Mike Collins
CEO and Co-Founder at Alumni Ventures
Appears in 58 Episodes
#97 - Three Breakthroughs: The AI Arms Race
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Lucas Pasch explore three transformative advancements shaping t...
#95 - Three Breakthroughs: The Return of Supersonic Travel?
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, we explore three game-changing advancements shaping the future. First, we examine how...
#94 - 3 Big Stories in AI
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore three groundbreaking innovations redefining ...
#92 - Three Breakthroughs: A Survey of the AI Landscape
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Lucas Pasch tackle three major developments shaping the AI landscape...
#89 - Three Breakthroughs: The Future of Fighting Wildfires
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Lucas Pasch explore three groundbreaking innovations shaping the fut...
#88 - Three Breakthroughs: The latest in AI, Net Neutrality, and Drones
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and guest Lucas Pasch kick off 2025 with a dynamic exploration of t...
#85 - Meet the Startup Turning Employee Departures Into Brand-Building Opportunities
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins, CEO and Founder of Alumni Ventures, sits down with Andy Hamilton, CEO and ...
#84 - Three Breakthroughs: AlphaFold 3
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins, Founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures, is joined by Senior Principal ...
#81 - Three Breakthroughs: AI and Careers for College Grads
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three groundbreaking innovations reshaping...
#78 - Three Breakthroughs: 2024 Election—Polling Is Dead, Prediction Markets Are In
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore game-changing advancements shaping the futur...
#75 - Three Breakthroughs: AI Agents—They Came, They Saw, They Conquered
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy discuss three cutting-edge innovations reshaping tec...
#72 - Three Breakthroughs: AI and Nuclear Energy
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore transformative innovations reshaping ou...
#71 - Blue Flame Thinkers: Russell Hannigan
In this Blue Flame Thinkers episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins welcomes Russell Hannigan, a visionary in the commercial space indu...
#70 - Three Breakthroughs: More on AlphaFold
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three pioneering advances that are shaping...
#67 - Meet the Startup Unlocking Crypto-Backed Loans
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins speaks with Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay, the co-founders of Arch Lending...
#66 - Three Breakthroughs: Digitizing Smell Using AI
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Senior Principal Naren Ramaswamy explore three fascinating tech...
#62 - Three Breakthroughs: Warfare Goes High-Tech
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore three pivotal technological advancements sha...
#59 - Meet the Startup Gamifying Your Training Gains
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins speaks with Troy Jones Jr., co-founder and CEO of StatusPRO, an innova...
#56 - Three Breakthroughs: OpenAI’s Latest Release
Explore the integration of AI in pandemic prevention, the advancements in ChatGPT with its latest release, and the future possibilities of 6G in this Three Breakthroug...
#55 - Blue Flame Thinkers: Kyla Scanlon
Learn how the world of finance intersects with the pursuit of making complex economic concepts approachable in this Blue Flame Thinkers segment of the Alumni Ventures ...
#53 - Three Breakthroughs: Tech and Our Brains
Join us on a thrilling exploration of electrified highways with Mike Collins, founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures, on this episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast. Mike...
#51 - Meet the Startup: Bezel – The New Platform for Watch Enthusiasts
Join Mike Collins as he interviews Quaid Walker and Chase Pion, the co-founders of Bezel, on the Alumni Ventures' Tech Optimist podcast. Dive into the fascinating worl...
#50 - Suing the FDA: GLP-1 Makers Using Chevron Ruling to Take On the FDA?
For the 50th episode of the Alumni Ventures' Tech Optimist podcast, Mike Collins and Mike Perry dive into three groundbreaking topics that are shaping our present and ...
#48 - Three Breakthroughs: Tech Bro Cities, Making Money in Space, and AI Recruiting Is Already Here
Back with a 'Three Breakthroughs' episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast, where Mike Collins and Mike Peri unpack three exciting innovations set to reshape our world....
#46 - High-Tech, High-Touch: How Salvo Health is Transforming Chronic Care
Join Mike Collins on the Alumni Ventures' Tech Optimist podcast as he interviews Jeff Glueck, Co-founder and CEO of Salvo Health, about their pioneering approach to ch...
#45 - Three Breakthroughs: 529s Are Dead, Sodium Batteries?, and 1 Billion Robots by 2030
We are back with a 'Three Breakthroughs' episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast. Listen to Mike Collins, alongside Mike Peri, dive into three transformative technolog...
#44 - Meet the Start-Up Bringing AI to Town Infrastructure
In this episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast, join Mike Collins as he chats with Daniel Pelaez, Co-founder and CEO of Cyvl, about the innovative ways their technolo...
#40 - Three Breakthroughs: Brain-Computer Interfaces, Advanced Neural Networks, and Ozempic Trade Update
In the latest episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast, 'Three Breakthroughs' segment, Mike Collins and Mike Peri explore three transformative technologies set to resha...
#37 - Three Breakthroughs: Search 2.0., Advances in Exo-Suits, and These New Blood Tests Change Everything
In the latest episode of the AV Tech Optimist podcast, 'Three Breakthroughs' segment, Mike Collins and Matt Caspari dive into three technological advancements shaping ...
#36 - Mastering VR Combat: The Future of Gaming with Sinn Studios
Join us on the AV Tech Optimist podcast as Mike Collins chats with Almir Brljak and Alek Sinn, the dynamic co-founders of Sinn Studio. Dive deep into the exciting real...