Innovator Insight - David Hornik, Part 2
In part 2 of my interview with David Hornik, partner at August Capital, we discussed how social networks have become the under pinning of a huge array of consumer experiences. Consumers are now left wondering how do I have a single unified posting experience and how do I have a single... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - David Hornik, August Capital
In this epsiode, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Hornik, partner at August Capital. David has been with August Capital since 2000 and during the past eight years he has invested broadly in information technology companies, from enterprise application and infrastructure software to consumer facing software and services.... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - Sam Whitmore
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sam Whitmore and we delved into the ever changing world of journalism. Sam has spent 25 years in the journalism industry and has never seen the industry change as much as it has in the last 18 months. Sam addresses the future... Read full post »
Innovator Insight -- Bryan Roberts, Ph.D., Managing General Partner, Venrock
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Bryan Roberts and we delved into innovation within healthcare and biotech. Bryan joined Venrock as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997 and now serves as a Managing General Partner. Just a few weeks ago Bryan was named #1 Healthcare VC on the Forbes... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - Giovanni Rodriguez
My first guest in 2008 is Giovanni Rodriguez, co-founder and partner of The Conversation Group. I first heard Giovanni speak in Q4 2007 and his thoughts on the social web intrigued me. During the interview we discussed social tools available today and how the social web will evolve beyond early adopters... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - Episode 5 - Sabrina Horn
In this epsiode, I sat down with Sabrina Horn, Founder and CEO of Horn Group. Sabrina founded Horn Group more than 16 years ago and has seen this industry go through many changes. Our conversation focused on the industry transformation during the past 12-18 months and the new challenges and opportunities... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - Episode 4 - zAthlete
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Peter Jackson. Peter Jackson is the founder and CEO of zAthlete (a Horn Group client), and he also maintains his own page on the beta site. Peter provided us with insight about the differences of starting a company in the... Read full post »
INNOVATOR INSIGHT - Episode 3 - Stratavia
In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Thor Culverhouse, CEO of Stratavia (a Horn Group client). Thor shares his thoughts on innovation in the datacenter and how IT Automation can free your IT staff to work on more complex tasks. Thor provides insight on how an organization... Read full post »
Innovator Insight - Episode 2 - Genius.com
In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Thompson, CEO and Founder of Genius.com (a Horn Group client). David shares his thoughts on new tools available to sales professionals and how these new tools have changed the way salespeople approach their job. We cover topics such as... Read full post »
Introducing Innovator Insights
I am so jazzed because today we're launching Innovator Insight, a new video podcast series hosted by our own Ken Shuman. A few times a month, Ken will meet with different innovators in business and technology (often from our client base) for no-nonsense 5 minute interviews on innovation and related topics.... Read full post »