Don't fall behind the trend! In today's episode Val speaks with Kan Wang, lecturer of the University of California, Riverside and the Assistant Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder with the County of Riverside, California, to talk about the importance of understanding new trends in technology and how it can save your business from falling behind your competition. 🧾 Topics Discussed in Today's Show: 0:00 - Introduction 0:40 - Kan's Background 4:44 - Technology and Business Trends During COVID 9:29 - Technology Will Change With or Without You 12:37 - How Can People Stay Up to Date with New Trends in Technology 15:04 - Following Your Natural Curiosity 26:52 - Why It's Important to Listen to Counter-Arguments to Your Interests 28:26 - Trends to Pay Attention to 34:45 - What is Blockchain and Bitcoin 43:26 - Kan's Proof of Concept with Amazon 47:10 - Machine Learning and the Job Market 53:00 - How Machine Learning Could Affect You 58:29 - People Need to Adapt Faster 1:01:13 - Government is Slow to Adapt to Tech, and it's Out-Dated 1:05:36 - Kan's Failure Story #Tech #Technology #Trends ☕ Follow The Brew! Website: https://thebrew.tv Website: https://freelogicinc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freelogicinc/ 🎧 Listen to our Podcast here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZQEnlMOJUINZGvYJWTwI5 Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brew-by-free-logic/id1474878582 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9oUXhSMGVYUg TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Free-Logic-Media-Podcasts-p1237185/ 🎵 Music: “Nesting" by Birocratic (http://www.birocratic.com) The songs used in this video were licensed via Birocratic License v05.2016. For info on how you can use this music in your project, check out http://www.birocratic.com/license-app. To download Birocratic’s 60+ song discography, visit http://birocratic.bandcamp.com