You’ve heard of artificial intelligence (Ai)…but do you really know what it means? Or how companies use it? Hear all that and more from this week’s podcast guest, Taylor Ryan! Episode #29 of the Wild Business Growth Podcast will BLOW YOUR MIND. Taylor is a 6-time co-founder originally from Washington, D.C. who moved to Copenhagen after falling in love with the city and culture. Listen to the episode on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and your other favorite audio platforms – subscribe and leave a 5-star review if you learned something new!
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Hear how entrepreneurs & innovators unleash creativity to grow bigger and better businesses. Hear from an exciting new guest every single week who’s turning wild ideas into wild growth. Guests include startup founders, product inventors, social media influencers, and much more. Hosted by our digital marketing dude Max Branstetter – that’s me!
Episode #29: Taylor Ryan – Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Innovation, CEO of Klint Marketing
Taylor Ryan, the 6-time Co-Founder, Speaker, and CEO of the hot Danish startups Klint Marketing and ArchitectureQuote joins the show to share his journey from Washington, D.C. to the Copenhagen startup world. Taylor reached out to us over email after hearing about the podcast. The more I learned about his background in innovation and the incredible things he’s doing, the more I was excited to have him on! Taylor is a super fun and forward-thinking leader who has one of the most interesting backgrounds you’ll ever hear about. This episode covers everything from a beginner’s guide to Ai to Taylor’s appearance on House Hunters International. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- The top reasons to live in Copenhagen
- How to use artificial intelligence (Ai) to connect with startups
- The hottest startup industries around the world
- How to grow from 5 to 100 employees in a few years
- Data scraping and SEO tools to grow your business
- Entrepreneurs who started out as drug dealers
- How to get on House Hunters International
- The worst place to watch The Big Lebowski
Connect with Taylor on LinkedIn.
Enjoy the show and be the boss you wish you had! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.
Show Notes
- Intro
- [0:32] Email me at max@hippodirect.com for help starting and building your own podcast or with digital marketing
- [0:42] Connect with Taylor on LinkedIn
- [0:50] Artificial intelligence (Ai), Klint Marketing, Architecture Quote
- [1:04] House Hunters International
- [2:01] Taylor’s background
- [3:12] Whole Foods
- [4:45] Why Taylor moved to Copenhagen
- [5:25] University of Leicester, University of Cambridge, University of Reading
- [6:15] The top reasons to live in Copenhagen
- [6:45] Work-life balance in Copenhagen
- [8:10] How living abroad changes you
- [8:20] Ben Franklin
- [9:08] Study abroad memes
- Startups & Corporate Innovation
- [9:50] The differences in being an employee vs. co-founder
- [10:40] Search engine optimization (SEO)
- [12:30] Fortune 500
- [12:55] Toys “R” Us
- [13:45] Fintech, Biotech, Medtech
- [14:01] “So hot right now“
- [14:12] Software as a service (SaaS)
- [14:35] Venture capital
- [14:50] The hottest startup industries around the world
- [15:12] Windmills and wind power in Denmark
- [16:15] Office Space, Michael Bolton scene
- [17:05] Data scraping
- [17:55] Adventuretech
- [18:20] Crowdsourcing
- [18:28] Crunchbase, AngelList
- [19:40] Spotify
- [21:54] Connect with Hippo Direct at HippoDirect.com for all your mailing list, email list, digital marketing, and podcasting needs
- The World of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and More
- [22:20] What is Ai
- [22:59] PowerPoint, machine learning, Python
- [23:12] IBM Watson
- [23:24] Elon Musk
- [24:25] Backlinks
- [25:22] Hadoop, R programming language
- [26:40] Why Ai is important
- [27:00] Optimizely, A/B testing
- [27:50] HR Ai tech
- [28:20] Big Brother
- [30:28] Scraping, big data
- [31:15] How to find anyone’s email
- [31:30] Clearbit
- [32:00] Mailchimp, SendGrid
- [33:00] How to build your network from events
- [33:20] SEO tools to grow your business with quick wins
- [33:50] Backlinko, Neil Patel, Warrior Forum, BlackHatWorld, GrowthHackers
- [34:30] The best SEO Facebook groups
- Inspiration & Creativity: People, Hobbies, and Resources
- [35:05] What Taylor does to stay creative
- [35:17] Snoop Dogg
- [36:30] Entrepreneurs who started out as drug dealers
- [37:30] Most inspiring people
- [39:05] Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hours
- [39:35] What you can learn from working with younger people
- [41:10] What to do with a lack of free time
- [42:18] Intercom, Segment
- [42:30] Why Taylor works
- Wild Business Shoutout of the Week
- [43:40] Skyscraper SEO technique, Brian Dean
- [44:38] Ahrefs
- [46:15] How long articles should be for SEO
- [46:40] List of the world’s tallest buildings
- [47:20] Skyscraper technique 2.0
- The Unusual: Pet Peeves, Quirks, and Weird Talents
- [47:50] Taylor’s biggest pet peeve
- [48:45] Quirks
- [49:12] Taylor’s House Hunters International experience
- [50:28] His House Hunters International episode
- [50:45] How to get on House Hunters International
- [51:20] HGTV
- [51:40] Airbnb
- [52:16] Alec Baldwin
- [52:40] Weird talents
- [43:28] Wild Business Growth Podcast Episode #25: Rob & Kennedy – Hypnotist & Mind Reader, Co-Founders of ResponseSuite
- Rapid-Fire Q&A
- [54:50] Bruges, In Bruges, Colin Farrell
- [55:45] Taylor’s favorite part of living in Copenhagen
- [55:57] Reston, VA
- [57:00] General Tso’s chicken
- [57:12] Netflix, The Search for General Tso
- [57:35] “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- [57:52] “Bananaphone” by Raffi
- [58:22] Forrest Gump
- [58:48] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- [58:48] The Big Lebowski
- [59:05] Lebowski Fest or Dudefest
- [1:00:35] Valuer
- [1:00:55] Connect with Taylor on LinkedIn
- [1:01:26] Taylor’s final thoughts
- [1:02:50] Be the boss you wish you had
- [1:04:20] Sign up for the Hippo Digest – your Weekly Recap of Creative Marketing
- [1:04:28] Connect with Hippo Direct at HippoDirect.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube
- [1:04:31] Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn at @MaxBranstetter
- [1:04:40] Subscribe to the Wild Business Growth podcast and leave a 5-star review on iTunes / Apple Podcasts and more!
- Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – Jungle Tribe – provided by Jamendo
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