Ep8: Hot Desk: Microsoft’s AI Event, Cadence Design Systems’ $50 Racial Equity Invest & Hot or Not?

By Patrick Moorhead, Melody Brue - September 22, 2023

Welcome to The Hot Desk Podcast! Join Moor Insights & Strategy’s Patrick Moorhead and Melody Brue for this week’s hot takes on modern work: Microsoft’s big AI event in NYC, Cadence Design Systems’ $50 Racial Equity Investment, and Hot or Not?

Watch the full episode here:

Microsoft’s AI Event

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/

https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1704891618812219608

https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1704873059016998946

https://twitter.com/MelodyBrue/status/1704894287043846437

Cadence Makes $50M Racial Equity Investment

https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2023/09/19/how-cadence-design-systems-50-million-racial-equity-investment-is-changing-lives/?sh=3de4cb63ba8c

https://moorinsightsstrategy.com/hot-desk-pod/ep7-the-hot-desk-podcast-cadence-addresses-racial-wealth-inequities-with-50-million-investment-in-affordable-housing-homeownership-and-small-business/

Hot or Not? Lazy-Girl Jobs

https://parade.com/living/lazy-girl-jobs

Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show. The contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

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Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights)  in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.

Mel Brue is vice president and principal analyst covering modern work and financial services. Mel has more than 25 years of real tech industry experience in marketing, business development, and communications across various disciplines, both in-house and at agencies, with companies ranging from start-ups to global brands. She has built a unique specialty working in technology and highly regulated spaces, such as mobile payments and finance, gaming, automotive, wine and spirits, and mobile content, ensuring initiatives address the needs of customers, employees, lobbyists and legislators, as well as shareholders. 

Patrick Moorhead

Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights)  in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.

Melody Brue

Mel Brue is vice president and principal analyst covering modern work and financial services. Mel has more than 25 years of real tech industry experience in marketing, business development, and communications across various disciplines, both in-house and at agencies, with companies ranging from start-ups to global brands. She has built a unique specialty working in technology and highly regulated spaces, such as mobile payments and finance, gaming, automotive, wine and spirits, and mobile content, ensuring initiatives address the needs of customers, employees, lobbyists and legislators, as well as shareholders.