Hosted by Thomas Fortoul · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
A series of conversations with today's pioneers.Entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors, politicians, artists and everything in between, these people are shaping the world of tomorrow.
Thomas Fortoul hosts Pioneer Series, a technology show with 16 episodes published.
Most founders obsess over what they're building, but completely skip the why. In this episode, tech philosopher Jean Arnaud breaks down why that's backwards. After studying at Stanford and building (then pivoting from) a
Ever wonder how to really get VCs to listen? Extremely interesting conversation with Samantha Tabone: General Partner at XEIA Ventures. She invests in early-stage companies driving "Human 3" - the next era of health, wel
Amarjot Singh, Founder of Skylark Labs, is revolutionizing physical AI. He's building brain-inspired foundational robotic models that run efficiently on edge devices, challenging the LLM scaling paradigm. A must-listen f
🚨 He generated billions from a single patent. Now he's on a mission to help humans live to 200 years old. Meet Dr. BK Nayak (PhD in Electrical Engineering, MIT MBA), and the mind behind a breakthrough in optical connect
Nick quit his job to build Trieve.1 year later, he joined YC with $3.5M raised.Here's the story:Trieve is an AI search platform powering 30k+ experiences.But it isn't just a search bar.It's building the future of online
Meet Iulian Serban. From coding at 12 to raising $14M with Khosla and Bengio. Here's his crazy story: In 2014, he started his PhD at Mila under Yoshua Bengio In 2017, he co-founded Korbit AI. It was the first AI-powered
From Albania to Amazon, Irena's story is incredible: • 2013: Left Albania to chase a dream in the US • 2015: Juggled a full-time job, PhD studies, and raising two kids • 2021: Applied to ONE tech job - and got into Amazo
We dive deep into the intersection of health and productivity with Nao Yukawa, co-founder of Lifestack and DeMind. Nao has a fascinating journey, from studying in Japan to moving to San Francisco and New York, navigating
Join us with Nick Lawton, the founder of Side Shift, a platform dedicated to connecting Gen Z with part-time work opportunities. Hear about Nick's journey and discover how Side Shift is transforming the recruitment proce
In this episode, we dive deep into the fascinating world of AI and neuroscience with Dr. Blake Richards, a researcher at Mila and an associate professor at McGill University. Dr. Richards shares his insights on the criti
Join us for an insightful episode as we sit down with Marie France, a seasoned executive and MBA graduate with a rich background in technology, data analytics, and leadership. Marie shares her intriguing career pivots ac
We welcome Kate Arthur, a British-Canadian entrepreneur renowned for her work in AI and computational literacy to discuss her latest book, 'Am I Literate?', which explores the intersections of literacy, storytelling, and
Nous accueillons Philip Hazeltine, PDG et cofondateur de Neolegal. Ancien avocat fiscaliste et membre du conseil d'administration d'Investissement Québec, Philip discute de la mission de Néolégal : transformer le secteur
Prepare to dive deep into the world of AI and data with Sacha Gucciardo, a data analytics consultant, on this episode of the Thinking Tech podcast. Sacha takes us on a journey from his beginnings as a data engineer at Bo
This episode features Joshua Pottel, CEO of Molecular Forecaster, a Montreal-based company at the forefront of using computational tools to accelerate drug discovery. Pottel discusses his journey, offering valuable insig
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Pioneer Series has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their technology audience.
Pioneer Series is hosted by Thomas Fortoul. The show is categorised under technology and has published 16 episodes.
Pioneer Series has published 16 episodes.
Pioneer Series regularly covers technology. It sits in the technology category.
Pioneer Series is accessible for guests with genuine technology expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Pioneer Series hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Pioneer Series average 49 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Pioneer Series's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 11 days ago.
