Katie Appel Duda introduces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation grant program, which funds cross-functional innovation teams in more than 200 cities around the world.…Read More
Applying the Tools of Innovation to Improve Lives in Cities
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Bringing it All Together to Lower Healthcare Costs
Zipari founder Mark Nathan explains why providing consumers more information is key to bringing down healthcare costs in the U.S., and lays out the team-oriented approach he takes to innovation in his company.…Read More
Notes of Data Analytics and Overtones of Customer Engagement
Winc co-founders Brian Smith and Geoff McFarlane shared how they’re using data to anticipate customer desires and get ahead of the next big trend in wine.…Read More
Combating ‘An Imminent Threat to the Health of Discourse on the Internet’
Sherif Hanna, VP of Ecosystem Development at Truepic, describes their blockchain-based solution to the problem of deepfakes and explains why collaboration will be so necessary to grow it to scale.…Read More
‘Optimistically Confident’ in the Early Days of Artificial Intelligence
John Roese, CTO of Dell EMC, explains that advances in AI will depend on earning human users’ trust in machine learning.…Read More
How BioCellection Began Turning ‘Unrecyclable’ Plastics into Building Blocks
Miranda Wang, Co-founder and CEO of BioCellection, describes her venture’s new commercial approach to the problem of plastics.…Read More
Y-Prize Winners Avisi Technologies Land $225K Federal Grant for Glaucoma Treatment
The winners of Penn’s 5th annual Y-Prize Competition, Avisi Technologies, have secured a $225,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue developing their eye implant VisiPlate.…Read More
Drawing a Collaborative Road Map for Healthcare Innovations
James Lewis of 11|TEN Innovation Partners explains how his organization facilitates collaboration to accelerate the development of new healthcare technologies.…Read More
Surviving ‘A Mass Extinction Event in the Corporate World’
Tom Siebel, bestselling author and C3.ai CEO, describes the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence and how CEOs can counter its threats.…Read More
‘You Can Make Innovative Products Without Having to Make Tiny Companies First’
Phil Libin, CEO of All Turtles, discusses how his company takes an alternate path to the Silicon Valley startup approach while pursuing artificial intelligence solutions.…Read More
Where Craft Beer Meets Big Beer, Experimentation Thrives
Todd Ahsmann and Christina Perozzi of Goose Island Beer Co. explain how they approach craft brewing by leveraging the resources of a large company.…Read More
Nailing Product-Market Fit and Scalability to Make Better Decisions
Gaurav Dhillon, Chairman and CEO of SnapLogic, says that nailing product-market fit comes down to great listening skills and “a tolerance for pain.”…Read More
From Legacy Newsrooms to Digital Media Startups, Lessons in Adaptability
Jim Brady, CEO & Founder of Spirited Media, shares his experiences and lessons from The Washington Post and the startup media landscape.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Austin Deng Works at a ‘Startup’ in a Large Company
Johnson & Johnson’s Austin Deng identifies opportunities in connected healthcare, sensors/wearables, and digital health.…Read More
InstaHub’s Michael Wong Embraces a CEO’s Challenges
The Wharton grad and startup co-founder is thinking about how to attract and retain talent, meet customers’ needs, and continue to innovate.…Read More
How Spotify’s Data Shapes Strategy for Connecting Brands and ‘Savvy Consumers’
Khartoon Weiss, Spotify’s global head of verticals, shares how user behavior on the streaming platform informs the way brand partners target listeners.…Read More
Etsy Focuses on Search Algorithms to Increase Sales
Etsy CFO Rachel Glaser tells how, with nearly 60 million items to browse, the e-commerce company is aiming to show shoppers the results that best match them.…Read More
Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage
The Mack Institute’s Spring Conference 2019 examined how companies are using new technologies and a “connected strategy” to improve the customer experience.…Read More
Inside the Open-Source Software Company That IBM Bought for $34B
Matt Hicks, senior vice president of engineering at Red Hat, talks about the acquisition deal, the worldwide impact of free software, and more.…Read More
Entrepreneur David Kidder Says Loving Your Idea Is the Wrong Business Obsession
The CEO and co-founder of Bionic and author of “New to Big” and “The Startup Playbook” explained his model for enterprise growth.…Read More