This week, Travis and Stewart talk with Ray Beharry, who is not only the CEO of Pollfish -- a mobile survey solution -- but an adjunct instructor at NYU. In other words, he's a very smart man, and he delivers takeaway after takeaway to help you win in today's mobile-driven market.

In the news, we discuss some seriously intelligent retail solutions that marry machine learning, mobile, and online sales with interactive mirrors via CheckOut. There's also talk of messaging app Line's apparent flatlining, and we reveal how Pokémon GO has managed to reach the $600 million mark faster than any mobile game in history.

Also, this is our first week trying out new designs for our podcast. We’ve chosen four designers and will showcase their concepts over the next four weeks. If you want to contribute a design, email tw@venturebeat.com with your illustration of Stewart and Travis.

This week, we are also going to try out a new format featuring the show highlights. Listen to the show, and tune in to what you want to hear. Or just listen to the whole thing. It is 30 minutes of solid gold.

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Listen to the 25th episode of the VB Engage podcast, and you will hear:

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    See you next week with Episode 26, which marks exactly half of a year! Six months! Celebrate good times, c’mon. It’s a celebration. But not yet, please hold your celebrations until next week.

    If you missed last week's episode with Mark Ghermezian, CEO at Appboy, fear not. You can listen to it right here.

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