Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast
By Ty Findley
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Episodes: 118
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The podcast where heavy industrial industries meet the venture capital ecosystem. Interviewing thought-leading investors and founders to better understand the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for digital industrial innovation.
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117. John Somers (AEM) + Matt Abeles (ABC) - Plowing Innovation Ahead to CONEXPO 2026
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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116. Mark Schwartz, Trimble - The Best Kept $2.31B ARR Secret Bridging the Physical and Digital Divide
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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115. John Jacobs, JE Dunn - The 10-Year Foundation: How JE Dunn Built a Data Blueprint for the AI Era
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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114. Joe Foster, Holman Robotics - Launching an End-to-End Robotics Solution Within a 100 Year Old Global Automotive Services Leader
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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113. Alice Leung, Brick & Mortar Ventures - Building Out the Future of Construction Tech
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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112. Mark Hawkins, Venture/Operating Partner - Industrial Innovation Through a CFO's Lens
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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111. Rachael Ferrera, Zachry Construction - Breaking Ground: The Future of Horizontal Construction
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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110. Aaron Toppston, GS Futures - Building the Future of the Built Environment
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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109. Jake Brown, NFI - Innovating Supply Chain & Logistics since 1932
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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108. Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps - Diverge's Mission to Build the Future of the AEC Industryuture
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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107. Dan Renouard + Rodd Langenhagen, Baird - Intersection of Industrial Innovation and Capital Markets
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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106. Troy Ryley, Echo Global Logistics - The Road Ahead for US/Mexico Cross-Border
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May 19, 2025 |
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105. Ian Kinne, Hillwood - Building a "Mobility Innovation Zone"
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May 05, 2025 |
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104. Dave Anderson, Supply Chain Ventures - Where Supply Chain VC Began
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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103. All-In Supply Chain Innovation 4.0
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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102. Dave Katzman, PTC - Onshape to PTC, a Manuf. Innovation Journey
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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101. Kristina Nilsson, J.P. Morgan - Applied Technology in 2025
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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100. Peter J. Holt, HOLT Group - Ironspring Ventures 5 Year Lookback + Lookahead
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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99. Josh Kanner, Oracle - The Impact of AI in Construction
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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98. Nick Kim, Upfront Ventures - SoCal's Industrial Innovation Resurgence
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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97. Sivan Zamir, Xylem - Building a More Water-Secure World
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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96. Craig Fuller, Freightwaves - RIP Great Freight Recession
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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95. Dave Yuan, Tidemark - Dominating Control Points in VaaS
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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94. Usman Shuja, Bluebeam - Ai in AEC
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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93. Zach Fredericks, Primary Venture Partners - Road Ahead for Supply Chain
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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92. Elisabeth Reynolds, MIT - The USA Manufacturing Agenda
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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91. Chris Ott, Creative Blue - Strategic Storytelling in Industrial Innovation
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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90. Zeeza Cole, BCV - Industrial Renaissance
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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89. Jack Garza, SVB - The State of Hardware-as-a-Service
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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88. Addis Goldman & Brady Helwig, Special Competitive Studies Project - National Action Plan for Advanced Manufacturing
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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87. Jonathan Campbell, Campbell Companies - Moving the Dirt World Forward
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May 28, 2024 |
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86. Sarah Liu, Fifth Wall - Building a Built World Network Effect
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May 20, 2024 |
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85. Reilly Brennan, Trucks Venture Capital - Transportation Innovation Rolls On
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May 13, 2024 |
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84. Jason Pritzker, Fifty Three Stations - Bridging Legacy Industry and Venture Capital
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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83. Leo Polovets, Susa + Humba Ventures - Intersection of Deep Tech & American Dynamism
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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82. Paul Kwan, General Catalyst - The Case for Global Resilience
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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81. All-In Supply Chain Innovation 2.0
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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80. Anna Farberov, PepsiCo Labs - CPG Innovation Meets Digital Industrial
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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79. Maggie Kenefake, Iron Prairie Ventures - Industrial Tech in America's Heartland
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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78. Matt Trotter, Stifel Venture Bank - Venturing into 2024
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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77. Chris Stern, Trimble Ventures - Connect & Scale
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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76. Vijen Patel, The 81 Collection - Innovating Un-sexy Industries
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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75. Emily Fritze, The Westly Group - Growth Environment for Industrial, Energy, Buildings, and Mobility Innovation
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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74. Marianne Wu, Congruent Ventures - Industrial Tech is Climate Tech
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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73. Ryan Kelly, AMT - The Next Decade in Manufacturing
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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72. Scott Wolfe, Levelset - The State of Builtworld Innovation
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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71. Tom Chi, At One Ventures - Accelerating a Net Positive Industrial Economy
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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70. Nate Williams, UNION Labs - Deeptech, Where What is Meets What Could Be
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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69. Brian Laung Aoaeh, REFASHIOND Ventures - Refashioning a More Sustainable Supply Chain
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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68. Rick Zullo, Equal Ventures - Having a Prepared Mind
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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67. Esteban Reyes, Zenda Capital - Redefining Underserved Industries in the US and LATAM
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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66. Alex Moazed, Applico - The Rise of the Distributor
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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65. Sujeet Chand, Rockwell Automation - Industrial Automation and Controls, Powering Society
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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64. Kaushal Diwan, DPR - Evaluating and Investing in Construction Innovation
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May 30, 2023 |
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63. Ben Fife, GS Growth - What's Happening in Growth Stage for Industrial Innovation?
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May 22, 2023 |
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62. Karen Kerr, Exposition Ventures - The Infrastructure of Doing Business
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May 08, 2023 |
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61. Dennis Muilenburg, New Vista Capital - A Matter of National Security
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May 01, 2023 |
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60. Jim Adler, Toyota Ventures - Discovering What’s Next For Toyota
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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59. Sam Smith-Eppsteiner, Innovation Endeavors - The Super Evolution is Here
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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58. Katie Rae, The Engine - Tough Tech To Make a Positive Impact on the World
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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57. Steve Sloane, Menlo Ventures - "Cambrian Moment" in the Global Supply Chain
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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56. Manifest Conference 2023 - All-In Supply Chain Innovation
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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55. Alan Cohen, DCVC – DeepTech Tackling “The Other $80T in GDP”
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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54. Lior Ron, Uber Freight - Uber for Freight
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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53. Mike Droesch, Bessemer - Roadmap to Supply Chain Software
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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52. Katherine Boyle, a16z - American Dynamism
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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51. Lior Susan, Eclipse Ventures – Redefining physical industries and powering the ongoing industrial evolution
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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50. Torie Crown, Four More Capital - A Multi-Generational Outlook on Industrial Innovation
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May 23, 2022 |
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49. Byron Knight, Koch Disruptive Technologies - Corporate Industry4.0 at Scale
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May 02, 2022 |
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48. Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC - Breaking Down Climate Tech Within Industrials
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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47. Stacy Scopano, JE Dunn - Constructuring and the Construction Innovation Wave
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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46. Eric Spiegel - Industry4.0, Just Get Started!
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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45. Carl Bass - Maker Movement in 2022
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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44. Ankoor Patel, Kaleris - Rise of Rail
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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43. Jeff Immelt, NEA - Digital Industrial in 2022
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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42. Mike Zayonc, Plug & Play - Engaging Startups & Corporations to Fix the Global Supply Chain
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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41. Steve Taub, In-Q-Tel - Digital Industrial is a National Security Issue
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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40. Aaron Jacobson, NEA - The Golden Age of Industrial Automation
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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39. Sunil Nagaraj, Ubiquity Ventures - Investing in Software Beyond the Screen
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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38. BuiltWorlds 2021 Summit Panel - Build vs. Buy (or Partner?)
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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37. Tim Keebler, OpenView - Product-Led Growth in Industrials
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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36. Brentt Baltimore, Greycroft - Builtworld on the Horizon
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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35. Cutler Knupp, Haskell Dysruptek - Innovating the General Contractor
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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34. Chris Stallman, Fontinalis Partners - Reinventing the Way People and Goods Move
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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33. Sam Baker, Scale Venture Partners - Cognitive Apps are the Future of Work
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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32. Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka, Canaan - A Generalist VC or a Portfolio of Thematic Specialists
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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31. Ginger Rothrock, HG Ventures - When Industrial Innovation Meets the Physical World
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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30. Trevor Zimmerman, Blackhorn Ventures - Redefining Resource Efficiency in Industrial Sectors
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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29. Travis Connors, Building Ventures - A Better Builtworld
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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28. Bryan Dow, Stifel - A Capital Markets Outlook on Digital Industrial Innovation
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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27. Gina Chung, DHL - Creating The Logistics of Tomorrow
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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26. Mike Plasencia, Ryder Ventures - The Rapid Pace of Transportation & Logistics Innovation
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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25. Guy Perelmuter, GRIDS Capital - Deep Tech's "Present Future"
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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24. Cindy Revol, Perot Jain - The Rise of the Family Office
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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23. Ram Jambunathan, SAP.iO - Building a Corporate Innovation Platform
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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22. Julian Counihan, Schematic Ventures - Seeing sector shifts and adapting to shifts at the seed stage
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May 24, 2021 |
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21. Santosh Sankar, Dynamo Ventures - Supply Chain Sector Focus
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May 18, 2021 |
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20. Enno de Boer, McKinsey - Revitalizing Manufacturing
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May 10, 2021 |
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19. Tom Davis, Microsoft - Turbocharging Startup Growth Through Partnership
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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18. Brandi Bridges, P33 - Industry4.0 Takes an Ecosystem
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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17. David Hindley, Autodesk - Organic vs. Inorganic Growth in Industrials
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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16. Burcin Kaplanoglu, Oracle - How Big Tech is Shaping Industrials
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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15. Kris Lengieza, Procore - An Open Ecosystem Approach to Construction Innovation
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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14. Hugh Evans, Additive Manuf. Ventures Group - The Additive Revolution
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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13. Michael Young, CAT Ventures - The Evolution of Corporate Venture Capital
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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12. Zach Barasz, G2VP - The Rise of VC Specialization
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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11. Will O'Donnell, Prologis Ventures - The Future Of Commerce
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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10. Michael Keogh, Stanley X - 175 Year Old Industrial Innovator
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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9. David Wilson, Bechtel - Infrastructure = Less Dirt, More Data
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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8. John Tough, Energize Ventures - Lessons Learned from Two Waves of Industrial Innovation
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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7. Francisco Betti, World Economic Forum - Industry4.0 Taking the World Stage
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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6. Vivin Hegde, Hilti - Building an Innovative Future Within Construction
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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5. Bilal Zuberi, Lux Capital - Science-fiction to Science-fact Within Industrials
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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4. Dayna Grayson, Construct Capital - The Time is Now
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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3. Usman Shuja, Honeywell HCE - Digital Transformation Lessons Learned at both Fortune 100 and Startup Scale
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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2. Grant Allen, SE Ventures - Corporate Innovation Through Venture Investing
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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1. Rick Bullotta, IIoT Pioneer - An Introduction to Digital Industrial
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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0. Welcome to the Heavy Hitters Podcast
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Oct 24, 2020 |