The Killing IT Podcast

Hosted ByRyan Morris, Karl W. Palachuk, Dave Sobel

This podcast is a great example of BOGSAT – Bunch of Guys Sitting Around a Table. We all got together one day to talk about working together, figuring out how we could contribute to the broader IT Community . . . and have fun doing it. One of the big take-aways of that day was the Killing IT Podcast.

We are all interesting in broadening the conversation. What the hell does that mean? Well, we realized that we see a lot of “silos of knowledge.” And even more, we see silos of analysis, silos of understanding, and silos of philosophy. Too many people only talk with others in their tiny little worlds.

This is true within the SMB (small and medium business) IT community. It’s also true in the mid-market. And it’s rampant in the enterprise space. But even within each of these, programmers talk to programmers, marketing people talk to marketing people, and support techs talk to support techs.

We also LOVE the emerging world of emerging technology. Humility aside, the three hosts have built some amazing companies, sold some amazing stuff, and help guide the IT industry to where it is today. We love all this nerdy stuff and can’t wait to figure out where it all goes.

We looked for a hole that no one was filling. And we think we found it in a conscious effort to widen the circle. We want o bring in all the people who are working on IoT, LED, Lidar, LI-FI, blockchain, AI, robots, VR/AR, robotics, 3D printing, and so much more. We are constantly looking for the opportunities to integrate all these emerging skill sets.

We are funny, irreverent, intellectual, analytical, entrepreneurial, and excited about where all this stuff is going. We truly live in what Karl calls “The Exponential Century.” With luck, we can help you grab your share of the many gold mines emerging in new technology.

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All Episodes

Episode 37: Defending Kodak, Industry 4.0, and Cutting Costs with IoT

Karl kicks off with a bit of a rant related to topic one. Topic 1: Noting the demise of Clatchy Newspapers, and remembering Kodak. One of the classic examples about innovation is Kodak’s failure to take advantage of digital photography. We recently…

Episode 36: Drone War Patents, Engaging Vendors, and the Contract for the Web

Lots of intro chit-chat here. And then . . . Topic 1: Walmart Kicking Amazon’s Butt with Drone Patents In the “drone wars,” Walmart has a very cool new patent. They are integrating blockchain into their drone delivery tracking, and developing the…

Episode 35: AI + Ethics, Google Playing with Search Results, and a Note from the Mailbag

Everything this week is related to AI and ethics. Topic 1: Follow-up on Episode 33 – AI ethics across cultural boundaries. Karl: “China will call it protecting our culture.” Ryan said: “Crossing geographic boundaries is one things, but crossing…

Episode 34: Four-Day Work Week, and Working on Smart Cities

Quick note on our favorite social media for interacting with partners. Karl = Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/karlpalachuk Dave = Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/djdave Ryan = LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmorris303/ Please…

Episode 33: AI Ethics Milestone and the Potential Death of RMM

Quick reminder: Find us on Facebook!    Dave from MSPRadio.com: https://www.facebook.com/djdave or https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Karl from the Small Biz Thoughts Community: https://www.facebook.com/karlpalachuk or…

Episode 32: Blockchain, Masterminding, and Drone Delivery to a Sub

Quick note: Here’s where you can find us on Twitter. Please connect: https://twitter.com/ryanmorris303 https://twitter.com/djdaveet https://twitter.com/karlpalachuk Topic 1: Mailbag – Blockchain Bryan sent us a note asking for our take on…

Episode 31: Drones, Censorship, and Modern Background Checks

Quick intro note: Check out Dave’s new podcast The Business of Tech daily – www.mspradio.com. Dave and Karl were in Adelaide Australia for this recording – live from the SMB IT Pro conference. Topic 1: Update on Drone technologies and opportunities…

Episode 30: Robot Cats, Accessible Websites, and Noise Pollution

Episode 30 !!! Topic 1: Karl’s Robot Cat Karl bought himself a robotic cat! It’s a Hasbro “Joy for All” companion animal. We talk about what this means for the bigger picture of robotics, human interaction, jobs, and opportunities going forward….

Episode 29: FAANG Financials, Drone Airlines, and Net Neutrality

Topic 1: Jim Cramer, the financial TV guy, has proposed that the “FAANG” index needs to change. FAANG simply means Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. Cramer thinks we should drop Netflix from the group because they’ve lost money recently…