The Silicon Valley Insider Show with Keith Koo

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo speaks with Dr. Mike Fenn, PhD who is the Director of Healthcare and Lifesciences at Harvard Innovation Labs. Mike goes into detail of what Harvard Innovation Labs is all about and how the ecosystem works including how startups apply for the program and how corporate partners engage with these startups. Keith and Mike also talk about where innovation in healthcare and lifesciences is headed in 2019 in beyond with many exciting breakthroughs that are expected on the horizon. On this week's pivot, Keith and Mike discuss pivots in healhcare with Mike giving some real world examples on what he has personally experienced as an entrepreneur and startup advisor. About Mike Fenn: Dr. Michael Fenn is the new Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Harvard Innovation Labs and recent transplant from the beaches of sunny central Florida. He is particularly passionate about helping academic-entrepreneurs, and bridging the gap between academic research and the venture world, having worked extensively in both. His entrepreneurial activities have resulted in early-stage startups achieving venture capital and angel investment, as well as success with SBIR proposals, intellectual property development, technology transfer, and navigating FDA regulatory pathways. Dr. Fenn was formerly an Assistant Professor and cofounding member of the Florida Institute of Technology’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, as well as the Director of the Center for Medical Materials and Biophotonics. Dr. Fenn has a diverse research background with experience in the areas of biomaterials, nanomaterials, tissue engineering, biophotonics, 3D bio-printing, and machine learning, with applications in, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and drug delivery. He has published over 20 scientific papers, co-authored one textbook, and presented at over 50 international conferences, as well as served as Principal Investigator on NIH funded research. The Silicon Valley Insider Show with Keith Koo Listen Fridays 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider Host Keith Koo has guest Rob Nance, Managing Partner of City Block Capital to discuss digital transformation in Venture Capital. City Block's mission is to: "...provide accessibility and liquidity to private company investing so that investors from around the globe can participate in the growth of our digital economy. Our flagship NYCQ fund is open for investment today." NYCQ brings tokenization to the venture capital world by allowing accredited investors to purchase tokens (instead of shares) in a regulatory compliant manner. Rob discusses in depth how the founders of City Block got their start and the fund managers who oversee the portfolio. Listen now to understand how City Block is on the forefront of Digital Securities and Security Token Offerings. Also at the end of this week's show, Keith discusses Silicon Valley Legend Steve Jobs and the many pivots that occurred during his entrepreneurial journey. Listen Fridays 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology,

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo speaks with Keith Costello of IBM's Global Business Services (GTS) division which compromises 105,000 employees and generates $34BB in revenue. Keith Costello leads the partnership between IBM and SAP. Recently SAP & IBM announced 100 successful customer engagements in modernizing their legacy SAP systems to SAP S4/HANA. Keith and Keith discuss why companies need to make changes in order to stay competitive. Keith Koo also introduces a new segment called "The Pivot" focusing on shifts that companies make in a rapidly changing environment. Listen Friday 11/16 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology,

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo re-airs a show with Sierra Circuits a top 50 family owned business in the Silicon Valley as they will be featured at DesignCon - the premier high-speed design & signal integrity event for chip, board & systems engineers which is happening Jan 31- Feb 2, 2017 in the Silicon Valley. Keith speaks with Amit Bahl, Director of Sales and Marketing and Lucy Iantosca, Head of Content Marketing about Sierra Circuits latest innovation, CATLAM their patented process for Cataylyic Lamanates that allows a printed circuit board (PCB) to be the size of a business card with a 1-mil trace and space the 1/3 the width a strand of human hair. Hear Amit also discuss his family's journey to Silicon Valley and how they purchased a company 30 years ago to become a true American success story! Sierra Circuits manufactures all their customer's printed circuit boards in the United States. For more information, check out Sierra's video clips with Silicon Valley Insider: 1) CATLAM - Size of a business card: https://vimeo.com/309393861 2) CATLMA - No additional cost to the customer: https://vimeo.com/309393853 First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Non-iTunes: https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo has Vishal Karir, CFA and Chief Investment Officer of Huddl an innovative FinTech marketplace that helps any investor (average or accedited) match interests and invest together. Huddl has a unique vision for users of their marketplace platform. 1) Access to investments that average investors might not necessarily get 2) A social support system that allows you to discuss investment options from your network and community. Vishal also discusses how he and his co-founders started Huddl and where Huddl is going next. Vishal also gives his insight into what is happening in the financial markets including the cryptocurrency market. Listen now to understand how Huddl is bringing "Wall Street to Main Street". Listen Friday 1/11/2019 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology,

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo's guests are Eric Clark, Chief Digital Officer and Kris Fitzgerald, Chief Techology Officer of NTT Data to discuss NTT Data's Open Innovation Contest. NTT Data and its parent company NTT is one of the largest Global IT solutions delivery firms in the world. With over 100 The Open Innovation Contest is a global contest that includes events in 20 cities in 18 regions around the world. The United States Finals will be happening in Menlo Park, CA on January 31st, 2019 and in Boston, MA on February 1st, 2019 with the global finals being held in Japan. The contest encourages startups in many different areas of technology including: AR/VR, Automation, Automotive, RPA, Fintech, Insurtech and Healthtech. Eric and Kris go into the history of the contest as well as how NTT leverages their ecoysystem of tehcnologists, VCs and other stakeholders to promote and cultivate the startup finalists of the Open Innovation program. They also make the point that startups do not wait until the next Open Innovation contest starts to get engaged. Interested companies can begin the application process any time for future consideration. For more information about the NTT Open Innovation contest, please email officeofcto@nttdata.com Listen Friday 1/11/2019 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology,

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo is joined by Sierra Circuits a top 50 family owned business in the Silicon Valley. Keith speaks with Amit Bahl, Director of Sales and Marketing and Lucy Iantosca, Head of Content Marketing about Sierra Circuits latest innovation, CATLAM their patented process for Cataylyic Lamanates that allows a printed circuit board (PCB) to be the size of a business card with a 1-mil trace and space the 1/3 the width a strand of human hair. Hear Amit also discuss his family's journey to Silicon Valley and how they purchased a company 30 years ago to become a true American success story! Sierra Circuits manufactures all their customer's printed circuit boards in the United States. For more information, check out Sierra's video clips with Silicon Valley Insider: 1) CATLAM - Size of a business card: https://vimeo.com/309393861 2) CATLMA - No additional cost to the customer: https://vimeo.com/309393853 First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Non-iTunes: https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo re-airs a very popular show with special guest Gary Smith who is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College in Claremont, Ca. Gary was also a professor at Yale and has written over 80 academic papers and 13 books and with his most recent being "The AI Delusion". With all the news regarding "Artificial Intelligence" and how this technology is rapidly advancing, Gary and Keith have a rational dialog on what AI currently is and where it is headed. Keith and Gary talk about why Gary wrote his book and why AI is not yet ready to take over the world. AI is good for very specific tasks but not yet ready for task that involve critical thinking or human judgment. Gary is noted for a term he uses frequently "torturing data" in reference to finding causation in any data set whether valid or not. As a reminder, "correlation is not causation". Gary's book is available on Amazon.com For the Cyber-Tip of the week, Keith talks about what to do if you had files lost from the Windows 10 upgrade. In next week's show, Keith will intereview Jotham Ty who is the Founder and CEO of Gappify a Silcion Valley startup developing accounting "bots". Instead of training entry level accountants, Joatham is training people to develop accounting bots. Tune in next week to about Gappify. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Non-iTunes: https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo sits down with Bridget Karlin, CTO of IBM's Global Technology Services (GTS) division which compromises 105,000 employees and generates $34BB in revenue. Bridget is also being honored as a 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Legacy Award winner for top Women leaders in technology. Bridget tells Keith of her personal journey from starting her career in banking to becoming an entrepreur with successful exits, a venture capitalist to becoming a top technology leader at both IBM and at Intel which in a prior role she was the CTO of Intel's IoT division. Bridget and Keith also discuss digital transformation and how many companies struggle with adoption to being a cloud native as they decide on private, public or hybrid cloud. Keith and Bridget believe the reality will be a multi-cloud environment as most corporations are using more than one cloud service providers. Keith also gets an in-depth view of IBM's acquisition of RedHat from Bridget's insider's view. Listen Friday 11/16 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology,

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider host Keith Koo sits down with Teresa Grobecker, SVP of US Capital Global and CEO of Real Estate Consortia (reC) and they discuss how the entire real estate eco-system can benefit using their revolutionary platform for real estate provenance (def. a record of history and authenticity) powered by blockchain technology. Teresa is well known in the California real estate market for being the first real estate broker to accept an unlimited amount of bitcoin to close a real estate transaction. She is a frequent speaker and just came back from the giving a presentation to RESO ( Real Estate Standards Organization) on how to effectively implement blockchain techbnology into the real estate industry. Teresa will be presenting in January 2019 at the Mortgage Bankers Association conference in Florida. Teresa and Keith discusses how by using reC participants in a real estate transaction can receive commissions for a property every time the property is sold in the future. Tune in Friday 12/14 at 1pm PST or download the podcast at 2:00pm. https://reconsortia.com Listen Friday 11/16 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Silicon Valley | San Francisco Listen and subscribe to the "Silicon Valley Insider" Podcast ahead of time to make sure you don't miss this show. First airing is 1-2pm on 1220AM KDOW Download the podcast at 2pm Friday's For questions or comments, email: info@svin.biz Be sure to subscribe and listen to the podcast. You can also listen to past podcasts here: Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Silicon-Valley-Insider-Show-with-Keith-Koo-id1100209?country=us iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silicon-valley-insider-show/id1282637717?mt=2 Android, Spotify (and iTunes): https://omny.fm/shows/the-silicon-valley-insider-show Email us at info@svin.biz or find us here: www.svin.biz https://stitchengine.drishinfo.com/index.jsp?sId=15540&source=sh Arifitical Intelligence, AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Analytics, Cyberrisk, Information security, VC, Venture Capital, Angel Investments, Fundraising, Capital Raising, Investor, Human Rights, Technology for Good, UN SDGs, Emerging Technology, #Patreon