EisnerAmper Podcast
Tech Talk
Episodes
Friday Sep 01, 2017
Is Roomba Vacuuming Up Data on Your Home?
Friday Sep 01, 2017
Friday Sep 01, 2017
EisnerAmper Senior Audit Manager Dave Katz discusses iRobot’s Roomba automated vacuum collecting more than just dirt. There was a report that the robot vacuum would collect customer household data and offer it to technology companies to enhance internet of things devices. Dave tells us how and what type of information is being collected, potential data privacy and security issues, and iRobot’s response to consumer concerns.
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Tesla Gets Chinese Backing
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
In this episode of TechTalk, EisnerAmper senior audit manager Dave Katz tells us about electric car company Tesla receiving a significant investment from Chinese technology giant Tencent. Dave expands on what Tesla plans to do with the cash infusion, Tencent’s ownership stake and how this could help both companies enter the highly coveted autonomous vehicle market.
Friday May 12, 2017
Amazon Purchases Souq
Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
David Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, discusses Amazon’s recent purchase of Middle Eastern e-commerce site Souq. Katz tells us about Souq, the Middle Eastern e-tail landscape, what the deal entailed, and why this is a key acquisition for Amazon.
Friday May 05, 2017
The Market for Tech Talent
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
Are we in a tech talent buyer’s market or seller’s market? In this episode of the Dave & Dave Show, EisnerAmper Senior Audit Manager Dave Katz gives us a forecast for tech employment over the next decade. Katz also tells us what are some of the fastest-growing jobs in this sector as well as where those jobs are located. And you’ll learn what tech talent looks for in a job versus what employers seek in an employee.
Friday May 05, 2017
Amazon Go Wants to Streamline Your Grocery Shopping
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
In this episode of TechTalk, Dave Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, and Richard Colloca, Partner-in-Charge of EisnerAmper’s Food and Beverage Group, discuss Amazon’s plan to use “Just Walk Out Technology” to remove the lines, checkout counters and registers from your food shopping experience. The pair looks at the technology behind Amazon Go, potential speedbumps, and what it could mean for other bricks-and-mortar grocery chains.
Friday May 05, 2017
Biotech Faces a Real Estate Shortage
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
In this episode of the Dave & Dave podcast, we learn about the real estate shortage in the nation’s biotech hubs, the challenges of obtaining and creating new space, how early-stage companies are coping, and what’s on the drawing board to help alleviate the shortage.
Friday May 05, 2017
Being Taken for a Ride – The Self-Driving Car
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
In this episode of TechTalk, David Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, gives a “state of the union” on self-driving cars, an overview of Uber’s unique experiment in Pittsburgh, and a glimpse of what we can expect in the marketplace over the next few years.
Friday May 05, 2017
Hyperloop Could Take People from LA to SF in 35 Minutes
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
In this episode of TechTalk, David Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, tells us about this space age technology that could revolutionize personal travel and commercial traffic sooner than you may think.
Friday May 05, 2017
Is the Commercial Drone Market Ready for Takeoff?
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
David Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, discusses the commercial drone market, including potential markets, barriers to entry, and where capital investment is headed.
Friday May 05, 2017
Virtual Reality
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
David Katz, Senior Audit Manager in EisnerAmper’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice, discusses some of the financial aspects of virtual reality, such as investment, valuation, revenue recognition and more.