Ep. 62 - Arvind Nagarajan part 2
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Jul 10, 2017•12 min•Ep. 63
Inside Outside Innovation
Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation podcast, InsideOutside.io, and the Inside Outside Innovation Summit•insideoutside.io
Inside Outside Innovation explores the ins and outs of innovation with raw stories, real insights, and tactical advice from the best and brightest in startups & corporate innovation.
Each week we bring you the latest thinking on talent, technology, and the future of innovation. Join our community of movers, shakers, makers, founders, builders, and creators to help speed up your knowledge, skills, and network.
Previous guests include thought leaders such as Brad Feld, Arlan Hamilton, Jason Calacanis, David Bland, Janice Fraser, and Diana Kander, plus insights from amazing companies including Nike, Cisco, ExxonMobil, Gatorade, Orlando Magic, GE, Samsung, and others.
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Ep. 61 - Arvind Nagarajan w/ Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Today's show is part one of a two part series with Arvind Nagarajan who is the director at Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF). Arvind shared with Josh about the unique structure of his organization, what for-profit schools look like and how they've been successful. Reach out to him on linkedin or at affordable-learning.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Jun 27, 2017•13 min•Ep. 62
Ep. 60 - David Mattin w/ TrendWatching
Today’s show is an interview with David Mattin, a global leader at Trendwatching. He talked about the shift he’s observed in the values of status and some examples of how that shift has affected marketing and branding. Reach out to him at david@trendwatching.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Jun 20, 2017•19 min•Ep. 61
Ep. 59 - Summit Speakers
Today’s show is a sneak peek at three of the speakers who will be featured at the summit next week. Simona Ahuja, Josh Ness, and Jonathan Bertfield shared their insights about mindsets and tools and which one has to come first. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Jun 13, 2017•16 min•Ep. 60
Ep. 58 - Christina Bechold w/ Samsung NEXT
For today’s episode we’re bringing back an interview with Christina Bechold from Samsung Nextventures and founder of Empire Angels, a venture capital firm based in New York. She shared the insights she’s gained about the difference between corporate and private VC funding and how to navigate the dynamics when a startup fosters a relationship with a corporation. Connect with her on Twitter @CMBechs or at SamsungAccelerator.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...
Jun 06, 2017•16 min•Ep. 59
Ep. 57 - SXSW Q&A
Today's show is the third part of our series from interviews we recorded live at South by Southwest. This one is all your questions and our answers: How to balance separate cultures in the same corporation; how to manage a portfolio for innovation; what is innovation; and what does it take to achieve it? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 30, 2017•19 min•Ep. 58
Ep. 56 - Target's Techstars pt. 2
Today’s show is the second part of our three part series from our live recorded session at SXSW. Our guests were founders and CEO’s from Target’s Techstars accelerator. Fernando Moncayo is a co-founder of Inspectorio, a service to streamline the process of inspection in a variety of verticals and to make the process more accountable and fair. He also shared insights about what it means to fail as an entrepreneur and how to avoid common pitfalls. For information regarding your data privacy, visit...
May 23, 2017•18 min•Ep. 57
Ep. 55 - Target's Techstars at SXSW
Today’s show is the first part from our live recording at south by southwest where we interview teams from Target’s accelerator techstars. Atif Siddiqi, CEO of Branch Messsenger, and Nevin Shetty and Lizzy Ellingson, founders of Blueprint Registry, joined us on stage to talk about Target's Techstar program, work/life balance, and asking what you can do for a corporation in addition to what they can do for you. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...
May 16, 2017•20 min•Ep. 56
Ep. 54 - Robert Wolcott w/ Kellogg
Robert Wolcott is a professor of innovation at Northwestern's Kellogg school of management, co-founder of the Kellog Innovation Network, and his articles can often be found in Forbes. Robert shared how corporations can start the ongoing process of innovation including the important step of scouting in the periphery of startups instead of just the core parts of major competitors. You can reach Robert on LinkedIn or at his email: r-wolcott@kellogg.northwestern.edu For information regarding your da...
May 11, 2017•16 min•Ep. 55
Ep. 53 - Summit Speaker: Tristan Kromer
Tristan Kromer is a lean startup coach with the Global Lean Startup Movement. With years of experience and a broad perspective, Tristan brings a global perspective to ecosystems from Lincoln to Ramallah. With his open source book, Tristan is all about helping innovators find the right tools wherever they are, and especially outside of silicon valley. To contact him about his open source book, you can email (tk@tristankromer.com) or by visiting his blog at grasshopperherder.com or his website tri...
May 02, 2017•11 min•Ep. 54
Ep. 52 - Ann Winblad w/ Hummer Winblad VP
Ann Winblad, with Hummer Winblad venture partners, has seen a lot. From pre-pc to artificial intelligence, Ann knows what it takes to be successful inside and outside of the valley and knows how to spot the people who will make it or not. Reach out to Ann at awinblad@humwin.com. Find out how you can be successful outside the valley at the Inside Outside Innovation Summit. Tickets and more information at theiosummit.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...
Apr 25, 2017•16 min•Ep. 53
Ep. 51 - Lucy Beard w/ Feetz
Lucy Beard is the founder and CEO of Feetz, a revolutionary 3-D shoe-printing company that makes shoes just as customized as coffee orders. Coming from an actuarial science background, Lucy has a fresh perspective on corporate innovation, entrepreneurship, and what it means to partner between the two in new and exciting ways. Find out more about Feetz at Feetz.com and more about our summit, including the 100k pitch contest at theiosummit.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit ac...
Apr 18, 2017•14 min•Ep. 52
Ep. 50 - Arnaud Bonzom part 2 & BMW
In the second episode of Josh's conversation with Arnaud Bonzom, he talked about the different approaches to innovation that he observed among the 500 corporations in their study, especially BMW. Find the full report here: http://698640.hs-sites.com/500corporations This episode also features important clips from Brian's conversation with Gregor Gimmy, founder and head of BMW Startup Garage. Gregor talked about how their Venture Client model works, what makes it different than an accelerator, and...
Apr 04, 2017•17 min•Ep. 51
Ep. 49 - Arnaud Bonzom w/ 500 Startups
Arnaud Bonzom is the Directory of Corporate Innovation at 500 Startups. In his conversation with Josh, Arnaud shared some insights from their report on the status of corporate innovation in the world's top 500 corporations, which you can find here: http://698640.hs-sites.com/500corporations Get your ticket for the Inside Outside Innovation Summit at theiosummit.com where you can also learn more about startup partnership opportunities available at the conference for corporate teams. For informati...
Mar 28, 2017•12 min•Ep. 50
Ep. 48 - Founders of Nex.tt
In this interview Brian, Tom Samph, and Ajay Rajani talk about how designing quick, cheap, and smart experiments can revolutionize how startups validate their products and how corporations can validate the startup. With a framework of working within constraints and leveraging skills of experts who offer their time and knowledge, Nex.tt has helped many entrepreneurs take the first steps toward launching their innovative businesses. Ajay also shares the story of one of those entrepreneurs. To find...
Mar 21, 2017•19 min•Ep. 49
Ep. 47 - Derek Mauk w/ Anheuser-Busch part 2
Derek Mauk is a senior innovation brand manager for Anheuser-Busch. In part 2 of his interview, he shares more about how the Best Damn Brewing Co. team was able to pull off such a multi-dimensional innovation effort in a relatively short amount of time, and how they dealt with the inevitable problems that arose along the way. We also get to hear about the diverse set of outlets ABI uses to engage with startups and solve problems without having to completely reinvent the wheel--or the beer. Conne...
Mar 13, 2017•15 min•Ep. 48
Ep. 46 - Derek Mauk w/ Anheuser-Busch
Derek Mauk is the senior innovation brand manager at Anheuser-Busch. In part 1 of his interview with Brian, he talked about their new project, Best Damn Brewing Company. Derek laid out how the new line was built using design thinking, lean startup, and startup engagements, all of which we'll hear more about in part 2. Follow @theiosummit for updates on the Inside Outside Innovation Summit in June and get your ticket at theiosummit.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com...
Mar 07, 2017•10 min•Ep. 47
Ep. 45 - Michael Docherty and The Lone Wolf Innovator
The first episode in a series that will feature former podcast guests who are speaking at the Inside Outside Innovation Summit, June 19th-21st in Lincoln, Nebraska. Michael Docherty is the author of the book “Collective Disruption: How Corporations & Startups Can Co-Create Transformative New Businesses” In this clip he gave us a glimpse of some of the incredible wisdom he’s picked up from dozens of interviews with corporate innovators and leaders. He also shared tips for the corporate innova...
Feb 28, 2017•11 min•Ep. 46
Ep. 44 - Ari Kern w/ Sprint Accelerator
Ari Kern is the Community and Programs Manager with the Sprint Accelerator in Kansas City. In her insightful conversation with Brian she talked about how the design of Sprint’s physical accelerator space cultivates community and innovation and what exciting new shift Sprint is making in its next accelerator round. Listen carefully near the end for information about how you and your startup or Kansas City corporation can take part in Sprint’s new process. Applications are at sprintaccel.com and A...
Feb 21, 2017•16 min•Ep. 45
Ep. 43 - Ash Maurya, Author of Scaling Lean
Today’s interview is with Ash Maurya, the author of Running Lean and his newest book Scaling Lean. With decades of experiences as an entrepreneur and almost 10 years as a lean coach, Ash talked about the product design mistake that almost all innovators make, and where he tells those innovators to go with their failed product and what to do with it. Ash also gave an outline of how his new book adds to the ongoing innovation conversation by giving practical tips and exercises for designing value ...
Feb 14, 2017•18 min•Ep. 44
Inside Outside Innovation Summit
Our team here at Inside Outside Innovation along with our sponsor, Econic, is very excited to announce the first Inside Outside Innovation Summit on June 19-21st. In what will be a premier conference in the Midwest focused on startup driven innovation, there's something for everyone. Corporations can match with startups, and startups can compete in a $100k pitch contest. Learn more and buy your ticket at theiosummit.com and talk to us on twitter @TheIOSummit For information regarding your data p...
Feb 14, 2017•7 min•Ep. 43
Ep. 42 - John Bungert w/ MetLife
John Bungert is the Director of innovation at MetLife. He talked with Brian about the breadth of Metlife’s approach to innovation by partnering with a large network of venture capital firms as well as using internal campaigns to find and then implement innovative and relevant ideas on horizons 1, 2, and 3. He also talked about how working for small wins can help the most when you’re just getting started with a corporate innovation arm. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com...
Feb 07, 2017•13 min•Ep. 42
Ep. 41 - Jonathan Bertfield w/ Spinnaker Co.
In today's epsiode from the Lean Startup Conference, Josh talked with Jonathan Bertfield. Jonathan has more than two decades of experience focusing on digital transformations in large enterprises and is an expert on implementing lean startup in these giant organizations. He discussed the importance of high level managers actually talking to real customers, the potential of the Objectives and Key Results tool for calculating incentives for internal innovators, and the thing that is more important...
Jan 31, 2017•15 min•Ep. 41
Ep. 40 - Susana Jurado w/ Telefonica R&D
This episode was recorded live at the Lean Startup Conference 2016. Brian talked with Susana Jurado who is a head of the Product Portfolio in Telefonica's R&D department. Susana shared some insights she’s gained as an innovation leader in a very large corporation that not only implements lean startup in its daily innovation efforts but also used lean tactics when it transformed entirely into a digital telephone company that suddenly needed digital products. Susana also talked about their Ope...
Jan 24, 2017•10 min•Ep. 40
Ep. 39 - Tren Griffin, author of 25iq and "Charlie Munger"
Today's conversation with Tren Griffin was recorded live at the Lean Startup Conference where gave a talk about learning from failed startups and the world's most "unlean" startup that he was a part of. He also talked about applications of lean startup that corporations often overlook. Find Tren's blog at 25iq.com and follow him on twitter @trengriffin. He co-authored "Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor" which is available on Amazon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.co...
Jan 17, 2017•18 min•Ep. 39
Ep. 38 - Dan Olsen, author The Lean Product Playbook
In another interview we recorded live at the Lean Startup Week, Josh talked with Dan Olsen about the really practical process he's designed for innovators and product managers who want to make their organizations lean. Dan's Amazon Best Seller book, "The Lean Product Playbook" walks through a six-step process to help this transformation on multiple levels of leadership. Connect with Dan on LinkedIn and on twitter @danolsen For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...
Jan 10, 2017•18 min•Ep. 38
Ep. 37 - Josh Seiden & Jeff Gothelf, authors of "Sense and Respond"
The market of innovation consulting has transformed in the past 5 years and Jeff and Josh have witnessed it all. In their book "Sense and Respond: How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously" they answer the need for clear and detailed instruction to execute true lean strategies in large businesses. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and you can connect with Josh and Jeff on twitter @jseiden and @jboogie. For information regarding your data pr...
Jan 03, 2017•18 min•Ep. 37
Ep. 36 - Eric Varady, Topology Eyewear Founder and CEO
Today we split from our usual corporate focus and returns to the startup perspective. Topology Eyewear is designed to give users a choice. But not too much choice. In this episode, Eric Varady discussed this and other challenges his startup is overcoming by using lean strategies. Right now, as it becomes more and more necessary for corporations to understand and use lean startup, this conversation serves as a great reminder of the fundamentals for innovation anywhere. For information regarding y...
Dec 27, 2016•11 min•Ep. 36
Ep. 35 - Jitendra Kavethaker w/ Accenture Open Innovation
Today's interview is another that we recorded live at the Lean Startup Week. Jitendra Kavathekar, the managing director of Accenture Open Innovation explained what open innovation is and how accenture approaches it at both a global and local level. He also pointed out some things ingrained in corporations that can specifically harm partnerships with startups. Learn more at accenture.com and connect with Jitendra on twitter @JeetKavathekar For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast....
Dec 20, 2016•18 min•Ep. 35
Ep. 34 - Laura Klein, Author of UX for Lean Startups and Build Better Products on Lean Startup for Product Design
Laura Klein got involved with lean startup at the very beginning and "on accident." With decades of experience in user design she was working with Eric Ries about five years ago when he came out with "The Lean Startup. Now Laura applies those same methodologies to her current work helping corporations manage and understand valuable user insights as they steer innovation. Laura published her first book, "UX for Lean Startups" in 2013 and her second, "Build Better Products," was published earlier ...
Dec 13, 2016•15 min•Ep. 34
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