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Mike Bauer is a leading product and strategy executive, business mentor, and the Chief Products Officer of Sopheon. He joined Sopheon in 2021 and has helped the company expand its SaaS solutions, which make it possible for companies worldwide to bring their innovative products to market. His experience in data communications, enterprise software, marketing automation, and big data led him to believe in the power of innovation. He graduated from Harvard Business School and Ohio State University and serves as a business mentor at the Founder Institute. Today, I'm checking back with Mike to continue our conversation from November 2021 about enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management. He shares what he learned from interviewing over 100 clients about approaches to innovation. He defines innovation in the current business landscape and clarifies that the definition is much broader than commonly assumed. He discusses the factors that must come together for a company to innovate and how failure is a part of innovation. Mike also reveals the role of company culture and offers advice on fostering a culture that encourages innovation.   “You don't mandate an innovative culture—you build it.” -Mike Bauer   This week on Innovation Talks:   ●     Why enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management are two sides of the same coin ●     The challenges innovators face ●     Mike's observations from talking to over 100 clients ●     What innovation can look like for businesses ●     All the factors that need to come together to make innovation possible ●     Why 60% to 80% of innovations fail ●     What executives need to focus on to be able to innovate “at scale” ●     Why ideation is an essential part of innovation ●     The most important skill for the ideation process ●     Why coming up with great ideas is only the first step ●     Setting up a connected system to drive innovation ●     Why Mike supports the idea of DevOps ●     Why business owners need to bring together practices, people, and tools to innovate successfully ●     Why philosophies aren't enough to operationalize ●     Is company culture or the way employees do their jobs more important ●     Why accepting failure is part of innovation ●     How to build an innovation culture at your company ●     How innovation benefits customers and how Sopheon empowers customers with innovation   Resources Mentioned:   ●     Book: Inspired: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love (https://www.amazon.com/INSPIRED-Create-Tech-Products-Customers/dp/1119387507) by Marty Cagan ●     Book: Innovation Accounting by (https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Accounting-Practical-Ecosystems-Performance/dp/9063696205?tag=groundcont0c8-20&crid=224CCJ21AVE70&keywords=innovation%20accounting&qid=1653983398&sprefix=innovation%20accounting,aps,126&sr=8-1&linkId=9760c57d2914123b93578d879600f3bb&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&geniuslink=true) Esther Gons and Dan Toma ●     Book: The Lean Startup (https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898) by Eric Ries   Connect with Mike Bauer:   ●     Sopheon Website (https://www.sopheon.com/) ●     Sopheon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon) ●     Sopheon on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) ●     Sopheon on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Sopheon) ●     Mike Bauer on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebauer224/)   This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon   Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.   Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-talks/id1555857396) | TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Innovation-Talks-p1412337/) | GooglePlay (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbm5vdmF0aW9udGFsa3MubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=614195) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1dX5b8tWI29YbgeMwZF5Uh) | iHeart (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-innovation-talks-82985745/)   Be sure to connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/sopheon) , and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon/) , and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners like you.   For additional information about new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's monthly newsletter, where we share news and industry best practices! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com (https://www.sopheon.com/) and click here (https://info.sopheon.com/subscribe) .

Mike Bauer is a leading product and strategy executive, business mentor, and the Chief Products Officer of Sopheon. He joined Sopheon in 2021 and has helped the company expand its SaaS solutions, which make it possible for companies worldwide to bring their innovative products to market. His experience in data communications, enterprise software, marketing automation, and big data led him to believe in the power of innovation. He graduated from Harvard Business School and Ohio State University and serves as a business mentor at the Founder Institute. Today, I'm checking back with Mike to continue our conversation from November 2021 about enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management. He shares what he learned from interviewing over 100 clients about approaches to innovation. He defines innovation in the current business landscape and clarifies that the definition is much broader than commonly assumed. He discusses the factors that must come together for a company to innovate and how failure is a part of innovation. Mike also reveals the role of company culture and offers advice on fostering a culture that encourages innovation.   “You don't mandate an innovative culture—you build it.” -Mike Bauer   This week on Innovation Talks:   ●     Why enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management are two sides of the same coin ●     The challenges innovators face ●     Mike's observations from talking to over 100 clients ●     What innovation can look like for businesses ●     All the factors that need to come together to make innovation possible ●     Why 60% to 80% of innovations fail ●     What executives need to focus on to be able to innovate “at scale” ●     Why ideation is an essential part of innovation ●     The most important skill for the ideation process ●     Why coming up with great ideas is only the first step ●     Setting up a connected system to drive innovation ●     Why Mike supports the idea of DevOps ●     Why business owners need to bring together practices, people, and tools to innovate successfully ●     Why philosophies aren't enough to operationalize ●     Is company culture or the way employees do their jobs more important ●     Why accepting failure is part of innovation ●     How to build an innovation culture at your company ●     How innovation benefits customers and how Sopheon empowers customers with innovation   Resources Mentioned:   ●     Book: Inspired: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love (https://www.amazon.com/INSPIRED-Create-Tech-Products-Customers/dp/1119387507) by Marty Cagan ●     Book: Innovation Accounting by (https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Accounting-Practical-Ecosystems-Performance/dp/9063696205?tag=groundcont0c8-20&crid=224CCJ21AVE70&keywords=innovation%20accounting&qid=1653983398&sprefix=innovation%20accounting,aps,126&sr=8-1&linkId=9760c57d2914123b93578d879600f3bb&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&geniuslink=true) Esther Gons and Dan Toma ●     Book: The Lean Startup (https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898) by Eric Ries   Connect with Mike Bauer:   ●     Sopheon Website (https://www.sopheon.com/) ●     Sopheon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon) ●     Sopheon on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) ●     Sopheon on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Sopheon) ●     Mike Bauer on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebauer224/)   This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon   Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.   Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-talks/id1555857396) | TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Innovation-Talks-p1412337/) | GooglePlay (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbm5vdmF0aW9udGFsa3MubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=614195) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1dX5b8tWI29YbgeMwZF5Uh) | iHeart (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-innovation-talks-82985745/)   Be sure to connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/sopheon) , and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon/) , and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners like you.   For additional information about new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's monthly newsletter, where we share news and industry best practices! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com (https://www.sopheon.com/) and click here (https://info.sopheon.com/subscribe) .

Coming on the back of the $2.8 billion money laundering case that rocked Singapore in 2023, on this episode of Morning Shot - we dive into how businesses can mitigate the risk of money laundering more effectively with Charles Poon, Co-Founder & Chief Products Officer, Handshakes. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we speak with Tara Cheever, co-founder and Chief Products Officer at LIT SOFTWARE, a company that equips lawyers with the tools to modernize their practices and enhance their presentation skills in court. Tara has been a trial presentation consultant for more than 15 years. She is an expert in presentation and legal technology, and has worked on multiple high-profile matters both in the US and in Europe. At LIT SOFTWARE, she assists in the design, development, and marketing of the LIT SUITE. The LIT SUITE apps are used extensively by a broad range of legal professionals and organizations, including Am Law 100 firms, corporate counsel for Fortune 500 companies, and the US Department of Justice, as well as other government agencies. The LIT SUITE is also widely taught in law schools across the US. In our discussion, Tara talks about her work as a trial consultant, how LIT SOFTWARE helps with storytelling in the courtroom, her thoughts on the future of litigation technology, and why she loves working with lawyers.

Mike Bauer is a leading product and strategy executive, business mentor, and the Chief Products Officer of Sopheon. He joined Sopheon in 2021 and has helped the company expand its SaaS solutions, which make it possible for companies worldwide to bring their innovative products to market. His experience in data communications, enterprise software, marketing automation, and big data led him to believe in the power of innovation. He graduated from Harvard Business School and Ohio State University and serves as a business mentor at the Founder Institute. Today, I'm checking back with Mike to continue our conversation from November 2021 about enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management. He shares what he learned from interviewing over 100 clients about approaches to innovation. He defines innovation in the current business landscape and clarifies that the definition is much broader than commonly assumed. He discusses the factors that must come together for a company to innovate and how failure is a part of innovation. Mike also reveals the role of company culture and offers advice on fostering a culture that encourages innovation.  “You don't mandate an innovative culture—you build it.” -Mike Bauer This week on Innovation Talks: ●     Why enterprise innovation management and project portfolio management are two sides of the same coin●     The challenges innovators face ●     Mike's observations from talking to over 100 clients●     What innovation can look like for businesses●     All the factors that need to come together to make innovation possible●     Why 60% to 80% of innovations fail●     What executives need to focus on to be able to innovate “at scale”●     Why ideation is an essential part of innovation●     The most important skill for the ideation process ●     Why coming up with great ideas is only the first step●     Setting up a connected system to drive innovation●     Why Mike supports the idea of DevOps●     Why business owners need to bring together practices, people, and tools to innovate successfully●     Why philosophies aren't enough to operationalize●     Is company culture or the way employees do their jobs more important ●     Why accepting failure is part of innovation●     How to build an innovation culture at your company●     How innovation benefits customers and how Sopheon empowers customers with innovation Resources Mentioned: ●     Book: Inspired: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan●     Book: Innovation Accounting by Esther Gons and Dan Toma ●     Book: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Connect with Mike Bauer: ●     Sopheon Website●     Sopheon on LinkedIn●     Sopheon on Facebook●     Sopheon on Twitter●     Mike Bauer on LinkedIn This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | iHeart Be sure to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners like you. For additional information about new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's monthly newsletter, where we share news and industry best practices! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com and click here.

I'm recording this as tens of thousands of people and more than 100 heads of state are gathering in Egypt for the COP27 climate summit – the United Nations “conference of the parties.” In his opening remarks at COP27, the UN Secretary General framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival; he said “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator... Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish.”I'm Erika Pagel. I'm the Chief Investment Officer for Sustainable Investing and a portfolio manager at Brown Advisory. As investors, we know that climate risk is real. And we know that we cannot achieve real climate action without a material shift to renewable energy sources. So, as we think about driving toward a lower carbon economy during this NOW series on the energy transition, we want to understand different opportunities and different perspectives across the energy landscape. In this episode we are diving into renewable infrastructure – as it stands today, as well as the opportunities going forward – in the US, in Europe, and in developing economies.Among renewables, solar power is growing rapidly. In the US, solar is expected to account for almost half of new electric generating capacity this year. Meanwhile, the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to create significant job growth to build out solar and other renewable infrastructure.Against this backdrop, I sat down with Raghu Belur, the Co-founder and Chief Products Officer of Enphase Energy.Enphase has revolutionized the solar industry through its super-efficient microinverter technology. The company dominates the US solar residential market and has evolved to focus on “smart” systems that enable homeowners to manage their own energy usage – to save money and create climate resilience.Raghu is at heart an innovator and – as you will hear – is passionate about the opportunities that solar offers – in terms of economics, job creation, and energy security – as well as climate action. Raghu says “first and foremost, coal needs to go away” and prescribes a future where solar and other renewable energy sources enable people around the world to thrive while decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels.Let's dive into the conversation.---As investors, we know that climate risk is real—and that we cannot achieve real climate action without a material shift to renewable energy sources. So, as we think about driving toward a lower carbon economy, we want to understand different opportunities and perspectives across the energy landscape. In this episode we are diving into renewables and, specifically into solar power. Brown Advisory's Erika Pagel sits down with Raghu Belur, the Co-founder and Chief Products Officer of Enphase Energy, which has revolutionized the solar industry through its super-efficient microinverter technology and dominates the U.S. solar residential market. Erika and Raghu explore solar—in terms of economics, job creation, energy security and climate action.---The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Brown Advisory. These views are not intended to be and should not be relied upon as investment advice and are not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. The information provided in this podcast is not intended to be and should not be considered a recommendation or suggestion to engage in or refrain from a particular course of action or to make or hold a particular investment or pursue a particular investment strategy, including whether or not to buy, sell, or hold any of the securities mentioned. It should not be assumed that investments in such securities have been or will be profitable. There is a risk that some or all of the capital invested in any such securities may be lost. This piece is intended solely for our clients and prospective clients, is for informational purposes only, and is not individually tailored for or directed to any particular client or prospective client.ESG considerations are one of multiple informational inputs into the investment process, alongside data on traditional financial factors, and so are not the sole driver of decision-making. ESG analysis may not be performed for every holding in every strategy. ESG considerations that are material will vary by investment style, sector/industry, market trends and client objectives. Certain strategies seek to identify issuers that they believe may have desirable ESG outcomes, but investors may differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG outcomes. As a result, certain strategies may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values of any particular investor. Certain strategies may also invest in companies that would otherwise be screened out of other ESG oriented portfolios. Security selection will be impacted by the combined focus on ESG assessments and forecasts of return and risk.

This week on the IoT For All Podcast, Pratexo CEO Blaine Mathieu joins us to share everything companies should know about edge computing and how it complements IoT. Blaine shares some of the most transformative and unique use cases he's seen edge computing enable, including windmills that automatically slow to prevent collisions with birds.Blaine also shares his thoughts on what companies should consider before deciding to implement edge computing into their solutions - when it might be most beneficial, especially in environments where connectivity is difficult or unstable, and what some of the biggest benefits companies can expect. Blaine also shares his thoughts on distributed computing and swarm computing, how they work, and in what use cases the technology really shines.Blaine Mathieu is a former Gartner analyst, software company founder, CEO, and multi-time CMO and Chief Products Officer at both public tech giants and private software and IIoT startups. He is based out of the SF Bay area and leads intelligent edge platform company Pratexo.

Ajeet Singh is a risk taker. There's no other way to describe someone who's done the things he has and accomplished so much in such a short amount of time. An immigrant, entrepreneur, and and most importantly a disruptor, Singh has constructed two multi-billion dollar entities from the ground up. Throughout his journey, he's been guided by two principles: his out-of-the-box thinking and curiosity about how he can improve people's lives.As a young entrepreneur working in Silicon Valley during the big data days, Singh noticed the data and analytics space was ripe for disruption. So he did something about it. First with Nutranix and now with ThoughtSpot, where he's working to solve some of the world's biggest problems by democratizing data for all. On this episode of The Data Chief, Singh, Co-founder and Executive Chairman at ThoughtSpot, dives into some of the biggest challenges facing CDOs in 2021, why organizations must empower their leadership teams to drive meaningful change, and how big tech can be utilized for good moving forward.Main Takeaways:- The cloud is here to stay: Large enterprises are increasingly moving their data to the cloud. The challenge now for CEOs and CDOs is not “if” they will adopt cloud but “when,” and how quickly they can get there while maintaining their current momentum.- Empower your leaders to drive change: It's easy to create new C-level positions, but real innovation and transformation starts with empowering your leadership with the required mandates and resources to empower their teams.- Build your culture with intention: Every organization inherently has a culture and you must be deliberate about how you build that culture. Every department should reflect your core principles and create a space for individuals and teams to thrive.About AjeetAjeet Singh is the co-founder and Executive Chairman at ThoughtSpot, a company revolutionizing analytics with search and AI. Driven by his passion for creation, Ajeet has built two multi-billion dollar technology companies from the ground up - ThoughtSpot and Nutanix. Prior to starting ThoughtSpot, he was a co-founder and Chief Products Officer at Nutanix, the leader in the enterprise cloud industry and largest tech IPO of 2016. Prior to Nutanix, Ajeet learned the ropes of enterprise technology startups as the Senior Director of Product Management at Aster Data, later acquired by Teradata for $300M. Ajeet has also held business and technical roles at Oracle, where he was part of the team that first launched Oracle Database to the Amazon EC2 cloud. Ajeet holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he graduated at the top of his class.--The Data Chief is presented by our friends at ThoughtSpot. Searching through your company's data for insights doesn't have to be complicated. With ThoughtSpot, anyone in your organization can easily answer their own data questions, find the facts, and make better, faster decisions. Learn more at thoughtspot.com. 

In this episode of TECHquila Sunrise, powered by Supply Chain Now, host Greg White continues his comversation with Kinaxis CEO John Sicard. John Sicard assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinaxis in January 2016. With over 23 years' tenure at Kinaxis, John first started at the company as a key contributor to the architecture and development of Kinaxis' supply chain management solutions in early 1994, and has since held a number of senior management roles in development, professional services, business consulting, sales, marketing and customer support. Prior to his current appointment, John was Chief Products Officer, overseeing all aspects of the product life cycle, including product vision and strategy, design and development, product management and quality assurance. Before joining Kinaxis, John held senior software architect and management positions in research and development at FastMAN Software Systems, Inc (also known as Promira before being purchased by Manugistics), and Monenco Agra. John earned a Bachelor of Computer Science, from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, with a strong focus on software architecture and UI Design. John is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Subscribe to TECHquila Sunrise and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe Leave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsicard/ Supply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov Download the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20 Watch the Replay of The Connected IoT Supply Chain: https://supplychainnow.com/the-connected-iot-supply-chain Check Out News From Our Sponsors: U.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/ Verusen: www.verusen.com/ This episode was hosted by Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/techquila-sunrise-24-2.

TubbTalk - The Podcast for I.T. Consultants. In this episode, Richard talks to JB Fowler, Chief Products Officer for Domotz, a SaaS monitoring solution, which has offices worldwide and monitors and manages network infrastructure devices for MSP users.  They talk about how JB got started in the industry and how he came to work for Domotz. JB explains how the tool differs from traditional RMM (remote monitoring and management) solutions and its ease of deployment.  They also discuss how it can offer opportunities for business growth, how to use it with new clients and how the Domotz leverages SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). And JB explains their simple and transparent pricing structure and the support Domotz provides all customers. In this episode, Richard and JB mention the following: https://www.control4.com/ (Control4 home automation) https://ubuntu.com/ (Ubuntu open source operating system) https://www.zabbix.com/ (Zabbix open source monitoring tool) https://www.paessler.com/prtg (PRTG network monitoring)

In this episode of TECHquila Sunrise, powered by Supply Chain Now, host Greg White welcomes Kinaxis CEO John Sicard to the podcast.   John Sicard assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinaxis in January 2016. With over 23 years' tenure at Kinaxis, John first started at the company as a key contributor to the architecture and development of Kinaxis' supply chain management solutions in early 1994, and has since held a number of senior management roles in development, professional services, business consulting, sales, marketing and customer support. Prior to his current appointment, John was Chief Products Officer, overseeing all aspects of the product life cycle, including product vision and strategy, design and development, product management and quality assurance. Before joining Kinaxis, John held senior software architect and management positions in research and development at FastMAN Software Systems, Inc (also known as Promira before being purchased by Manugistics), and Monenco Agra. John earned a Bachelor of Computer Science, from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, with a strong focus on software architecture and UI Design. John is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Subscribe to TECHquila Sunrise and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe Leave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsicard/ Supply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov Download the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20 Watch the Replay of The Connected IoT Supply Chain: https://supplychainnow.com/the-connected-iot-supply-chain   Check Out News From Our Sponsors U.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/ Verusen: www.verusen.com/ This episode was hosted by Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-518.

In this episode of TECHquila Sunrise, powered by Supply Chain Now, host Greg White welcomes Kinaxis CEO John Sicard to the podcast.   John Sicard assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinaxis in January 2016. With over 23 years' tenure at Kinaxis, John first started at the company as a key contributor to the architecture and development of Kinaxis' supply chain management solutions in early 1994, and has since held a number of senior management roles in development, professional services, business consulting, sales, marketing and customer support. Prior to his current appointment, John was Chief Products Officer, overseeing all aspects of the product life cycle, including product vision and strategy, design and development, product management and quality assurance. Before joining Kinaxis, John held senior software architect and management positions in research and development at FastMAN Software Systems, Inc (also known as Promira before being purchased by Manugistics), and Monenco Agra. John earned a Bachelor of Computer Science, from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, with a strong focus on software architecture and UI Design. John is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Subscribe to TECHquila Sunrise and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe Leave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsicard/ Supply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov Download the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20 Watch the Replay of The Connected IoT Supply Chain: https://supplychainnow.com/the-connected-iot-supply-chain   Check Out News From Our Sponsors U.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/ Verusen: www.verusen.com/ This episode was hosted by Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-518.

When a payment service provider works with a customer, there are always precautions needed. Jose Caldera, Chief Products Officer, Acuant (formally IdentityMind), knows the key to mitigating risks for the payment service provider is to enable risk assessment solutions at the start of the onboarding process. Some companies operate in high-risk environments, and other companies may deal with money lending or other money services. A payment service provider needs to assess any situation where a business provides a service with a high fraud risk attached. “As a payment service provider that has to offer services and onboard these clients, you have to look at the types and dimensions of risks associated with them,” Caldera said. With evolving processes and technology, the underwriting process of onboarding clients has also transformed. “There is a new world of payment-providing services that don't necessarily follow the same underwriting practices that have historically been part of this market,” Caldera said. With the added complexity of today's customer needs, government regulations require more stringent protocols for payment service providers to follow when underwriting and onboarding clients. “When a payment service provider is looking at a business, they're also looking at the structure of that business and making sure that business is not behaving like a shell company or cleaning illicit money,” Caldera said. The added levels of scrutiny and examination required for assessing today's businesses need new technology to do this type of review in real-time.

Ajeet Singh has built two multibillion-dollar technology companies from the ground up - ThoughtSpot and Nutanix. ThoughtSpot is a company revolutionizing analytics with search and AI. He has raised over $300M for ThoughtSpot from the likes of Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, or General Catalyst. Prior to starting ThoughtSpot, he was co-founder and Chief Products Officer at Nutanix, the leader in the enterprise cloud industry and largest tech IPO of 2016.

Ajeet Singh has built two multibillion-dollar technology companies from the ground up - ThoughtSpot and Nutanix. ThoughtSpot is a company revolutionizing analytics with search and AI. He has raised over $300M for ThoughtSpot from the likes of Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, or General Catalyst. Prior to starting ThoughtSpot, he was co-founder and Chief Products Officer at Nutanix, the leader in the enterprise cloud industry and largest tech IPO of 2016.

David Cancel is the co-founder and CEO of Drift, one of the fastest growing companies in the marketing space. A former engineer, he's also a podcaster and author. Today he joins Christopher Lochhead to talk about building massive technological startups, sabbaticals, books, and why conversational marketing is the future. "For me myself, engineer to tech to product to now, CEO... they're kinda like a progression of the same thing... It's like I'm trying to create our own world." - David Cancel  Three Things We Learned Anxiety-ridden break When they first put up Drift, David and his team figured to create a tradition of taking a sabbatical every three years. But his turn to take a temporary leave from work came with the worst possible timing. His wife pointed out the fact that if he didn't do it now, no one in the company was going to follow through, and so with tons of anxiety, he cashed in on the leave. Pulling off a sabbatical with a great team While his learning sabbatical offered lots of time to meditate and examine his life and willingly be at the beck and call of his daughter, some things broke. They were nothing he couldn't fix though. He had his management team whom he could lean on while he set an example for all of Drift's 190 and some employees to thank for that. A startup faster than a rocket ship Prior to Drift, David was the Chief Products Officer at Hubspot, another hugely successful company. The culmination of his experience from being part of large-scale bodies aided in growing Drift. And now his business is doing amazing, faster than any other company within and without their category. Building a startup is one tough endeavor. Growing one is even more difficult because then you will have to learn how to brake and not implode. But with a team behind him willing to stay true to their visions from the get-go—sabbaticals included—, David thinks they can do it all. Bio: David Cancel is a serial entrepreneur, podcast host (Seeking Wisdom) and angel investor/advisor. Best known for creating hypergrowth companies, products and product teams at companies such as Drift.com, HubSpot, Performable, Ghostery and Compete. David has been featured by media outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Wired and Fast Company. David has guest lectured on entrepreneurship at Harvard, Harvard Business School, MIT, MIT's Sloan School of Management, Bentley and other Universities. His popular blog davidcancel.com has been read by 1M+ entrepreneurs, and his Twitter account @dcancel has 180k followers and is considered a "Must-Follow" account for entrepreneurs, executives and product people. Links: https://twitter.com/dcancel https://www.drift.com https://www.drift.com/seeking-wisdom/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seeking-wisdom/id1072506427?mt=2

In this episode, Barmak discusses product-market fit, go-to-market strategies, and how to beat incumbents in the enterprise space. AlienVault was recently acquired by AT&T. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but as shareholders, GGV Capital is very excited about this outcome. Barmak is a veteran of the technology industry with a passion for building and leading great teams. Over his 20 years of experience in enterprise software, he has assembled an incredible track record for delivering award-winning products. Under his leadership since 2011, AlienVault has become one of the fastest growing security vendors in the industry with thousands of customers and partners around the world. Prior to AlienVault, he served as VP of the Enterprise Security Products division at HP. At HP he led the Fortify and SPI Dynamics business units after the successful acquisition of Fortify by HP in September 2010. Barmak was the 10th employee at Fortify and as Chief Products Officer, lead the build-out and expansion of the company, dubbed “The Next Big Thing” at Enterprise 2005. He also serves on several boards, including LoopUp (LSE: LOOP) and SparkCentral.

In a personal interview with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo! talks about his career path leading to his current position and the many lessons he learned along the way.

Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo!, talks about the emerging trends in technology. (Part 1 of 2)

Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo!, sits down for an interview with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management. Blake also answers various questions from audience members. (Part 2 of 2)

In a personal interview with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo! talks about his career path leading to his current position and the many lessons he learned along the way.

Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo!, talks about the emerging trends in technology. (Part 1 of 2)

Blake Irving, Executive Vice President & Chief Products Officer of Yahoo!, sits down for an interview with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management. Blake also answers various questions from audience members. (Part 2 of 2)