A podcast about succeeding in the digital era
Michelle Zatlyn on protecting the web.
Hear from Eric Ries, Michele Romanow,
Brad Feld and other digital thought leaders.
In the digital economy, pursuing your vision—for a new business, a new product, a new way to try and solve a problem—can feel next to impossible. On Decoding Digital, Dan Saks talks with a cross-section of leaders who are using digital technology to do just that.
Nicolaj Siggelkow
Decoding Connected Strategies: Nicolaj Siggelkow on Building Trust
TALKING WITH AN EXPERT ON NEW WAYS TO REACH CUSTOMERS
38 min
A quiet revolution is changing the way companies sell. Instead of one-time transactions, businesses are looking to create ongoing, always-on relationships with their customers. Nicolaj Siggelkow wrote the book on these new connected strategies, and in this episode, he explains how they work and how you can rethink your business to connect to your customers in new ways.
Laela Sturdy
Decoding Innovation Culture: Laela Sturdy on Nurturing Ideas
TALKING WITH AN EXPERT IN HOW TO SPOT ENTREPRENEURS
45 min
Over the course of her career in venture capital, Laela Sturdy has met hundreds of entrepreneurs and listened to just as many startup pitches. In this episode, hear her explain which traits she sees in the most successful founders, as well as what you can do to foster an environment where your team feels comfortable taking risks that drive innovation.
Rich Aberman
Decoding Digital Payments: Rich Aberman on Innovating Inside Out
A CONVERSATION WITH A PAYMENTS INDUSTRY VETERAN
45 min
When Rich Aberman co-founded WePay in 2008, he decided to not only take on a huge competitor—PayPal—but also disrupt the banking industry, one of the most established, regulated sectors in the world. Hear Rich explain how he did it, and why working from the inside out can be the ideal way to drive game-changing innovation.
Michelle Zatlyn
Decoding Digital Security: Michelle Zatlyn on Protecting the Web
A CONVERSATION ON BEING A BETTER DIGITAL CITIZEN
45 min
Many of us worry about how secure our online lives really are. After all, the news is filled with stories of data breaches and denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. As co-founder of cloud security company Cloudflare, Michelle Zatlyn has some advice: Be cautious, but engage with technology to become a better digital citizen. Hear her discuss how to safeguard the digital world.
Dr. Don Sheppard
Decoding Medical Innovation: Dr. Don Sheppard on Fighting Disease
A CONVERSATION WITH A WORLD-RENOWNED RESEARCHER
44 min
The quest to cure disease is among our most enduring challenges, and the stakes could not be higher. Dr. Don Sheppard is using digital technology to bring together experts from a range of fields—medicine, engineering, sociology, and more—to help make the world a safer, healthier place. Hear Dr. Sheppard discuss his work with the pioneering MI4 initiative.
Brad Feld
Decoding Entrepreneurship: Brad Feld Explains How to Thrive
A CONVERSATION WITH A RENOWNED STARTUP MENTOR
42 min
Every entrepreneur spends a lot of time thinking about their business, but for Brad Feld, it's not enough. Founders also need to be mindful about their work and the impact it has—on the market, on their colleagues, and on their own wellbeing. Hear the legendary investor and startup mentor talk about building businesses, coping with change, and remembering to be kind.
Michele Romanow
Decoding Venture Capital: Michele Romanow Rethinks How to Invest
A CONVERSATION WITH THE FOUNDER OF CLEARBANC
28 min
Venture capital has a people problem. Typically, it requires personal introductions and face-to-face meetings. It also takes a long time, and bias inevitably creeps in. Hear from Michele Romanow on how she is changing that dynamic by using data, AI, and automation to accelerate funding decisions and make it much more diverse.
Eric Ries
Decoding Lean Principles: Eric Ries and The Long-Term Stock Exchange
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR OF "THE LEAN STARTUP"
41 min
What do you do after you’ve changed the way an entire generation of founders launch and build their companies? If you’re Eric Ries, you tackle one of your most ambitious projects yet—creating a new stock exchange to generate long-term, sustainable value. Hear Eric discuss “The Lean Startup,” the hard work of changing the status quo, and more.
Dan Saks
Decoding “Decoding Digital”: Dan Saks on Profiling Digital Heroes
A CONVERSATION ABOUT SHARING STORIES OF SUCCESS
36 min
It takes a special type of person to succeed in the digital economy. They need vision, curiosity, grit, and determination to achieve their goals and create a bold impact, both at work and in the world at large. Hear podcast host Dan Saks explain why it's critical to tell the stories of these Digital Heroes, and why he's decided to do just that on Decoding Digital.
Meet your host, Dan Saks
PRESIDENT & CO-CEO
Dan is a life-long learner and is constantly looking to discover and share ideas about new things. He is honored to have the chance to learn from some of the smartest people in business and technology, and share his conversations with the Decoding Digital audience.
Season one
The change agents. The innovators. The visionaries. Get to know them on Decoding Digital.