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Before They Change The World
Before They Change The World
18 episodes
6 days ago
Imagine listening to a casual conversation with Mark Zuckerberg about what his life was like at Harvard before he started Facebook, or about Elon Musk’s dreams when he joined the Ph.D. program at Stanford. This podcast is aimed at offering a glimpse of exceptional young minds, their ideas and dreams for the future and how they want to shape it. We will take a deep dive into the routines, struggles and hobbies of our guests, and explore the research or entrepreneurial endeavours they pursue before they hit the world stage.
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Imagine listening to a casual conversation with Mark Zuckerberg about what his life was like at Harvard before he started Facebook, or about Elon Musk’s dreams when he joined the Ph.D. program at Stanford. This podcast is aimed at offering a glimpse of exceptional young minds, their ideas and dreams for the future and how they want to shape it. We will take a deep dive into the routines, struggles and hobbies of our guests, and explore the research or entrepreneurial endeavours they pursue before they hit the world stage.
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Before They Change The World
#17 - Bringing back Rockets from Space | Anna Sulzer | PERIPHAS

We spoke with Anna Sulzer, who was a systems engineer of PERIPHAS, which in 2022 developed guidance, navigation, and control for the recovery of a sounding rocket using a parafoil. We talked about the initial idea and struggles during development, as well as the glorious flight demonstration at the European Rocketry Challenge. This was a fascinating conversation, and if you are into Rockets, Aerospace, and Drones, you are in for a treat :)


🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

PERIPHAS project website: https://aris-space.ch/periphas-2022/

Focus Rollout Presentation of PERIPHAS (in German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWInh6t8Vhk&t=725s

ARIS at European Rocketry Challenge 2022 (PERIPHAS in action): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwf1QcmTwdk

Anna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annasulzer/

ARIS website: https://aris-space.ch/


🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/btctwpod⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4⁠⁠⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7⁠⁠⁠⁠

Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠⁠⁠⁠

RSS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠⁠


👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: **https://linktr.ee/junwoohwang**

Youtube channel: **https://www.youtube.com/@junuhunuproductions**

LinkedIn: **https://linkedin.com/in/junwoo-hwang**

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2 years ago
1 hour 9 minutes 54 seconds

Before They Change The World
#16 - The Y Combinator experience with Waveline | Jan Schnyder pt. 2

This episode is hosted by me, David and today I speak with Jan who you might remember from his first appearance on the podcast about 6 months ago. Jan is the founder of Waveline, a B2B workflow automation startup. In our conversation, we dive into what Jan’s team has been up to since the last time we spoke and notably his first-hand experience of going through the Y Combinator batch at the start of this year in San Francisco. You’ll hear about their application process, their pivot during the batch, the experience of living with his cofounders for 4 months in an airbnb and of building and fundraising for a startup in the fast-moving generative AI space. I hope you enjoy!


🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Waveline's website: ⁠⁠waveline.ai


🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/btctwpod⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4⁠⁠⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7⁠⁠⁠⁠

Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠⁠⁠⁠

RSS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠⁠

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/david.alonso⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 25 minutes 36 seconds

Before They Change The World
#15 - Using seaweed to replace plastic | Jessica Farda

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Jessica who is the founder of Noriware, a startup that turns seaweed into plastic packaging, cutting the dependency on unsustainable fossil fuels and making our packaging home compostable and even edible. We speak about how Noriware was born from an accident during a home experiment, the hurdles Jessica has had to overcome to turn this realization into a startup while being a student of international affairs, and I even got to see and touch one of their early prototypes. Jessica’s perserverance and resilience has made this one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had on the podcast and I truly wish Jessica and her team all the best in the future. I hope you realize during the episode that if you set your mind on something you can do it regardless of your background.


🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Noriware's website: ⁠noriware.com


🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/btctwpod⁠⁠⁠

Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/⁠⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4⁠⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7⁠⁠⁠

Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠⁠⁠

RSS: ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/david.alonso⁠⁠⁠

Youtube channel: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
48 minutes 30 seconds

Before They Change The World
#14 - Stripe for data: Sid, Unlocking the ultimate personal assistant | Max Rumpf

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Max, who’s a CS Master student at ETH and the co-founder of Sid. Sid enables generative AI companies to leverage their users’ personal context seamlessly, you can think of it like Stripe for data. Max and his team have recently received the amazing news that they've been accepted into the next Y Combinator batch, and I couldn’t be more excited for them.

In the conversation you’ll notice that Max is talking about a different product in the same space. When I originally spoke with Max in January 2023, Sid Search was a B2C startup redefining personal data search, aspiring to unlock the ultimate digital assistant.

This conversation captures Sid in its earliest stages, before their first pivot or even applying to YC, but Max’s passion and insights remain timeless.


🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Sid's website: sidsearch.com


🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/btctwpod⁠⁠

Podcast website: ⁠⁠https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7⁠⁠

Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠⁠

RSS: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss⁠⁠

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/david.alonso⁠⁠

Youtube channel: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
59 minutes 14 seconds

Before They Change The World
#13 - Starting a company right after high-school, Kork, Rocketlaunch, Forbes 30u30 | Noah Faoro

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Noah Faoro, a Swiss entrepreneur and co-founder of KORK, the largest service marketplace in Switzerland which he founded straight after high-school. We speak about his early life as an entrepreneur, the founding of KORK and his latest venture, Rocketlaunch. Noah is part of the Forbes 30 under 30 list and has achieved a lot in a short amount of time, in part due to his work ethic, pragmatism and the team he’s surrounded himself with. We discuss his approach to building successful businesses and the challenges he faced, his outlook for the future and his advice for young entrepreneurs. Noah's story is an inspiring one and I'm sure you will enjoy it. All right, see you on the other side!

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Kork: kork.ch

Rocketlaunch: rocketlaunch.ch

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/btctwpod⁠

Podcast website: ⁠https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7⁠

Google Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠

RSS: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss⁠

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/david.alonso⁠

Youtube channel: ⁠https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes 29 seconds

Before They Change The World
#12 - Elon Musk’s Not-A-Boring Tunneling Competition, Space Exploration | Eugenio Valli | Swissloop Tunneling

In this episode, we talk with Eugenio Valli, president of the board of Swissloop Tunneling, an ETH Zurich Student team building a tunnel boring machine that won an innovation award in 2021 in Las Vegas after competing in the Not-A-Boring Competition by Elon Musk.

We talk about the process of organizing a team to build a 2.5-tonne tunnel-boring machine from scratch, boring competition in Las Vegas, Vision of Hyperloop System, and the potential of a micro-tunneling startup in the future.

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Swissloop Tunneling Website: https://swisslooptunneling.ch/

Find more information in the episode resources link: https://www.notion.so/davidalonso/12-Elon-Musk-s-Not-A-Boring-Tunneling-Competition-Space-Exploration-Eugenio-Valli-Swissloop-T-9d909dc007054f9387ab56adeda370e7?pvs=4

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: https://linktr.ee/junwoohwang

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@junuhunuproductions

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/junwoo-hwang

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2 years ago
1 hour 9 minutes 26 seconds

Before They Change The World
#11 - PhD at ETH Zurich, Switching Fields, RiverX and YouTube | Jessica Droujko

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Jessica who is doing a PhD in environmental engineering at ETH. She is also the founder of RiverX, a project aimed at building a low-cost water monitoring network. We speak about her transition from mechanical to environmental engineering, her experience as a woman in STEM fields, her Youtube channel, the inception of her project and how it’s been to combine her biggest hobby of kayaking with her PhD research. I was super inspired by Jessica’s willingness to throw herself into the deep end of new fields she’s unfamiliar with and how she’s shared her journey with the world. Just like a podcast episode was the trigger for her to switch fields, I hope this episode makes you reflect on your own career path and less intimidated by unexplored fields.

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Jess' instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rivertechjess/

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: https://linktr.ee/david.alonso

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 9 minutes 16 seconds

Before They Change The World
#10 - Alter Ego: Virtual fitting rooms for online shopping | Fayçal M'hamdi

Fayçal is a CS MSc at ETH and co-founder of Alter Ego, a startup creating virtual fitting rooms to allow shoppers to try clothes digitally on their own avatar.

We speak about how Alter Ego was born and their progress so far, the challenges of developing the technology behind Alter Ego, their plans for expanding the team and the business, their business model and the potential use cases for their technology in the fashion and retail industry.

As you’ll soon be able to tell, Fayçal is deeply passionate about fashion and cares deeply about revolutionizing this space, not only for his own convenience but also to address sustainability issues of the retail industry today.

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Alter Ego Website: https://www.alter-ego.ai/

Find more information in the episode resources link: https://www.notion.so/davidalonso/Fay-al-Alter-Ego-74fce69398664cbca952baa973a960c4?pvs=4

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: https://linktr.ee/david.alonso

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 52 seconds

Before They Change The World
#9 - InClub, the anti-social media trend | Luca Bertelli

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Luca who is the co-founder and backend development manager at InClub. InClub is part of the anti-social media trend by helping people become doers in the real world by connecting its users with like-minded individuals that share the same passion. In this conversation, we delve into how Luca ended up at InClub in Zurich immediately after his studies in Milan, and the journey of InClub and its community since then. If you want to learn firsthand what life is like as a developer at a young startup, this is the perfect episode for you.

“The cool thing of a startup in general is that everyday you keep moving ideas around.”

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Download InClub: https://inclub-app.com/  

Episode resources: https://davidalonso.notion.site/Luca-InClub-7cb39a9a409c4de093e5bd62fe1c09a6

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: https://linktr.ee/david.alonso

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
36 minutes 25 seconds

Before They Change The World
#8 - AITHON: Concrete Drilling Drone, Studying in Hometown | Timon Mathis

In this episode, I had a conversation with Timon Mathis, a last year Bachelor Student at ETH Zurich, who is the Technical lead of the concrete drilling drone project AITHON.

We talk about their initial prototypes using vacuum cleaners, to successful completion of their 1-year focus project at ETH Zurich, as well as their current progress in forming a startup.

We also discussed his high school project of creating roman concretes using homemade ovens, doing Curling as a hobby, and being a part-time firefighter.

AITHON was one of the most fascinating projects I have come across, and I hope you find this episode insightful as well!

Memorable quotes:

“It is worth it if you have the option, infrastructure and opportunity to invest your time in such a big project. Who is going to care about half of you studying when you have developed such a cool thing?”

“Go for what you are fascinated of and do project-based work because in the end it really matters what you can build out of yourself and out of your own intuition.”

"Sometimes you have the dumb idea that you begin to design something and then you end up with such an amazing project."

Episode resources:

https://davidalonso.notion.site/AITHON-730e1a5e06bc4f11913c9417a8536088 

Learn more about the Podcast:

https://linktr.ee/btctwpod


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2 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes 59 seconds

Before They Change The World
#7 - Appeal: AI for Youtubers, founder struggles, from Turkey to ETH Zurich | Ege Karaismailoğlu

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Ege who is a Computer Science Masters student at ETH Zurich. Next to his studies, he started Appeal, a project that uses AI to help YouTubers create better titles and thumbnails. We talk about the Youtube ecosystem today, about how Appeal works and the struggles of starting a company, the future of AI-assisted marketing, his journey from Turkey to Zurich and the CS education at ETH, among many others. This episode is packed with valuable insights and lessons so I’m sure you’ll get a lot from it.

“Everyone’s life is dictated by a series of fortunate and unfortunate events.”

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS:

Ege's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ekarais43?t=UCRxEkchMVtu1AU2MejTyQ&s=08

Episode resources: https://davidalonso.notion.site/Ege-Karaismailo-lu-Appeal-Resources-1f11c92ed8c64801a50baf9b9a914946

🎙️ PODCAST INFO:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:

All my links: https://linktr.ee/david.alonso

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds

Before They Change The World
#6 - Refluenced: Revolutionizing micro influencer marketing | Jonas Holzer

Jonas Holzer is a co-founder of Refluenced, a Zurich-based startup aiming to revolutionize micro-influencer marketing by connecting influencers with brands. We talk about their recent appearance in Hoehle der Loewen, a Switzerland version of the famous Shark Tank TV show, where they succeeded in raising $300,000 Francs in investment, live on air.

We discussed the struggles and behind-the-scenes stories of creating a tech startup and his fascination with Computer Science and Entrepreneurship. I genuinely believe that Jonas and his Team will achieve their goal and beyond, and I am really thrilled that we had him on our podcast. I hope you also get inspiration from this episode.

Memorable quotes:

“While preparing the pitch at the parking lot, we got called in, and when we thought we finally had time, we had to go into the show right-away, without even completing the pitch once before. When we entered the room, the five lions (investors) were there, 15 cameras and we did the pitch for the very first time in the show itself”

“When I was five years old, I was so fascinated by the DVD player, I always clicked on it. And when I was 12, I got my first computer (iMAC G4), and I always wanted to know how everything works in the deep level. And soon I encountered the Terminal, which for me was like a magic door for me into enabling stuff that a UI (User Interface) couldn't”

Episode resources:

https://davidalonso.notion.site/Jonas-Refluenced-01d38cda8be1412b8cbd17f80bd9028b

Learn more about the Podcast:

https://linktr.ee/btctwpod

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2 years ago
58 minutes 5 seconds

Before They Change The World
#5 - Generai: your AI artist, Generative AI art for the masses | Jan Schnyder

This episode is hosted by me, David and I speak with Jan who is studying Machine Learning for his Masters of Computer Science at ETH. He is also the co-founder of Generai, a young startup aiming to bring poster-quality AI-generated art to the masses. We speak about how Generai was born and their recent launch, the fast development of the generative AI field, the many applications and open-source tools emanating from this, some of the controversies that this has raised and lastly an outlook on Generai’s future and the field in general. Jan is deeply immersed in this field so I learned a ton from this conversation and I’m sure you will too.

“The century we live in now will be remembered as the one where computers learned the human language”

🎞️ EPISODE LINKS: 

Generai’s website: http://generai.art 

Episode resources: https://www.notion.so/Generai-Jan-Schnyder-Resources-11883d496b004315857423d7bf42e49d 

🎙️ PODCAST INFO: Link tree: https://linktr.ee/btctwpod 

Podcast website: https://www.beforetheychangetheworld.com/ 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-they-change-the-world/id1621916494?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/199oneGjV0sA3DkdhDLWl7?si=24ec5277d37242c7 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MDAyNjBmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/900260f8/podcast/rss 

👋 ABOUT THE HOST:  

All my links: https://linktr.ee/david.alonso

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@itsdavidalonso

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oort-alonso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidalonso/

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2 years ago
1 hour 31 minutes 32 seconds

Before They Change The World
#4 - Zipline, NashJudge and studying at TU Delft and ETH Zurich | Max Martinez

Max Martinez was, at the time of recording, a few days away from graduating from his Masters of Robotics at ETH Zurich and starting a full-time job at Zipline in San Francisco. He’s a good friend of mine as we both studied Aerospace in Delft and transitioned to Robotics at ETH for our Masters. We chat about his many side-projects, elite sport, Zipline, his recent whitepaper called NashJudge and many other existential questions about AI and its future.  

“I’ve learned so much more in OCW than anywhere else, including my university in Delft.”  

“You need countries to be incentivized to cooperate because if they are incentivized to cooperate, then the rational action or decision to make is the one that is actually aligned with the common good”  

"The century we live in now will be remembered as the one where computers learned the human language"  

00:00 - Intro 

00:49 - Portfolio projects 

04:06 - Finswimming 

9:53 - Going to TU Delft 

15:24 - Switching fields and going to ETH Zurich 

21:25 - Zipline 

42:04 - Nash Judge 

1:12:13 - Intuition-based questions 

 🎞️ EPISODE LINKS: 

Max’ portfolio website: https://maxmartinezruts.github.io/ 

Episode resources: https://www.notion.so/Max-Martinez-Resources-acf93868e2474399a5ca2d9434324ca0  

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2 years ago
1 hour 29 minutes 40 seconds

Before They Change The World
#3 - Omnia IoT, personalizing the world to your taste | Massimo Albarello

Massimo Albarello is an Electrical Engineering Masters's student at ETH Zurich, specializing in distributed systems and computer science.

The idea of Omnia arises from a simple question: “Can we control and use all the digital devices around us as if they were ours?”.

Imagine a future where you can enter a room, and the temperature, lighting, and ambiance of the room will automatically get adjusted for your taste, and you can start using any screen in the room without connecting anything, all automatically.

We talk about how he started this idea with his friend Luca, applying for Y-Combinator during the first year, making funny promotional videos, and the current status of the project.

Resources

  • Omnia Website: https://omnia-iot.com/
  • Omnia Sharing service demo website: https://omnia-iot.com/#/screen-sharing
  • Omnia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omnia.network/
  • Funny Omnia pitch video from 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEfMFvzSHXY
  • Omnia Y-Combinator application video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO1CWveEJqk
  • TED Talk that sparked Massimo’s friendship with Luca (Math is forever): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGlZi2SwETc

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3 years ago
59 minutes 15 seconds

Before They Change The World
#2 - From Seoul to Zurich and the wonders of flight | Junwoo Hwang (Co-host)

Junwoo Hwang is an Electrical Engineering Bachelor's student at Korea University and a co-host of the podcast Before They Change The World. 

He is currently doing an internship at Auterion (https://auterion.com/) and in his free time he enjoys climbing, paragliding and doing DIY engineering personal projects.

In this casual conversation we talk about his youth in South Korea and the US, his passion for engineering, how he ended up in Switzerland, what he does with his time and an outlook into his future

Memorable quotes:

"not to put a stereotype on Asian culture, but you know, I was forced to study. I couldn't even go out play soccer with my friends cuz I was begging my mom to go out. I was telling her I want to go out play, but she was not letting me go out until I solved a hundred problems per day or something."

"In order to change the world, I think you really need to change people."

If you want to learn more about Junwoo, check out is his personal blog: https://beginnerjunwoo.wordpress.com/

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3 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 59 seconds

Before They Change The World
#1 - Serious hobbies, starting a DREAM Team at TU Delft | David Alonso (Co-host)

David Alonso is a Masters student in Robotics at ETH Zurich and a co-host of the podcast Before They Change The World.

He completed his Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft, where he was a founder of the team Talaria, which competed for the international GoFly award sponsored by Boeing, for building a personal aerial vehicle.

Aside from his studies, he manages a Youtube channel, Photography account, and a Music production channel.

If you are interested in David’s hobbies, please check out his website at https://david-alonso.com/

TU Delft Dream team Talaria's website: https://talaria.aero/

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3 years ago
29 minutes 51 seconds

Before They Change The World
TRAILER

Welcome to Before They Change The World, where we explore the minds and ideas of inspiring individuals working on impactful projects, before they change the world.
We're David and Junwoo and are based in Zurich, a tech hub where countless spinoffs and startups thrive. After being exposed to this environment, our curiosity drove us to start this podcast and uncover the minds behind these projects.

Every episode will be a casual 1 on 1 conversation about routines, struggles, and hobbies of inspiring guests as well as their research or entrepreneurial endeavors before they hit the world stage.

We will be interviewing people developing carbon capture technologies, electric airplanes, Virtual Reality Gyms, River Cleaning Robots, AI-powered music tools and so many more!
If you are interested, you can subscribe to our podcast on all major platforms and get the latest updates by visiting our website at beforetheychangetheworld.com.

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3 years ago
1 minute 30 seconds

Before They Change The World
Imagine listening to a casual conversation with Mark Zuckerberg about what his life was like at Harvard before he started Facebook, or about Elon Musk’s dreams when he joined the Ph.D. program at Stanford. This podcast is aimed at offering a glimpse of exceptional young minds, their ideas and dreams for the future and how they want to shape it. We will take a deep dive into the routines, struggles and hobbies of our guests, and explore the research or entrepreneurial endeavours they pursue before they hit the world stage.