Tiago Gavassi, the founder of Panic Lobster talks to us this week about disrupting an existing industry with new technology. Panic Lobster is "a virtual reality platform that helps people develop communication skills... and to overcome the fear of public speaking. With a background in electronic engineering, Tiago has been immersed in communications since he was in university and explores 'New Solutions to Age-Old Problems.

Time Guide:

00:23 - Introductions

00:36 - What is Panic Lobster?

00:55 - What is VR Technology?

01:31 - Where did you start?

02:31 - Where did the idea of Panic Lobster come from?

04:34 - Hardware versus Software

05:40 - How did the company start?

06:50 - Challenges finding a team

08:23 - Working with friends

08:48 - Compared to conventional training

11:30 - Who's behind the scenes?

13:19 - We're working on feedback

13:55 - Harsh Audience

14:50 - Training your staff

15:09 - Facebook Hardware

16:50 - Challenges working with technology

19:00 - Sales Processes

21:08 - Emerging Technologies

23:10 - What would you do differently?

24:53 - Don't tie yourself down

25:53 - Other Firms?

27:01 - Learning together

28:03 - Conclusions

28:44 - Partnerships

29:54 - Where to find us?

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Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiago-gavassi-33990677/

https://paniclobster.com/

https://www.instagram.com/panic_lobster/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/panic-lobster/

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