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Innovation Indicators

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

To that end, they launched a valuable resource last month called Innovation Indicators. Innovation Indicators is a dashboard that shows the latest data on the impact of the tech sector on the NY economy. They play a number of important roles and one of them is to educate and inform about the impact of the tech sector in NY.

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The Freedom To Innovate

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

In my testimony, I explained to the DFS staff that the difference between the US and China is that the US respects the freedom to innovate: REMINDER: ANYTHING THAT CHINA BANS, INVEST IN! We hired a law firm, answered the subpoena, and that ultimately landed me in public testimony in front of the DFS staff.

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Thoughts on: From Innovation Theater to Growth Engine

Paul G. Silva

Alexander Osterwalder and the team at Strategizer published a small eBook chock-full of best practices on corporate innovation called From Innovation Theater to Growth Engine. Strategizer is likely one of the top innovation consultants out there. So too with innovation.

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Investing in a More Inclusive Innovation Economy

Revolution

As COVID kept us off the road, we launched a Rise of the Rest Equity Tour in partnership with Morgan Stanley’s Multicultural Innovation Lab, Opportunity Hub, and 100 Black Angels & Allies. We hope Black History Month and the months, years, and decades that follow prove to be more equitable for entrepreneurs everywhere.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. What do I measure to know I'm making progress?

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Sarah Says: How To Leverage School Breaks To Advance Your Innovation

Venture Well

The post Sarah Says: How To Leverage School Breaks To Advance Your Innovation appeared first on VentureWell. Welcome to Sarah Says, a series by VentureWell Program Officer Sarah Wharmby. Sarah will address commonly asked questions raised in our E-Team Program workshops, Pioneer.

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Rapid Innovation

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

When people ask me why I prefer to invest in software-based innovation vs other important areas like biotech, hardware, energy, etc, I always point to the speed at which software can be built, released, and iterated on. Society needs innovation in areas outside of software. Society needs innovation in areas outside of software.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks.