Podcasts about jetblue technology ventures

Bryony returns with Bonny Simi, President of Operations at Jobs Aviation, where she's working on bringing to market a new civilian electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft. Prior to joining the team at Joby, Bonny held several operational and strategic roles at JetBlue Most notably, she founded and led JetBlue Technology Ventures, investing in improving the travel, hospitality, and transportation industries. As a pilot, Bonny has commanded Boeing, Airbus and Embraer aircraft at both United Airlines and JetBlue Airways. She is also an Emmy-nominated sports reporter and a 3-time Olympian in the sport of Luge. She holds a BA in Communications, a MS in Management and a MS in Engineering, all from Stanford University, as well as a MS in Human Resources from Regis University.    Links  Explore Joby's website here: https://www.jobyaviation.com You can watch more footage of Joby's eVTOL aircraft here: https://www.youtube.com/@JobyAviation/featured Read about Joby's partnership with the US DoD here: https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-delivers-first-evtol-edwards/ Hear Bonny talk more about her lessons from competing in luge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj9Ey6fdnT0 Listen to the theme song from Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (the title inspiration for this episode!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPgS26ZhqZs

JetBlue Technology Ventures is unique because it's a corporate venture fund owned by an airline with a mission to further the goals of the entire industry - none of which is more important today than a net-zero future. Amy Burr dives deep into how she and her team are identifying technologies that will make flying greener and perhaps magical too.

An interview with Amy Burr from JetBlue Technology Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Interview: Amy Burr JetBlue Technology Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

GUESTS: Bonny Simi, Joby Aviation, and Robin Riedel, McKinseyABOUT THIS EPISODEIt's the stuff of childhood dreams: the flying car that slashes journey time, avoiding traffic, and taking you directly to your destination.Now, decades later, it doesn't seem so far-fetched. In fact, there's an entire industry building up around a new sector of flight, although as you'll hear in this episode, it has very little to do with mainstream aircraft - or, for that matter, cars…It's called advanced air mobility (AAM), also known as urban air mobility (UAM), and to learn more about why it's attracting so much interest, and more importantly, so many billions of dollars of investment, Ride played host to Bonny Simi of Joby Aviation, and Robin Riedel of McKinsey.ABOUT THE GUESTSBonny Simi heads up Joby Aviation's Air Operations and People. Before joining Joby, Bonny held a number of strategic and operational roles at American airline JetBlue, and founded JetBlue Technology Ventures. Bonny has piloted Boeing, Airbus and Embraer aircraft at both United Airlines and JetBlue Airways — and she's also an Emmy-nominated sports reporter and a three-time Olympic Luge competitor.Connect with Bonny on LinkedInRobin Riedel co-leads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility in the Americas and is a global leader of the Disruptive Aerospace sector within McKinsey's Aerospace & Defense Practice. In his pre-McKinsey life, Robin led commercial and operations teams at a major airline, and like Bonny, is also a certified commercial airline pilot.Connect with Robin on LinkedIn

One would think that innovation in traveling is all about speed, right? Just getting to your destination faster. But the truth is, there is much more in terms of technology of what's going on in this industry, and we have the bright mind of Amy Burr, President at JetBlue Technology Ventures, to shine some light on what it means to work in this industry, what her journey has been like, and some kick-ass leadership advice on what works and what doesn't. Key takeaways from the podcast are: • The mindset of the leader – how it infuses into the organization, and can be crucial for success • Always provide a suggestion to a problem when you're going to someone • Women leaders have it harder, and they need to keep pushing with questions and requests as they do, as the landscape is already changing Our Guest: Amy Burr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amydanielsburr/ Website: https://www.jetblueventures.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/amydanielsburr Intro and background music: Craig MacArthur - Power Shutoff (www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74iB_jtauw)

Coming on the heels of CRETech's return to live events with an 1,800 person turnout in NYC on Oct 13 and 14th, Louisa sat down with three of the leaders who headlined the event. She spoke with Brad Greiwe, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Fifth Wall, Raj Singh, Managing Partner, JLL Spark and Sharad Rastogi, President of Revenue at JLL Technologies.  They talked about their recent investments, the global movement towards sustainability in buildings and who the responsibility lies with to make changes towards net zero, and how buildings will be computers in need of operating systems in the future.   Companies Mentioned: CRETech New York Conference  CRETech New York Website Fifth Wall Icon Sealed Juno CRETech Climate Tech Copenhagen Equity Residential   Hudson Pacific Properties Ivanhoe Cambridge Kimco Turn Tide   Shout Outs: Michael Beckerman Scottie Lee  Aloft  Swift Connect Building Engines   Key Insights From This Episode:    We invest in companies where we think that we can be a customer or we can be a channel to our clients, and sell their products through that channel. - Raj Technology was definitely impacting and influencing, from a disruptive or an enabling perspective. - Raj But at the same time the challenges around, climate tech specifically around decarbonizing the built world was also proven to be extremely challenging as well. The muscle groups that these corporates need in order to engage technology, and decarbonization, require different approach. - Brad     And I think what makes this sort of green wave a lot different than the ones we've seen in the past is that in addition to sort of this government mandated demand, there is a real impetus and a real interest from corporates to be a part of the solution. - Brad I think the two things that stuck out for me firstly, was the number of attendees from the regular real estate world, as opposed to the technology PropTech world. So, there were a huge number of people there who were genuinely curious to understand how technology could have an impact on their business. - Raj I think change is driven by people, The whole world is waking up, why we need to be more carbon neutral, how we need to sort of control increase in temperature. What can we do as individuals to make the world a better place. And I think that's driving the investors, the occupiers to make different decisions. - Sharad I think buildings are will become computers eventually, and computers need an operating system. - Sharad I think for a lot of corporates who expecting the world to just go back to normal, post pandemic, it's just not going to happen. And having a very comprehensive digital strategy is likely going to be your best way to navigate the path forward. - Brad Keywords: funding, innovation, sustainability, collaboration, acquisition, smart buildings, COP26 About Our Guests: Brad Greiwe, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Fifth Wall https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-greiwe-96022a38/  Brad Greiwe is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Wall, where he guides the firm's strategic vision. Prior to starting Fifth Wall, Brad co-founded Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), a multi-billion dollar owner and operator of single-family rental properties originally backed by The Blackstone Group. As CTO, he positioned Invitation Homes as the dominant technology-forward brand in the single-family rental category, developing a proprietary technology stack to support the valuation, acquisition, rehabilitation, leasing, and professional management of over 80,000 homes in 17 major markets, serving 120,000 residents across the U.S. Brad started his career in investment banking at UBS in the real estate, lodging, and leisure group, where he tallied over $33 billion of M&A advisory work and $1 billion of debt and equity financing, including the sale of Hilton Hotels to The Blackstone Group for $26 billion—the largest hotel privatization in history. He then worked in real estate private equity at Tishman Speyer and Starwood Capital, where he executed over $30 billion of acquisitions, debt financing, and development projects. Brad is originally from Cincinnati, lives in San Francisco, and graduated from Harvard University, where he received his BA in economics. Raj Singh, Managing Partner, JLL Spark  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajsingh/  In his role as JLL Spark managing partner, Raj guides strategic investments to continue growing JLL Spark's portfolio, further accelerating innovation and adoption of PropTech in commercial real estate. Raj is a venture capitalist, strategist and adviser in the innovation and information technology sectors. He most recently served five years as head of investments and then as interim co-head at JetBlue Technology Ventures—the corporate VC arm of JetBlue Airways. JLL Spark - Company Summary JLL Spark is a global venture fund, founded in 2017, investing in early to mid-stage property technology startups. JLL Spark's team and venture capital fund have invested tens of millions of dollars in more than 30 early-stage proptech startups—from IoT sensors to investment platforms and more. Sharad Rastogi, President of Revenue at JLL Technologies  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharad-rastogi/  Sharad Rastogi is president of the revenue division at JLL Technologies (JLLT), a business division of JLL dedicated to commercial real estate (CRE) technology.  Sharad leads product strategy and engineering execution of JLLT's revenue-generating technology offerings, helping to unlock data-driven insights and experiences, while improving the efficiency and ROI of clients' real estate portfolios. JLLT - Company Summary JLL Technologies (JLLT), a business division of JLL, was established in 2019 to build and expand the company's portfolio of technology products and services to shape the future of commercial real estate. JLLT is a first-of-its-kind team that combines commercial real estate experts with world-class technologists to deliver solutions that transform the way organizations acquire, manage, operate and experience space. About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE www.lmre.tech LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.

A VCFamilia member, Daisy Garcia is a passionate Sr. Investment Analyst at JetBlue Technology Ventures, where she optimizes investments by conducting in-depth analyses and due diligence of early stage startups. Her analytical focus is on startups that operate at the intersection of travel, hospitality, and technology. Some of her areas of interest include artificial intelligence, sustainability, and cybersecurity.  She previously lived in Sweden for over two years, where she worked with an early stage VC and angel syndicate, while acquiring an international education. Her career has also taken her abroad to Israel, Uganda, India, and Latvia. She holds dual MSCs in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics, and double BAs in Mathematics and Environmental Economics from UC Berkeley. https://www.jetblueventures.com/

Commercial aviation is 106 years old, but one airline has discovered an innovative way to bring fresh ideas to air travel. On today's CXO of the future podcast, Gamiel Gran and his frequent guest host, Patrick Naef, the former CIO of Emirates, talk with Eash Sundaram, JetBlue's Chief Digital and Technology Officer and the Chair of JetBlue Technology Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways. Eash is a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for technologies, digital, and innovation for the airline. He also oversees strategy, vision, and implementation of technology solutions that align with the value airline's business model to offer consistent service and maximize investment.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join The CXO of the Future Community today:mayfield.comMayfield FacebookMayfield LinkedInMayfield Twitter

Volantio launched into the aviation market in 2014, bidding to capitalize on a burgeoning need by airlines to embrace the digital world behind the scenes.The U.S.-based company, co-founded by Azim Barodawala and Fenn Baily, helps carriers automate their marketing, improve the passenger experience and, generally, bring their systems up to the level of other digital businesses.It has captured the attention of JetBlue Technology Ventures, Amadeus Ventures, Qantas and IAG.Customers include some of the most high-profile airlines on the planet, including Emirates, Iberia, Jetstar and Volaris.Baradowala joins us at the latest guest on How I Got Here.HIGH is a weekly show produced by PhocusWire and Mozio, aimed at getting the inside stories behind startups and innovation in travel and transportation.It's hosted by PhocusWire's editor in chief, Kevin May, and Mozio co-founder and CEO David Litwak.

Olympian in luge, television reporter, airline pilot, and venture capitalist… Bonny Simi's career path has been anything but linear. Simi is now the president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of JetBlue Airways that invests in and partners with early-stage startups that are improving the future of travel and hospitality. In this talk, she shares how she leaned into her creativity and curiosity, and found the courage to blaze her own path.

Our Leadership Series interview where Ashley Lowes, Head of Communications & Marketing at JetBlue Technology Ventures, talks to Raj Singh & Amy Burr also from JetBlue Technology Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to Bonny Simi from JetBlue Technology Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

President Bonny Simi is a venture capitalist, pilot and 3 time Olympian By scottmcgrew

Welcome Loyal listeners in today's episode of the loyalty minute we're going to be talking about how to beat 50% of your competitors in the customer loyalty arena We now have enormous access to customer data at our fingertips – yet 80% of data is “dark and untouched,” and is never actually used to make improvements to CX and earn loyalty. “If a company can't access their own customer data, record behavior, analyze purchase history and access all information in a single repository, then we (airlines) can't even get close to attaining customer-centricity,” asserts Christina Heggie , Investment Principal at JetBlue Technology Ventures, on the loyalty challenge. Studies suggest that 91% of brands agree that personal data is critical to the customer journey – yet only 51% are confident in their ability to serve a data-driven customer experience. Indeed, 50% of organizations admit that their back office is siloed and unable to support a seamless digital flow. That's half of your competitors. To learn more about this topic and other great customer loyalty insights, please visit theloyaltyminute.com Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rob-gallo/message

Bonny Simi is the President of JetBlue Technology Ventures, where she is responsible for investing in and partnering with early-stage startups focusing on technology and travel. Before leading these efforts, Bonny was an Olympian, television broadcaster, and airline pilot. These diverse experiences have prepared her to lead a team that takes JetBlue’s original mission to bring humanity back to travel and expands it to a wide range of technologies. This episode includes conversation about how investment from JetBlue signals legitimacy, the process for incubating technology concepts into businesses, and how Bonny got into Olympic luge. Hint - it started with $8. Connect with Bonny Simi https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnysimi/ Find every episode’s show notes at Catalyst-go.com

On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg featured Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue, and Bonny Simi, President of JetBlue Technology Ventures, in conversation with Scarlet Fu of Bloomberg Television. They talked about the innovations that are shaping the future of the travel industry, the challenges of engaging startups as a corporate VC, and the importance of identifying opportunities to create better customer experiences.

Bess Chapman is the Operating Principal at JetBlue Technology Ventures, based in New York. She works with portfolio companies to create compelling value propositions for JetBlue, source new technology and identify emerging trends. Prior to joining JTV, Bess worked in Product Development at JetBlue Airways, where she led the content, partnerships and entertainment technology team. In this role, she drove the product and monetization strategy for JetBlue’s high-speed Wi-Fi and seat-back technologies onboard. Before joining JetBlue, Bess worked at several media organizations, for IBM’s business analytics consulting division and for a boutique media and entertainment consulting firm. Bess received her BA from Georgetown University.Check out what Bess is up to at: https://www.jetblueventures.com/people/team/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-bess-chapman-50487120/

A fireside chat on innovation between representatives of two of the most forward thinking travel groups… Rashesh Jethi (SVP Engineering for Americas & Head of Innovation for Airlines for the world’s largest GDS, Amadeus) and Bess Chapman (Operating Principal for JetBlue Technology Ventures) discuss travel tech infrastructure, innovation, and possibilities at the Travel Disruption Summit presented by Voyager HQ, and sponsored by Amadeus and Fareportal. In this episode: What AI means for the travel industry How everything has changed with hyper-cheap hyper-computing Used to depend on massive investments for AI, and now it simply requires a lot of data and smart people How machine learning sit on top of that, what it means when airlines and other travel business starts really knowing customers Machine learning is one discipline of AI, and it means you feed computer data, makes sense of data, make more personalized recommendations, much potential in marketing How it is a challenge that many players are at different maturity in technology stacks Many are moving to open APIs to encourage growth and innovation PHOTO CREDIT: EVA CRUZ, CROUCHING TIGER LLC Regulation issues an inhibitor to innovation, but most regulation is to keep us safe Be respectful of regulation that’s there GDPR an example What it means that not all travel providers can keep up with changes at the same pace Antiquated innovation all around The biggest white space for disruption in airports Why airports will be the malls of the future Airports can be an oasis of commerce and relaxation Prescreening and biometrics, making screening fast track, frictionless Identifying you as a traveler, then providing you a contextual experience and a reference to what is available around you Amadeus believes in tapping into the creative energy of anyone, supporting innovation Overhyped technology (personal opinion) is blockchain Bags as a huge white space, RFID, and more How NDC change Amadeus’ current setup, and the next evolution in standard with a lot of interest from customers AR and VR in the travel space, ideal use-cases, and why they could just become another screen we get used to Using VR to book trips and for in-flight entertainment, shopping, training – and what are the challenges? A lot of opportunity for companies to help other companies make money What is looked for by Amadeus venture fund PHOTO CREDIT: EVA CRUZ, CROUCHING TIGER LLC

A visionary executive and experienced senior revenue and strategy leader in the commercial airline business offers insight into what has turned the aviation industry on its head again  and again over the last 30 years… Marty St. George, EVP of Commercial and Planning for JetBlue Airways, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Note that Bess Chapman is interviewing Marty St. George only in the capacity as a podcast host – she also works for JetBlue Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of JetBlue.In the episode: Marty’s history with JetBlue and the Airline industry JetBlue focus cities and outlook on growth The fascination with bankruptcy and what he’s learned from it Changing with the times and evolving to meet demand; From down turn to profits, low cost to premium How customers will always dictate and pick what business model suites them JetBlue training; everyone from baggage handlers to vice presidents share the experience The future of the Airline industry Maintaining the upstart attitude at a larger scale An anecdote about Mint, and a “missed” business opportunity The 5 core values of JetBlue and the secret sixth White Leather 90s What JetBlue is doing to future proof for recessions The business vs leisure argument; which is more important A love for building networks and the competitive nature it brings out Data, from the new ways aircraft manufacturers are collecting it inflight to the need for protection The mass amounts of data that are available to due regulations The need for airlines to be more customer focused, and restructuring CRMs Viewing JetBlue as a service business and not an operator Overseeing JetBlue ventures; outside the box solutions from outside heads Wouldn’t it be great to have a solution for Air-Traffic Control and the weather? Identifying a business problem, and finding the means to properly address it The future of JetBlue, 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years down the road, and what Marty thought JetBlue would be doing now, 10 years ago Hush Puppies and PBRs, a guide to outlasting “hipness” Doubling down on successes Improved Airline safety and JetBlue’s brand new 220 aircraft Marty’s love for all things Boston, Necco, The Patriots, The Sox, and the small city charm

The next-generation gifting platform offering a smart, easy way to gift air travel… Fernando Camara, Co-Founder and CEO of Skyhour (creating the ultimate air travel currency that powers travel across platforms and industries), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.In this episode: Gifting travel, inspiring friends to become better people, inspiring people to go to new places and get new points of view, make an impact in their lives, travel is the best thing you can do How it started, a friend wanted to travel $140B on gift cards and less than 1% is spent on travel The goal of connecting giting and air travel industries Offering flight hours for $60/hour, and the ability to apply to virtually any airline The opportunity to crowdfund a flight Being able to sell tickets without dates or destinations Like creating a new currency Getting around liabilities in some restrictions The money goes to escrow accounts — if you don’t use the hours, the money goes back to person you gifted to Works with Sabre for accessing the inventory of airlines Being a JetBlue Technology Ventures portfolio company Potential partnerships with hotel chains, clothing brands, etc. Camara’s other companies in digital marketing, real estate, then told a friend about the Skyhour idea, and how he needed someone to help build product, and thinking about hiring agency and agency (which loved it so much, sold the company and brought best the guys in to work on it) Why New York is the best place to launch company in the US A $5.5M seed round, working on Series A Raised an initial round starting with cold calls Seasonality, ebb and flow—flight frequency varies but people give all year round Dealing with gift card restrictions Only make money when people book a flight Time between buying and booking, prompting booking and re-gifting actions

Flexible, scalable cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the Reservation and Ticketing Management (RTM) space… Tal Shalit, Founder & CEO of Betterez (a leading reservations and ticketing management solution specifically designed to address the needs of travel, transportation and admissions companies, and part of the JetBlue Technology Ventures portfolio) joins John Matson (VoyagerHQ) and Bess Chapman (JetBlue Technology Ventures) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.In this episode: How Shalit used to work with Porter Airlines Learnings for bus industry – originally built a reservation system for small airlines Customers bus brands B to B, or B to B to C End to end reservation system, and how acquiring brands Selling the vision as assembling components Omnichannel experience for operators Getting going on any channel you need help with An intelligent way to set it and forget it and adjust over time An overlap for airlines Potential for air to bus to cruise, seamless customer journey Considering the volume of bookings and speed through any operator How the bus industry doesn’t have the legacy infrastructure that airline or rail has — so you can leapfrog over that and jump to mobile and latest tech faster, big opportunity The economic downturn has a positive impact on bus travel, although a downturn doesn’t stop people from moving and traveling The bus of the future, experiences An engine to sell tickets, reconciliation RTM (reservation and ticket management) – many crossover opportunities, building something flexible, even for events, can get into the market even with attractions to medical equipment reservations

A fireside chat on innovation between representatives of two of the most forward thinking travel groups… Rashesh Jethi (SVP Engineering for Americas & Head of Innovation for Airlines for the world’s largest GDS, Amadeus) and Bess Chapman (Operating Principal for JetBlue Technology Ventures) discuss travel tech infrastructure, innovation, and possibilities at the Travel Disruption Summit presented by Voyager HQ, and sponsored by Amadeus and Fareportal.In this episode: What AI means for the travel industry How everything has changed with hyper-cheap hyper-computing Used to depend on massive investments for AI, and now it simply requires a lot of data and smart people How machine learning sit on top of that, what it means when airlines and other travel business starts really knowing customers Machine learning is one discipline of AI, and it means you feed computer data, makes sense of data, make more personalized recommendations, much potential in marketing How it is a challenge that many players are at different maturity in technology stacks Many are moving to open APIs to encourage growth and innovation Regulation issues an inhibitor to innovation, but most regulation is to keep us safe Be respectful of regulation that’s there GDPR an example What it means that not all travel providers can keep up with changes at the same pace Antiquated innovation all around The biggest white space for disruption in airports Why airports will be the malls of the future Airports can be an oasis of commerce and relaxation Prescreening and biometrics, making screening fast track, frictionless Identifying you as a traveler, then providing you a contextual experience and a reference to what is available around you Amadeus believes in tapping into the creative energy of anyone, supporting innovation Overhyped technology (personal opinion) is blockchain Bags as a huge white space, RFID, and more How NDC change Amadeus’ current setup, and the next evolution in standard with a lot of interest from customers AR and VR in the travel space, ideal use-cases, and why they could just become another screen we get used to Using VR to book trips and for in-flight entertainment, shopping, training – and what are the challenges? A lot of opportunity for companies to help other companies make money What is looked for by Amadeus venture fund

Connecting travelers with local trip planners for custom itineraries to Iceland, Cuba, and Japan… Greg Buzulencia, Co-Founder/CEO of ViaHero (a marketplace for travelers to hire locals to plan their personalized trip), joins John Matson, Bess Chapman of JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Pavan Bahl (President, MouthMedia Network) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.In this episode: Bess Chapman [Episode 003] of JetBlue Technology Ventures (a venture capital spinoff of JetBlue Airways, keeping a pulse on tech innovation and driving deal flow through New York) joins the podcast as a host ViaHero works with locals telling people what they should be doing on a trip How, being a marketplace, ratings and reviews keeps people in check, whereas travel agents are beholden to commissions Cuba, Japan, and Colombia as countries in which Via Hero has presence Average user wants local knowledge, people who have tours or Travel Agent plan, they are there for service but want to be independent Algorithm matches with people who have same Interest and are in that area SEO and user acquisition in various geographies Changing needs and expectations of travelers, but there is still a feeling of needing info to help figure it all out Hanging out with hosts, immersing in local culture, but it is a digital relationship with a “hero” Offline maps with local recommendations and locations Consistent trends in data being collected, database of their recommendations to more easily crate the guide books The economics of the relationships with the  local “heroes” A cross-country trip as a child that made an impression on travel, and the passion of never paying for water

Our guest on episode 45 is a truly remarkable individual. Bonny Simi, president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, joins Diego to discuss everything from corporate venture capital and making changes within a large organization, to how she ended up as a 3-time Olympian and why learning shouldn't stop when you graduate from college. Bonny has wings, both literally and figuratively, and we continue to be inspired by her drive and by her ability to connect with people. You can find Bonny on Twitter: @bonnysimi. And you can learn more about JetBlue Technology Ventures on their website: www.jetblueventures.com/ As always, we love hearing from you. Drop us a note on Twitter: @ideofutures. Or via email: futures@ideo.com.

“Security is an area that is going to have to be addressed at some point.” (click to tweet) A current hot topic in the IOT industry is security. After the DDos attacks, and major server hacks, IOT industries are working diligently to find a solution to intelligent reporting, to provide predictive measures to prevent future attacks. Entrepreneurs, scientists, and AI enthusiasts alike are searching for the answer to this persistent gap in security systems. Welcome to Verizon Ventures! Today, we discuss what the future of intelligent reporting and tracking looks like, and the advances we have made towards reaching that goal. Our guests include: Thierry Sender, who is the director of the IOT product development at Verizon focused on strategy and vertical implementations. Jenny Fielding, who is the managing director of Techstars IOT. Techstars is a venture fund and an accelerator focused on the internet of things. Raj Singh, who is the managing director at JetBlue Technology Ventures. Allison Clift-Jennings, who is the CEO of Filament. Filament is a company focused on connecting legacy industrial infrastructure. Filament is a Verizon Ventures portfolio company. “If startups want to play in the big leagues, they have to focus on security.” (click to tweet) Highlights Allison: It has become necessary for each physical device to have a secure element, such as a small cryptographic silicone based chip, that has special security concerns around it to prevent or make it difficult to fake that device, or steal it’s passwords. Experts agree it would be irresponsible for any IOT manufacturer in 2017 to make something that does not have a secure element in it. Chips are only 30 cents each! Security is and should always be multi-layered. Companies might be throwing out products right now that aren't necessarily setting them up for success later. This is where we greatly want to improve. In today’s day and age, you need an infrastructure that has security built in. If you do not, it will unfortunately, inevitably fail. The types of attacks we may start to see won’t necessarily be predictable, but the industry aims to get there someday in the future. A note to IOT startups: If you’re developing hardware or software, there are a LOT of different components to this that you need to take into consideration in terms of security. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in their respective fields will really touch heavily on how we interpret the data we receive. There will always be large insights to find in large areas of data. One of the most exciting parts about artificial intelligence (AI), will be when you can begin to use it at the edge of Networks, to make less explicit decisions about occurrences happening. Using AI at the edge of networks can be utilized to optimize network routes between devices. We are at a point where we are about to experience exponential growth in intelligent devices sending data to Networks. In the Aviation field, pilots are bombarded with notifications and have to work out which ones are important or not, which is a critical function, all while in the cockpit. The hope is that artificial intelligence can sort out which ones are critical and of importance before delivering. The idea behind prevention and proactive: these are the things that will become prevalent in intelligent reporting. “The DDoS coverage and media responded with “here are things you can do to make your device more secure,” and I think the question is whose responsibility is this?” (click to tweet) Resources DDos Attack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack http://www.techstars.com/ http://www.jetblueventures.com/ https://filament.com/ https://thingspace.verizon.com/

“Security is a non-negotiable aspect.” (click to tweet) Welcome to this week’s episode of Verizon Ventures! We’re discussing the technologies that will lead the future. This week we will continue our discussion on the leading technologies and security of the future, including network technologies, cloud capabilities, and reaching the next level of device service. Returning from last week include: Thierry Sender, who is the director of the IOT product development at Verizon focused on strategy and vertical implementations. Jenny Fielding, who is the managing director of Techstars IOT. Techstars is a venture fund and an accelerator focused on internet of things! Raj Singh, who is the managing director at JetBlue Technology Ventures. Allison Cliff Jennings, who is the CEO of Filament. Filament is a company focused on connecting legacy industrial infrastructure. Filament is a Verizon Ventures portfolio company. “Could you imagine if every little device had to check in with Stripe to pay or get paid? It just wouldn’t work.” (click to tweet) Highlights As we look forward, with the pervasive IOT solutions that are rolling out into different segments of the consumer electronics space, there is a need to be able to support mini, low cost, low powered, connectivity platforms. When you look across the industry, there are many options out there for the low power space. In the cellular world, there are a lot of new radio technologies that are coming out that will compete and hold up well. We want devices to be able to connect anywhere in the world, regardless of location. From Filament’s point of view, the IOT will only become truly as valuable as the scale that it presents itself as an economical protocol stack in addition to the network capability. Digitizing information is believed to be a raw form of economic value, not just in the data it creates, but what it enables and provides. Allison: If you have actuation and sensing on a network of devices, and then you bring in an economic protocol, you can now have these devices create value when they’re attached to machines. When you have devices that can guarantee, to the very last detail, value transfer, you can start to do other interesting things at an even higher level. Renewable energy credit is a credit that can be bought and sold on a marketplace! This is usually required by agencies that burn a lot of carbon. If you create solar credits, you can sell them. Jenny: IOT is touching almost every vertical now. It’s becoming everything, which is amazing! Enterprise IOT won’t be a thing a few years from now. Each device will be shipped with the appropriate sensors. “The true value of industrial IOT will be reached when it presents itself as an economical protocol, in addition to the network capability.” (click to tweet) Resources DDos Attack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack http://www.techstars.com/ http://www.jetblueventures.com/ https://filament.com/ https://thingspace.verizon.com/

Go to a good college. Be in the Olympics. Work in TV and become a pilot. These were the goals of a 14-year-old girl who grew up in a town tucked into the mountains just east of Los Angeles. That girl went on to compete in three Olympics, become a sports commentator, an airplane pilot and three-time Stanford graduate. Here’s how Bonny Simi, now the president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, did it all.

Go to a good college. Be in the Olympics. Work in TV and become a pilot. These were the goals of a 14-year-old girl who grew up in a town tucked into the mountains just east of Los Angeles. That girl went on to compete in three Olympics, become a sports commentator, an airplane pilot and three-time Stanford graduate. Here’s how Bonny Simi, now the president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, did it all.

Go to a good college. Be in the Olympics. Work in TV and become a pilot. These were the goals of a 14-year-old girl who grew up in a town tucked into the mountains just east of Los Angeles. That girl went on to compete in three Olympics, become a sports commentator, an airplane pilot and three-time Stanford graduate. Here's how Bonny Simi, now the president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, did it all.