The Story of a Startup - From Mobile Disruption to Experience Innovation

In 1997, Clayton Christensen's book, The Innovator's Dilemma, laid the groundwork for the study of disruption and innovation and paved the way for the most successful businesses of our time. In this episode of the Hanging Pixels Podcast, host TW Woodward applies the principles of disruption and innovation to his experience in the photo industry, then uses the same principles to predict the competitive forces that might be lurking right around the corner.

The record industry made boatloads of money off of digital compact discs. But in the early 2000's, as access to the internet became widespread, a software program written by a teenager brought the industry to its knees.  Join host TW Woodward and guest Steve Knopper, author of "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age," as they discuss technological disruption and look for parallels between the crash of the music industry and the photo industry today.

The newspaper has been one of the pillars of modern democracy, but the rise of the internet brought a 300-year-old industry to its knees, forever changing the way we consume the news.  Join host TW Woodward and guest John Bodette, ex-Executive Director of the St. Cloud Daily Times as they discuss the culprits that drove the traditional newspaper to an online, digital model.  Parallels to the photo industry abound.

Join host TW Woodward and guest Harri Olkinuora from Norway-based software company Netlife Suite as they discuss GDPR-the General Data Protection Regulation and how government legislation threatens the future of the photo industry.  With CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) coming into effect in January 2020, consumer privacy and protection have become a critical component of how companies in the United States store and share private data.  Host TW Woodward asks the tough questions surrounding government regulation and Harri provides direct experience and real-world examples from the photo industry in Europe.

Back from a trip to the heart of Silicon Valley, Gary Pageau (The Dead Pixels Society) joins Hanging Pixels host TW Woodward to discuss the tech trends presented at this year's Visual 1st conference.  From comparisons between DSLRs and smartphones to computational photography and the gig economy, Gary and TW discuss the future of photography and take a peek at where the industry is headed.

Copyright law is at the heart of the transaction between a customer and a photographer, protecting the photographer's work from illegal printing and distribution.  But how does this law--written in an era of film and paper printing--protect photographers in a modern, mobile, social and interconnected society?  Join host TW Woodward and guest Darren Spielman Esq. from the law firm of Kain Spielman as they discuss the practicality of copyright law in the digital age.

As society changes and more and more customers move towards an online and mobile image experience, cyber security and data privacy may become the single greatest threat to photography businesses and the industry as a whole.  In this installment of the Hanging Pixels Podcast, guest Mike Watkinson, CTO and security expert at Edge Imaging explores legislation behind data privacy, the risk photographers face from cyber security threats, best practices to avoid breaches and legal protocol when a data breach occurs.  Hosted by TW Woodward.

Peter Read Miller has been covering the world's sporting events for over 40 years, including 41 Super Bowls, 9 Olympic games and 14 NBA Finals.  His pictures have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated over 100 times.  In this episode of the Hanging Pixels Podcast, Peter discusses how he climbed the professional ladder to arrive at one of the most coveted photography positions in the world--staff photographer at Sports Illustrated.

In the Hanging Pixels Podcast, we often discuss the accelerating rate of change due to technological advancement.  In the same week that Alpine Software Group added PhotoLynx to a portfolio that already included ImageQuix, Apollo Global announced the purchase of Shutterfly, Lifetouch and Snapfish.  In this episode of the podcast, guests Tim McCain (CRO of PhotoLynx and Imagequix) and Alex Kovacevic (CEO of PhotoLynx and Imagequix) explore these swirling changes in the photo industry and discuss the opportunities created by both software mergers.  Hosted by TW Woodward.

A revolution in youth sports action photos is underway and Haim Ariav and Matt Winer of Glossy Finish Photography are leading the charge.  Join host TW Woodward as he interviews Haim and Matt on-location at the Sync Sports Photography conference in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.  Matt and Haim recount their struggles to build the premier youth action and event photography company in the United States and reveal why they are now sharing their business model with sports photographers across the country.