Jul 15, 2022
Crossing the Chasm to AI, EV, GPS, Space & Incubators
Best of Tech 2022 - BRT S03 EP31 (130) 7-10-2022
Clips from Previous BRT Tech Shows in 2022
Things We Learned This Week
- Crossing the Chasm book (1990) has become part of the lexicon for Tech Industry knowledge, mass influence on Tech CEOs last 25 years, constant references - Chasm – early market vs. mainstream market
- 5 Stages of Adoption – Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Market Pragmatists, Late Majority, Laggards
- Spirit Electronics is veteran and women owned tech companyproviding satellite components to Aerospace and Defense industries
- Monarch Tractor is AgTech working towards a future with Clean Farming
- Farmer Jobs &Farmer Safety – tech assistance, more data, lower costs, less time on the tractor, more efficiency, & not around chemicals
- Knightscope makes AI Security Robotsthat monitor business & provide a physical deterrence to lower crime, bring peace of mind 24/7/365 & have already logged over 1 mil hours of service with paying clients across the U.S. in busy parking lots/structures, shopping malls, hospitals & corporate campuses
- Tech Incubator:startup incubator is a collaborative program for startup companies — usually physically located in one central workspace — designed to help startups in their infancy succeed by providing workspace, seed funding, mentoring and training.
- AZ State supporters of Tech: AZ Tech Council, The Flinn Foundation, NAU, ASU, UA, CEI Gateway Tech, AZ Bio, NACET – Moonshot, AZ Advances, & many funding VC & Angel groups – ATI, Desert Angels, Canyon Angels
- Onsemi & Fresscalewere a spinoff of Motorola, IPO in 2000, & makes tech for cars, power steering and AI sensors, plus more
- Skyline Robotics is a venture-backed AI, robotics, & industrial automation at-heights company.
- Ozmo is the premier industrial tool in automated window cleaning. By combining the expertise of engineers with inventive artificial intelligence technology, to design a robot that serves as an essential tool for building facade maintenance
Notes:
Clips from Previous BRT Tech Shows in 2022
BRT S03 EP28 (127) 6-26-2022 –
Crossing the Chasm & Tech Adoption w/ Geoffrey Moore
Guest: Geoffrey Moore
http://www.geoffreyamoore.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreyamoore/
https://twitter.com/geoffreyamoore
Bio:
Managing Director, Geoffrey
Moore Consulting
Venture Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners
Chairman Emeritus, TCG Advisors, Chasm
Institute and The
Chasm Group
Member of the Board of Directors of several pre-IPO
Companies
Books – Crossing the Chasm, Zone
to Win, Inside the Tornado, The Infinite Staircase, Escape Velocity
& more…
Geoffrey Moore is an author,
speaker, and advisor who splits his consulting time between
start-up companies in the Wildcat Venture Partners portfolios and
established high-tech enterprises, most recently including
Salesforce, Microsoft, Autodesk, F5Networks, Gainsight, Google, and
Splunk.
Clip from Seg. 3 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP18 (117) 5-1-2022 –
AZ Bio & Tech Incubators w/ Russ Yelton
Guest: Russ Yelton, Pres., Yelton & Associates
Immediate Past Chairman, AZBio Board of Directors
http://www.yeltonandassociates.com/
https://www.azbio.org/azbio-board-of-directors/russ-yelton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-yelton-46a9412/
Russ Yelton Bio:
Russ Yelton served as Chairman of the AZBio Board of Directors from January 2015 to December 2017. He has been an active board members since being elected in 2009.
He is currently president of Yelton and Associates. The firm provides economic development services as well as early stage business solutions. Yelton and Associates has experience both domestically and internationally and has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs to raise funding and bring their products to a variety of markets. The firm also has a long history of assisting municipalities with the development of co-work, incubators and accelerators as well as loan funds, student focused entrepreneurial programming as well as shared facilities.
Clip from Seg. 3 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP12 (111) 3-20-2022 –
Topic: Semiconductors & Cars w/ Rohan of On Semi
Guests: Rohan Raghunathan – Product Line Mgr – On Semi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-raghunathan-1542a94
Rohan graduated from ASU with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and also attended Cornell Univ for his MBA. Prior to working at On Semi in 2019, he was at Pwc as a Management Consultant in tech, and a Product Engineer at Microchip. He also had his own startup called Bioscope.
Onsemi:
Through both acquisition and robust internal development, onsemi has achieved leadership positions in several markets and technologies that fuel its growth, including automotive, industrial, and cloud power. In 2021, to better reflect its broad technology portfolio, differentiated product lines, and market leadership, ON Semiconductor rebranded itself as onsemi.
Though there is a new look and feel, the company’s roots are foundational. In 1999, Motorola spun off its standard products semiconductor business into an independent company called ON Semiconductor. Motorola had been a pioneer in transistors, especially for commercial applications. In fact, a Motorola transponder relayed the first words from the moon to Earth in July 1969. Motorola also pioneered the automotive electronics industry, from the first mobile radios in police cars in the 1940s to automotive electric controls and semiconductors in the 1970s.
Clip from Seg. 4 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP21 (120) 5-22-2022 –
Fighting Crime & Providing Security using AI Robots by Knightscope w/ William Santana Li
Knightscope – More coverage, at a lower price. Augment your existing security program at a fraction of the average rate for one 24-hour security post. The Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) are Made in the USA – Designed and Built in Silicon Valley by Knightscope – and offer security patrols as well as a physical presence that deliver real-time, actionable intelligence anytime and anywhere, giving you and your security team the ability to detect and react faster.
Knightscope security robots bring peace of mind 24/7/365 and have already logged over 1,000,000 hours of service with paying clients across the U.S. in busy parking lots/structures, shopping malls, hospitals and corporate campuses. Let them bring that experience to your doorstep. Eye-level, mobile surveillance provides unprecedented deterrence capabilities, increased awareness with a conspicuous physical presence, and high-quality evidence to prosecute criminals. The results speak for themselves.
William (“Bill”) Santana Li has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since April 2013. Mr. Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience from working in the global automotive sector and founding and leading a number of startups. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Li held multiple business and technical positions at Ford Motor Company across four continents.
Clip from Seg. 2 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP23 (122) 6-5-2022 –
Monarch Tractor Brings AgTech to Farming w/ Praveen Penmetsa
Guest: Praveen Penmetsa - CEO of Monarch Tractor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenpenmetsa
https://www.monarchtractor.com/leadership.html
Praveen Penmetsa has nearly two decades of hands-on experience in translating creative visions into products for startups to Fortune 50 companies alike. He co-currently serves as founder and CEO of Motivo Engineering, a product-engineering firm with clients in the Mobility, Energy, AgTech, and Aerospace sectors. Praveen holds an MSME in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
Monarch Tractor: Working Toward a Future With Clean Farming
Labor shortages, climate change, and food safety concerns create a multitude of challenges for farmers. Monarch Tractor provides a farmer-first approach to innovation, making each decision with our end user and their biggest challenges in mind. Our dedication to solutions for the farmer also means healthier solutions for the planet, for the consumer, and for the global food ecosystem.
Clip from Seg. 2 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP25 (124) 6-12-2022 –
BRT in Space with Satellite Components by Spirit Electronics w/ Marti McCurdy
Guest: Marti McCurdy - CEO of Spirit Electronics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marti-mccurdy-1083a936/
https://www.spiritelectronics.com/about-us/
Marti McCurdy, owner and CEO of Spirit Electronics, is a veteran not only of the semiconductor business but also of the United States Air Force. Marti’s focus as CEO is to serve the aerospace and defense industry for high reliability components. She exercises her engineering knowledge of space qualified flows and sophisticated testing to deliver flight class devices. Throughout her career as a business owner and most recent position as VP, Marti’s goal is to bring her high standard of customer service and cultivated relationships to serve the aerospace sector she is so familiar with. Marti holds a current patent and is a published author in ultrasonic applications.
Spirit Electronics is a certified veteran-owned, woman-owned value-added distributor of electronic components. Our product lines and value-added services offer power, memory, FPGAs, ASICs–everything you need to build out a high-reliability board that can perform in even the harshest environments. Spirit builds components for satellites, used in the aerospace and defense industries.
Clip from Seg. 3 - FULL SHOW: HERE
BRT S03 EP35 (134) 7-31-2022 –
Ozmo the AI Window Cleaning Robot by Skyline Robotics w/ Michael Brown
Guest: Michael Brown CEO of Skyline Robotics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-brownr1/
https://www.skylinerobotics.com/
Michael Brown, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Michael Brown joined Skyline as its Chairman of the Board in December 2020. In this role, Michael will serve as both a veteran strategic advisor and oversee the expansion of Skyline into the US market. Michael’s 35-year career has been focused on business services and distributions. Michael has led two previous companies with revenue over $100Million, both of which were sold to publicly traded companies.
Skyline Robotics was established with the idea of building a better tomorrow - today. Skyline brings together a group of innovative developers with a shared clear vision of a future in which robots assist humans in work and everyday activities. Our mutual knowledge is based on robotics, software engineering and mechatronics. We are taking an archaic industry such as window cleaning - which has remained the same since its inception more than a century ago - and giving it the breakthrough modernization it needs.
Skyline is a venture-backed AI, robotics, and industrial automation at-heights company. Skyline's first product, OZMO, focuses on industrial, high-rise window cleaning. Leveraging deep tech, OZMO is capable of making our partners more efficient while saving lives and taking humans out of high-risk situations. Skyline's HQ is located in Tel Aviv, with an office in NYC. Skyline has partnerships in both Israel and the USA and is backed by world-class investors from institutional to strategic profiles.
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