

Inside Outside Innovation
Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation podcast, InsideOutside.io, and the Inside Outside Innovation Summit
Inside Outside Innovation explores the ins and outs of innovation with raw stories, real insights, and tactical advice from the best and brightest in startups & corporate innovation.
Each week we bring you the latest thinking on talent, technology, and the future of innovation. Join our community of movers, shakers, makers, founders, builders, and creators to help speed up your knowledge, skills, and network.
Previous guests include thought leaders such as Brad Feld, Arlan Hamilton, Jason Calacanis, David Bland, Janice Fraser, and Diana Kander, plus insights from amazing companies including Nike, Cisco, ExxonMobil, Gatorade, Orlando Magic, GE, Samsung, and others.
This podcast is available on all podcast platforms and InsideOutside.io. Sign up for the weekly innovation newsletter at http://bit.ly/ionewsletter. Follow Brian on Twitter at @ardinger or @theiopodcast or Email brian@insideoutside.io
Each week we bring you the latest thinking on talent, technology, and the future of innovation. Join our community of movers, shakers, makers, founders, builders, and creators to help speed up your knowledge, skills, and network.
Previous guests include thought leaders such as Brad Feld, Arlan Hamilton, Jason Calacanis, David Bland, Janice Fraser, and Diana Kander, plus insights from amazing companies including Nike, Cisco, ExxonMobil, Gatorade, Orlando Magic, GE, Samsung, and others.
This podcast is available on all podcast platforms and InsideOutside.io. Sign up for the weekly innovation newsletter at http://bit.ly/ionewsletter. Follow Brian on Twitter at @ardinger or @theiopodcast or Email brian@insideoutside.io
Episodes
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Aug 2, 2016 • 22min
Ep. 16 - Eric Broekhuizen with HighTechXL
This week's episode showcases the international perspective of Eric Broekhuizen who is a director and program leader at HighTexhXL in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. HighTechXL is a six-month accelerator that focuses on advanced hardware technology. Eric shared how their campus with 140 startups has catalyzed acquisitions by companies like Intel, Amazon, and Medtronic. HighTechXL is now accepting applications for their 2016-2017 program. The deadline is 2 October. Learn more at hightechxl.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jul 26, 2016 • 19min
Ep. 15 - Tristan Kromer and global lean coaching
Tristan is a veteran in the lean startup and accelerator space. He is a founder and coach and always interested to know more. A result of his open curiosity is his open-source book for entrepreneurs of all kinds that you can contribute to by emailing Tristan (tk@tristankromer.com) or by visiting his blog at grasshopperherder.com or his website trikro.com. You can also download the book on his blog and website. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jul 19, 2016 • 25min
Ep. 14 - Market Surveillance and Growth Hacking with Sean Sheppard, Steve Tinkle, and Brian Bulte
In a special episode focused on the nuts and bolts of growth hacking, Josh and Brian sat down with Sean Sheppard, a founding partner at GrowthX Academy, to get his perspective on what works when starting a corporate accelerator. He emphasized "growth hacking," which is sometimes overlooked or misunderstood by corporate and startup innovators alike. So, Josh and Brian also talked to Steve and Brian (from Seed Sumo) to discuss and advocate for growth hacking as a very important skill for anyone interested in innovation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jul 5, 2016 • 24min
Ep. 13 - Bryan Bulte and Steve Tinkle from Seed Sumo
Seed Sumo is a startup accelerator based in Texas. Josh discussed with Bryan and Steve what their paticular environment looks like and why their setup works. From growth hacking to a unsual startup pairings to minimal mentors per team, Seed Sumo is all about doing what works and getting rid of what doesn't. Check out their Hot Pepper Pitch videos, to see them and their startups bring the heat. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-5uPdn3_uSx_QP5WNESeg For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jun 28, 2016 • 17min
Ep. 12 - Liz Elam from Link Coworking and GCUC
Liz Elam is on the frontline of the fast-developing sphere of coworking. She is the owner of Link Coworking and founder of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC) and the League of Extraordinary Coworking spaces (LEXC). In today's show she discussed the unique dynamics of coworking spaces and the people who fill them as well as how these atmospheres catalyze corporate innovation and partnerships with startups. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jun 21, 2016 • 23min
Ep. 11 - Mike Docherty with "Collective Disruption"
Mike Docherty is the author of a new book titled, "Collective Disruption." Brian got the chance to ask him about his ideas in the field of open innovation and what comprehensive partnership looks like. Mike stressed that innovation through partnerships isn't enough for a corporation to move forward but that a new form of full-scale collaboration with startups is necessary for real progress. He also shared stories and insights from his 10+ years in the innovation space. Mike would love to hear about your perspective and experience at venture2.com and on twitter @dochertymic. You can also find "Collective Disruption" on Amazon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jun 14, 2016 • 11min
Ep. 10 - Amee Mungo from Capital One
In this fast and furious interview, Brian sat down with Amee Mungo who is a product lead with the brand and credit card division of Capital One. She discussed both the challenging and beneficial dynamics of bringing a startup mentality to a corporate worlds. Amee also emphasized the importance of an encouraging leader with a clear goal in motivating innovation within a large organization. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jun 7, 2016 • 23min
Ep. 9 - Neil Soni and Chaz Giles from Estée Lauder
Brian recently sat down for a conversation with Chaz Giles and Neil Soni who are the global heads of external innovation at the Estée Lauder Companies. Both Chaz and Neil use their vast and varied startup experience to cut through the more cumbersome processes of corporate innovation to find meaningful and useful insight on products with an ever-present focus on the customer. They also discussed the ongoing changes in venture capital culture and what these changes mean for startups. Continue the conversation with Chaz and Neil on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazgiles and https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilsoni or at http://intrapreneur.co/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

May 31, 2016 • 16min
Ep. 8 - Daniele Dondi from ING - Part 2
In part 2 of our interview with Daniele Dondi, the co-founder of the ING Innovation Studio, discusses the need for customer validation and sponsor support and the crucial role experiments play in any innovation venture. He also shared his insight on ensuring the experiments are well-designed, even if that involves using an external team. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

May 24, 2016 • 13min
Ep. 7 - Daniele Dondi from ING - Part 1
Part one of a two-part interview with Daniele Dondi, the co-founder of the ING Innovation Studio. Daniele wrote an article titled, "Four Controversial Learnings After Setting Up a Corporate Accelerator." He discussed some of the less-talked about issues that arise in corporate innovation, many of which are absolutely vital to address for the accelerator to be successful. Today, Brian and Josh sat down with Daniele to talk about the specific "controversial learnings" regarding the dynamics of external and internal teams and the environment and timing necessary for the teams to succeed. Check back next week (or subscribe!) to listen to part two of this interview which will focus on crucial, but usually ignored, realizations about validation and sponsors in corporate innovation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy