Gaule's Question Time
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingInterviews with leading executives who are driving Innovation, Corporate Venturing and Strategic Change by Andrew Gaule. For details of our support see www.aimava.com
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Episode 138: Gina Domanig - Emerald Tech Venture's Pioneering CVC Path: Venturing into Sustainability
June 17, 2024 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this insightful conversation, Andrew Gaule (www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-6a7120), a seasoned corporate venturing expert, sits down with Gina Domanig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-domanig/), the co-founder of Emerald Tech Ventures, a trailblazing venture capital firm dedicated to climate tech and industrial solutions. Emerald has been at the forefront of this space for nearly 25 years, investing in early-stage companies that are addressing sustainability challenges and dri...
Episode 137: Peter Gostev of Moonpig - Navigating the AI Revolution
June 09, 2024 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB"Navigating the AI Revolution" - In this insightful episode, Andrew Gaule (www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-6a7120) sits down with Peter Gostev (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-gostev), the AI lead at Moon Pig, to discuss the profound impact of AI on businesses. Peter shares his experience and perspectives on leveraging AI for innovation, process redesign, and enhancing customer experiences in the retail sector. From overcoming implementation challenges to embracing continuous exp...
Episode 136: Bill Liao insights from a Global Citizen's Approach to Purpose-Driven Investing and AI
April 07, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this insightful interview, Andrew Gaule, (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), talks with Bill Liao, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/billliao/ ) a global citizen, entrepreneur, and investor with an impressive portfolio. As a general partner at venture firm SOSV and Ki Tua Fund. Bill shares his thoughtful, purpose-driven approach to building successful, sustainable ventures. From emphasizing the importance of founder mindset and partnerships to leveraging emerging technologies like ...
Episode 135: Joseph Orya, Peddle iLab. Empowering Education from an Inspiring Social Entrepreneur
March 24, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBIn a heartfelt interview with Andrew Gaule, (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), Joseph Orya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-orya-3b8778179/ ), the co-founder and lead at Peddle Innovation Lab, shares his inspiring journey from a remote Nigerian village to becoming a social entrepreneur dedicated to transforming lives through education. Faced with poverty and the loss of his parents at a young age, Joseph's path to education was fraught with challenges. However, his personal e...
Episode 134: Chris Noring, Microsoft - AI and Business
February 04, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis interview between Andrew Gaule, (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) and Chris Noring, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoffer-noring-3257061/) a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, covers how artificial intelligence is transforming businesses. See details and topics below. Chris's GenAI in Practice Newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/generative-ai-in-practice-7148117999957274624/ AI Programmes to build your AI and Business Skills. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/...
Episode 133: Nigel Toon, Graphcore - How AI Thinks
January 29, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this interview hosted by Andrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), Graphcore CEO Nigel Toon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigeltoon/) shares his perspectives on artificial intelligence and the hardware powering the latest capabilities. Nigel and Andrew are mentors on the AI Stream at Creative Destruction Labs based in Oxford University. See more of the topics below. The discussion includes key insights from Nigel's book "How AI Thinks: How we built it, how it can help us...
Episode 132: Simon Portman, Legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) discussion with Andrew Gaule
January 17, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Simon Portman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-portman-0b918014/), commercial lawyer at Marks and Clerk, explores key legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence. As AI capabilities rapidly advance, companies developing and utilizing these technologies face complex challenges around copyright, ownership, liability, and emerging regulation. See the overview below. To book a meeting to discuss AI and other busi...
Episode 131: Oxbridge AI Challenge Insights from Jenni Morris and Udai Dhamija
December 20, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), had the pleasure of speaking with Udai Dhamija and Jenni Morris about the fantastic Oxbridge AI Challenge. Their unified effort across Cambridge and Oxford Universities delivered over 80 AI startup applicants who benefited tremendously from pitch feedback and mentorship. The competition was supported by some big players including, Digital Realty, Microsoft, Taylor Wessing LLP, The Alan Turing Foundation, Marcho Partners, Keltie LL...
Episode 130: Neil Wainwright introduces CDL and Building Startup Websites
December 01, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this interview, serial entrepreneur Neil Wainwright (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilwainwright?) shares insights on startup website design and customer acquisition from his over 30 years of experience. Speaking with Andrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), who Neil knows from mentoring startups at the Creative Destruction Lab, Neil explains his methodology for critiquing and reworking venture websites to create compelling headlines, sub-headlines and calls-to-action t...
Episode 129: Richard Kestenbaum Triangle Capital - Venture Exit, AI and Retail
October 24, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThis interview between Andrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) of Aimava and Richard Kestenbaum (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkestenbaum/) of Triangle Capital covers insights on preparing startups for successful exits and liquidity events through M&A. They discuss how founders should focus on building profitable, high-growth businesses ready for acquisition, rather than purely pursuing valuation and fundraising. Kestenbaum emphasizes focusing on the fundamentals of runnin...
Episode 128: Atchara Poomee PAC - Climate venture, discussion
October 01, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 28.5 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Atchara Poomee of PAC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/atcharapoomee/). We discuss being an entrepreneur, what Purpose the business, Process of venture development, People important in business and life, Partners to drive change and Performance measures. See further highlights below. Atchara and Andrew speak about the Royal Academy of Engineering Leaders in Innovation Fellowship. https://raeng.org.uk/lif For a book on ...
Episode 127: John Spindler of Twin Path Ventures - Investing in AI: A Venture Capital Perspective
September 22, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with John Spindler, AI and Tech Investor, founder of Twin Path fund. See below for the key topics. Book a meeting to discuss how we can help. https://calendly.com/andrew-gaule/15min To join an AI and other programmes see Aimava Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by...
Episode 126: Alan Gormley Shopbox AI - Transformation of retail with AI
September 08, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Alan Gormley, founder of Shopbox AI the application Artificial Intelligence (AI) in retail, the growth of his venture and changing business models. See further details and summary below. For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by Andrew Gaule. ( shorturl.at/dfDTW ) You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spot...
Episode 125: Dr Christoph Burtscher an AI discussion
August 30, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Dr Christoph Burstcher (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophburtscher/). We discuss AI business models and how operations need to be aligned with the tech change. Join Christoph, Andrew and other leading execs driving AI change at the Ai for Business Summit in Henley on 28 Sept. 2023. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-for-business-summit-navigating-the-opportunities-and-implementing-ai-tickets-656088407087 The bo...
Episode 124: Yasmin Topia of Sociate discusses AI ventures and implementation of AI
July 19, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Yasmin Topia of Sociate (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmintopia/). We discuss being an entrepreneur in an AI start up, the fundamental changes in business models, what Purpose the business, Process of venture development, People important in business and life, Partners to drive change and Performance measures. See further highlights below. Yasmin and Andrew speak about the Creative Destruction Lab in Oxford where t...
Episode 123: Sam Marchant of Hambro Perks Pt 2 discusses Investment stage, Climate and AI investing
July 02, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Sam Marchant, Early-stage Investor at Hambro Perks, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-marchant), in Part Two we discuss the stages from Angel, Seed to Series A onwards. We also discuss the status of investing in climate change ventures and artificial intelligence AI. In Part One we discussed the attributes of entrepreneurs, angel investors and the stages of scaling ventures. For a book on corporate innovation and ven...
Episode 123: Sam Marchant of Hambro Perks discusses Venture Investing Pt 1
June 26, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Sam Marchant, Early-stage Investor at Hambro Perks, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-marchant), in In Part One we discussed the attributes of entrepreneurs, angel investors and the stages of scaling ventures. Part Two we discuss the stages from Angel, Seed to Series A onwards. We also discuss the status of investing in climate change ventures and artificial intelligence AI. For a book on corporate innovation and v...
Episode 122: Ashley Dudarenok discusses China, Innovation and Marketing
June 05, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBAndrew Gaule 高安卓 (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Ashley Dudarenok 艾熙丽 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleydudarenok), about the rapid rate of change in technology and business models in China. From the rise of rise of electric cars, autonomous shops, drone displays and developments of virtual reality. The discussion also covers the growth of Chinese products and sales in rapidly developing regions with China the place to watch for innovation as the five year plan...
Episode 121: Juan Pablo (JP) Cerda discusses building and exiting a climate venture
May 30, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Juan Pablo (JP) Cerda, about his experience as an entrepreneur building multiple ventures and the process to exit. The growth of Zeigo with the support of Sustainable Ventures (https://www.sustainableventures.co.uk) and investment by Green Angel Syndicate (https://greenangelventures.com) with the subsequent successful exit to Schneider Electric is a part of the interview. For a book on corporate innovation and ventur...
Episode 120: Nick Redfearn Rouse - Intellectual Property, Innovation and AI
May 04, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Nick Redfearn of Rouse about Intellectual Property, Innovation and impact of Artificial Intelligence. For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by Andrew Gaule. shorturl.at/dfDTW You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many other podcast channels. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/gaulesqt S...
Episode 119: Andy Bruce of Softools discusses AI and 'no code' software
April 02, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Andy Bruce of Softools, about using 'no code' software to manage processes, Artificial Intelligence, the power of computing is a step change from what we have experienced in the past! For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by Andrew Gaule. shorturl.at/dfDTW You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Goog...
Episode 118: Annette Finsterbusch EnPower with Andrew Gaule
March 21, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Annette Finsterbusch of EnPower, Corporate Venture Capital, battery tech, growing ventures and AI. For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by Andrew Gaule. shorturl.at/dfDTW Mentioned in the discussion www.upstarts4startups.com, www.CirculOil.com You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many ...
Episode 117: Beverley Gower-Jones OBE - Clean Tech Investing
February 07, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Beverley Gower-Jones OBE of Clean Growth Fund, clean tech investing and corporate drive to Net Zero. Beverley recently received her honour in the King's New Year honours list for services to Clean Tech. Andrew discusses Beverley's background in Clean Tech investing, the process of investing and the approach to measuring environmental impact benefit. We also touch on the CGF portfolio and two of the ventures Piclo an...
Episode 116: Ian Harvey - Intellectual Property (IP), Ventures and China
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 30.3 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Ian Harvey (see profile below) Intellectual Property, its value to business and strategies for ventures, corporates, universities and countries With Ian's experience in China we also discuss the rise of the countries tech and industrial base. During the session we also mention Kai Fu Lee's Books AI Superpowers and AI2041, The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order (Bridging the Gap), by Rush Dosh...
Episode 115: Nick Lyth, Green Angel Syndicate
January 04, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Nick Lyth of Green Angel Syndicate about angel investing and addressing the climate challenge. You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many other podcast channels. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/gaulesqt Subscribe for future interviews. See this and other video content at Aimava Purpose to Performance Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9o-htF...
Episode 114: Richard Murray, ORCA Computing discussing Quantum Computing
November 01, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Richard Murray of Orca Computing about the leaping computing power with quantum, the global eco system and the developments at Orca. You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many other podcast channels. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/gaulesqt Subscribe for future interviews. See this and other video content at Aimava Purpose to Performance Channel - ht...
Episode 113: Alice Valliene of Ørsted, Ventures & Open Innovation
October 12, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThis is one of a series of videos from this Blue Economy Programme supported by Frontier IP and Emporia4KT Panel Speakers - Mary Matthews, United Nationals Development Programme Ocean Advisor - Sarah Barratt Ball, Director and Co-Site Lead of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), University of Oxford - Alice Vallienne, Ørsted’s Ventures & Open Innovation Department Breakout Discussions - Highlights from 5 participant groups
Episode 112: Mary Matthews, United Nations Development Programme Ocean Advisor
October 06, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThis is one of a series from this Blue Economy Programme supported by Frontier IP and Emporia4KT Panel Speakers - Mary Matthews, United Nations Development Programme Ocean Advisor - Sarah Barratt Ball, Director and Co-Site Lead of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), University of Oxford - Alice Vallienne, Ørsted’s Ventures & Open Innovation Department Breakout Discussions - Highlights from 5 participant groups
Episode 111: Sarah Barratt Ball, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), University of Oxford
October 05, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThis is one of a series from the Blue Economy Programme supported by Frontier IP and Emporia4KT Panel Speakers - Mary Matthews, United Nationals Development Programme Ocean Advisor - Sarah Barratt Ball, Director and Co-Site Lead of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), University of Oxford - Alice Vallienne, Ørsted’s Ventures & Open Innovation Department Breakout Discussions - Highlights from 5 participant groups
Episode 110: Yevheniia Lukash, Ukrainian Entrepreneur and Online marketer
June 02, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBYevheniia discussed with Andrew her entrepreneurial drive and how she has built her fashion and sustainable clothing business. We discuss the change the business when Ukraine was invaded and how Yevheniia and her team have the skills and approach to drive effective online marketing. For fantastic Independent Designers https://lonedesignclub.com Contact Yevheniia Lukash via LinkedIn or Instagram. Also andrew (at) aimava.com
Episode 109: Jon Rains of Mott MacDonald Ventures
May 15, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBJon Rains, Head of Ventures at Mott MacDonald discusses with Andrew Gaule their approach to Corporate Venture Capital Investments. They cover the 5Ps of Strategic Venturing and CVC - Purpose, Process, People, Partners and Performance. Andrew Gaule's book "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chain" is available on Amazon or Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 To watch previous sessions with AstraZeneca, Shell, Henkel, BMW, Wi...
Episode 108: Demystifying Venture Capital Term Sheets with Jonathan Hollis of Mountside Ventures
April 26, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAndrew Gaule of Aimava and CirculOil, discusses with Jonathan Hollis of Mountside Ventures the 'market terms' of investors in early stage ventures. You can receive a copy of the report via the link https://docsend.com/view/zzshfij5eqd4t3ik The objective of the guide is to increase transparency in the early-stage fundraising ecosystem by demystifying the world of term sheets for founders - as well as to provide better benchmarks for VCs on how their peers are investing, and how com...
Episode 107: How to build and fund your start up! - CirculOil and Seedlegals
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWe focus on the founder’s journey: how to build a circular economy business and team while raising investment. We also discuss the essential legals you need to run your business - from Founder Agreements and SEIS Assurance, to share options and R&D tax credits. Bring your questions for the Q&A. Our panel - Steve Goodier is Founder and Chief Exec of CirculOil (www.circuloil.com) , a revolutionary lubricant and management system making engine servicing quick, green and smarter for...
Episode 106: Claire Ruskin Cambridge Network and Autonomous Vehicle Future
January 10, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBAndrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) discusses with Claire Ruskin (linkedin.com/in/claireruskin) the Cambridge Tech eco system, building new ventures and collaborating for an autonomous vehicle future. You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many other podcast channels. Subscribe for future interviews. See this and other video content at Aimava Purpose to Performance Channel - https://www.youtube.com/chann...
Episode 105: Russell Sheffield, Founder of Trackd discusses the music and digital payments ventures
December 10, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBAndrew Gaule in discussion with Russell Sheffield, Founder and CEO of Trackd Music, (https://trackdmusic.com). Andrew and Russell cover a lot of ground from Russell growing up around Queen, Beatles and other music icons in his father's recording studio. We then hear about his journey as a tech entrepreneur and launching EasyJet first website for Stelios. Russell has also built early tech and payments ventures. Russell's Trackd venture is a recording studio in your pocket that puts...
Episode 104: Dr Dan Stewart ViridiCO2 discusses University Spin Out and Solving CO2 Challenge
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 34.9 MBAndrew Gaule discusses with Dr. Dan Stewart, Founder and CEO of ViridiCO2 (https://viridico2.co.uk), the founding of a university spin out which is addressing the capture and use of CO2 to mitigate climate change. In the discussion we cover a range of topics and support he gained on his journey so far. - Being inspired by Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth) and books - University spin out support from Future Worlds (https://fut...
Episode 103: Quantum Future - Breakout session insights from leading executives, investors and researchers
October 13, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThis was the launch of a Quantum Future Programme and if you would like to participate in future programmes do contact [email protected]. This is the breakout discussion highlights from eight senior execs facilitating leading practitioners driving the Quantum Future. This short engaging programme included a key speaker panel outlining the key opportunities of Quantum, how ventures are now scaling and how Strategic Investing is going to scale. In the breakout sessions with industry...
Episode 102: Matt Johnson Founder of Taskable discusses startups and fundraising
September 27, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBAndrew Gaule discusses with Matt the journey of a founder, fundraising for start ups. Valuable links: Taskable: https://taskablehq.com/ Get 50% off Taskable for a year with the code GAULE when you upgrade to Pro Fundraise blog: https://taskablehq.com/blog/how-to-approach-investors List of pre-seed investors: https://taskablehq.com/blog/active-pre-seed-investors-a-definitive-list
Episode 101: Quantum Future - Aimava Panel of Speakers
August 02, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThis was the launch of a Quantum Future Programme and if you would like to participate in future programmes do contact [email protected]. The Speaker Panel we had for the context in first 30 minutes - which is included in this video Prem Tumkosit – MSD (Merck in USA) Global Health Innovation Fund (Perspective from a corporate investor) Ilana Wisby – CEO Oxford Quantum Circuits (Venture which has funding and scaling) Kai Bongs - Birmingham Uni Quantum Hub (perspective from research) ...
Episode 100: Amit Modi WitBlox and Fighting COVID in India
June 07, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBAmit Modi is the founder of WitBlox which is a venture which educates children with its electronics kits and training platform. Andrew has had the honour of mentoring Amit as a Leader in Innovation Fellow in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships Programme (LIF) delivered by Oxentia. The Witblox team is now using its engineering skills, sourcing components and utilising its network of innovators to create Oxygen Concentrators and other solutions to addre...
Episode 99: Crowdfunding Ventures - Case and best practise
May 13, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAndrew Gaule discusses with Archie Watts-Farmer of Carnot Engine and Kirsty Ranger of ISQ Crowdfunding. Equity crowdfunding is a means of raising investment from many people and building a following of customers and supporters that are investors in your ventures. Aimava supports leading corporates to drive their Strategic Innovation and Corporate Venturing. New ventures are supported with mentoring and investment raises. www.aimava.com. Upcoming programs for tech start ups, ventures...
Episode 98: Dr Edward Tse China’s Disruptors with Andrew Gaule
April 23, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBAndrew Gaule discusses with Dr Edward Tse the innovation and rise of leading Chinese organisations and tech. We also discuss the importance of the Five Year Plans. Aimava supports leading corporates to drive their Strategic Innovation and Corporate Venturing. www.aimava.com. Upcoming programs for tech start ups, ventures and CVC can be found at Aimava Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163
Episode 97: Sarah Fisher, J&J,Corporate and Start Up Partnering and Investing
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSarah Fisher, Venture Builder and Investor, for Johnson & Johnson and Head of the healthcare arm of the international venture club. Andrew Gaule and Sarah discussed the reasons corporates want to partner and invest in start ups, how the parties can bet engage and the pit falls to watch for. Sarah also be outlined the themes of interest that J&J is partnering for health impact outcomes. This was part of the Henley Business Angels event for investors and start ups. Upcoming programs f...
Episode 96: Chris Lowe of NOTWICS, Scaling and growth of ventures
February 13, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBChris Lowe is the founder of NOTWICS which is a well established Technology community, built over the last 8 years. Chris has many years of experience in all stages of the Technology scene built upon his background in Bloomberg and investment banking. As well as the current businesses Chris & his team are advising to navigate the headwinds of Covid-19 and grow, NOTWICS actively comments and executes frequent investor sentiment surveys. He will share up to date findings, market sentim...
Episode 95: Cindy Hoots - CDO & CIO, AstraZeneca. Health and pharma digital future
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBCindy and Andrew Gaule discussed the seismic changes occurring in digital operations, treatment development, engaging with patients and all while keeping secure. The health and pharmaceutical digital future is also being transformed and Cindy outlined her approach for lean agile working, digitalisation, being responsive organisation and scaling to be a truly digital. Aimava supports leading corporates to drive their Strategic Innovation and Corporate Venturing. www.aimava.com. Upco...
Episode 94: Anthony Rose Founder of SeedLegals discussing Venture Funding
January 04, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWe update the podcast we did with Anthony Rose in 2017. Seedlegals is a platform that provides an effective process for venture investing, SEIS, EIS tax, employee schemes etc. Aimava supports leading corporates drive their Strategic Innovation and Corporate Venturing. www.aimava.com. Upcoming programs for tech start ups, ventures and CVC can be found at Aimava Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 Do also subscribe for future podcasts at ...
Episode 93: Chris Adelsbach - Fintech and Digital investing - Lessons from pandemic
December 22, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBWe discussed with Chris how the Venture and Investment space has changed during the pandemic, which are the hot spaces, how are deals happening, the outlook and how we adapt for the change. Future events at Aimava Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 Chris Adelsbach, Partner of Outrun Ventures. Chris is an entrepreneur with 9 figure exit. Angel investor with private portfolio of 65 companies that have had over £820m of follow on inves...
Episode 92: Bill Taranto Merck GHI Fund. Digital Health Innovation and Venturing
December 14, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBBill has over 30 years of experience in healthcare and investing and he will share his many years of experience. Since April and during the pandemic the Merck GHI fund has invested in more than 5 completely new investments. Bill’s approach to eco system and what Aimava term Innovative New Value Chain investing we believe is a leading approach to Corporate Venturing and was featured in our book Purpose to Performance. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Purpose-Performance-Innovative-Value-Chai...
Episode 91: Nigel Kershaw The Big Exchange - Purpose Driven Business and Impact Investing
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBNigel is the Chair of The Issue Big Issue Group and founder of The Big Exchange (https://bigexchange.com) whose mission is to build a new financial system in the UK. One that works for everyone and delivers a positive impact on people, and the planet. Andrew and Nigel discuss Purpose Driven business, the creation of The Big Issue 30 years ago, financial inclusivity, Impact Investing by financial institutions and how Corporate Venturing can be more impact-driven in their venturing. A...
Episode 90: David Mayhew, GE Ventures - Exiting a CVC Portfolio Part 2
November 27, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis is from our program of venture discussions. Future events can be found at Eventbrite Aimava. In Part 2 of this session we gain great insights to the approach GE Ventures has made to the exiting the portfolio of 120 ventures. GE Ventures then gives us the approach and key lessons as they have been a leading Corporate Venture Capital organisation that started in 2013 and had built a portfolio of more than 100 investments in ventures in the energy, health and digital themes. More ...