Recode Decode: Innovation in the midwest

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Recode's Kara Swisher and her executive producer Erica Anderson talk with a panel of entrepreneurs in Valparaiso, Indiana: Sarah Hallberg, the Medical Director of Virta Health; Eric Christopher, the co-founder and CEO of Zylo; and Robin Fleming, the CEO of Anvl. They discuss the positives and negatives of being tech entrepreneurs in an area not typically associated with the digital revolution, including hiring and retention, the impact of local success stories that went global such as ExactTarget, and the challenges of attracting venture capital funding. Plus: What changes would have the most positive impact on Indiana's entrepreneurial scene? Read a full transcript of this interview here. Featuring: Sarah Hallberg (@drsarahhallberg), Medical Director of Virta Health Eric Christopher, co-founder and CEO of Zylo (@getzylo) Robin Fleming, CEO of Anvl (@ANVLapp) Hosts: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica), executive producer More to explore: Subscribe for free to Reset, Recode's new podcast that explores why — and how — tech is changing everything. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The way you see the world depends on how you look at it.
0:04.0	Where some see walls, others see windows of opportunity,
0:08.0	and where some see barriers, some see the potential to break out.
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0:27.0	To learn more, visit unicess.com.
0:30.0	That's u-n-i-s-y-s.com. Unicess, keep breaking through.
0:36.0	I'm Goodie and Litchfield. I'm the editor-in-chief of Wired.
0:39.0	And I'm Lauren Good. I'm a senior writer at Wired.
0:42.0	We're making a new show. Have a nice future.
0:45.0	I'm more have a nice future, question mark.
0:49.0	It's a show that is honest about how unsettling the future can be.
0:54.0	We're going to be bringing on the people shaping this future.
0:57.0	We're going to ask them about the big challenges we face,
0:59.0	about the challenges they're creating,
1:01.0	and how they deal with living in perpetual uncertainty as we all do.
1:05.0	So make sure you follow Have a Nice Future,
1:08.0	wherever you get your podcasts.
1:12.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, editor-at-large of Recode.
1:15.0	You may know me as someone who loves the Midwest
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