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An Insider's Guide to the Silicon Valley

An Insider's Guide to the Silicon Valley

By: Accenture
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 What makes a great founder? How can entrepreneurs and enterprises collaborate effectively? What can founders today learn from the past about building technology ethically and responsibly? Host Tom Lounibos, career entrepreneur now leading Project Spotlight at Accenture Ventures, explores these topics in a series of conversations with a cross section of Silicon Valley insiders. Economics
Episodes
  • Spotlight On: Andrew Zolli

    Spotlight On: Andrew Zolli
    Jun 2 2023

    "Planet provides real-time feedback on human behavior. Think about how many systems and processes we have that are moving that get measured once a year… now we can see every act of deforestation on earth every day that it occurs." Andrew Zolli, Chief Impact Officer at Planet Labs, is a renowned author, technologist, and social innovator working on using space to help life on Earth.
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    49 mins
  • Spotlight On: Ted Smith

    Spotlight On: Ted Smith
    Apr 12 2023

    "Building for a particular outcome ends up being more difficult… than building a strong standalone business and letting the outcome ultimately come to you." Ted Smith, Co-Founder of Union Square Advisors, has been a leading investment banker to tech companies for 25 years, including IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, VMWare, SAP & Guidewire. Ted is a Presidential Leadership Scholar.
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    47 mins
  • Spotlight On: Maha Ibrahim

    Spotlight On: Maha Ibrahim
    Feb 16 2023

    "Every company, every founder is its own story. There's a unique set of challenges, environmental issues… It's so cool to be an advisor, a hand holder to these CEOs and companies and watch them grow and pivot." Maha Ibrahim is a GP at Canaan Partners known for e-commerce, cloud & social gaming. Also a champion of women in technology, Maha is a founding member of All Raise.

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    52 mins
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