We bring you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We decipher their meaning, and add inside knowledge and context
Being nerds, we also discuss the latest gadgets and pop culture news
To understand what’s really happening below the surface, join our hosts, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, investor, Managing Partner, Founder at Chamaeleon, and Bertrand Schmitt, Entrepreneur in Residence at Red River West, co-Founder of App Annie (now data.ai and recently acquired by Sensor Tower). They have been each in tech for almost 25 years, Nuno is based in Silicon Valley, Bertrand in the Greater Seattle Area, having both previously worked and lived in Europe and Asia.
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Your 2 co-hosts
Bertrand Schmitt
I have 25 years experience in Tech across US, Europe and Asia.
I am an active business angel, and advisor to startups and VC funds.
I co-founded App Annie (now data.ai) in Beijing in 2010, and as CEO during 8 years, I led its huge growth to become a global company now headquartered in San Francisco. App Annie was acquired in 2024 by Sensor Tower.
Nuno Goncalves Pedro
I have been in Tech for almost 25 years as a computer engineer, product manager, operator and investor.
I am an ex McKinsey senior expert and member of the Asia-Pacific Technology, Media and Telecom leadership team, as well as an operator , including senior roles with the GSM Association.
I have been an entrepreneur in Venture Capital, having co-founded Strive Capital and having had senior roles with other VC firms in Silicon Valley.
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