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Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Reinventing Back Surgery: Dr. Steve Falowski on SynerFuse’s Breakthrough in Chronic Pain TreatmentChronic back pain affects more people than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined — yet treatment hasn’t meaningfully changed in decades.In this episode of Liftoff, Keith talks with Dr. Steven M. Falowski, MD, FAANS — Director of Functional Neurosurgery and Strategic Advisor at SynerFuse, the company pioneering a transformational approach to spinal surgery.SynerFuse’s patented e-TLIF procedure blends spinal fusion + neuromodulation in a single surgery, placing electrodes during the operation to prevent the chronic pain that affects nearly 30% of fusion patients today. Early proof-of-concept results show over 80% improvement — a milestone that could reshape the future of spine care.Dr. Falows...
2025-12-1633 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Remote Intelligence Advantage: How LATAM Talent Is Powering the Future of Global TeamsLuis Derechin is the CEO or NirYu and is the first Mexican citizen to get US venture capital for his startup and was actually successful selling it, a serial founder now leading Nir-Yu a nearshoring business based in Mexico and focused on staffing services from teams across Latin America but Not Just Staffing—A New Way to Build Remote Teams and Save 70%, - Learn what the acronym: REMOTE stands for? - How to Prevent the 73% Offshoring Failure Rate- Catch the highlights from Luis'#1 Amazon bestseller "The Offshore Team Deathtrap"Building a high-performing team doesn’t require Bay Area budgets anymore. In t...
2025-11-2640 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.From Meta to Taelor AI: How Anya Cheng Is Using AI to Reinvent Fashion for Busy ProfessionalsMeet Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor AI — a Silicon Valley startup that’s changing how busy men dress. With a background leading product at Meta, eBay, McDonald’s, and Target, Anya now applies AI to help customers look sharp without the hassle of shopping or laundry.Taelor AI uses artificial intelligence to select outfits that fit your lifestyle, size, and goals — helping you look your best for meetings, dates, or life’s big moments. Beyond personal style, Taelor AI also helps reduce clothing waste and carbon emissions by repurposing excess inventory from fashion brands.In this...
2025-11-0433 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Fighting Fake Reviews: How Shane Barker and TraceFuse Are Protecting Amazon SellersDid you know nearly half of online reviews are suspicious, with fake reviews projected to influence $787 billion in consumer spending by 2025? In this episode, Shane Barker — CEO and founder of TraceFuse, the first Amazon TOS-compliant negative review removal system — explains the scale of the problem and how his solution is helping sellers fight back.Shane shares:- Why fake reviews damage brands and consumer trust- How TraceFuse uses AI and compliance-based filings to remove unfair reviews- The real financial impact of even a half-star rating drop- Why both startups and big brands should take reviews seriously
2025-10-0729 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.From Tech Sales Leader to Authentic Leadership Coach — Kelli Rivers’ Bold Pivot 🎙️🎙️ New Episode Alert!I had an incredible conversation with Kelli Rivers, a former high-tech sales leader who made a powerful pivot into the world of leadership development. Kelli works with high-level leaders to help them reset their identity, expand their capacity, and lead with absolute clarity. In our discussion, she shared how leaders can build trust in their skills, create safe spaces to grow, and unlock their authentic leadership potential.This is a must-listen if you’re curious about:✅ Making bold career pivots✅ Leading with authenticity and clarity✅ Building confidence in...
2025-10-0122 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.From Lyft to Climate Tech: Raj’s Journey of Innovation & ImpactRaj shares his remarkable path from building companies like Snapfish, Fitmob, and Lyft to co-founding Climactic, a venture fund tackling the climate crisis. In this conversation, he reveals lessons on entrepreneurship, pivots, investing in AI & robotics for climate solutions, and coaching founders to lead with resilience. A must-watch for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone passionate about technology and climate innovation.👋 Connect with Raj:- ClimacticLinkedInSubscribe for more founder insights and hit the bell for notifications! Follow us on our channels for exclusive startup content and behind-the-scenes insights from int...
2025-09-1642 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Opening the Private Markets: Carine Schneider on Democratization, Regulation & Future of InvestingIn this episode, host Keith Newman welcomes Carine Schneider, founding partner at Compass Strategic Advisors and longtime advocate for broader access to private markets.Carine shares her journey from PwC to leading cap table companies and advising global firms, and why she believes the time is right to rethink private market access. She discusses the updates to her book The Democratization of Private Markets, highlighting:- Why she felt compelled to rewrite it just a few years after the first edition.How the UK’s new PISCES framework could inspire U.S. market reform.Recent U.S...
2025-09-1029 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.VC Secrets: 25-Year Partner Reveals Startup Truth | The Liftoff with Keith NewmanWhat 25 years in venture capital teaches you about building billion-dollar startups that founders wish they knew earlier...David Hornik, founding partner at Lobby Capital and former August Capital partner, breaks down the real dynamics between VCs and founders that most entrepreneurs completely misunderstand. From his $50M+ exits including Splunk, GitLab, and Bill.com, David shares why venture capital success isn't about the money - it's about finding the right partnership.In this conversation, you'll discover why the best investors act as collaborators, not gatekeepers...
2025-08-2236 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.AI is Overheating Data Centers | The Liftoff with KeithAI is overheating data centers, and air cooling just can’t keep up. In this eye-opening conversation, Cosimo Pecchioli and Darren Burgess from BP’s Castrol Immersion Division pull back the curtain on the future of thermal management—and why liquid cooling is no longer optional.From AI workloads to hyperscalers, learn how industry giants are quietly deploying immersion cooling at scale, what it really takes to design a liquid-cooled system, and why ignoring this shift could lead to catastrophic failures.🔧 Key insights include:- Wh...
2025-08-1312 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Don't Lose It! The Super Founders' Tax Advisor on Building Generational WealthWhat’s the point of making millions, if you don’t get to keep it?In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, we’re joined by Neil Jesani, a trusted CPA and entrepreneur who has leveraged 25 years of experience in tax and finance to become one of the top advisors that Founders go to when they need to scale their businesses from $20M to $100M+ without losing millions to preventable tax mistakes.From IPOs to M&As to the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBB), Neil helps high-achieving business owners protec...
2025-08-1132 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The AI Security Crisis No One Is Talking About | The Liftoff with KeithIs your company’s AI strategy opening you up to massive security risks? In this powerful conversation, Claudionor Coelho, Chief AI Officer at Zscaler, reveals the hidden dangers of agentic AI—and how Fortune 500 companies are unintentionally exposing sensitive data through generative AI tools.Claudionor shares real-world examples of AI vulnerabilities, how attackers can exploit agent systems to extract private data, and why AI security must be treated with the same urgency as data security. From salary leaks to corporate data breaches, this discussion is a...
2025-08-0607 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.No Fashion Experience? No Problem | How Justin Baer Built Collars & Co to $75MWhat does it take to build a $75M fashion brand in just 3 years - with zero industry experience?In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, Justin Baer, Founder and CEO of Collars & Co., shares how he went from a complete fashion outsider to leading one of the hottest menswear brands on the market. From viral shirts to a Shark Tank pitch that turned his business into a top 5% performer among all companies on the show, Justin reveals the secrets behind Collars & Co.’s meteoric rise....
2025-07-3127 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The AI Boom: Why 2024 is the Year of Enterprise AI Adoption | The Liftoff with KeithIs AI finally ready for the enterprise? In this AI Infra Summit 2025 interview, Luke Norris, CEO of Kamawaza, reveals how Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies are moving beyond AI experiments to real-world, production-level deployments—saving millions and reshaping industries.Luke shares insights from Kamawaza’s groundbreaking work with over 20 Fortune 500 clients, including a live demo with the Department of Homeland Security and massive cost savings for major enterprises. Learn why consulting firms are feeling the heat, how the AI partner ecosystem is evolving, and what’s next...
2025-07-3007 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Billion-Dollar Blueprint: Product-Led Growth & AI Lessons from Fireflies.ai’s FounderHow do you build a billion-dollar AI business with Product-Led Growth?Discover the secrets behind Fireflies.ai’s unicorn success.In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, Krish Ramineni, Co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai, reveals how he scaled the market’s leading AI notetaker into a unicorn over a decade-long journey packed with lessons in innovation, product-led growth, and resilience.Once a Microsoft Product Manager, Krish now leads product, design, and GTM at Fireflies, championing a vision where humans and AI collaborate to achieve extraordinary things.
2025-07-2429 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.How Agentic AI Will Save Millions: Rapt AI CTO Anil Ravindranath Reveals the SecretCan AI manage AI?Rapt AI CTO Anil shares how agentic AI management will transform data centers, reduce costs, and unlock exponential compute at scale.Anil reveals:▫️ The hidden cost of 5% GPU under-utilization▫️ Why current AI models are outpacing infrastructure▫️ The future of agentic AI for data centers▫️ The battle between chip-level vs. evolutionary innovation▫️ How Rapt AI is helping customers maximize tokens per wattA must-watch for AI engineers, data center architects, and tech leaders building the future.Fo...
2025-07-1705 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Chris Sosa on Scaling AI at AMD: The GPU Efficiency Challenge That Will Shape the FutureScaling AI is more than just stacking GPUs, it's about making every dollar and watt count.Chris Sosa, Director of Engineering at AMD, reveals how they’re pushing the limits of AI hardware efficiency.Chris shares:▫️ The biggest bottleneck in scaling AI workloads today▫️ Why idle GPUs drain your budget▫️ The struggle between training vs. inference at scale▫️ How AMD’s ROCm stack is changing AI accessibility▫️ His vision for smarter AI orchestration and platformsA must-watch for engin...
2025-07-1606 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Untold Challenges of Scaling AI: Insights from Supermicro's Vik MalyalaMost people think building AI infrastructure is all about software. But the real bottlenecks? Power, cooling, and optimizing hardware.Vik Malyala, Managing Director at Supermicro, reveals the surprising struggles in building data centers to meet the AI demand.He explains:▫️ Why most data centers aren’t ready for the AI boom▫️ How Supermicro optimizes hardware for maximum efficiency▫️ Why 200 kilowatts per rack is just the beginning▫️ The future of liquid cooling and energy sustainability▫️ How AI will move from massive clusters to the edge
2025-07-0908 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Why AI is Broken: RK Anand Exposes the Hidden Costs and ChallengesAI is evolving fast, but the economics are breaking down. RK Anand, co-founder of Recogni, reveals the hidden crisis inside AI's explosive growth.RK has spent his career building technology to power AI systems. From tokens to compute, he exposes the challenges in scaling AI profitably, and what it takes to fix the system.In this episode, RK shares:▫️ Why AI’s "token economy" no longer works▫️ The real reason AI models are getting 100x more expensive▫️ What it means when compute demand skyrockets▫️ How to build AI in...
2025-07-0208 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Why We’re Building AI Without a Playbook: Microsoft's Ashley Tarver on Ethics and ResponsibilityWe’re racing to build AI, but who’s thinking about the why? Ashley Tarver, Microsoft’s Evangelist of Data and AI, explores the AI paradox: We expect AI to solve human problems, yet we don’t know what a perfect world looks like.Ashley shares:▫️ The AI paradox: why humans and AI don’t speak the same language▫️ How companies should approach ethics, bias, and safety in AI▫️ The role of Centers of Excellence in guiding AI strategy▫️ Why it’s too early to fully trust AI, but...
2025-06-2507 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.From $0 to $4M with AI Headshots: BetterPic Shares How They Bootstrapped Their Way to SuccessWhat does it take to build a multi-million dollar AI startup from scratch, without raising a cent?In this episode of Liftoff, we sit down with Ricardo Ghekiere, the founder of BetterPic, the viral AI platform creating professional headshots in minutes. Bootstrapped from $0 to $4 million in just 15 months, Ricardo shares the real story behind BetterPic’s explosive growth from Belgium to the global stage.💡 Inside the episode:- How BetterPic outperformed better-funded competitors- The 7-month experiment to crack the most effective marketing channels- W...
2025-06-2327 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The $10 Trillion AI Revolution: Sviat Dulianinov on Why Robots Will Reshape ManufacturingRobots are no longer science fiction. Sviat, Chief Strategy Officer at Bright Machines, reveals why the future of AI isn't just about text and images, but building the real world, brick by brick, chip by chip.Sviat explains:▫️ Why AI in robotics is the real AI revolution▫️ The challenges of powering and cooling next-gen data centers▫️ How supply chain shocks are fueling US manufacturing▫️ The trillion-dollar opportunity in reshoring▫️ Why simulation and robotics will reshape industries by 2030A must-wat...
2025-06-1808 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.How David Politis Turned Grit Into Growth: Lessons from BetterCloud’s $100M JourneyWhat does it really take to build a SaaS powerhouse like BetterCloud from scratch? In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, serial entrepreneur David Politis shares his extraordinary journey, from learning business at his father’s side as a kid, to leading multiple successful companies, to building BetterCloud into a $100M ARR SaaS juggernaut.💡 In This Deep-Dive Interview, You'll Learn:- The scrappy growth hacking strategy that took BetterCloud from zero to $1M in ARR- Why doing things that don’t scale is essential for sta...
2025-06-1127 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ken Miller’s Journey from Ivy League Standout to Addict and Homeless to Startup SuccessFrom the streets to the boardroom, Ken Miller’s story is nothing short of extraordinary. In this powerful interview, Ken shares how he transformed from a homeless, three-time felon battling addiction to a multi-business owner, author, and mentor making a difference in countless lives.In this episode:- Ken’s inspiring journey of overcoming addiction and incarceration- Life lessons from the penitentiary to the C-suite- The turning point that changed everything- Why AI is the ultimate equalizer, and how Ken built an AI company
2025-06-0426 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Scaling AI Beyond GPUs: Ted Shelton on how Inflection approaches Enterprise AIHow does a top AI company scale massive clusters and build AI for the enterprise? In this episode of The Liftoff with Keith, we talk to Ted Shelton, COO of Inflection AI, from the AI Infra Summit 2025. Ted shares how their team pivoted from consumers to enterprise after their Microsoft deal, why seamless infrastructure is key, and what it takes to build AI models that run on NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.Learn why “getting to the no” is the smartest move for founders, how enterprises can embrace sovereign AI, and how Inflection’s approach to model customization unlocks massive busine...
2025-06-0208 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Rethinking Work with Rishad Tobaccowala: Super Founders, Smarter Leadership, and the Future of WorkRishad is the author of Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data and “Rethinking Work” both published by HarperCollins. He was the Global Strategist and Chief Growth Officer of the 100,000+ person marketing and business transformation Publicis Groupe and has been named by BusinessWeek as one of the top business leaders for his pioneering innovation and TIME magazine dubbed him one of five “Marketing Innovators.” Rishad is one of only 300 people selected to the Advertising Hall of Fame in 75 years.Rishad joins the Liftoff podcast and shar...
2025-05-1746 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration."The Look Back" Hosted by Keith Newman with Guest Tech Journalist, Author and X-pert Kurt Wagner (Bloomberg): Discussing the transition from Twitter to X, Musk, plus thoughts on AI and Tech journalismThe Look Back with Host Keith Newman welcomed Bloomberg Tech Writer Kurt Wagner to the program, as we convinced him to take a break from all that’s happening around his white hot tech beats (Breaking News on 3 Co’s; Meta, TikTok and X) to discuss his book on Twitter-Elon-X titled “Battle for the Bird” - along with a few sidebar chats on AI and + the current (and future) state of journalism.
2025-03-1137 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Look Back: Annual Report 2024 (An Update from Host Keith Newman)The Look Back: Annual Report 2024
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2025-02-0506 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Evangelist and Entrepreneur Wizard Guy Kawasaki (Apple, Canva) joins The Look BackEvangelism and the Future of AI. The Look Back welcomes Guy Kawasaki, who famously entered the tech world as Evangelist on Apple’s original Macintosh team hand picked by Steve Jobs. After an epic run with Apple, Guy ran and mentored several startup companies, wrote many books that supported his perspective at the intersection of Entrepreneurship X Evangelism. Oh, and wait til he shares his ideas on the future of AI. This was one of my favorite discussions.
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2025-01-0834 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Special Episode: Chalk Talk with Executive Recruiter to the Startups and Stars Max Shapiro and Host Keith NewmanMax founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage co's find top talent across technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. PeopleConnect provides traditional contingency searches. Other ongoing projects I’m involved in that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's.
2024-09-0912 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Aytekin TankWe recently welcomed Aytekin Tank, the Founder and CEO of Jotform, from his home base of Turkey, to The Look Back with Host Keith Newman. For those not aware of the amazing backstory, Jotform is one of the great SaaS app success stories, having recently crossed the 25M users plateau - and more than 600 employees - and what's as impressive (almost) is he has done it all with No Funding (VC or Debt). He has some great Founder lessons for Super Founders in SaaS, Software and almost any bootstrapper looking to blitzscale! Give a listen and share with a few...
2024-07-1034 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Look ForwardIntroducing our new series, The Look Forward. Have a listen to hear what's next for the podcast.
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2024-04-2604 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Look Back with former Apple and Cisco exec Keith FoxThe Fox in the Hen House > I just finished a great chat with former Apple and Cisco executive Keith Fox. Keith walks us thru his journey from the growth daze at both Co's and how that led him to a late career in philanthropy and mentorship. Great lessons shared and special attention to his new project https://www.civiltalk.com/ - wow, love to see this get some support!
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2024-03-2340 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Tony UphoffTony Uphoff has media instincts in his DNA -- as a child born into a media active family, Tony was destined to a world of publishing -- but at the helm of eWeek and InformationWeek and many other well known brands, and is not lending his experience and energy to Media/Research disruptor, @Acceleration Economy. Tony also led the turnaround and successful sale of Thomasnet.com to Xometry for $300M - just a blast to catch up with an alumni brother and someone I’ve always learned from and admired.
2023-08-0138 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.SC MoattiThe Look Back gets into product mode after chatting with Product Marketing Guru SC Moatti, a Partner @Mighty Capital and President of Products That Count and Managing Partner of Mighty Capital and Board Chair of Products That Count. SC touches on her views on opportunity in AI (Are we having a Netscape moment?), the fallacy of Product Market Fit and what true product-led growth is created. I hope you enjoy and learn from this discussion as much as I did.
2023-06-1533 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jenny StojkovicJenny is the Author of Future of Food is Female and Founder of the Vegan Women’s Summit and a passionate and compelling voice on changing the direction of food production and consumption to more environmentally conscious and secure. It's an important topic of conversation and one that The Look Back is happy to explore and promote. "I created VWS because I believe there is a better way to build an industry—and there is no more urgent need than the future of our food system".
Bio: https://www.jenniferstojkovic.com/
2023-06-0223 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Look Back with Super Software Entrepreneur Philippe Kahn (Who remembers Borland?)What it takes to be successful launching a software startup? How do you build a culture of innovation (and still have a personality)?
2023-05-2836 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.The Look Back with Christina, CEO of Maximum EntertainmentOne of the top Game Studios is run by the amazing Christina. Give this interview a listen and see if you don't agree with my bias assessment.
2023-05-2835 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Walt MossbergThe Dean of the Personal Technology product review was Walt Mossberg and now he joins The Look Back and reviews his early days in journalism to the transition into the most followed column @WallStreetJournal that instantly became a MUST READ for everyone in the PC industry.
Walt shares his approach to proper product reviews and also reflects on his work on All Things Digital and ReCode, home of the famous Code Conference that he ran with Kara Swisher. Currently Walt is serving on the Board of News Literacy Project > https://newslit.org/ < >
2023-05-0552 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ted SchleinA real Ted Talk with the one and only Ted Schlein. Ted's excellent adventure was a 25 year roller coaster ride at Tier 1 VC firm Kleiner Perkins, by way of Symantec where he talked the company into entering the cybersecurity business. Now he turns full circle and has started Ballistic Ventures where he serves as Chairman and GP. Ted serves on the Board of Trustees and Board of Overseers of the Engineering School at the University of Pennsylvania, and also serves on the CISA, DHS and NSA Advisory Boards, IQT Board of Trustees, and is founder of the DoD-sponsored DeVenCI p...
2023-04-2833 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Keith FoxThe Fox in the Hen House > I just finished a great chat with former Apple and Cisco executive Keith Fox. Keith walks us thru his journey from the growth daze at both Co's and how that led him to a late career in philanthropy and mentorship. Great lessons shared and special attention to his new project - https://www.civiltalk.com - wow, love to see this get some support!
2023-04-1938 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Robyn CohenIn this episode of The Look Back, we catch up with mover and shaker Robyn Cohen, CEO and Founder of the W Collective - a Utah based group focused on elevating women in entrepreneurship - and she summarizes her goal in a few key data points; As of last year, 16% of GPs at VC firms with $50M+ in AUM are women. We need more women in VC and angel investors! We need more WOC starting businesses and raising money! We need more funding going to companies in the greater Intermountain West and not just the coastal states.
2023-04-1429 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Fred DavisFred Davis is my guest on this latest episode of The Look Back. And what can I say about the former editor of a bunch of Ziff Davis mags (MacUser, A+, PC Mag) and my colleague at ZD during the amazing rollercoaster days. If you know, you know. The guy is an amazing font of knowledge and wisdom - in this episode he gives us his thoughts on everything from the impact of AI and VR on society to how we need to rebuild our cities infrastructure and services. Oh and a bit on guitars and what it was...
2023-04-0753 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Founder Fables: Dina MoskowitzThis episode puts the spotlight on @Dina Moskowitz, the Founder and CEO of Partner Optimizer, formerly SaasMax. It was great fun exploring with Dina the catalyst for ‘the big pivot’ from a B2B marketplace for SaaS vendors and IT channel partners to Partner Optimizer, and getting behind the Partner led Growth momentum in the IT market. Partner Optimizer has become recognized by leading analysts as the premium tool for identifying, recruiting and managing partners - we also talked about developing great teams and building great products.
2023-03-2528 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Zecca LehnInvesting to maximize ROI is one thing, adding a social impact layer to your criteria is another and that's the Zecca Plan! Zeeca Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in...
2023-03-0628 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Alex ChompffThinking about starting a Co? Alex says this is the best time. Find out why by tapping into our discussion around the DNA of an entrepreneur, and get questions answered like: how do you build entrepreneurial muscle? Also, discover the differences between angel investors, venture capital investors, and accredited investors and learn what sets them apart. Don't miss out on this valuable knowledge! Listen to this insightful episode with Alex Chompff, CEO of Evolution Accelerator -- hit play now!
2023-02-2733 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Mike O'DonnellI'm so mesmerized by what’s going on in robotics and industrial automation. Given that, I reached out to Mike O'Donnell to join us on The Look Back. From shrink-wrap software daze to Internet 1.0 to mega deals in the Enterprise Tech space into HealthTech specs, I catch up with the somewhat new CEO of blazing cool startup Relay Robotics. Give a listen (*and dont forget to like and SHARE).
2023-02-0935 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Thomas TurnerA special Super Bowl episode of The Look Back with Thomas Turner, CEO & Founder of Relentless Beats!Turner is the producer of many major Super Bowl events with huge stars like @Ludacris @SnoopDogg @TimMcgraw and @Shaq. He manages the venue, the music, the video, the tech - everything and he talks about what makes a great event, how its managed and where the LIVE EVENT industry is headed....Let's get this party started!!!
2023-02-0623 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ann WinbladAnn Winblad has seen it all, except lately she can't find this little t-shirt her father the then high school basketball coach gave her, that brings her back to her pre-teen days when she would cheer and support the hoops team along with her 4 sisters and her brother. Oh well, no time to dwell. It turns out Ann actually was a high school basketball cheerleader (and as Ann points out the class valedictorian) to the Federal Reserve to founding and running a software company, Open Systems, which she sold for a tidy profit, and then into Software focused VC firm #1.
2023-01-2135 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Joshua MarchToday’s Look Back Podcast Guest is Joshua March, the Co-founder and CEO of SCiFi Foods, a Bay Area food tech company focused on making transformational meat alternatives first by combining plant-based and cultivated meat to make burgers that are drastically closer in taste to the real versions. Bring your entrepreneurial appetite and curiosity to our latest episode!
2023-01-0524 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Avram MillerAvram Miller was the strategic and creative leader at Intel who served at the side of Intel's famous CEO Andy Grove (only the paranoid survive) and provided counsel on endless strategic that expanded Intel's position in the market. He then served as a leader at Intel Capital to further grow Intel's market dominance (and bank account). Miller now consults in medical science and technology in Israel, shared some amazing insights in this compelling convo - give it a listen and share with friends who are looking to infuse creativity.I HIGHLY encourage you to pick up his new book...
2022-12-2039 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ben NarasinIf you’re a budding entrepreneur, venture capitalist or angel investor, you have to listen to this episode on The Look Back with the one and only Ben Narasin of TenacityVC (not to be confused with Tenacious D) who brings his secret recipes for investing and building successful startups. Ben’s a renowned entrepreneur with many amazing startups who went on to connect with the venerable NEA before launching his own firm.
2022-12-0745 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Dan'l LewinFrom his work with Steve Jobs in the early days of Apple and then NeXT, then a stint at Microsoft, Dan’l has been training for his eventual role has as head of Silicon Valley’s @Computer History Museum. And this is not just your regular, run of the mill Museum - as one would expect - this is a Museum on a mission! Now we have The Look Back on the early days to today and how the Museum seeks to create the best experience for students of the game.
2022-11-1536 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Mike CassidyMike Cassidy, aka Rocket (Thruster) Man - has been CEO and Co-Founder of 5 high tech companies and is currently the head of Apollo Fusion, a high performance maker of satellite thrusters. This is his project following his role as Project Leader for Google's Project Loon. He’s also sold another co (Xfire) to MTV and Direct Hit to Ask Jeeves. If that’s not wild enough he attended the Berklee School of Music, Harvard and MIT. Quite a roll! I hope you enjoy this Look Back as much as I did. All systems go! Now strap it on and hit p...
2022-11-0433 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Gary ShapiroGary Shapiro and CES! The two are seemingly inseparable as he’s been running the amazing trade show every January forever but underneath that linkage Gary is equally navigating innovation and fair trade. Technology and Sustainability and a host of geopolitical stuff. In short he’s seeking balance in a world out of whack and sharing it with the powerful industries he represents as CEO of CTA.In this episode of The Look Back find out why Gary is more excited about this year’s CES than ever > share this share with friends and see you in Las Vegas...
2022-10-2743 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Founder Fables: Martin MaoIn this new series, Founder Fables, we talk with Martin Mao, the co-founder and CEO of cloud monitoring firm @Chronosphere. Here we talk with startups who have interesting business that deserves watching as well as interesting thoughts on building a successful venture during this unique time. Martin started the the business at the start of Covid and following engineering roles with @Uber, @AWS, @Microsoft and @Google (nice pedigree as one might say). In this Episode we dive into his view of big co experience and then rolling to a startup along with the challenges of raising funding and...
2022-10-1827 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Arabian PrinceGreat Look Back podcast interview with Founding Member of the legendary music group N.W.A (Straight Outta Compton): Arabian Prince. We cover off on the early days in musicland and his passion for tech and land on an exciting discussion around @MdDAO.com where he is CEO and is trying to bring health and wellness to the #metaverse. He’s also exploring yet another NewCo for optimizing #EV’s - check this site out too: Drivyn.com for Ev's and who want more out of their experience! So kool.
2022-10-0732 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Regis McKennaRegis is a legend in the world of tech marketing and had a unique role of building a hugely successful business and wrote the book on high tech marketing. (The Regis Touch and Marketing is Everything were just two of the groundbreak tech marketing books he authored).Regis was coach and consultant at the PR/Marketing firm that bore his name and was coach and mentor to visionaries like Andy Grove and Steve Jobs, who he advised as they all took aim at expanding the use of chips, mips and computers. He is a legend and I’m...
2022-10-0157 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Todd ThibodeauxTodd is on a mission to train the next wave of tech workers and not just the developer/coding gigs (aka "geek" jobs) but HR, marketing and all of the other roles with an increasing tech focus. All of this effort to fuel the next level of growth in the IT industry as well as the growth of his leading non profit trade association, CompTIA, which he has been the CEO of for the last 17 years.Find out all about Todd and his vision and plans and much more here on the latest edition of The Look Back.
2022-09-2735 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jillian ManusJillian Manus is managing partner at Structure Capital, an early stage VC firm that focuses on Zero Waste Economy. Jillian has had an amazing journey and is an amazing fireball of energy and purpose. She has a podcast herself called The Pitch. She and I go back to when our kids shared a baseball field together and then discovered a similar passion for media, tech, and supporting the startup ecosystem where our paths crossed again @Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. Bottom line: She has many great passions and insights and I’m glad she could join The Look Back and share so...
2022-08-2634 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Roger McNameeFrom Super Tech Profit Investor to Author, anti-hate Advocate and Web Prophet with a focus on saving democracy, capitalism, innovation. All that and some soulful sounds #Moonalice #ZuckedPlease listen to this! I rarely beg and plead but this Look Back is beyond interesting, its a critical wide eyed look at our current surveillance economy that both challenges our current startup ecosystem but moreover threatens democracy and capitalism. We take a close look at what we’re doing and supporting - and NOT doing and NOT supporting. Shine a light into some of the dark - but fir...
2022-07-231h 18
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jeremiah OwyangI had questions: Web3 vs Web 1 and 2. How can we make it more equitable this time around? How does the Metaverse evolve and grow? Will Facebook get it right? Is it anarchy - Where will NFT's, Blockchain and Bitcoin fit in? Thankfully, my old friend had answers. He's just become CMO of an exciting Web3 tools company and has his hands in much more. Please give a listen and follow up as we continue to share insights on technology and leadership stories!Follow him on Twitter: @jowyang
2022-07-1731 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Brad SmithFantastic conversation with Brad Smith, the former CEO of Intuit who recently took on the role of President of Marshall University. Hey, all he had to do was follow and surpass the success of Intuit Founder Scott Cook, Coach - Startup Whisperer Bill Campbell and a few others - and he did! Such an inspiring conversation and passionate leader. You can see why he has had so much success and why you can bet Marshall is going to be a University to watch. Give a listen > you won’t regret it.
2022-07-1034 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Mike BellSuch a great time catching up with Mike Bell, CEO of Miso Robotics. We met when he was slinging software in the B2C consumer space (Encore Software) and then he transitioned his business management and leadership strength into a few enterprise tech companies but now Mike is running Miso - what an amazing new play in robotics - revolutionizing Restaurant/QSR space. Great chat, give a listen and pick up some great insights into leadership and a hot new market segment.
2022-06-2826 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Dan RosensweigDan is the CEO of Chegg and has become a huge advocate for reform of the education system and promoting school to be more affordable and relevant and inclusive in today’s tech-driven economy. His passion behind this cause in infectious. Crazy to think a few short decades ago we toiled in the world of ‘special interest publishing’ at the likes of Ziff-Davis but that turned into a treasure trove of learnings, contacts and more and led to even great heights for Dan as he went to run CNET, Yahoo and other businesses before turning to Chegg. I caught up wit...
2022-05-3132 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Heini ZachariassenThe Look Back catches up @Heini Z. - who I worked with in the security software market while he was still living in his hometown of Denmark - only to later find him pop up as Founder and CEO of Vivino living in the California Bay Area. Vivino is a great success story and the #1 wine review site but he's also a passionate promoter of entrepreneurship and advocate of new founders - see his podcast here: https://youtube.com/c/rawstartup and check out https://www.vivino.com/US/en Great conversation - and we weren't even drinking!
2022-05-2921 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Randy AdamsRandy has founded nine venture-backed technology companies including an autonomous vehicle insurance company, a digital avatar company, two software-publishing companies, two Internet technology companies, an e-commerce company, and two celebrity-based digital media companies. He has published more than 30 consumer software applications that collectively have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, raised more than $100MM in venture and has had five successful start-up exits returning more than $10B to investors. He is credited with the creation of PDF and Acrobat, the first eCommerce site on the web, the first web browser on a phone, co-founding Funny Or Die and the...
2022-05-0734 min
Liftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Debbie GisonniIt’s wonderful to bring to the podcast a veteran and friend my our days in media tech who has pivoted only to find challenge, change and a new path. Today, the amazing Debbie Gisonni is the Founder of SELF POWER NOW and is a best-selling author and life coach who inspires people to make simple changes that radically improve self-awareness and success. With over two decades in corporate leadership and a parallel career as a wellness entrepreneur, Debbie has been a role model and was one of the first female publishers in the tech market for Network Computing and...
2022-04-1630 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Christina SeelyeWhat a great chat with Christina who I’ve known for forever > as the leader at My Software Company, then Maximum Games - and now she is CEO of Zordix AB, as well as founder and CEO of video game publishers Maximum Games and Modus Games, and development team Modus Studios. Maximum Games is an award-winning video game publisher with over 300 titles in its catalogue.
She’s also one of the few female leaders of a software company, and even in more select company if you count the number of female CEO’s running a gaming company but she...
2022-03-2736 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ron ConwayThey call him The SuperAngel. The Godfather of Silicon Valley - I think that’s a bit unfair since he’s not really that old - anyway, I just call him Ron. I’ve known him for years. Back when he was running a startup (Personal Training Systems) and not just investing in them (he’s run SV Angel since Internet 1.0). We had a great chat that covered all of this and much more. Please give a listen, share with a fellow entrepreneur or investor and subscribe: The Look Back with Ron Conway….
2022-02-2630 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jerry ColonnaJerry Colonna
CEO, Reboot.io
Check-in, Reboot > Grow Up
My former colleague Jerry Colonna is just a wonderful person to connect with for many reason including some insight and perspective - and a little grounding as it were. His words always land and his sharing is as challenging in tone as they are in revealing.
In this episode of The Look Back we revisit our time together as journalists (@CMP) and technology guys and traverse over to his successful run as venture investor which set him up for what is now hi...
2022-02-0936 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Greg WriterWe’re not in E-Commerce 101 anymore!
Marketing maestro and super e-commerce veteran Greg Writer shares his view of what’s going on in the world of e-commerce and why it rivals his passion for hang gliding for drama and excitement. We have a fun chat just days before the launch of his latest e-Commerce platform LaunchCart > check it out @ www.launchcart.com
2022-02-0225 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Philippe KahnTechnologist, Scientist and Mathematician and I met him and saw a swash-buckling entrepreneur. He had just left France with nothing but a few bucks in his pocket and a computer software program he brought to the West Coast Computer Faire in the early to mid 80s. He was essentially selling software from a table and demand started to grow. He couldn’t afford ads to promote his software, heck he even couch surfed at the home of former Byte (Magazine) Editor Jerry Pournelle and his Co (Borland) became a huge success as did his subsequent ventures and now he’s co...
2022-01-1535 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Brett JohnsonFrom Private equity to the Pitch - is just a part of the entrepreneurial journey Brett Johnson has traveled. And what a ride its been since I met Brett thru my relationship with Targus, a huge player in the computer case/accessories space, which his father built with aplomb. Brett had a turn at the helm before pivoting to his role as a modern-day Ted Lasso (owner of a soccer team - and now several investments in the Great Game) while running his investment shop. We had a fun Look Back and interesting stories and valuable lessons shared...
2022-01-0137 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Nicola CorzineNicola Corzine is the Executive Director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center where thousands of entrepreneurs have come thru its doors to gain a fundamental understanding and insights into building the next generation of great companies. No charge, No Equity = Big Impact. But beyond the platform, Nicola has personally led the development of the curriculum and directed the conversation in important new directions, many before they became mainstream #DiversityAndInclusion #MinotrityAccess2VC #CEOMentalHealth - aided by her strong background as entrepreneur and investor. And they are always looking for more great mentors, leaders as well. Give a Listen and Share...
2021-12-2930 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Anita GardyneAnita Gardyne is the better half of a husband and wife leadership team (sorry Bob) providing supplementary care services to companies as part of a competitive benefits offering. Think Child Daycare, Elderly Parent Care, etc. The product-market fit is innovative and solid, the pipeline deep and demand is strong. But everyday is a challenge, and its more difficult @Oneva than even a regular startup. But equally strong is Anita’s perseverance because the road for a female, African American run company still has added challenges to winning over the traditional VC, customers and partners. Is it getting better? Is he...
2021-12-1633 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Stephen BakerNew Podcast Alert! We're Shakin' n Bakin' with Stephen Baker on The Look Back with Keith Newman! It’s that CYBER MONDAY and BLACK FRIDAY time of year but was somehow able to pull technology industry analyst Baker from his catbird seat, where he's intensely surveying the shopping landscape, to share his views on the comings & goings of bits & brands & where future fortunes may lie. Mr. Baker is VP Industry Analysis at NPD. Let's get cookin' > hit us up @NewmanMediaStudios.com
https://anchor.fm/keith878/episodes/Stephen-Baker-e1akl8k
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2021-11-3040 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jeff MatthewsFrom Wall Street mover and shaker to fiction author, I was happy to track down former fund manager and friend Jeff Mathews, who closely watched the moving and shaking that was the PC industry from behind the lens of a stock trader and transitioned to a writer - an art he had been practicing as a blogger on financial matters but then took a stab at writing a book, first on legendary investor Warren Buffet and more recently (New Book Alert): "One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes.” Yup, its a unique pa...
2021-11-2242 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Carine SchneiderFinTech Fun! This week I had the pleasure of interviewing FinTech Executive and newly minted author Carine Schneider as we talked about the early days of FinTech and the coming explosion of access to private markets, which she lays bare in her book The Democratization of the Private Market - now available on Amazon.
Carine views the private market from her perch atop Astrella, an equity management software platform that facilitates shareholder stock plan data. It’s a blockchain powered Cap Table application that trumps all other services in simplicity, security and accuracy. Check it out at As...
2021-10-3121 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Gary BollesGary has been writing and talking about efficient organization and innovative business for years but not until a global pandemic has the need for his work been so great. In the latest episode of The Look Back, journalist, trend watcher, speaker and author Gary Bolles, opines on the Future of Work and the structure to properly build today’s New Company. His brand new book , The Next Rules Of Work: The Mindset, Skillset And Toolset To Lead Your Organization Through Uncertainty Is A Must Read + Must Listen. Lean In With Us Now.
2021-09-2631 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Russell GlassConquering the Head and Heart.
Russell took a break from running, running his mental health company, Ginger, which is in the middle of merger integration with Headspace, to share some of his thoughts on perseverance, purpose and making short putts. The former head of a lead gen marketing Co. called Bizo, which he sold to LinkedIn, is all about taking big steps and striving for the highest goals in his professional and personal life. Join me in the inspirational chat on the latest episode of The Look Back - and the insights shared by Russell.
2021-09-2129 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Robert ScobleBlogger = Podcaster - Visionary
Robert Scoble introduced many of us to the world of blogging and then showed us the potential of podcasts. It was his tech vision merged with media passion that created a great many pieces - and he still remains an evangelist for the latest and greatest. As colleagues at a place called PodTech and at subsequent junctures along the way we’ve had chance to share thoughts on tech and media futures, two of my favorite talk tracks. Check it out and let me know what you think! Peace out.
2021-09-1241 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Peter HoranPeter Horan is a successful media and tech entrepreneur with an illustrious career who has turned angel investor. What I enjoy most about Peter, a former colleague from our days @IDG, is his ability to dig into business strategy, objectives and divine the oncoming challenges way before they happen. His perspective is part professor, part entrepreneur while he takes a critical view of companies in his past as well as those he's investing in and is taking forward. I learn something in every exchange I have with him and hope you will enjoy our recent chat.
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2021-09-0634 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Stewart AlsopI just had one of my favorite Look Back interviews - with Legendary journalist, writer, turned investor Stewart Alsop (Twitch, TIVO, Sonos and many more investments). Stew recalls days @ InfoWorld, the famous conference he started (The DEMO Conference) and his famous newsletter (called PC Letter). He also answers Why @Elon banned him from buying a Tesla, and his answer to the question: Is @Zuck Evil? Give it a listen. Feel free to post a comment and share with a few friends.
2021-08-1937 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Steve ElkingtonElk, aka, PGA Tour Pro with the sweetest swing in golf, was a major force on the PGA Tour while winning a few majors, several tourneys and has now moved his career into golf instruction plus other related ventures.
With The Tour Championship, The Fortinet Championship and Ryder Cup all coming up soon, I sat down with Elk and got his view on the past, present, future....and some great golf tips!
Make sure you check out his web-based training app/site @ www.secretgolf.com
2021-08-0729 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Tiffani BovaMy latest guest, Salesforce Evangelist Tiffani Bova, has grown from a roll-up the sleeves sales rep into the foremost authority on sales and growth strategy for modern companies. I sat down with the former channel executive and Gartner analyst turned Salesforce Evangelist to tap into some wit, wisdom and a little Ohana spirit.
Tiffani’s new book is a must read! GROWTH IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business.
2021-07-2645 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Bob EvansSuch a treat to virtually grab trend spotter, master of pithy prose and my first editor @CRN Bob Evans for a sit-down on The Look Back. We review that windy path that included his run as head of Computer Reseller News then, Information Week, and now Cloud Wars, along with a deep dive into his latest and perhaps best suited role (Grandpa).
2021-07-0839 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Richard Miles: From Software Marketing Pioneer to Africa and BackBefore the age of digital downloads, SaaS and streaming there were these huge boxes filled with disks and these boxes were sold at retail stores and via mail order shops - lol - no, really they were. Then it all changed and we used email and other web-based forms of communication to drive sales. The sage veteran of these marketing battles for the customer's attention were forged by the likes of my old friend Richard Miles. Richard was not only a leading marketing consultant in this era but also an innovator and builder of astute marketing practices. And then...
2021-06-2443 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Tim BajarinThe Look Back sits down with old friend Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies, a research firm he has led for more than 40 years!!! And from the catbird seat that allowed him to review products and game plans with the top executives of Apple, IBM, Intel, Toshiba and many more. Tim shares the good, bad and ugly over the last few decades and takes a peek into emerging offerings from the worlds of mobile and virtual reality. As much fun as we had over the last few decades, Tim and I agree, the Future is going to be fun too!
2021-06-1546 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Jay SamitThe Look Back sits down to discuss Past, Present and Future Proofing with multi-industry entrepreneur Jay Samit. Jay is an old friend of ours and former music, tech and software executive. He is also stoked about his new best-seller(“FutreProofing” and his prior killer read “Disrupt You”). In our chat, Jay shares a slew of stories about the his time in the music industry, from the Beatles to Napster, along with the rise of music downloads, NFT, Crypto and what it takes to become successful in your own business. So many great tips and insights for budding entrepreneurs.
2021-06-0451 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Mark CubanBefore he bought the Dallas Mavericks and took them to a championship and before he was tapped lead shark on top rated tv show Shark Tank Mark Cuban was a networking reseller, coding and connecting companies to networks and we gave him a column at CRN, the tech newspaper I was working on at the time. We cover the round trip and more on The Look Back. come along for a fun ride with America’s #1 Entrepreneur.
2021-05-2830 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.More About the Look Back PodcastAbout The Look Back podcast. Candid conversations with movers and shakers. Nostalgic sprinkled with insights and maybe a laugh or two. Hope you will listen, share, and most of all -- enjoy.
2021-04-1202 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Bobby NapiltoniaA catch up convo with Bobby Napiltonia as he shares his view from the cockpit of Salesforce Twilio Creative Labs and more. Talk about ‘built for speed’. That’s Bobby. Glad he could slow down for our podcast!
2021-04-1246 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Casey HughesHe transformed the industry once - coaching retailers how to sell tech while teaching tech how to sell to traditional retail (former exec with Merisel, Kenfil, HP and many other places). And he continues to transform businesses by advising, consulting and helping others find truth through trust. The passion to find a better path still burns inside this amazing innovator.
Check us out - you won’t be sorry.
2021-04-0539 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Ed ColliganThe most suspenseful roller coaster ride of tech has been the evolution of the smartphone and Ed had a huge role in the formation of this amazing industry segment. In the beginning, there was Palm (among others) with amazing tech and UI, and then Handspring, both places where Ed played a major role in directing product, sales and marketing. Come go on a fun ride with us as Ed shares historical perspective to one of the greatest innovations in tech, along with other insights that are compelling and instructive.
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2021-04-0529 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Heidi RoizenHeidi was the head of T-Maker software - remember them back in the '80s, baby? It was a great word processing program for the Mac - back in the daze when there weren’t many women CEO’s in software or tech. Heidi offers a nostalgic look back to those times with a mix of fun stories and lessons in building teams, tech and a maniacal focus, as a company, on user satisfaction. She readily admits to using many of those criteria as she advises startups in her role as a VC.
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2021-04-0536 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Kathy KolderThe Look Back sits down with Kathy Kolder, the amazing Co-Founder of the iconic computer superstore chain Fry’s Electronics (which just closed down after 36 years in business). We talk about the evolution of computer products and bringing chips to the increasingly tech-nerd public, along thoughts on being a female executive in the early days of the tech industry.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/amazing-career-kathy-kolder-co-founder-frys-keith-newman/
2021-03-2535 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Marty MaznerMeet my mentor Marty Mazner. I met him in the early daze of the PC Software industry. He was running marketing at AshtonTate (dBase) and later founded Frameworks. But he was also a publisher in the special interest media days as head of Ziff Davis/West. He’s a brilliant marketer and entrepreneur and unstoppable idea machine. We cover some fun turf.
2021-03-2533 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Dave FreemanA long overdue update with computer industry legend Dave Freeman, a computer retailing pioneer, a tech collector and social impact photographer. We talk about the early days of computer industry and some huge milestones that Dave and his peers ushered in to the Silicon Valley.
http://www.thepcmuseum.net/newspage.php?RECORD_INDEX(news)=7
2021-03-2540 minLiftoff with Keith Newman: For Founders looking for a new growth playbook and further inspiration.Chris YehWhat a great pleasure to have a sit down with author and super Angel turned VC Chris Yeh. The former graduate of Harvard and Stanford, and author of Blitzscaling shares insights and cheat codes on everything from startup investing and ramping up business to cooking up awesome meals for his family while talking hoops.
Give it a listen.
https://chrisyeh.com/
https://www.blitzscalingvc.com/
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