After Acer introduced their new product lineup at their global press conference in New York We took a short interview with John Mirima, who is Acer's product business manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa region So much is already known about their new products But here is a bit more about Acer's goals in 2015 and a bit more about company's future strategy, of course I think that the motto behind this that we want to have To offer the customer choice, so not everyone is the same So some will like a 17-inch aiming notebook, some like a 13-inch ultrabook, some like a 15-inch doing a little bit of everything So Acer has always been very strong in the broad portfolio So we're not betting on only one form factor We're trying to reach the biggest audience there is with let's say Competitively priced value for many products, but at the same time we want to slowly but steady also Touch on the higher end segments So we have V-Nitro, which is very successful and we will introduce our gaming notebooks towards the end of the year Which will address a higher end category where we are not present today Also we come from a little bit of a difficult time So last year the the purpose was to to reset the company and to turn it into profitability again, which we did So we had to make some sacrifices to make some organizational change and now we return to profitability So now is the time to become a brand and a credible brand again That's why we're putting a lot of efforts in in our new products and identifying the segments where we want to win I think let's say Climbshell or traditional laptops will be around Around will be around nothing. Maybe not forever, but still for a long time. You look at the desktops I think everyone is predicting the testable die Right for the past 10 years. I guess what they're still there. Maybe not in the same form So there are some evolution in the form factor So I think you look at 10 years ago You had a notebook if you wanted to be a mobile in the desktop if you want to be stationary Now you have so many items in between which I think they're all finding their way into a certain segment Do believe that we will have different products with different segments. It's a personally, I'm most excited about Predator It's a five-year project. So if you look at the river here, you cannot jump in one shot through this river So we also could not do a predator notebook. Maybe four or five years ago. It's simply we did not have the brand Credibility to be able to do that. We started with 17-inch series standard V3 series where we put GTX Which was the taking the market by storm Really successful and with this product it gave us the level of confidence Bandwidth to start the nitro, which is the big success as well. Then third step is gonna be the It's gonna be better. We have to make the steps in between Because five years ago. We were known for cheap products. I think what we missed is that we were Over-focusing on the more entry level So we were very strong in the cheaper products And the moment you see that the volume is going down and you're very depending on entry level You have no way to counter and earn money So we actively started to develop the more higher end products with the V-Nitro Which are reaching up to price point of 14.99 Some other products which were filling gaps in our portfolio and let's say culminating in the announcement of predator notebooks completing our predator range Making sure that we also have a very good visibility And range in that segment. Well, we see that the competition is very strong Let's say it was almost like a perfect storm We've had a lot of management change which obviously takes a lot of Efforts to get the confidence back into the company And at the same time we see it's a global crisis We see exchange rates going up and down and fluctuating which is never good. We see competition very strong so the competitive landscape has increased a lot and then economic situations Crisis in Russia and in Greece and exchange rates drops. They are not helping But okay, I think we've come out quite strong We've been focusing on getting things back on track. They are back on track So now we're going the next step to make sure that we have the right products again and start to win market shareback Even being even more productive Right right profit profitable It's a relatively small company and a very competitive market as a smart form is We want to do let's say concentrate approach So we go in somewhere where we're confident that we can handle then we Deploy there and then the moment that's working Expand to some other countries and then expand to some other More like so by step. Yeah, we don't want to spread our resources through thin and then be let's not under radar Everywhere, it's then it's better to say we're gonna focus on three countries or five or whatever countries Do a good job there? establish And then start thinking about it. Otherwise you spread your your resources to thin and you know will not be Just like a drop in the ocean In some other less in Chromebook we tend to do the same So it's also something where Chromebooks obviously is a different cell than a standard A lot of things you can do with a problem, but there's also some things you cannot do with it We need to make sure that the resellers are retailers are able to To sell that to set the right expectations And also for end customers to be able to understand that because we don't want them to pick up something thinking It is a cheap netbook or a netbook 2.0 and find that it doesn't really meet your expectations We really need to bring all the right product at the right time Which is marketing 101, but it is very much true


Afternoon baseball here on the show coming up we've got a good matchup in store between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees. So the Bronx bombers will attempt to cap this four game series with a sweep. That's coming up next. Jay Hap gets handed the ball for the fourth and final game of the series. Dan please act. What do you got. Hey Matt we're getting a chance to look at a guy that has been pretty good as last three starts a whip under one point two zero. So he minimizes the amount of base runners. He's a tough customer. It'll be fun to watch him to see if he's on point early in this one here today. Here's D Gordon. We are ready for some daytime baseball. First delivery to him on the way. And now he'll try to bunt his way on to start the game. Frodo first is going to beat him though as they're able to thwart the Bunnetown. That exactly the center fielder Malik. So the base is empty here with one away and that'll bring up the speedy outfielder Malik Smith first pitch coming here it is fastball too high to start him out here one and all. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here have run their win streak up to six in a row now and they're really playing some inspired baseball. Yeah Maddie this is one of those special moments throughout the course of the season where everyone kind of looks around the clubhouse and takes stock six in a row you have a chance to rattle off a seventh you start saying hey maybe some specials going to happen this summer. Has become known as a guy that's tough to take deep. So many starting pitchers find themselves snake bitten by the gopher ball but he really limits that grounded up the first baseline but a foul ball one and two now. He got the fastball where he got the ball out of the net and just pulled off of it. The one to his swung on and missed he got him on strikes. Boy that's really disappointing for a guy that has wheels right. All he wants to do is get on base and take advantage of the strength of his game which is his speed but with the strike out right there you can't get on first base if you strike out. Mitch Henniger the next to bat this he'll take a look at a pitch too low it's ball one first chance for him here in the second half of the season and he'll be on finds the zone strike one smoke toward the hole. He's got it and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over one two three go the Mariners and now the Yankees will see what they can do. No score just as Sheffield the southpaw from Tennessee is the man on the mound. What do we need to know here Danny. Hey Betty B this ought to be exciting. This is one of the top young pitchers in the game right now with the plate D.J. LeMahieu it'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first the second baseman D.J. Love Bayhue pitch on the way fellas the Mariners entering play here this afternoon they come off another loss last time out and in fact they've dropped three of their last four. Yeah Maddie to expect to go through the course of a long series of games and he's going to be on the pitch and he's going to be on the pitch and he's expecting to go through the course of a long season and just dominate every every game every team is just a foolish thought process. You're going to have these little hiccups throughout the course of the season. I think they keep you honest and keep you real and keep you on the attack. Let's see if they fight today and there's your first out of the inning batting second the shortstop labor so coming to the plate Torres as he'll get his hitter ready in this one in field in the over shift here now the pitch and this pitch is right down the middle strike one look like he was going to wait him out see if he was going to come over the heart of the plate. Well newsflash he is and this hitter is going to adjust his batting gloves and he better be ready in the box ready with the nothing in one pitch and this will be lined into center field and they've got themselves their first hit of the ball game that's what you want the guys at the top of the set the table for the monsters 3 4 5 nice piece of him and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton one ball no strikes the count into the corner and slicing foul Torres the runner at first with one gun in the inning slider is in there and now it's one and two not much you're going to do with that pitch right there you have to catch an out front before it even breaks and even if you do that it's a tough pitch to keep fair and here's a pitch inside and that got him well this home crowd didn't like this guy on the mound before but now they really don't like it but that's the case of the faith will all work out by hitting one of their best hitters early on in this game and you can bet he's really going to hear it if he comes around to score so striding forward now Miguel Andujar on the stretch here's the pitch ball and no strikes and he threw that pitch with the purpose to get a double play good job to let it go by though as a hitter ground ball the second this could be two to second for one relay to first in time and just like that this side is retired we've played in ending no score here on the show Dan Vogelbach is next he's picked up three hits in the series and driven in for along the way first offering on its way the fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one one and oh and set up behind the dish is Eric Somersgill as you see the rest of the umpire in crew there you know what dad I'm always baffled when Eric Somersgill is behind the dish because he has a tendency to favor one side of the plate you know that's one of the things I think pitchers get a little bit frustrated with the E train at time it's like hey if you're going to give me that inside quarter give it to me but don't keep moving the dish around on me all game now the two oh and it's fouled away now the two one fouled away the two two high fly ball out to straight away center Tuckman has to roam straight back but he has it for the first half that is there the third base thing Kyle Seeger here's the third baseman now Kyle Seeger he comes into this one just two for twelve in the series to this point in field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch now here's the pitch that's a good take on a fastball out of the zone hey I get it he's looking for a ball to drive but that ball was a little bit too far up in the zone that's one you normally pop right up two balls and a strike now well too high that time and it's three and one Tom Murphy waits on deck this is he had high in the air out toward left center left fielder giving chase he tracks it down and makes the first pitch ready to record the second out and that'll bring in Tom Murphy as two hits in eleven trips for the series so far ready to deliver here's the first pitch hit down the third base line fielded cleanly throw to first to get him easily in the side is retired so nothing happening this time around on now to the bottom of the pitch and we are tied nothing nothing stepping up to the plate you got talk or the Yankee really thrives in the batter's box here at home something to keep an eye on in this one first pitch on its way talk man is usually more of a threat when facing left handers like this the right handers tend to give him a bit more trouble so we'll see if that trend continues off the plate one ball one strike off stride that time and it's one two Sheffield twenty three years old he's in his third season as a major league player the one two hit in the air down the right field line but this is going to wind up a foul ball now a swing and a fly ball but this will land untouched one and two here it comes and a good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning he put up a pretty good battle at the plate right there they really get on a one and two pitch but you can see that he wasn't laying down without a fight he really made the pitcher earn that strikeout bring in Giovanni Urschella as he'll take a called strike here on a borderline pitch at strike one he'll enter play right at three thirty three for home runs and an even twenty RBI's now a change up but it misses just a little below the zone this is lying to left and he'll play out to make a spectacular catch wow all highlight real catch no doubt he laid out the sacrifices body brought it in and secured it all the way to the ground you know his pitcher really appreciates an effort like that striding in Tyler Wade the Inter's play hitting in the two sixties for the year first pitch of the at bat on its way you got to be careful with this guy here he can really handle the bat even though they're two outs he might try to drop one down for a base hit breaking ball that time that misses out of the zone bottom of the second here with no score hit on the ground after short throw gets him nice play there as the side is retired so the Yanks go one two three will move to the third with no score welcome back to the Bronx for these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees season coming into the day they ranked first in the league in both era and strikeouts a combination that has opposing line-up searching for answers one member of the staff told me it's a special group of guys I've never been on a pitching staff that's so dominant top to bottom and I've been on some pretty good ones now one of the hitters on the team told me I'm relieved I get to stand behind them and play defense instead of staring down the box that can't be fine Matt back to you um good stuff Heidi thanks I in the first half of the year out to right field therefore it is standing and he's got it for the first down batting game the left you number twenty three often no love now with the plate Austin Nova you'll get to take his first cuts here pitch on the way first pitch hack in here and that's the first strike third inning no score to this point grounder down the line at third this will go to ready with the 0 2 that misses 1 and 2 a start at this guy backwards couple of off speed pitches early followed by back to back heaters you can go either way he wants to go right now and this is pop foul but perhaps playable behind first but this will land untouched get hard back up the middle that's a hit the first of the game for the Mariners. Hey guys that's an excellent right there that's a back foot slider usually those are cryptidite for most batters and he's able to fight it off keep his hands inside the base ball and deliver a base hit the box still one more ball and a ball 1 and 0 first shot for him here with a runner at first now and one away the 1 0 and this is on the ground to first could be to tour as at the back back to first but he wasn't able to set his feet that time as he gets knocked down and they only get one but he definitely pushed himself on that return throw the first there and he threw it away they got the force at second and the runner didn't advance so it'll just be scored a fielder's choice so it's back to the top of the order now and up next the speedy D Gordon bat a check on first and he'll get back in safely he's set here it comes off the plate ball there's a fastball well off the plate for a ball to out with the man at first breaking ball down around the knees laid off and called the first strike a ball and two strikes now he's looking pretty passive here hitting with a chance to drive in a run gonna have to make something happen with two strikes now the 1 2 in the dirt here but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance open to send him packing pitch on its way you're lucky if you get one pitch a night right down the middle cannot be laid on that fastball to one more now a fastball as he just reared up and let that one fly and the ending is over one left for Seattle home half of the third coming up no score set to get his day started Kyle Yoko and it's been a real struggle for him with so far this year looking to get things turned around in a hurry first pitch of the at bat now a fastball that couldn't quite find the zone it's ball one swing and a miss for strike through that fastball right by him he had no chance to get the barrel of that one for on that one two balls in a strike there's not too many umpires in the game that are gonna ring that first strike right there that was borderline up even though it was in the zone he lays off again ball three called didn't go his way on two and one but it's important here on three and one to still make a quality pitch you have to have the mindset that you're still the one in the driver seat and good patience exercised as he works out to walk to lead off the home half of the third batting night the first baseman Mike now to the plate like Ford and you see that average below the dreaded Mendoza line on the stretch nobody outrunner on first runner goes for second weekly hit to third he's right there and he's going to lead no look at second he'll go straight to first and take the shoe around now back second baseman DJ love Bayhue is the second baseman DJ the Mayhew hole for one for him here in this one here comes the first pitch one and no delivery a ball in a strike one and one two balls in a strike now to the Yankees lead off man I don't blame him for not coming over the plate he circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today he's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game he's set and the two one pitch back up the middle for base hit now a long throw home and they're not going to get him he's in there at the plate boy when teams are playing well like this team is on a nice little winning streak right here they strike early in this one white girl Mojo working yeah Dan from an offensive standpoint everyone searches for confidence and that's exactly what they have right now everyone contributed makes for a fun clubhouse and that'll bring up Gleber Torres and he'll take a change up here for strike one runner at first here one man out and that's a called strike at the letters though that look high from here it's 0 and 2 now and a fastball blew it right by him and they're two down got him with a good high fastball there Danny we see a lot of that pitch in strikeout situations these days what makes it so effective I think that would make such a tough pitch as you're changing that fastball up looks so enticing to hit that you think you see that ball as a hitter you think it can drive it but it's really hard to get on top of that good high hard fastball and Carlos Stanton now strike one to start the at bat and this one's downstairs it's a ball and a strike a runner on first with two away and this one runs a little too far in ball two and he can't catch the corner here so he's behind three and one good job to work to count and put himself back in the driver's seat started off with one strike and now he's got to count his favorite three and one hit hard on the ground is short scooped up toss over to Gordon at second and that ends the inning so one run on one hit no errors in a runner left three innings complete it's the Yankees one and the Mariners nothing stepping into the box Malik Smith he'll lead things off here in this one run contest Malik here's the first pitch to him and that's cut on and missed going one I'd like to see this lineup start working to count a little bit more and drive up this pitchers pitch count out in front as this is pulled foul into the seats looking to punch him out again the pitch and this is swung on and missed and this fourth inning will start the same way he ended the third with a strikeout and there's one away well it's still early but it's also worth noting that he'd be in line for the second half this keeps up as we take a look at the league leaders in games one this season and as you can see there he's part of a flatfooted tie for the A.L. lead next for Seattle Mitch Hennigar he got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time first pitch of the at bat on its way no runs just one hit and no errors in the game for the Mariners to this point one in the count now and he takes one off the inside corner for ball to leave that one right over the plate as this is sent high and deep out to right center field and it is gone a home run a solo home run for Mitch Hennigar home run number nine on the year and the Mariners have come back to make this a one one game hey that's the price you pay right there when you try and sneak a fastball pass this guy power hitter and every power hitter in the league knows you got to start with the ball and you got to get on the ball and you got to get on the hitter and adjust to everything else and he did just that now the box now the Daniel Vogelback and as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game here comes the 1 0 both teams with just two hits a piece thus far to tight with that one three and 0 I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here matter of fact I know he's got the green light here he's looking for something said or caught and he's looking to do that and he drops a change up right down Broadway for a cold strike probably better that he let that pitch go anyway after seeing a lively fastball in the pitch before it's pretty hard to sit back enough on a well thrown change up high fly ball out to straight away center Tuckman is there to now batter third baseman Kyle Seager stepping in Kyle Seager he's 0 for 1 thus far the pitch and this one's not close it's in the dirt for ball one wouldn't mind a pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and use in his aggressiveness against them well below the knees laid off on the change up there you want to talk about being in a zone this guy's been raking lately and it all starts with this pitch selection to great takes and he's almost daring the pitcher just go ahead and challenge him three and no to him now and the pitch and a good comeback there it's three and one got to believe he had the green light in that situation two outs 3 0 count this guy can certainly handle the bat that's a perfect situation to let him loose but I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area and it wasn't what he was looking for two out nobody on and he lost him here on three two is that pitch misses its ball for the catcher number two Tom digging in now for the Mariners Tom Murphy he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far he's set and the pitch and he jumps at a change up a swing and a miss well they've really had an answer for keeping him in check in this series he's offered very little resistance with the bat in his hand so far nothing in one count here it comes change up gets him out in front for strike to runner aboard at first here with two gone in a 1 1 ball game lying down the left field line but this is going to get foul a ball and two strikes to the Mariners catcher that misses two and two swung on and missed and that's the final out of the inning here strike back to tie things on the solo home run bottom of the fourth coming up all even now at one one adding forward now is the D.H. Miguel on the board I guess that's a lead us off in the home half of the fourth inning beat down he's ready here's the first offering no third base line but a foul ball one and one ball misses in the dirt as he tried to get him to chase the low one liner in there through a base hit no mistake what he was sitting on looking for a dead rat piece of cheese middle of the plate and he didn't miss it the plate now Mike Tuckman as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one hey it's not always about filling up the strike zone all the time every inning he's pitching well as we're moving into the middle innings but interestingly less than 50% of his first pitches have been for strikes slowly hit to first I don't think they can get to there's one return throw is in time and what do you know they do get the double play that's one of the hardest double place to turn right there because of the difficult throw the first baseman has to make no problem this time though and they get the two outs they were looking for so bases empty now after the double play and that'll give way to the third baseman Geo or Shella first delivery to him on the way heading out towards shallow right on the run is Hennigar he tracks it down and that will end the inning the Yankees held in check fifth inning coming up tied at one welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth thanks Matt I talked with Mariners manager Scott service during the break about his team's offensive performance so far and he said they just aren't putting enough competitive at bats together right now he told me he can't recall many times where they've been able to get to a full count today and while that's not always a necessity for success they've clearly had their struggles today especially when it comes to making things difficult on the opposing pitching OK thank you Heidi ready to go for the ball ready to go in the top of the fifth in now the Mariners D.H. Dom Thompson Williams he flew out in his last at bat here's the first pitch to him and a fastballs in there for strike one on one in front of the changeup and he can't keep it fair two strikes on him now this is in the air out to straight away center Tuckman is right there one down the left field number forty three often no love so stepping in Austin Nola a base hit in his first trip yeah guys everyone knows he's been slumping Dan you can certainly attest to this only amassing a solid one hit in your entire career but pressures off now maybe he gets hot one run two hits and no errors in the game for the Mariners to this point another one filed off and he's quickly behind on two this is swung on and missed so it's two up two down to start the fifth nice to see fastball there you don't usually see a lot of misses with that pitch unless it's really moving so that one must have had some real good late life to the plate now Dylan Moore as he'll take a look at a slider that can't make it back to the corner it's ball one reached by way of a fielder's choice his first time around that evens it up one and one bases are empty here with two men out again another foul ball the one two runs a bit inside for a ball had to sit back on the change up and he did a good job to get the bat on that one the wind up here comes the two to pitch got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning Mariners are down in order halfway home all even at one of each welcome back for the bottom of the fifth here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and he was pretty blunt in saying they're just not having very good at bats he said they're having a really hard time squaring up off speed pitches right now which is making it easy on the opposing pitching to keep them off balance until they prove they can hit anything other than fastballs he thinks they're going to keep getting a steady diet of pitches with movement and deception. OK. Thank you. Heidi Leading off for the Yankees bottom of the inning now next for New York Tyler Wade. He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far a little roller toward the hole going to be a tough play and quickly there's one down to lead off the frame. Now batting catcher. Kyle. He goes he OK. So one away here with the base is empty and up to bat next it'll be the catcher Kyle Higashioka. Here's the first pitch to him fastball just misses that's ball one now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone to one really feels like he's just on cruise control out there on the mound right now. Boy this is a tight one you kind of get the feeling like the next team that scores is going to win this one. He and one and that hole at that I feel like he really didn't want to touch him and I'm really surprised by that because I think this is a guy in the bottom third of the order you have to go right after coming to the plate now Mike Ford first pitch coming here it is the look now the pitch left side but well follow this is hit the other way out toward left field. No luck is there to put it away and the runner will be forced to retreat back to first now batting the second base man DJ love a view back to the top of the order now and that'll bring in DJ LaMahieu. Here comes the first pitch pulled high in the air out to left field and he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning Yanks leave one we played five full tied at one aside so the lineup flips over and digging in D Gordon. He went down on strikes last time up and kind of shot he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big ball one to start the ad bat the 1 0 sometimes it can be difficult for a pitcher you're facing a guy that's not known to be a big stick in the lineup sometime the toughest thing is to be aggressive and throw strikes this is lying to left but it'll hardly need to move out there and left as this is hauled in for the first out good contact to start out the inning thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit but it hung up there too long just unlucky that time Malik Smith the next to hit first pitch on its way too high one and all bases are empty one man and he just gets a piece there as this is chopped foul on the first baseline but a foul ball one to the count now this is on the ground over the first and he'll take it to the bag himself for the out up next with the add the right fielder Nick Hanneger to gone now in the Mariners 6 and up next the corner outfielder Mitch Hanneger the last at that many V we heard this guy is a good fastball hitter he got a fastball didn't miss it we'll see if they pitch him a little bit differently this time and mixed in some off speed pitches and a good fastball there but this just misses the zone for ball one two out nobody on that one's going to find the seats strike one on the left side defense set up perfectly throw to first in plenty of time and the side is retired one two three go the Mariners score remains deadlocked in one for another shot now Torres he looked at bounce back after striking out his last stop yet he didn't put up much of a fight either he got to find a way can't go down three pitches I don't care if you're staring at him we're swinging and you have to find a way to make this picture work a little bit harder and here's a fastball called for strike one some action out in the bullpen couple of right handers starting to loosen up fastball and is quickly in the hole 0 and 2 his command has been outstanding so far hitting nearly all of the spots and that's been a big factor why he's been so successful up to this point and up and down to the 0 2 pitch now a fastball here that will wisely lay off and it's one and two pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate one of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up ball to and he goes with the pitch here and drives it the other way to deep right and a girl is going to get back and he'll put this one away on the warning track for the first down right fielder John Carlo ready to begin John Carlo Stanton here's the first pitch to him weighing inside with that one a pretty easy take there two balls and no strikes the count to Stanton pitching isn't always about getting everyone out sometimes it's about being smart and knowing when to pick your battles he's been really careful with this hitter so far and rightfully so the 2 0 on the way 3 and 0 now to be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on the right hand side and the guy that's up right now if I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now he's the guy that's going to beat me from the wind up the 3 0 pitch no offer from Stanton it's ball for so he'll head down to first and as a pitcher that's always tough look like he got a bad break on some of those calls but he's got to learn that sometimes the calls don't go your way and you've just got to move on that's something that young pitchers can have a hard time with though and that'll bring a hit in two tries so far ready with the first pitch here it comes watches a fastball right there for strike one in the dirt and it's not in time as he's in well ahead of the throw and a very big mistake as that'll move the possible go ahead run into scoring position I think this all stems from the fact that they're trying to make sure the guy at the plate doesn't hurt them at all and with that base open at first they might opt to just put him on one out in a runner on second base that comes it looks like they're going to put him on intentionally so that'll set up the double play possibility with one away getting the treatment everyone knows he's a powerful it's all about not letting him be the guy that beats it ready now Mike Tuckman he's struck out and bounced into a double play in his first two at bats from the stretch now a fastball a bit too low here it's ball one well the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game it remains to see if they can get it but now it sure would be a good time in there and it's even at one first and second now one man out he was schooled that time on the pitch away as he went around for strike two and that's high for a ball it's two and two well it's been a good outing so far but he hasn't really racked up the strikeout totals that you might think down yeah it amazes me how every game you kick and a backhanded reach it first but he can't flag it down and a good throw is going to hold that runner at third so they're loaded now with only one away number 20 guys he's lucky he's getting his baseball back he hung that middle of the plate the batter's eyes lit up and he was able to put good wood on it here comes the Seattle skipper on his way to the mound and a change is in the offing as that'll be all for his starter this afternoon so he'll leave an tie ball game but he's also responsible for the three men on base and he'll need some big time help here to preserve a no decision Mr. Cortez Jr. It's called upon to pitch really needing that double play ball bases are loaded here with only one man out now to the plate Geo or Shella so take a look at one for two from him so far in this one just past his outstretched arm a base hit and the run is in the score as they'll grab the lead here two to one that's just your classic ribby knock right there Dan is able to turn on the pitch he wanted right there and drive it into the outfield good job getting the ball right there able to get that one through and picks up an RBI hard hit and a well deserved run batted in and that'll bring up Tyler Wayne as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all 0 for two for him to this point is taken strike one missed two and one bases are loaded with only one out unable to get the bat around in time and the count evens at two and two now the pitch hot shot to third one there and a low throw to first that bounces as he can't hang on so definitely problems on that last play and they'll hit the first baseman for the air coming to the plate now Kyle Higashiyoka comes the first pitch a fastball here as you'll take a look at ball one one and all Higashiyoka playing here in his age 29 season he was selected in the seventh round during the 2008 draft I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar but to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to Cortez is facing the old colors in this one he was acquired via trade last year yeah guys I always think it's interesting to play your old uniform maybe say hi to everybody you got a custom to seeing when you were previously here but then once the game starts it's all business the air down the right field line and foul the one to breezes him a strike out looking so two runs on two base hits one error and two men left stranded through six full it's the Yankees three and the Mariners one so now it'll be the four hole hitter Daniel Vogelback he's batting clean up in this one but we'll get us started here in the ending as they look to wake up the bats yeah not much to get excited about with just the single notch on the scoreboard but you have to give credit to where it's deserved the pitching on the other side has been really impressive he's ready here's the first offering and this low bowl one couple of right he's starting to loosen now in the bullpen great job of doubling up with the fastball inside a lot of times you'll see a pitcher go in there but they won't go back in there a second time this guy's not afraid to pitch inside the one one home is swung on and missed an extract to that's how you open up the outside part of the plate pound two balls in and then get right back outside nice pitch the one two slider strike three called and that'll be the first out of the inning so this has been another fine outing forum this afternoon as we check out the league leaders in ERA and as you can see there he currently sits third in the A.L. in that category one away for Seattle now in inning number seven and into bed next the third baseman Kyle Seager first pitch of the at bat on its way and he takes ball one man this guy has retired a whole slew right now I think what he needs to do is just stay focused and keep attacking the game plan like he has up to this point because everything he's done has worked fastball in there for a strike 92 on the radar gun that time ball not close as he runs it to two and one now the bouncer to the left side speared on the dive Hey now the catcher number two Tom Murphy so digging in now Tom Murphy he struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate yeah but it was a good change up Matty good arm action on that pitch look for him to try and stay back a little bit more let the ball get a little deeper don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush a heater right here you know over the course of a full season you're gonna have some clunkers and this certainly looks like one by the look of the manager's face he's gonna probably call a meeting after this this is lying to left weed will get there and he puts it away to retire the side when Mariners you're down in order they still trail it here three to one Mike Ford he'll try and get something started in the home half of the seven first face maybe Mike ready here's the first offering he'll hold the slider to start the at bat it's ball one changes up on him but that's in the dirt for the ball not a great spot to be in right here to an old but I'm not so sure why he's pitching this guy so cautiously a bottom of the order guy you don't normally see getting pitched like this lined hard toward right center and there's a basehead so a chance for some insurance here to start out the home half of the seventh count leverage right there sitting dead red fastball and he didn't miss it nice swing right there driving it into the outfield from a view and that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box so go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory he's got a hit in three at bats to this point he's ready here's the 01 here's one that misses high it's one and one we're in the seventh inning with a good finish brewing three to one our score and he fouls this one off and a change up here with that's taken low in the dirt for a ball I think he's shown you right there he was trying to put you away with the off speed pitch have to be leery of that right there and take full side away that'll keep you on all stuff fastballs and the off speed and there's ball three on a breaking ball that misses away when you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes the three to pitch and he misses there for ball four so runners are at first and second now with nobody out always tough to issue a free pass but especially troublesome when you give up a single right before that to start the inning we'll see if he can figure out a way to wiggle out of this first and second now nobody out and that will bring up the exciting middle infieldered Labor Torres upset here's the nothing and nothing pitch ball one fastball too high to start him out here one and oh well he's really in trouble and it's just getting worse and worse and worse this guy needs to find a strike zone in the worst way first and second here with nobody out to now a time to start making some quality pitches he finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base lofted in the air out toward right center waiting on it is in a good he's got it one away up next to the right field Matt McGill takes the mound to try to get out of this mess there are two on with only one away done Carlos Stanton will be his first assignment here as he'll face him with runners at first and second and one gone from the stretch runners are at first and second with one away and he falls behind now to an oh gotta find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike you cannot miss over the harder plate in these situations the hitter is on high alert hit to short Gordon for one on the first and talk about doing the job out of bullpen one batter two outs and the inning is over one left for the Yankees and it's still three to one stepping into the box Don Thompson Williams we thought we might be seeing the end of the road for the starter but clearly he's still in there for at least one more hitter yeah I'm not sure Maddie but I think this lefty lefty match up right here may have been enough to convince the manager to stay with him so we'll see if it works out and a reach to his backhand but he can't come up with it and the leadoff man's aboard that's what you call a clutch piece of hitting down two runs he puts himself in a scoring position and brings the tying run to the plate we'll see what they do with the base open air this one's getting interesting the Yankee manager now up out of the dugout on his way to the mound and that will bring an end to the appearance by Jay Hap so as he departs he'll remain responsible for the man left to board but he cannot lose this one. You know is on the pitch here in the eighth with nobody out on the plate Austin Nova as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one the Yankees are maintaining a slim lead in the late going of this series finale so if they can wrap it up they'll complete the series sweep.  You're going for the sweep and you're leading by a few runs going into the later innings. Now it's just time to close the deal. One ball one strike to count one and two.  So we'll see if they can send these fans home happy. No doubt about it. You talk about bragging rights to cities that love their baseball teams and geographically they match up even though they're not division folks it's for bragging rights and this is what it's all about. Now Dylan Moore as he'll watch a slider that runs out of the strike zone away for ball one he's hit listen is to add bats so far pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact watching him on the mound right now. I think he's just having trouble throwing strikes to this guy up only two runs. I don't think he's working around him. What thickens here three and O. D. Gordon waits on deck a thinning of this low scoring affair three to one our score and that's in there three and one high in the air out to center field center fielder giving chase he gets there and makes the play for the second out of the inning up next for Seattle the second base so a runner at second two down now and up next the speedy D. Gordon first pitch on its way that's a tough call for blue right there either way you call it somebody doesn't like it but hey that's the life of an umpire the one and one pitch misses ball two two out here in a runner at second to shore for his picks it up throwing the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as the side is retired Mariners leave one and it remains a three one ball game L. And a hard he's working on one for two games so the designated hitter we get a new hard at the ball and down in the Mariner bullpen it looks like a right hinders up to throw there's a fastball low and he's behind two and oh if you've been paying attention the guy on the mound does not want to come inside if I'm at the plate I'm leaning out over and he'll lay the fastball in here to get the count back to and one in there and it's even now two and two here it comes four count three and two swing and there it goes he got all of this one shot to right center seven home runs for him on the year now as the Yankees have taken a four to one lead I know height sights 20 20 but you can't throw that pitch to that guy don't forget he homered yesterday so you know he's locked in and ready to roll up there we'll see if he learns from that mistake Williams is on the pitch here in the eighth with nobody out for Seattle number seventy three Taylor really standing in now Mike talk to the center fielder he swings and hits it foul to the right and out of play he's working on a one for three thus far oh one on its way swing and a third foul here it comes on nothing in two fastball right back to the mound and he'll flip on to first to record the out now well executed double senior on the outside corner that time and and that's what you'll get a lot of with that pitch he rolled right over it striding into the box George Shella he came through with an RBI single in his last at bat he's ready here's the first offering off the plate and away there one ball no strikes that misses two and all it in the air out towards left center Smith's on the move but he's not going to get this one it's into the gap and this will find the wall out near the visitors bullpen and he'll pull into second with one away now that well he was definitely coming into this one but I think we could say that cold streak is officially over that's his second hit of the game and it goes for extra bases we'll see now a turning point for him into the box now Tyler Wade he was able to reach base thanks to an error in his last at bat first delivery to him on the way swing and a miss on a pitch below the knees one strike Williams a right hander standing just under six foot at 5 11 he was a fourth round selection back in the draft of 2013. Hey nothing has been handed to this guy drafted in the middle rounds and he has found his way in the big leagues this has turned out to be a really nice pick 0 1 1 count and the pitch runner at second here with one man out in for strike two everything this guy throws is hard that change if he throws is in the high eighties to go along with that good heater look out that one almost got away from him two and two now has a look now the pitch a swing and a ball to left field that's going to get down for a base hit third so they're at the corners now with only one away the bat nice piece of hitting right there look like the guy on second had to respect it and freeze a little bit they had to freeze there for a second to make sure that line drive gets down but eventually does get the third base the box now Kyle Higashiyoka and she'll take a look at a slider here that misses through ball one couple of walks for him thus far and it's fouled away here's the 1 1 all they have him looking awfully confused up there right now it's one and two man that pitch had the look of a fastball straight change up in the bottom fell out of it runners are at first and third one away swung on and lifted in the air to left center Smith in pursuit but he won't have a play this is down and into the gap or is the runner from first it's six to one and you know this run might be the one that seals this thing for good the three deficit is tough enough to overcome but a five run deficit feels like it might just be a little bit too much they don't have many outs left to work with Brandon Brennan answers the call now looking to get this one on to the ninth inning without any trouble Bob Brandon Brennan thing in now Mike Ford has the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no from the stretch three runs already home here fouled away the 1 2 that misses and we're even at 2 and 2 has a look now the pitch pulled toward right center field on the run is Smith he's got a nice play there two away now that second baseman DJ love Bayhue so the batting order turns over now and set to go DJ LeMayhew it was a walk in his last trip from the stretch here's the pitch one oh count here it is runner in scoring position at second with two down too high and it's three and oh Torres would be next three and oh pitch now a swing as he hits this one into the air this will be foul off to the right out of play it's going to be back to some serious T work if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse the three and one pitch fly ball out toward left center field Smith's on the move he's there to make the play and that'll retire the side so three runs on four hits no errors in a man left on ninth inning coming up the Yankees are out in front six to one Tommy Kingley comes on from the pen hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth kicking off the top of the ninth Malik Smith and they'll need him to get something going here ready to deliver here's the first pitch off we go in the ninth as the first pitch misses for ball one as mentioned early in the broadcast this series finale had the potential to result in a series sweep and at this point in the game it's looking rather promising hey Matty V Yogi Berra had a great saying it ain't over till it's over well this one's just about over with the team playing as well as they are and leading by as much as they are this one is pretty much in the books here's the one and one pitch and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up bounced foul it's two and two here's the pitch and another foul ball the two two one more time is a swing and a miss that strike three final line there for the Yankees starting pitcher it was a really nice day on the mound for Matty V really a solid performance seven strong innings pitched in line for the win needs some help for the bullpen to close this one out stepping in now as Mitch Hanager as he watched a slider that stays inside for ball one he's got a hidden three at bats to this point two balls in his strike the count one out nobody on hit sharply on the ground and in the left field for a one out hit now batting the first baseman Daniel Vogel back so now to the plate Daniel Vogel back as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike and one here it comes maybe a favorable call there taken for a strike Vogel back behind a ball and two strikes I love a well executed change up especially one down in his zone the only problem thrown in that situation you leave that belt high or miss your spot just a hair and you can have some problems swing and a line drive but just fouls as he just misses extra bases the next one two pitch there's a swing and a high deep drive headed for the right field corner and that's going to wind up hooking just a bit foul so a missed opportunity there he spoils another one and we'll do it again well hit to right but foul making him work out there the ninth pitch of the at bat coming up high fly ball out to straight away center Tuckman is there to put it away and the runner will be forced to retreat back to first now Kyle Seager and he needs to make something happen there down here in the ninth the first pitch to him hit hard to the right side and he whiffs on it as this balls right under his glove and that runner will go no further than second as there are two aboard now that's what we refer to in the biz as a hanger right there he's lucky he's getting his baseball back at the plate Tom Murphy and these guys are making a little push here you have to like the effort despite the odds yeah you really do a significant hill to climb but hey they string a couple of hits together here and all of a sudden this thing feels doable first pitch coming here it is here's a shot to left field and deep look at this into the second deck and gone so a three run blast to straight away left home run number five on the year and they cut the gap here it's now six to four they seem to forget that the game started with a shot to the left and never I guess sometimes one big hit is all it takes to get a team going we'll see if they can build on it and make a run here this Chapman gets the call here as he'll try and look for one out to finish this thing off all wrong there now that plate now Don Thompson Williams and he'll take strike one on the inside corner it was a two bagger for him in his last game and that's taken for strike two is now they're down to their final strike here this afternoon who that was some gas triple digits on the radar gun proud of over thirty nine thousand on their feet a punch out is the Yankees finished the job and complete the series sweep of their rivals at home wow what a week for these guys talk about firing on all cylinders winners of an amazing seven games in a row they say to never question the streak and these guys aren't they're just enjoying this ride six to four the outcome today New York rack up a division leading 40th victory of the season Jay Hap earns his eighth victory of the season so that just about does it for Mark Derosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew on Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more at www.mooji.com


So, hello everybody, welcome back to yet another episode of our series Power People which profiles the hussos of the music business industry and today on this very special episode we have with us Mansoor Rahim Akhan, founder and CEO of Beat Oven AI, welcome you here today Mansoor. Thank you so much, I am very glad to be your part of this episode. Mansoor sir, can you share the inspiration behind the creation of Beat Oven AI and what motivated you to start this venture? Yeah, so basically a little bit about my background, I am a musician, I come from a family of sitar players, we are a 7th generation owner of Gharana and I am personally trained in music by my dad, I have been playing for the last 20 years and I have played 200 concerts globally, I have released music on various streaming platforms and millions of streams on my music, but I have also been in the technology space, so I have done my undergrad from an IT in electronics and communication engineering and then I went for my masters in music technology at Georgia Tech in Atlanta in the US. And I have worked across several startups, primarily in tech and product pools and I am really focused towards audio, so I have always been combining my music and technology skills throughout my career and also my co-founder, the business partner, who I started this company with, he has a similar background, who also got a master's in sound music computing from Europe, also a bachelor's in information technology. So both of us combined our skills and we found this very interesting problem in the market, which was the production music library requirement for content creators. So basically people who are making games, videos, podcasts, they require background music and the way how it was being solved today was by using stop music libraries and we saw an opportunity to build a solution where these content creators could compose their own soundtracks by giving very simple prompts and this is something that we thought about back in 2021, very early, now it's a very common thing of a generative AI, but the original thesis was on that basis that okay, there is a need for a tool that allows people to compose their own music in a very simplified manner, so that's the idea behind and Genesis behind V2Window.io. Okay, so what types of users or musicians do you envision, I mean benefiting the most from V2Window, what type you guys look after? So we have been around now for almost three years as a company, our product has been live, we have close to a million users who are using our product. Now mostly the biggest category that we see today is independent filmmakers, people who make like short films, documentaries, documentary series on YouTube, so these are the most common users that we see on a product. The second category is people who make like podcasts and games who require like in-pro music, background music while the game has been played and then there's a small subset of users who also use this for creating lo-fi playlists, so for calm ambient listening on YouTube. So yeah, YouTube is our biggest use case is what I would say, people who create content on YouTube who require royalty-free music, they are the ones who primarily use our product as a play. So on that royalty-free, I would like you to ask regarding that, could you elaborate on how beat-oven AI platform provides content creators with royalty-free, affordable and original music and how does the AI technology facilitates this process, I mean? Yeah, so just to break down on how beat-oven works, right? Like so we have one side of the business, which is the supply. So the supply is basically we work with a wide pool of artists, musicians, producers, so these would be like your music producers, session musicians, studio recording artists, and what we do is we do agreement with them and we also pay them and we do full licensed acquisition of data from them. So basically what that does is there's a transfer of copyright that happens between the artist and beat-oven and hence we own all of that data. That's a step one. Now the step two is we take only that data and we train models that are able to compose newer forms of music using those data sets at the building blocks. So that's the second part, so we build models for music composition, models for mixing, mastering, for production, all of the different aspects of music creation, right? So all of that is taken care of by the AI. So those are completely built in-house. And then that technology is served on our interface, which is beat-oven.ai, where the users can just come and sign in on a web application and start using it and they can give prompts and they can generate royalty-free music. So that's basically the whole end-to-end how it functions as of today. Okay, okay, okay. So recently Mansoor Sir, we are funding round-raised INR 11 crores with participation from several prominent investors. How do you plan to, you know, to allocate this funding to fuel beat-ovens AI, I mean growth across different aspects of the business? So one of the biggest challenges that we have discovered while building beat-oven is the expectation from the product is very high. In the sense, a lot of our users are global users. We are not, although we are an Indian company building out of India, but 96% of our revenues come from outside India. So then the expectation of the product quality, the music quality, music, all of those aspects are living very, very high. So we need to serve that need and the main purpose of raising this round was we want to invest a lot into the direction of product development. So we are hiring a couple of PhD folks, PhDs in AI music from Europe, who have already joined our team. So these guys are going to be working on the research side of things. So how can we improve the music quality, the music composition side of things? Then we are also going to be investing in our artist partnerships. So right now we have worked with close to 200 artists. Now we are going to expand it to 500 artists in the next two years. So more artists, so more data sets, so more content on which we can train our models on. So these are the two main aspects and a small percentage. We will also be experimenting on how we can distribute this product to more users, like in the marketing, not really marketing, but marketing experiments, just to figuring out a go-to-market strategy. So that's basically how we are planning to invest this much. So as far, your journey is concerned, so as an entrepreneur, what are some of the key or greatest challenges you have faced while building and scaling B2 on AI and how have you overcome them? So I think one of the biggest challenges being an entrepreneur is you are looking at things which the market is not really ready for. Like you are already kind of thinking about something, you are into the future and you don't know whether this is going to work or not. So you just have to keep telling yourself every day that okay, like you need to wake up and you need to keep doing this. You just need to keep building it in one direction. And I think consistency is like super important. For me, what has really helped is discipline. Like I have a routine which I follow, like I wake up in the morning, I do my workout exercise and then I come back, I get to work. And in that routine, what I figured out is that there's a pattern that emerges. Like I keep doing that every day, every little bit of progress. And that just helps me to consistently keep building small, small aspects of the business over a period of time. And that same thing also needs to be reflected in my team. And one of the most important things is what I believe is hiring. So you need to hire the right kind of people, people who are intrinsically motivated. That you don't need to manage. You know, like people who will do things by themselves. And fortunately at Vitoven, we have still our team, like all of the folks that are working are like people who are intrinsically motivated and very talented people. So these are very important aspects because I believe it's a people's business ultimately.  So it's very important for the people to be motivated and be really believe in what we are building in the long run. So the second part I would say is, you know, raising venture investments and funding, especially in this kind of a market, which is very challenging last couple of years, which you would have observed. And not just about that, also in the creative industries, right? Like India, like most of the creative things come usually from the U.S. You know, like you'll see like creative applications. But now slowly in India, we are starting to see some of that happening. So it's a new market. So you need a lot of convincing to do.  There's a lot of potential for this. So yeah, I believe that that is a challenge that we have to face as the first generation entrepreneurs working in this direction. But yeah, I think we really enjoy doing it. Like, so that's basically how I took it. Yeah. So as you mentioned that you were a musician first and then you studied music tech and you wanted to build this company. But what made you think about this decision that I will not pursue singing in the music industry and in the music business, you wanted to do this? So how did this shift came? Right. That's a great question. So like my family has been very active in music. So I currently have 15 musicians in my family who are very big artists performing globally right now. But what I saw is music is a very, very challenging industry. You know, there are a lot of problems and through the whole process of seeing my father, seeing my own journey as an artist. I saw there are so many problems that exist in the music industry and I was very motivated to solve some of those problems. So basically, even before I was building Beto One, I didn't know that I was going to be building Beto One. My perspective was I want to build a startup in the music industry. So anything that has the potential to drive more value, more revenues into the music industry is something that I wanted to work towards. So the case in point, I mean, although Beto One is sounds like an AI that might replace musicians. That is something that people would look at it. But the way how we look at the business and the way we have built it is we are actually trying to build a business model where more revenues can come inside of the music industry. So you know, so AI is just like one new avenue of the revenue generation for the music industry. So my perspective was like, I want to build a business that will create more value for the music industry and solve a little bit of the problems in the music industry. Yeah. So you ensure that the music generated by Beto One maintains a high level of creativity and originality. Right. So there are two parts to it. One is we have models which are continuously learning and from user patterns, user behaviors, and also from the data that we accumulate. So we keep improving those systems to make them more and more creative over a period of time. So that is one way of doing it. So the second is, and that is also very feedback driven. Like we listen to users, customers, they keep telling us, hey, you know what this is sounding very loopy, this is sounding too monotonous. Can this be more dynamic? So all of that feedback we take into account and then we drive the research in that direction. That is one way of doing it. The second is we also give the user a lot of creativity. So it's not just about us generating music and giving them, but we also give them tools to edit their soundtrack. So they can customize, they can move things around.  So similarly on Beto One, we are trying to replicate that in the audio domain. So when you're creating a music track, can you move things around and you know, like just pluck and play and the music practice and you shape rather than you wanting to know a lot about music? Like our users don't know about music a lot. Like they are, they're non-musicians. So how do you build a tool that helps non-musicians to compose music in a way that they understand? So that's basically how we give that creative freedom to them as well. Yeah, definitely. So as you know, AI is growing and in this time and it is generally a new market to explore. So how do you see the role of AI evolving in the music industry in the coming years for music business and where does Beto One AI fit into this evolution? So right now it's very early to comment because a lot of exploration is happening. Like not even the traditional players like the labels and all of the big, big guys have also not really hardcore ventured into this technology yet. You know, they're still very exploring. They're seeing like, okay, what can we do with this technology? But there are some patterns that are definitely emerging. So one is around creation. Like, you know, when you're creating music as an artist, the tools that can assist you to better create music in a faster and more efficient manner than second would be search-related problems. Like let's say there is a sound that you are looking for that you have in your mind and instead of searching through sounds, can you generate that sound? Right? Like so those are some other opportunities. And Beto One would fit in the second category actually. So we are actually trying to solve the search problem. So all our users already know like, okay, this is the kind of music I want. It should sound like this. This is how it should be.  Or can I just give some input and get that output file directly from Beto One rather than going on a library and searching through hundreds and thousands of tracks and listening to each one of them, right? So the search problem is basically where we would fit in. Okay, that's okay. Yeah. Okay. So giving your expectations, I mean, in deep learning and audio applications, what are some of the emerging trends or advancements in technology that excite you the most? And how might they influence in the future of music tech? So from the way I look at it, like there are a lot of new models that have come recently, right? Like diffusion models, then transformers, large language models. A lot of that work initially was happening in text and images. Like you would have seen products like ChaiGPT, mid-journey, which caught a lot of attention. But that didn't impact much in the music market because of a lot of restrictions around copyrights, lots of data restrictions and all of those things. But I believe that now the technology is already kind of there to even disrupt the music industry. But my perspective is the disruption has to happen in the right manner. It's not just about technology and deep learning. It has to be in a manner that is also inclusive of artists. It shouldn't be like, okay, like, you know, you have built an AI that is taking away all the revenues and shares of the artists. Rather, it should be like, can it generate new revenues for the artists? So building business models like that is very important. So it's going to be more about business models and less about tech because tech is definitely going to get good. And we are already kind of there and probably by next one year or two years, you will not be able to differentiate between what is AI-generated music and human-generated music. You know, it is going to be that good. But then what do we do with that technology? Do we want to use that technology and put it to use directly and then just replace the artist? I don't think that's the answer, right? Because if you look at how these models are trained, they are being trained on artists' data. So the supplier of the data is the artist. So make sure that you compensate the artist rightfully. So that's basically the most important part for a sensible future and a more inclusive future which combines artists and creativity and technology together. Yeah. So on that only enhancing, you know, user experience seems to be a key focus, I feel, for B2Bin. So could you detail some of the improvements users can expect, particularly in terms of music accuracy, quality, and the design of editing features? What we can expect? Yeah, so if you see historically how we have evolved user experiences, like first we used to be a selection tool. So people used to select, okay, I want a one minute track in a cinematic genre, happy mood, two minute duration. So there used to be directly these buttons that you could select and you could put inputs and you could enter it. Then we evolved that to a more text-to-music chargeability style kind of interface where you can just type anything you have in your mind. You can also give us like big, big paragraphs and then we'll understand what you're trying to say and then we will generate music which is closely aligned to that input. But what we have realized is now the next phase is something called a multimodal. So we are going in that direction. What multimodal means is you're not limited by what you can give as an input. You can give either text, you can give us a video, you can give us a song, you can give us like any sort of input that you feel is relevant for us to understand what you want to tell the system. And on the basis of that, we will generate a soundtrack and give it to you. That will significantly improve the music accuracy. So basically people will get the output which is closely aligned to what they're looking for. And the second part is music quality. So we are investing in more partnerships with artists and also in research so that the quality of music is very high so that it sounds like music that we listen to and not just like some computer-generated robotic music. Yeah. So what are the collaborations and partnerships we can look for as you mentioned? So we are already like doing independent. So we are not like partnering with any big companies, but rather what we are doing is we are partnering with smaller independent artists. So a lot of these music producers from different networks. So initially it used to be from our network, but now we are also exploring international markets. So we are working with artists in Europe, we are working with artists in the US. So we have already started doing that. So these are the kind of partnerships. So it's independent artist partnerships. So our vision is we want to create a new ecosystem for independent artists. So in the long run, when Beethoven does become a big company, there will be a rod of the revenues that will be passed on to the independent artists that are becoming a part of the Beethoven ecosystem. So that's the way how we are going about it. So what is the, as you mentioned, the revenue? So how the revenue is generated through this? So we generate revenues using subscriptions. So basically we have two models actually. So one is subscription and one is a paper use.  So you will not require recurring music, right? You will just require once intro music for that podcast episode. So for you, paper use is a better model. You can just come and you can download one track and you can pay like $3, $6 depending on how much. So we charge on duration. So per minute or per second is how we basically charge you. So it's a usage-based pricing model. And subscription is more suited for somebody like a YouTube creator who's creating three, four videos a month who has a recurring need of creating more and more content. So they could just take a subscription plan and they can start using the product. So we only charge the user for downloading. We don't charge for using the tool. So using the tool is free of charge. Okay, okay, okay. That's great. So finally looking ahead, what are your, you know, long-term aspirations for Beethovenian? How do you envision the company's impact on the music industry and business globally? So our vision the next three to four years is we want to build the best tool in the world for music and sound effects generation. So anybody who's creating content and requires original music and sound effects and wants to be able to flexibility and also customizability, they should be able to do it on Beethoven in a very simplified manner. So that's the product vision that we have. The broader vision of how it will impact the music industry is we want to build an AI tool that is inclusive of the music industry. So all artists on one side that is on supply. So any artist who wants to work should be able to freely come and supply their data to Beethoven. And on the basis of how their data is being used in our models and how it is generating revenues, a certain percentage of that we want to give it back to the artist community. So that's the broader business vision that we have. And that is how it will significantly impact the music industry globally. Thank you so much Mansoor for your time. It was our pleasure to have you. Thank you. Thank you.


Don't know if I'm gonna end up posting this video or what exactly you want to say in this video But first were my manners that hi lovers. How are you doing? Happy Valentine's Day this video in particular I wanted to talk about my lover who's Jared Brady who you guys have probably seen this channel now for for coming on You know two years at this point We've been together for two and a half years and really really fun fact when I made this Valentine's Day video two years ago And it was it was really hard loving each other And I think it was you know It was for all the reasons that I knew before we even got into the relationship about certain incompatibilities or certain things that Advices that he had That I knew my husband wasn't wasn't supposed to be like that and in that video I said but of course I I would prefer not to be sitting here crying on camera right now I prefer to be sitting here besides somebody you know who I decided was a great fit for me But life goes on and the craziest thing of all I actually spent that same Valentine's Day with Jared Like he was a part of my life at that time We had actually been seeing each other since October But my heart wasn't healed yet and just really speak to the power of really knowing yourself I just knew I wasn't in a place to connect with someone on the in that kind of special deep way And so even though he was around I just I wasn't able to really receive his love or receive him in that way as more than just a fun friend who I hung out with once in a while and Looking back at that video and knowing that I said those things like you know I don't know my next life partner is gonna be I don't know I'm gonna have my next love story and I was I was like really in it at that point I'm always so conscious of doing these kinds of videos that the fact that you could break up with somebody that nothing is forever and we are not married and We live together and we have a wonderful relationship an open relationship as you guys know and things can change but I feel very confident to know that even if two years from now I Watched this video back, and I'm no longer with that person. I would still be like those feelings were fair I'm not gonna be able to get through this video Those videos were fair. I'm So Grateful for the love that I share with you Jared There's so many lies that I used to tell myself about myself so many you know bad lies about me being mean or Me not being able to accept nice people in my life or having no patience I told myself actually before living with you, and I know that this is I'm talking to YouTube people Sorry for saying you I'll switch before me and Jared moved in together. I had concretely told myself I don't do well living with others To be honest with you the only people that I've successfully been able to live with are my parents Everybody else that I've had some kind of problem with I've it just I had a roommate in college There's only six months. We kind of got along well But everyone else whether it be a romantic partner or just a random roommate. I just haven't enjoyed the experience So I told myself that I'm just better off by myself and better off in my own space and for a long time I was I was really happy living alone and being alone and when I decided to move in with Jared It wasn't because I was sick of being by myself. It was because I thought I could try something and to be very frank We did not move in together like let's try this we moved in together like oh you need somewhere to stay for a month You can just stay here while you look for somewhere else to live and then two weeks in I was like I don't want you to leave. I don't want you to leave We work really well together He's very clean. He's very kind. He's very different from me And different from me in ways that I didn't think would would match up and that's part of the beautiful surprise I think that love can bring you is that sometimes It can reveal things that you didn't know that you need that you actually did and there's obvious things in life That we all know that we need you know food water shelter money success family but patience sweetness Innocence I Didn't know that I needed those things and I didn't know what a profound impact having those things in my life on a daily basis could have for me If I was to say the most stark thing that I've learned about love in this relationship in particular is That a good love makes you love yourself more And I don't know if it's supposed to work that way And sometimes I feel guilty for it working that way because I want to have that kind of love for myself regardless of what's happening in the world but to be honest being loved by somebody Who shows you sides of yourself that you didn't exercise before or who gives you space to be your crazy self and accepts that Who doesn't mind that your legs are always spiky? They're never smooth you never ever have smooth legs and they somehow think that's cool The person who like after a while is like I kind of start to like your BO now that after some time of you Refusing to wear deodorant when we're home together all of those little surprising things that you don't think are supposed to make you feel differently about yourself they do they did for me at least and Thank you. Thank you for not only a great relationship for myself. I keep saying you you're not on this is not Jared He lives here. I could just talk to him if I want to This is not a video for him.  I'm just like I'm kind of a toddler. I'm just living You know, I mean like I'm not always very aware of like rules and other people or I just don't care if I am aware of them so we're gonna go buy a stool and He wasn't with me. He was another aisle. So I pick up this stool I ripped the box open obviously because I want to see how it actually looks because the staples don't apply to me Rip the box open and then I'm like, okay I put in the cart and then we're like willing to the exit and I'm into size and I'm like I don't think I really actually want this stool. I'm gonna put it back and then I'm like Let's just I take out the cart and just put it on the ground and he was like We're gonna go back to the aisle and put it back there. I'm like, no, no, no No, it's it's fine here. Like this is like why they have workers. Don't worry about it And he's just like no where we're going back and then we go back to the aisle to put it there And then he realized is that I've ripped the box open. He was like, did you open the box and I was like Yeah, I just want to see how it looked and he spent like time like trying to put the box back together Like that kind of like just, you know, just sweet so many like sweet, you know, we go places and I'll be on the other side of the rope But he's like the rope is here for a reason. Please respect the rules. Don't make these people jobs any harder like let's please just go with the system and I Think it's beautiful that you're like that. I Think it's beautiful that Jared is like that and I'm just so not like that and I'm getting little bits and pieces of that I think that are rubbing off of me and I didn't I kind of like it. I Actually really like it a lot. Happy Valentine's Day to a partner who is fun Inspiring who's clean who is helpful who's considerate whose balance to takes criticism and actually does something about it adjusts to it Somebody who allows me to be my best self doesn't distract me from my work Doesn't distract me from my friendships doesn't try to compete with anybody else that I love just like Embraces who I am and lets me live my best life and finds ways for them to fit in it versus them Dictating how I'm supposed to live react breathe and to the extreme extent of that somebody who allows me to exercise My need to be flirtatious to have exchanges with with other people without seeing that as a Threat or as an indicator that I'm not actually pleased with my primary partner. I'm so grateful that I get to Be my best self in this relationship, and then I get to facilitate Hopefully an opportunity for you to be your best self another thing that I want to say before this video becomes ultra corny Because I think it's important to a lot of you guys who are probably watching this video And maybe at a similar place in your career that Jared is so Jared is younger than me and He is probably in at where he's at in his age Where maybe I kind of was when I was his age in my career So much passion So much love so much desire to do the actual thing so much pain doing it so much push back Doing it so much difficulty doing it no way in all locked doors And I get to feel like I get to be to him what I wanted for me Loving supportive and just sure I'm on my favorite quotes is Steve Jobs. You can't connect the dots looking forward You can't you can't look and say oh, it's gonna go here that go there this will go here Then we're gonna have this shape Because life doesn't happen that linear planned out way you can only connect the dots looking backwards Once you've gone through everything once you've made all the steps and you could say oh, right I didn't get this job so I would get that job So I would move to this place now to meet that person and that's why this all happened and this was why it all happened in this way and He can't connect the dots for himself But I can connect them for him because I know my story and I see so much of myself in him I see so much of my passion in my drive in him And I'm so grateful to be able to be there for someone during this time that I love so deeply and to give them the support and encouragement and the reminder that they're good enough and the reminder that it will work out because You have it he has it all in him and it's so deserving even though deserve is my least favorite word In the human language because it just doesn't make any sense nothing in a lot of people don't deserve what happens to them Life isn't fair life is just that's it life is just life happens Life goes on life continues and sometimes it's a tsunami that washes you away And sometimes it's a wave that carries you to the next greatest destination. You just don't know how it's gonna land But you're just if I could use that word for anybody I'd use it for you You deserve such great things in your life, and I know it hasn't been easy and I See your heart break. So I see Jared's heart break so often Like how I saw my own heart break so often But I see beauty in that and I'm so grateful that I get to be a part of this role This this time in your life for that reason even though it's on those glamorous time to be a part of someone's life To me, it's it's such a meaningful worthwhile life So all in all I was wanting to say happy Valentine's Day, and I wanted to make this as a reminder to anyone out there who's Struggling to find love struggling to find their partner. Just you don't know you really don't I don't know and I still don't know, you know, I mean these are all great feelings and experience that I've had with an amazing person I don't know what it's all going to amount to or if it it has to amount to anything I just know that in this moment and Looking backwards and connecting the dots. I'm so grateful. I'm so thankful. I'm so fulfilled I'm so full with your love and happy Valentine's Day for you Happy Valentine's Day to you you bring out the best in me and Every part of me prays that you can say the same sentence with confidence Because I only want the best for you


Welcome to our session where we discuss the following question. The question says, all the following differential equation, x q plus y q into dy minus x square y into dx equals to 0. Let us now begin with the solution. How given differential equation is, q plus y q into dy minus x square y into dx equals to 0? This implies, dy by dx is equal to y y x q plus y q. This is a homogeneous differential equation. Differentiating both sides with respect to x, we get dy by dx equals to v plus x into dv by t. So now this equation becomes v plus x into dv by t into y is equal to vx divided by into 1 plus vq. So v plus dv by dx is plus vq.  You will integrate both sides of this equation. Get 1 by v to the power 4, integral 1 by v, integral 1 by x with respect to x. This implies minus 1 by 3 vq plus log v is equal to minus log x. This implies minus 1 by 3 vq plus log v plus log x is equal to c is equal to vx. And this implies v is equal to y by x minus 1 by 3 into y q by x q plus this implies minus x q by 3 vq, sorry, 3 y q. And so our required solution is minus x q divided by 3 y q plus log y equals to c. So this completes this equation by n-tech here.