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How To Overcome The Innovation Antibody Of Impossible S12 Ep15

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney
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As with any idea, taking that spark and turning it into a product and a company runs into a never ending set of challenges. Early in the process, the innovation antibodies will come out in force. The one innovation antibody response that creates pause is when people you respect say that your idea is impossible. Should you go forward?

In this weeks show, guest David Levine, shares his personal story of going from being part of the innovation efforts at Hewlett-Packard and Vodafone to finding himself becoming an entrepreneur so that he can realize his idea. A role he never thought he would see himself doing.

The topics covered in this weeks show include:

  • What's it like to go from large corporate role to start-up?
  • What did you learn from the large corporate experience?
  • What was the spark that led to you becoming an entrepreneur?
  • What was the innovation antibody that you ran into early in the process?
  • How did you overcome it?
  • What was your biggest surprise over the last four years of being an entrepreneur?
  • What new technologies (other than your companies) are you excited about?

About David Levine:

Daivd Levine is the CEO of Computer Vision and Machine Learning startup DigitalBridge. Until recently, he was the Global Head of the Connected Car at Vodafone Group following 4 years of leading Automotive BizDev at Europe's leading traffic and navigation company. He worked for HP for 7 years within the Corporate Ventures Group

Listen to this weeks show: How To Overcome The Innovation Antibody Of Impossible S12 Ep15.

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.


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