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Feudal Future Podcast: Special Episode — Restoring the California Dream

Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:37:29 -0500

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Marshall Toplansky and Joel Kotkin announce the new California report they've been working on, and have a special invite to all our listeners on January 21st.

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About the hosts:

Joel Kotkin is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, Executive Director of the Urban Reform Institute, and an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. His most recent book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism is now available for order.

Marshall Toplansky is a widely published and award-winning marketing professional and successful entrepreneur. He co-founded KPMG’s data & analytics center of excellence and now teaches and consults corporations on their analytics strategies.

This show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

Heartland of Opportunity Report

Heartland Forward — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 12:05:01 -0400

Heartland Forward's newest report is all about "opportunity occupations," jobs that offer middle-class wages but do not require a four-year degree. The report shows that opportunity occupations make up a significant share of the jobs available in both non-metro and metro regions in the Heartland—more so than non-Heartland comparison states like California or Florida. These jobs provide a pathway to revitalizing the middle class.

Learn more in the latest report from Heartland Forward: Heartland of Opportunity Report

Feudal Future Podcast — Power & Responsibility: Tech's Control from the Eyes of a VC

Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:08:58 -0400

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Andrew Romans, Venture Capitalist, 3x author, advisor to Corporate Venture Capital Groups & Host of podcast - Fireside with a VC.

Andrew Romans is the founder of 7BC Venture Capital and Rubicon Venture Capital. Andrew lives by the motto - only invest if you can add value – otherwise, you do not deserve to be in the deal. He has financially outperformed more than 75% of all VCs in Silicon Valley. Before becoming a VC he was a VC-backed entrepreneur and 3x author, former techVC and M&A investment banker, founder of The Founders Club & cofounder of Georgetown Angels. He is the author of Masters of Corporate Venture Capital, Masters of Blockchain & The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital, which have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Russian by major publishers. Romans raised over $48m for tech startups he founded by the age of 28. He is fluent in English, French & German. MBA Georgetown University, which he completed on scholarship.

[ 2:33] Concentration of power in global tech

[ 6:45] Historians perspective of the power of tech giants

[16:30] The impact on the middle class and becoming labor slaves

[29:08] Effect of regulations on tech giants and a glimpse into the feudal future

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