Shift AI Podcast

Incubating the Next Big Ideas | with Elizabeth Scallon (Co-Founder Find Ventures, Director HP, WeWork)

Mar 15, 2023

36:28

In this episode of Shift AI we feature Elizabeth Scallon, a prominent figure in the Seattle startup scene who discusses her experiences and insights on co-working, mentorship, and the future of work. Elizabeth highlights the potential of AI and co-creation in scaling and accelerating work processes. and shares her expertise on funding structures for underrepresented small businesses.

In this episode of Shift AI, we cover:

Elizabeth discusses her first experience working and her family’s relationship to work growing up in Bellevue Washington.
Elizabeth’s background as a leader in the Seattle startup accelerator scene, as a mentor and champion for small business people.
Elizabeth’s experience as the leader of Seattle WeWork Labs and how co-working and face to face serendipity in the workplace accelerate creativity and innovation.
Ways that early founders and entrepreneurs corroborate to build community and help each other with the loneliness of starting a business.
Thoughts about hybrid work and remote work post pandemic with a focus on targeted face to face focussed collaboration
Find Ventures explained and how this unique type of funding structures allows for under-represented small businesses to launch their startups without diluting their equity presence.
Discusses mentorship for young entrepreneurs given that going into the office has diminished and career building has gotten more challenging
Elizabeth gives advice to young founders who are just getting their businesses started and off the ground.
Talk about corporate incubation at Amazon and HP and the similarities between startup accelerators and some of the differences in the enterprise.
Co-creation with AI and the excitement of what the future of work looks like when robots can help you scale and accelerate.
How Elizabeth instructs her students at the University of Washington Foster School of business to use Chat GPT and AI to move faster and rapidly iterate with guardrails.
How to get involved at the University of Washington’s Foster’s MBA program and intro to startups.