 Things We Learned This Week · America is aging rapidly - By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be over 65. · Most seniors want to stay in their homes - More than 80% of older adults prefer…
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Reinventing Retirement: The Future of the 401(k) w/ Ted Benna the Father of the 401k - AZ TRT S07 EP03 (285) 2-22-2026
Reinventing Retirement: The Future of the 401(k) w/ Ted Benna the Father of the 401k - AZ TRT S07 EP03 (285) 2-22-2026 Things We Learned This Week · The 401(k) Was Almost an Accident - A small 1978 tax provision turned into one of the most important financial innovations in modern history. ·...
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Solving the Worlds Problems through Design w/ Celeste Wilson of Form180 - AZ TRT S07 EP02 (285) 2-8-2026
AZ TRT 2.0 - Solving the Worlds Problems through Design w/ Celeste Wilson of Form180 - AZ TRT S07 EP02 (285) 2-8-2026 Things We Learned This Week · People Are Remodeling Instead of Moving With rising home and land prices, homeowners are choosing to invest in their current homes—upgrading,...
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Cybersecurity, Ransomware, + AI Usage Guardrails w/ Gary Perkins of CISO Global - AZ TRT S07 EP01 (284) 1-18-2026
Cybersecurity, Ransomware, + AI Usage Guardrails w/ Gary Perkins of CISO Global - AZ TRT S07 EP01 (284) 1-18-2026 What We Learned This Week: · Most cyber attacks are preventable Basic controls, training, and awareness can stop the majority of threats. · Humans are both the weakest link and the...
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Pickleball & the Growth of Sports Enterprises & Investment w/ Evan Floersch of the Texas Ranchers Pickleball Team - AZ TRT S06 EP21 (283) 11-23-2025
Pickleball & the Growth of Sports Enterprises & Investment w/ Evan Floersch of the Texas Ranchers Pickleball Team - AZ TRT S06 EP21 (283) 11-23-2025 What We Learned This Week: 1. Pickleball is now fully professionalized with a unified league structure. The merger of PPA + MLP created a stable,...
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Startups from Funding to Community w/ Daniela Santagelo of Freeway - AZ TRT S06 EP20 (282) 10-19-2025
Startups from Funding to Community w/ Daniela Santagelo of Freeway - AZ TRT S06 EP15 (277) 10-19-2025 What We Learned This Week: Freeway - Helping Startups - Talent • Capital • Community Talent Retention & Reinvestment are key to building a Flywheel Phoenix Tech Ecosystem is growing, but not yet...
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AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation + Best of Biotech w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S06 EP19 (281) 10-12-2025
AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S06 EP19 (281) 10-12-2025 Things We Learned This Week AZ Bio mission to improve life and bioscience, & make AZ a Top Ten Bioscience state AZ Bio Week 2025 - Oct. - 5 Days Talks, Events & Awards AZ Advances - nonprofit donation...
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Offense + Defense: The 90-Second Plan to Retire Without Fear - AZ TRT S06 EP18 (280) 9-21-2025
Offense + Defense: The 90-Second Plan to Retire Without Fear - Balance growth and guaranteed income to protect your lifestyle — and never worry about running out of money. - AZ TRT S06 EP18 (280) 9-21-2025 What We Learned This Week · Offense + Defense is the Key to Wealth Financial freedom isn't...
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Inside Real Estate Syndication Investing: Returns, Risks, & Opportunity Zones w/ Adam Gower of GowerCrowd - AZ TRT S06 EP17 (279) 9-7-2025
Inside Real Estate Syndication Investing: Returns, Risks, & Opportunity Zones w/ Adam Gower of GowerCrowd - AZ TRT S06 EP17 (279) 9-7-2025 What We Learned This Week: Real estate syndications let accredited investors pool money with a sponsor to buy large properties. Investors earn preferred...
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The New Wave of AI-First SaaS Companies Serving SMBs w/ Cooper Simson of Martell Ventures - AZ TRT S06 EP16 (278) 8-24-2025
The New Wave of AI-First SaaS Companies Serving SMBs w/ Cooper Simson of Martell Ventures - AZ TRT S06 EP16 (278) 8-24-2025 What We Learned This Week: · Political & product risk can kill a business overnight. · AI is lowering barriers to software creation while eliminating low-value roles. · SMBs...
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Cybersecurity & Compliance w/ Paige Hanson of Secure Labs - AZ TRT S06 EP15 (277) 8-17-2025
Cybersecurity & Compliance w/ Paige Hanson of Secure Labs - AZ TRT S06 EP15 (277) 8-17-2025 What We Learned This Week: A cybersecurity breach can cost more than just data—it can damage infrastructure and destroy client confidence. Even smaller companies (50–100 employees) need structured...
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Voxify: AI Voice Assistant for Small Business w/ David Duguan - AZ TRT S06 EP14 (276) 8-3-2025
Voxify: AI Voice Assistant for Small Business w/ David Duguan - AZ TRT S06 EP14 (276) 8-3-2025 What We Learned This Week AI Assistant software Aurora for phones Small Business are overwhelmed with many aspects of business from sales to customer service Bad Customer Service costs $ in lost revenue...
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Business Lessons from the Movies - The Founder & the Start of McDonalds - AZ TRT S06 EP13 (275) 7-27-2025
Business Lessons from the Movies - The Founder & the Start of McDonalds - AZ TRT S06 EP13 (275) 7-27-2025 What We Learned This Week: Speedee Service System - assembly line approach invents the fast-food industry, replicated to this day What Business Are You In? - McDonald's is a Real Estate…
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Tech Productivity to AI to Cybersecurity to Sports Cars - Best of Tech 1st half 2025 - AZ TRT S06 EP12 (274) 7-6-2025
Tech Productivity to AI to Cybersecurity to Sports Cars - Best of Tech 1st half 2025 - AZ TRT S06 EP12 (274) 7-6-2025 What We Learned This Week ChatGPT is an AI chatbot, developed by OpenAI, that can engage in human-like conversations Obvious Future is building Machine Learning (AI) programs to…
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LiquidTrust: A New Era of Cross-Border Payment Protection for Small Business w/ Saujin Yi - AZ TRT S06 EP11 (273) 6-29-2025
LiquidTrust: A New Era of Cross-Border Payment Protection for Small Business w/ Saujin Yi - AZ TRT S06 EP11 (273) 6-29-2025 What We Learned This Week · SMBs Face Major Risk in Cross-Border Payments Small businesses are exposed to significant risk when dealing with international suppliers, lacking...
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Health Insurance is Rigged & Controlled by the Big Companies w/ Donvan Ryckis of Ethos Benefits - AZ TRT S06 EP10 (272) 6-15-2025
Health Insurance is Rigged & Controlled by the Big Companies w/ Donvan Ryckis of Ethos Benefits - AZ TRT S06 EP10 (272) 6-15-2025 What We Learned This Week Health Insurance is primarily run by the Big 4 - BUCA: Blue Cross United Healthcare, CIGNA, Aetna To Insurance Co's – Premium = Revenue, and...
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5 Types of Income to Create Infinite Income - AZ TRT S06 EP09 (271) 5-25-2025
5 Types of Income to Create Infinite Income - AZ TRT S06 EP09 (271) 5-25-2025 What We Learned This Week Multiple Streams of Income strategy 5 Types of Income – Career, Investment, Retirement Account, Pension, Tax Free Diversification of income provides you security and freedom Build Infinite…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) – how the Algorithm Connects Us All Revisited - AZ TRT 2.0 – S06 EP08 (270) 5-11-2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – how the Algorithm Connects Us All Revisited AZ TRT 2.0 – S06 EP08 (270) 5-11-2025 What We Learned This Week: AI is inter-connected with so many technologies & you use AI often on a daily basis AI is a part of almost all industries from Healthcare, Finance to Defense...
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AI Arms Race from ChatGPT to Deepseek - AZ TRT S06 EP08 (269) 4-20-2025
AI Arms Race from ChatGPT to Deepseek - AZ TRT S06 EP08 (269) 4-20-2025 What We Learned This Week AI Arms Race is real with the major tech co's involved ChatGPT by OpenAI is considering the top chat AI program Google has Gemini (was Bard), Microsoft has CoPilot, Amazon has Claude / Alexa Deepseek...
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Tech Productivity - AZ TRT S06 EP06 (267) 3-23-2025
Tech Productivity - AZ TRT S06 EP06 (267) 3-23-2025 What We Learned This Week ChatGPT is an AI chatbot, developed by OpenAI, that can engage in human-like conversations ChatGPT can read docs, edit docs, answer Qs, and transcribe Elevenreader – app that turns any document into audio Google Drive –...
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Palantir Technologies, CEO Alex Karp & the New Era of Tech Defense Contractors - AZ TRT S06 EP05 (266) 3-9-2025
Palantir Technologies, CEO Alex Karp & the New Era of Tech Defense Contractors - AZ TRT S06 EP05 (266) 3-9-2025 What We Learned This Week Palantir - AI powered automation for every decision Palantir is named after the all seeing stone in Lord of the Rings Software integrates with company software...
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Kenmore is Home Electricity Made Easy - Modernize the Smart Home from Appliances to the Electric Grid – Revisited w/ CEO Sri Solur - AZ TRT S06 EP04 (265) 2-23-2025
Kenmore is Home Electricity Made Easy - Modernize the Smart Home from Appliances to the Electric Grid – Revisited w/ CEO Sri Solur - AZ TRT S06 EP04 (265) 2-23-2025 What We Learned This Week · Kenmore is home electricity made easy. Kenmore is on a mission to modernize the home. Live More & Live...
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Cybersecurity Response Plan w/ Frank Grimmelmann of ACTRA - AZ TRT S06 EP03 (264) 2-9-2025
Cybersecurity Response Plan w/ Frank Grimmelmann of ACTRA - AZ TRT S06 EP03 (264) 2-9-2025 What We Learned This Week ACTRA Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance Cyber threats affect everyone from Gov't to business to private and growing Companies need to be responsive with speed to be effective…
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Futuristic EV Designer Sports Car w/ Nikita Bridan of Oilstainlab - AZ TRT S06 EP02 (263) 1-26-2025
Futuristic EV Designer Sports Car w/ Nikita Bridan of Oilstainlab - AZ TRT S06 EP02 (263) 1-26-2025 What We Learned This Week Oilstain Lab creates high end retro futuristic designer sports car - in EV models EV Car Designers for Gearheads who hate EVs All the capabilities of a sports car, on a...
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Machine Learning (AI) Onsite w/ Eddi Weinwurm of Obvious Future - AZ TRT S06 EP01 (262) 1-5-2025
Machine Learning (AI) Onsite w/ Eddi Weinwurm of Obvious Future - AZ TRT S06 EP01 (262) 1-5-2025 What We Learned This Week Obvious Future is building Machine Learning (AI) programs to be used onsite for a business Corporate Data is too sensitive to be in the cloud / internet Business cannot use...
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EV Trucks for Commercial Use w/ George Gebhart of Voltu Motor - AZ TRT S05 EP45 (261) 12-30-2024
EV Trucks for Commercial Use w/ George Gebhart of Voltu Motor - AZ TRT S05 EP45 (261) 12-30-2024 What We Learned This Week Voltu Motor provides EV battery and drive train for commercial trucks Creating new EV tech that is lighter, extended charge for longer range, and Inverter to charge on site...
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Best of Bitcoin, Blockchain & Crypto Revisited - AZ TRT S05 EP44 (260) 12-1-2024
Best of Bitcoin, Blockchain & Crypto Revisited AZ TRT S05 EP44 (260) 12-1-2024 Best of Clips on Bitcoin, Blockchain & Crypto from previous shows…… Exchanges w/ John Denza of ErisX Crypto News + Blockworks on Blockchain & Bitcoin w/ Jason Yanowitz Bitcoin, Bonds, Credit Markets and Reserve...
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Tech Marketing - Build a Brand like Steve Jobs & Apple to Elon Musk & Tesla + PT Barnum's Impact - AZ TRT S05 EP43 (259) 11-17-2024
Tech Marketing - Build a Brand like Steve Jobs & Apple to Elon Musk & Tesla + PT Barnum's Impact AZ TRT S05 EP43 (259) 11-17-2024 What We Learned This Week: PT Barnum the original Greatest Showman who understood the power of brand & advertising Apple Iphone release in 2007, big event w/ 1st...
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AZ Tech Council on 2024 Innovation & Governors Celebration w/ Steve Zylstra - AZ TRT S05 EP42 (258) 11-10-2024
AZ Tech Council on 2024 Innovation & Governors Celebration w/ Steve Zylstra - AZ TRT S05 EP42 (258) 11-10-2024 What We Learned This Week Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, honors technology leaders and innovators from across the state with the…
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Best of Tech Investing - Venture Capital & Angel Investing - AZ TRT S05 EP41 (257) 11-3-2024
Best of Tech Investing - Venture Capital & Angel Investing AZ TRT S05 EP41 (257) 11-3-2024 What We Learned This Week: ATI - Arizona-based investors committed to supporting capital needs of early stage high growth technology driven companies within Arizona Applicants for Funding need to Answer…
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Ford Power Promise for EV Cars w/ Becca Anderson - AZ TRT - S05 EP40 (256) 10-13-2024
Ford Power Promise for EV Cars w/ Becca Anderson AZ TRT - S05 EP40 (256) 10-13-2024 What We Learned This Week: Ford - Classic Car Company with 100 Years + History EV Car adoption is a growing trend Battery Charging at Home + on the Road Software & Service is part of the Ford Promise on new EVs…
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Deep Value Investing Using The Acquirer's Multiple Revisited w/ Tobias Carlisle - AZ TRT S05 EP 39 (255) 10-6-2024
Deep Value Investing Using The Acquirer's Multiple Revisited w/ Tobias Carlisle AZ TRT S05 EP 39 (255) 10-6-2024 What We Learned This Week Acquirers Multiple – Enterprise value of the business, mindset of buying the entire business Deep Value Investing – good companies at wonderful prices…
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Taxes Are Going Up - How to Grow Your Wealth using the Right Tax Buckets - AZ TRT S05 EP38 (254) 9-29-2024
Taxes Are Going Up - How to Grow Your Wealth using the Right Tax Buckets - AZ TRT S05 EP38 (254) 9-29-2024 What We Learned This Week: Tax Buckets, broken into 3 categories of Taxed (income), Tax deferred (401K), Tax Free (Roth) Taxes are going up – How to Move more $ into a Tax Free Position...
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Rockin' the Kremlin - Russian Music Industry w/ David Junk - AZ TRT S05 EP37 (253) 9-22-2024
Rockin' the Kremlin - Russian Music Industry w/ David Junk - AZ TRT S05 EP37 (253) 9-22-2024 Things We Learned This Week Roger Waters performed The Wall – Live in Berlin after the Fall David Junk went to the concert, & was inspired and moved to Russia, got into Diamond business, then Music…
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AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S05 EP36 (252) 9-16-2024
AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S05 EP36 (252) 9-16-2024 Things We Learned This Week AZ Bio mission to improve life and bioscience, & make AZ a Top Ten Bioscience state AZ Bio Week 2023 is Sep. 16, 5 Days Talks, Events & Awards 3 Ds - Discovery, Development…
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THE PRICE: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos w/ Sports Writer John Talty - AZ TRT - S05 EP35 (251) 9-8-2024
THE PRICE: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos w/ Sports Writer John Talty AZ TRT - S05 EP35 (251) 9-8-2024 What We Learned This Week NCAA fought lawsuits for years to avoid paying the players, had chance to solve the issue Sonny Vacarro (Nike fame) convinced Ed O'Bannon of…
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Intelligent Investor, Market Cycles, Supply & Demand - Best of Host Matt on Investing & Economics - AZ TRT - S05 EP34 (250) 9-1-2024
Intelligent Investor, Market Cycles, Supply & Demand - Best of Host Matt on Investing & Economics AZ TRT - S05 EP34 (250) 9-1-2024 What We Learned This Week: The Intelligent Investor Ben Graham's teaching, and seminal investing book - Ch. 8 on Mr. Market, & Ch. 20 on Margin of Safety Market…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt BattagliaThe show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business. AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving. Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more… AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/Please Subscribe. Thanks for Listening. - More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/
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