6 Technology Trends to a Digital Transformation

John Zozzaro

ALAMO ON DEMAND

Every organization in the world, no matter the industry, is shifting right now. Whether that’s jewelry store Jared hosting virtual weddings, late night hosts telling jokes to a silent cameraman, to Italy adopting AR thermal scanning helmets, we continue to see organizations rise above the current circumstances and try their best to innovate within their space.

The recent launch of “Alamo On Demand” from Austin Texas’ very own Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is a courageous gamble considering the space is arguably dominated by a few, yet highlights exactly what every business owner should be doing, innovating. Maybe spending less time trying to ban Universal movies from their theaters, other theater owners can follow suit, potentially creating a more substantial and fruitful solution, ‘together’.

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Digital Transformation to the Information Superhighway

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Should Startups Have Employees? Perhaps Not

A “startup” is a venture in search of a business model. Meaning, you don’t yet know how to sustain-ably make money. You can’t be sure of any success. 

An “employee” is explicitly known as a person employed for wages or salary, especially at non-executive level.  So… with what are we promising a salary??

Sure, you may have some revenue (you may even have funding), but people seek “employment” for a measure of stability; for personal security, to some degree.

And startups have none to offer.

Don’t misunderstand what I’m advising, you need a team. Just don’t think of them nor treat them as employees. It’s unfair, to them.  Yes of course, we all know most startups seek “employees,” that’s the conventional word for people working for you. I’m suggesting we change the way we all think about working for startups.  It’s unfair to people to promise employment when you have none to promise. Hire contractors, hire freelance help, or allocate equity to your team so that everyone is working as part of the company.Read the entire article here.

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Focusrite Scarlett Solo Review

Podcasts may seem to be a new medium, but they have actually been around since 2005, initially popularized by iconic media outlets such as the BBC, NPR and KCRW, the trend-setting Los Angeles community radio station. Today, there are over 850,000 active podcast programs currently available.

Another media related phenomenon is video calling/conferencing, made popular to the masses by Apple’s iChat (2002) and Skype (2003), and currently dominated by Zoom, Google Meet, Facebook Live and others such as StreamYard, Slack and BlueJeans.

During this Covid-19 pandemic, major media conferences such as Austin’s SXSW, Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress and Canadian Music Week were forced to abruptly cancel. Three major European media conferences, DLD, Midem and Wallifornia, have been able to transition to producing  substantial virtual events.

Whether you are offering your personal views on stamp collecting, or launching the next TED conference, you will need, at minimum, an excellent microphone & headphones, a video camera, some mixing software and a USB audio interface.

Right now, let’s look at the Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB audio interface:

To be direct, this is great value and quality for the investment. I was quite honestly concerned that it would be a compromise, based on its price point. I should have known my friend & colleague, John Zozzaro, would only recommend the best solution to my audio needs. Technically speaking, I’m a happy camper.

My observations –

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