Digital Prospecting: Speculation on Tools of the Future

Chris Ross returns to the show to discuss skill building and muscle memory in VR. We asked ourselves if training in VR translates to tangible skill in the real world. The answers may surprise you!

Traveling to Japan changed his entire world view. This is a story of compassion, vulnerability, and rebirth. Follow along as Aubrey rediscovers his core passion while adventuring down alleys of neon mystery in Tokyo.

Junior software engineer Mimi Chenyao joins the show to share her story of uprooting her life to move across the country to work at a startup.

Emily Dutch, author and world traveler, joins the show to share stories about her master plan, ten years in the making. She stopped by our San Francisco studio on her way to Bali and beyond, on her quest to embrace synchronicity in all forms. A one-way ticket to the rest of your life!

Chris Ross returns to the show for a second round of verbal sparring, from muay thai training to shadowboxing. With BoxVR and Beat Saber and a heathy dose of mindfulness, you can see dramatic improvements in your skill. These games offer a compelling example of coaching techniques applied to a training routine in virtual reality. The real world results speak for themselves.

Chris Ross joins the show to talk about the intersection of exercise with virtual reality computing. BeatSaber is quickly becoming the best game in the Oculus Rift marketplace, since its release in early May 2018. We ask and answer the question: why buy VR hardware instead of a gym membership?

This is a story about the complexities of synchronizing time across connected devices, the perils of getting it wrong, and some theories on why system clocks suddenly change sometimes.

Aubrey tells a tale of building the CityHiker app and how adoption of Reactive Extensions helped accelerate development by focusing on user experience.

After almost 2yrs apart, Aubrey and Justin warm up for the show over the perfect coffee for a Saturday morning in San Francisco: extra boozy.

Justin Davis returns to the show after 2yrs to chat about his experience as a conductor on the Florida Startup Bus. A new flock of entrepreneurs pitch new ideas focused on the restaurant industry. Augmented/virtual reality training, AI-enabled hiring systems, and much more.