Pemo TheodoreRandy Komisar, Partner Kleiner Perkins spent his youth working in the public sector & nonprofit sector. He was raised in a house where he learnt to buy low & sell high really well: he was a good businessman. He fought all those instincts to...
Randy Komisar, Partner Kleiner Perkins speaks about venture capital @Investors Circle Spring Forum. As much as the individuals @KPCB may be mission driven, they have to marry mission to outsize returns. Scale is a very important part of what he has...
Randy Komisar, Partner KPCB speaks about Scale @Investors Circle Spring Forum. Everything in our business schools, trade press & investment communities suggest that Scale is the only thing worth investing in. He feels that is a huge mistake. He...
Charles Hudson, SoftTechVC gave a great talk on Funding 101. Everything you need to know about funding so listen & learn!
Robert Scoble led NoPanels Summer 2014 with NoKeynote. Fabulous talk – in fact it had a momentum all of its own.
Robert was also kind enough to give me a quick interview after the talk. (I got reprimanded!)
Investor Panel @TheStartupConference 2014. Steve Goldberg, Partner, Venrock; Arif Janmohamed, Partner, Lightspeed Ventures; Amber Fowler, Partner, EchoVC; Kevin Swan, Partner, iNovia Capital; Marlon Nichols, Managing Director Intel Capital &...
I interviewed Robert Yearsley, CEO/CoFounder Collusion, a fellow Aussie @Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference. At the time they were the most successful Kickstarter campaign to come out of Australia. He spoke about how they managed to do that...
I met Jeff Axup, CEO Sense6 @Wearables World Demo Day & was very impressed with their service Sense6 is producing beautiful smart-jewelry for personal safety. The product looks like real fashion jewelry, but it has a hidden feature which lets a...
We covered AdTech San Francisco & Ryan Holmes, CEO HootSuite gave a fabulous talk on social media. We learnt heaps & video of the talk is below. Also below is a mashup of AdTech San Francisco. There were some amazing demos & sights...
Interview with Adam Rackoff, Producer/Director Matthew Modine’s Full Metal Jacket Diary @Cinequest 2014. Adam spoke about how he had approached Matthew Modine to create an Apple itune app for his diary that he kept whilst making Stanley...
I interviewed Matthew Modine @Cinequest 2014. He was such a nice guy & very engaging. He spoke about the movie he starred in “The Last Days of Coney Island” which he discovered through a Kickstarter campaign online...
Interview with Stacy Dean Stephens, VP Marketing & Sales Knightscope @Launch 2104. Fabulous security robot! Knightscope creates autonomous data machines to predict & prevent crime. They are a seed stage company & they’re...
I spoke to Mateo Neri & Grant Delgatty, URB-E bicycle @Launch 2014. Its the world’s most compact bicycle & is designed to go 20 miles on a single charge. Its all electric & has a giant lithium battery in the front. Top speed of...
I interviewed Jim Patterson, CEO Cotap @Launch 2014. Its basically like WhatsApp. Its a free app & you sign up with your company email address. It automatically groups everyone who works together by company email domain. So you get added to your...
I interviewed Jan Goetgeluk, CEO Omni by Virtuix @Launch 2014. Omni is the 1st truly virtual reality platform that allows you to be part of the video game. Omni is a treadmill that allows you to walk on & jump 360degrees that allows you to put...