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We need a new Playbook for Innovation. In an era where things are changing so quickly, innovating simply at the product level is no longer enough. To get to true impact, scale & mass adoption now requires innovation across multiple levels, designing around systemic issues such as supply chain, go to market, new types of partnerships, and new ways of working. Join FNDR CEO James Vincent as he explores the intersection of leadership and innovation as massive leaps forward in biotech, completely new categories like AI, among many  transformative innovations are beginning to reframe everything.

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    • Jan 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    How To Build A More Intelligent Future: 10 Lessons From The Leaders In Innovation Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 35:51


    James Vincent talks with his partners at FNDR about lessons learned from this seasons guests on Leaders in Innovation.

    How To Solve The Mismatch Between Education And Work: Euan Blair From Multiverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 34:01


    James Vincent talks with Euan Blair, co-founder and chief executive of the apprenticeships company Multiverse, about the future of learning.

    Bridging The Gap Between Economy And Ecology: Sara Menker From Gro Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 28:18


    James Vincent talks with Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence, about how to prepare for what comes next with climate change and how to fix one of generative AI's biggest flaws.

    The Moral Valence Of Technology: Josh Wolfe From Lux Capital On Trust, Human Nature And The ‘magical Realism' Of Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 35:59


    James Vincent talks with Josh Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Lux Capital, about the need for technology to come from companies we trust and the role human nature plays in the application of technology.

    Creating a 'Third Space' for togetherness: Jason Citron from Discord on AI, safety and the importance of play

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 28:02


    James Vincent talks with Jason Citron from Discord about safety, togetherness, and how we can use good AI to battle bad AI.

    Can we train AI to be more feminine? Whitney Wolfe Herd from Bumble.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 35:49


    James Vincent talks with Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and executive chair of Bumble, about sexism in tech and the relation between AI and human emotion.

    If you can't fight technology, you should lead it: Hovhannes Avoyan from Picsart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 22:27


    James Vincent talks with Hovhannes Avoyan, founder and president of Picsart, about leaning into AI and how the future will favor problem solving

    Nature is an asset class in modern business: Rachel Delacour of Sweep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 27:45


    James Vincent talks with Rachel Delacour, co-founder and CEO of Sweep, about how to make your company resilient, how constraints breed creativity, and how climate impacts business.

    How AI Can Tackle Cancer: Thomas Clozel of Owkin on Collective Intelligence and the Da Vinci Model for Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 33:59


    James Vincent talks with Thomas Clozel, co-founder and CEO of Owkin, about innovative approaches to AI, the need to help develop "collective intelligence", and how innovation requires systemic change.

    The Challenge of Scaling Nature: Tyler Huggins of Meati

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 29:16


    James Vincent talks with Tyler Huggins, CEO and co-founder of Meati, about sustainability, how to introduce the new with the familiar, and how startups are looking to nature for the next innovation.

    Designing AI with Intention: Brian Chesky's Call to Arms for Creative People

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 26:05


    James Vincent talks to Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, at Fast Company's Innovation Festival this past September in New York City. They discuss the future of AI, the need to design good principles, and Chesky's "call to arms' for creative people.

    Presenting Leaders in Innovation with host James Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 1:53


    Some of the greatest inventions have come out of crises - from the printing press during the Black Death in the Middle Ages, the computer during WWII to COVID vaccines in 2020. Innovation is essential for growth, but no company or CEO approaches it the same way. Join James Vincent as he explores different approaches to essential innovation from leaders across AI, Mobility, Food, Travel, Design, Luxury and more.

    Best of the Most Innovative Companies podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 36:11


    James Vincent reflects on lessons learned from the last 12 episodes of Most Innovative Companies.

    How Index's Danny Rimer Built A Track-Record of Success By Betting On People, Not Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 34:50


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Danny Rimer shares his investment ethos, his thoughts around the evolution of the venture capital industry, why he believes it's a privilege to invest in someone else's idea, and, how in return for that privilege, he promises to roll up his sleeves, get to work and do everything possible to make that company as successful as it can be. 

    LIVE! from Fast Company Innovation Festival with Brian Chesky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 40:47


    James Vincent talks with Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on stage at Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City

    How this company hopes NFTs will transform fantasy sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 37:40


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nicolas Julia, CEO and cofounder of Sorare talks about his vision for democratizing NFTs through the world's biggest sports.

    This CEO is betting on AI to solve the world's biggest problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 47:17


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Alexandr Wang, CEO and founder of Scale AI, explains how his company is using data to tackle problems from access to healthcare to supplies for the war in Ukraine.

    These smart farms are 100 times more productive than traditional agriculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 45:38


    On the latest episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast, Irving Fain, founder and CEO of the vertical farming company Bowery, explains how being an outsider to agriculture has helped him come up with new ideas.

    Lessons on innovation from over 100 founders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 50:36


    James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.

    What does the combination of the digital and physical world look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 33:41


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nate founder and CEO Albert Saniger discusses the role technology plays in our lives, and the autonomy we hold over our decisions and our data.

    How Farfetch is predicting the future of fashion in Web3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 39:52


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies podcast, Farfetch Founder and CEO José Neves explains what Web3 is and what it's capable of through the lens of fashion and culture, drawing from his experience founding and growing Farfetch, the online luxury fashion retail platform.

    Want to innovate? This is how to break out of your ‘yes bubble'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 51:22


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies podcast, Joanna Coles explains the business case for all leaders to surround themselves with independent working minds that are connected to culture, both within the broader world around us as well as the communities we live, work, and thrive in.

    How complacency can be a company's downfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 41:52


    On this week's episode of Most Innovative Companies podcast, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence talks with James Vincent about why companies should embrace innovation even when they don't need to. 

    Why power is shifting back to the hands of creators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 43:51


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Jack and Sam dive into why the creator economy isn't new, but a fresh iteration of a much older phenomenon, as well as the beauty of Web3 as it applies to ownership. By focusing on “love” as opposed to “likes”, Patreon has helped change the way art is brought back autonomy to artists and creators around the world, enabling them to receive fair pay—as opposed to fractions of cents—for their creative output.  Subscribe to Most Innovative Companies on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    How consumer fintech Titan is navigating the financial crisis.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 52:10


    On this week's Most Innovative Companies, Joe Percoco, cofounder and co-CEO of Titan, shares his thoughts with host James Vincent about why, while a financial crisis is undeniably a challenge to companies, it can also bring key opportunities for growth. His company Titan is a consumer fintech opening up access to expert-led investment opportunities for as little as $100. Operating in that space means that Percoco has seen this crisis from the eye of the storm. You can listen and subscribe to Most Innovative Companies on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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