Phil Simon's Virtual Soapbox » Interviews

New York Times’ TechTalk Podcast

philsimon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:40:39 +0000

Author Phil Simon (that’s me) discusses his new book The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Have Redefined Business and Tanzina Vega of the media desk at The Times explains how BrightTag’s One Click Privacy button works.

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News (42:35)
Tanzina Vega (29:21)
Audyssey (21:29)
Phil Simon (12:44)
Tip of the Week (4:38)

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On Planks and Platforms

philsimon — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:41:53 +0000

I recently sat down with Todd Hamilton of Bubbalon, a sentiment sharing and analysis company located near my old stomping ground in New Jersey.

Todd and I talk about a number of entrepreneurial and platform-related things.

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New York Times’ TechTalk Podcast

philsimon — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:33:00 +0000

Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor of the DealBook section of The Times, discusses the new relationship between Facebook and Goldman Sachs and Phil Simon, author of The New Small talks about how small businesses can get the most out of emerging technologies.

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News (34:47)
Andrew Ross Sorkin (27:14)
Marantz NA7004 audio player (16:18)
Phil Simon (12:34)

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Interview on bnet

philsimon — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:35:12 +0000

I recently discussed the changing role of IT, among other subjects on bnet.

Click here to listen to the whole thing.

Interview with Jay Baer

philsimon — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:19:55 +0000

Phil Simon is a technology cupid. Whatever your company’s issues or objectives, he can recommend the optimal platform, rollout strategy, and operational considerations. In his work as a tech consultant, he’s realized the days of “big iron” – solving problems with huge, expensive systems are gone. Now, it’s the nimble, inexpensive technology that rules. So much so, he wrote a new book (his third) about it called The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies.

I interviewed Phil earlier this year about his previous book, and it’s great to have his sharp thinking back at Convince & Convert.

Historically, big technology had the advantage because it was safe and reliable. “Nobody ever got fired for hiring IBM” is the old saying. But now, it seems like small tech has the edge. How can that be? What changed?

Many things changed. Broadband exploded. Storage costs plummeted. Freemium took off as a business model. A massive wave of innovation occurred. Other tech events and trends made the New Small possible. Factor in a drop in job security and a desire for people to do their own thing and suddenly it’s hip to start your own company.

To read the whole interview, click here.

Podcast with Mitch Joel of Twist Image

philsimon — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:26:40 +0000

I recently sat down with Mitch Joel to talk about the book. Mitch and I talk about how businesses can take advantage of amazing advantage of new technologies in ways impossible in the past. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Buster and Me on ConversationsLive! Today

philsimon — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:02:35 +0000

I’ll be appearing on ConversationsLive! with Cyrus Web at 1 p.m. EST today with ESPN’s Buster Olney. Now, I suspect that Cyrus will once again ask me about The New Small and Buster will probably be talking about his own new book. But, as I sit here early in the morning, I can’t help but wonder if I’ll be able to talk a little baseball with Buster.

I watch Buster pretty regularly on ESPN and I’d like to ask him about this completely ridiculous Derek Jeter contract situation. I’m sure that I’ll incur the wrath of all Jeter fans, but this is insane. The guy’s skills are clearly diminishing, both offensively and defensively. Rumor has it that the Yankees have offered this guy $15M/yr for three years–and Jeter’s insulted. Where else is this guy going to go? Of course, I really don’t care that much. Tennis and golf are my main sports this days. But I do like to mix it up with folks in mainstream sports.

Yes, he’s Mr. Yankee. I get it. And the Yankees can basically print money. But this is a completely fair offer and I can’t understand why Jeter is offended.

But that’s me.

To listen to the podcast, use the player below:

Listen to internet radio with Cyrus Webb on Blog Talk Radio

Interview on The Cranky Middle Manager

philsimon — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:25:34 +0000

My friend Charlie Bess from HP and I join Wayne Turmel as we discuss technology for big and small companies. Wayne’s irreverent podcast, The Cranky Middle Manager, takes an often lighthearted look at technology. Feel free to have a listen.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

Interview with Sue Collier

philsimon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:29:55 +0000

I recently did an interview with author Sue Collier about self-publishing. Here’s a sample:

What is your background? I am an independent technology consultant, author, writer, and dynamic public speaker for hire. I focus on the intersection of business and technology and have written two books: Why New Systems Fail and The Next Wave of Technologies. My next book is called The New Small and will be out in November. I also write for a number of technology media outlets and sites and host the podcast Technology Today.

To listen the entire interview, click here.

Eleven Questions for the Indie Publisher: Featuring Phil Simon

Interview on InMagic about the Semantic Web

philsimon — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:07:49 +0000

Last week, Phil Green and I had an interesting discussion on InMagic about semantic web. Questions included:

What is the semantic web anyway?
Why should we care about it?
When is it coming?
Is it already here?
Who’s driving its adoption?

To listen to the entire interview, click here.

After you listen to the podcast, get your tweet on. InMagic is giving away a copy of my new book, The Next Wave of Technologies to one lucky winner.