Syracuse Startup

Jun 17 2021 1
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Syracuse Startup is the podcast showcasing all of the good stuff happening in Syracuse, New York. From the tech renaissance, business expansions, new restaurants, events, news and more, each episode interviews a member of the Syracuse business or startup community and is hosted by Jim Long, owner and managing member of the The Long Law Firm, PLLC, Syracuse's premier business and cybersecurity law boutique.

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Ep. 8 - Kasey Almanzi, CPA - Bowers & Co.

Jun 17 2021 35 mins  
In this episode, I have the good fortunate to speak to Kasey Almanzi of Bowers & Company. Kasey is a certified public accountant and a tax supervisor at Bowers & Company, which is a Central New York located accounting firm of approximately 90 accounting professionals.Kasey and I had a great conversation talking about some of the basic taxes issues to think about when starti

Ep. 7 - Brandon Williams - CPLANE.ai

Mar 25 2021 83 mins  
In this episode, I spoke to Brandon Williams of CPLANE.ai. CPLANE is an interesting company that focuses primarily on cloud integration with industrial infrastructure. Brandon is a former nuclear submariner, and we were fortunate to take a deep dive with him (pun intended) on many of the issues facing a new startup, and just the state of the tech industry in general.Our conversatio

Ep. 6 - Chris Dugan - Knowles Precision Electronics

Dec 30 2020 73 mins  
In this episode, I interviewed my friend Chris Dugan, President of Knowles Precision Devices, located in Cazenovia, New York. Knowles manufacturers precision capacitors, which are in use around the world, particularly in the medical device field. Chris is a fascinating guy. Over the last couple years, he's become a friend and a mentor in my own journey to get the Long Law Firm

Ep. 5 - Jason Dean - Eget Liber

Nov 13 2020 74 mins  
In this episode, I interviewed Jason Dean of Eget Liber. Jason is an inventory and entrepreneur as well as the founder of Eget Liber, an environmental technology company based in Syracuse, New York. Eget Liber was a recent finalist to the GENIUS NY competition for its unmanned systems designed to detect and eradicate blue-green algae without the use of chemicals in the water. This

Ep. 4 - Dr. Jamie Winders of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI)

Oct 23 2020 78 mins  
In this episode, I interviewed Jamie Winders. Dr. Winders is the Director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute at Syracuse University where her research focuses on the design, regulation, and social impacts of emerging technologies, especially autonomous systems and artificial intelligence. I found this episode really interesting, especially if, like me, you are thinking abou

Ep. 3 - Susie Ippolito of Susie Ippolito Brands

Sep 23 2020 65 mins  
Syracuse Startup is a podcast hosted by Jim Long, managing attorney at The Long Law Firm. The podcast is a showcase for Syracuse-based startups and entrepreneurs. Each episode, we talk to a guest from the Syracuse business community about the interesting work they are doing, and we try to distill some of their wisdom and experience into a useful perspective for our listeners. Jim i

Ep. 2 - David Fox of SMARTA

Sep 01 2020 58 mins  
In the second episode of Syracuse Startup, we talk to David Fox of SMARTA, a Syracuse Startup that is looking to streamline the student rental space by increasing communication between potential student renters and landlords. This was a fun conversation where we talked a bit about David's business, as well as general issues related to startup life, leadership and cybersecurity

Ep. 1 - Eric Maley of Upstate Agents

May 19 2020 59 mins  
This is the first episode of Syracuse Startup. It starts with a brief introduction of what the podcast is meant to be about and what I hope to accomplish with it. I talk a little about the work that I do, as a cybersecurity attorney, and we get into a really interesting conversation with my friend Eric. Stay tuned for more episodes, and watch this thing grow into something great.