{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"301. How to catch the next tech investment wave","description":" Whether you're starting a tech venture or investing in one, you need to understand how to spot the next tech investment trend.  Why?  Because if your venture or your portfolio is riding the wave of a genuinely transformative technology, you have a structural advantage. If it isn't, you're pushing uphill.  And here is the good news: you do not need a computer science degree to do this!  In this episode, Sophia Matveeva speaks with Igor Pejic \u2014&amp;nbsp;an expert on tech-driven shifts and investing&amp;nbsp; \u2014 about the framework that lets any intelligent person spot transformative technology waves before they go mainstream.  Igor is an award-winning author whose previous books earned him the Independent Press Award and a finalist place at the Bracken Bower Prize \u2014 awarded by McKinsey and the Financial Times.  His work has appeared in the New York Times, Forbes and Bloomberg. He has advised Fortune 100 companies and held senior positions in banking and payments.&amp;nbsp;  His new book is out in May: Tech Money:&amp;nbsp;A Guide to the New Game of Technology Investing is out this spring.  Listen to&amp;nbsp;learn:  Why the metaverse failed while AI succeeded \u2014 and the signals that told you this years in advance How McKinsey predicted natural language AI wouldn't arrive until the 2040s \u2014 and what that tells us about relying on expert opinion The four non-technical indicators you can track right now to spot the next transformative technology Whether the AI bubble is coming \u2014 and how it compares to the dot-com era Why being too deep in the technical details can actually make you a worse technology investor   Timestamps:  00:00 - Introduction: Why non-experts can catch tech waves 03:53 - Why the metaverse failed and Gen AI succeeded 06:07 - The adoption problem: $100 billion for 900 daily users 09:30 - Catching tech trends early: The technology adoption lifecycle 12:10 - How much tech knowledge do you really need? 16:31 - Finding the sweet spot: Risk vs reward in tech investing 19:20 - The AI bubble: Comparing to the dot-com era 23:12 - Why this time is different: Big tech vs dot-com startups 25:41 - Using investment frameworks for founding decisions 27:04 - Closing and resources  Free AI Mini-Workshop for Non-Technical Founders Learn how to go from idea to a tested product using AI \u2014 in under 30 minutes. Get free access here:&amp;nbsp;techfornontechies.co\/aiclass Follow and Review: We\u2019d love for you to follow us if you haven\u2019t yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We\u2019d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on&amp;nbsp;Apple Podcasts. Simply select \u201cRatings and Reviews\u201d and \u201cWrite a Review\u201d then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Listen to Tech for Non-Techies on:   Apple   Spotify   YouTube    Audible    Pandora   Transcript: https:\/\/www.techfornontechies.co\/blog\/how-to-catch-the-next-tech-investment-wave ","author_name":"Tech for Non-Techies - Practical app &amp; AI strategy for non-technical founders.","author_url":"https:\/\/www.techfornontechies.co\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41046190\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201279550"}