Failure - the Podcast

Just when you thought you understood venture capital, along comes "corporate" venture capital a/k/a CVC. You’ll love how Wikipedia defines it: "The definition of CVC often becomes clearer by explaining what it is not."  Huh?  Digging deeper, the long and short of it is this:  corporate venture capital is an investment that a company -- typically, a large player in the field --...

You've probably heard the old expression: "a camel is a horse designed by a committee."  Our guest, Ted Finn, lived it.  Not with camels, but with footwear.  Ted is a serial entrepreneur in that industry.  Before starting his current company to bring the power of the internet to the insole, Ted ran a worldwide women's shoe design and manufacturing business.  After a string...

The marketing pros will tell you that there's a right way to pitch and many wrong ways.  That may be.  But when you are on the front line, things change.  Mike Tyson says everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.  That applies to pitching, as well.  That doesn't mean you shouldn't plan, of course.  But you'll have to be flexible when it comes time to de...

Join us in a discussion with Frank Gillett, of the research firm Forrester, in a discussion of an upcoming panel discussion at the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge "Connected Things 2018" conference on April 5, 2018.

Join us in a discussion of the IoT marketplace with Frank Gillett, vice president and principal analyst for Forrester.  Warning to the listener:  this podcast is somewhat free-wheeling, if not downright chaotic.  Hold on tight.

Back in the day, design aesthetic was for espresso machines and fancy Italian cars.  Industrial designers were lucky to be called in before a new product was introduced and, then, only to choose its color — usually, file cabinet grey or army green.  These days, industrial designers have all the fun.  Just ask Dan Williams.  He has been in from the start of countless products, f...

Our guest, John Daniels, is a basement tinkerer who is breaking the mold in the manner of the best of them.  The Thomas Edisons, the Alexander Graham Bells, the Samuel Colts:  inventors who were successful entrepreneurs, as well.   Forbes magazine says these are a rare breed.  Have a listen to our latest podcast, and you’ll see why.

You've heard it before.  Starting a business is a lot like skiing: you've got to be prepared for a fall.  Our guest, Roger Kahlon, a businessman and avid skier speaks on the topic from first hand experience.  Join us and learn from Roger's experience.

Join Mark, Dave and Ziad in a discussion of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018.

A winter holiday story with tractors, helpful neighbors and ... a lesson about entrepreneurship.

Randall Wright, program director of the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, gives us his unique view of creativity and innovation in business and research.

Join us in a discussion with Jack Langworthy, of Covington Associates, as he looks at startups from an investment banker’s perspective.

Join your hosts in a discussion with Mic Williams, founder of Boston Harbor Angels and angel investor extraordinaire, on his winning philosophy of investing — and a few stories, too.

Join your hosts, Ziad Moukheiber, Mark Thirman and David Powsner, in a light-hearted, but content-rich discussion with Sam Liggero, a former Polaroid executive and, now, a professor at Tufts University.

Join your hosts, Ziad Moukheiber of Boston Harbor Angels and David Powsner of Nutter McClennen, in a light discussion with Airprint’s founder, Mark Thirman.