South By South West 2017 Podcast: Did it live up to the hype?

Undoubtedly the industry event of the year.

In it's 30th year, more than 300,000 people flocked to Austin, Texas, to learn, enjoy and experience it over the past two weeks.

If, like me, you're feeling a strange pang of jealousy having missed out or would love to hear about whether it's all it's hyped up to be, key the highlights and takeaways that you can apply in your business today, this is for you.

Fresh off the plane, I sat down with Jonathan Seal, Strategy Director at Mando Group and Rob Belgrave, CEO at Wirehive to catch-up on their experience over the last week.

From Kate Crawford's DARK DAYS: AI and the Rise of Fascism” through to where they think Chatbots and the Bot trend will go over the upcoming year and tips for anyone wanting to head over there next year.