Kurtis McBride is the Co-Founder and CEO of Miovision.
Miovision provides cities with modern tools to fix today's traffic problems.
They offer solutions that collect multimodal traffic data and uncover actionable insights, helping municipalities get more out of their road network.
The result: streets capable of moving more people – safely and efficiently – whether they are in a car, on a bus, on a bike or e-scooter, or walking.
Takeaways
- Founding Miovision Right Out of UWaterloo
- Defining Smart Cities: The Role of Technology
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Transportation
- Bridging the Gap: Transitioning to Digital Infrastructure
- Challenges of Hardware in Infrastructure Technology
- Navigating Large Customer Relationships
- R&D and Government Support
- The Role of Government in Innovation
- Leadership Framework: The Captain, The Monk and The Mist
- Shifting Mindsets: From Scarcity to Abundance
Chapters
00:00 Founding Miovision: The Genesis of Innovation
02:00 Defining Smart Cities: The Role of Technology
04:41 Connected Vehicles and the Future of Transportation
08:41 Bridging the Gap: Transitioning to Digital Infrastructure
12:41 Challenges of Hardware in Infrastructure Technology
15:21 Navigating Large Customer Relationships
19:08 R&D and Government Support: A Critical Discussion
23:57 The Role of Government in Innovation
29:34 Lessons from 20 Years of Entrepreneurship
39:36 Shifting Mindsets: From Scarcity to Abundance
43:29 Navigating Hard Times in Business
Keywords
Miovision, smart cities, connected vehicles, digital infrastructure, transportation technology, hardware challenges, R&D, government support, innovation economy, urban planning, innovation, entrepreneurship, government policy, mindset shift, leadership, business growth, procurement strategy, technology, Canadian economy, resilience
