Eric Saint Andre is a leading expert in design thinking, innovation, business model innovation, new business design and startup acceleration. He is the Founder and Managing Director of ASA Advisory Services, a leading Innovation Consultancy based in Singapore and also the founder of Augmented Tribe, a tech startup offering an Innovation Platform to…

Arnaud Rubeck is an entrepreneur and management professional with over 10 years of experience. Currently, he is the founder & CEO of TripTax. Arnaud’s expertise spans a range of areas including strategic planning, operations consulting, and project management. He also has a strong interest in AI, fintech, blockchain, travel and food tech.…

Ignacio Gabaldon is an engineer and entrepreneur. He is now leading Igeneris Ventures, the Venture Builder branch of Igeneris working with a team to create a curated pipeline of startups that serve both Europe and Latin America from their office in Madrid, Spain.بقلم Andries De Vos

In part 2 of our VB Map Podcast with Apoorva Ruparel,, we dig into how philosophical questions and human history can inform the creation of startups in the Web2-Web3 world: The role of standardization in scaling anything (religion, F&B, startups!) and the conditions needed for scaling, Categorizing human needs helps product strategists synthesize p…

Apoorva Ruparel is a serial Entrepreneur with 3 successful exits, angel investor, 500 Global Mentor. Apoorva is a Partner at Venturerock, a digital venture capital platform and ecosystem of founders, backers & builders building the next generation of global tech companies. He has over 20 years of experience in Enterprise Sales, Angel Investing, Fun…

In this week’s episode of the VB Map Podcast we’re going to dive into the eCommerce venture building landscape in South East Asia and India. Our guest is Archit Anand, the founder and CEO of Omnirio, a plug-and-play e-commerce platform serving hundreds of brands. Archit has been working in the eCommerce industry in SEA and India since 2015 and has …

This week on the VB Map podcast Slash CEO Andries de Vos sat down to talk with Rahul N. Bhardwaj. An entrepreneur and product engineer himself, Rahul is an investor and advisor to a number of companies. He is the co-founder and COO of Junglee Games, a company that created top-grossing games like Junglee Teenpatti and Junglee Rummy. Check the key to…

Jori Clijmans is a partner of XLR8, a Belgium based accelerator of B2B technology and enterprise startups. He is the co-founder of the Belgium-based venture studio 0smosis, which created and spun off multiple venture-backed startups in collaboration with corporate partners. Jori has a deep innovation and product consulting background and is uniquel…

Thomason Chan is a Lifetime Entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Singapore-based Great Full, a cloud kitchen platform. Podcast host, Slash CEO Andries De Vos and Thomason Chan cover a great deal of topics, such as: Measuring success and catching the industry wave to ensure success What a co-founder needs to have in them to succeed How venture buil…

Usman Sheikh is the Managing Director of High Output Ventures, a seed-stage fund and startup studio investing in exceptional domains experts who are building the remote first companies of tomorrow. Usman is a serial entrepreneur, having built, operated, and sold companies over the last 15 years. The conversation centers around: Adjusting your minds…

Mario Baumann is an entrepreneur, marketer and investor. He has had a front row seat on how the gaming industry has exploded in the last 15 years, working for the iconic World of Tanks game as the first overseas employee. He has a deep expertise in licensing deals for the gaming industry, ecommerce, entertainment, FinTech and Adtech. Over the last …

VB Map Podcast is a weekly series where Slash CEO Andries De Vos speaks to brilliant minds in the venture building space to understand their challenges, insights and the impact of venture building on corporate innovation. In this episode the guest of Andries is Nick Martin, the CEO of Mission.Plus, a digital innovation studio that combines engineer…

Marko Oksanen is the CEO of Helsinki-based corporate venture builder called Coventures. Coventures is building game-changing ventures and corporations by combining corporate assets and know-how with the venture building of skilled entrepreneurs. Marko's experience ranges from co-building one of the most successful growth entrepreneurship movements …

Sebastian Mueller is the co-founder of MING Labs, a digital business builder with offices across three continents. They help companies with their digital transformation and occasionally build their own startups. What are the benefits of venture builder teams? What does the growth and scale of such teams look like? How to balance client consulting w…

Chia Jeng Yang is a Principal at Saison Capital. The latter is the arm of Credit Saison, one of Japan's largest consumer credit companies, investing in seed to series A companies across Southeast Asia and India. About this episode: The episode will cover the unbundling and rebundling of VCs (Venture Capital, Risk capital, Business building) and how…

Shaun Hon is the Director of Rainmaking corporate innovations venture studio. Rainmaking is a startup incubator that launches startups in partnership with large companies, builds them into a solid business and eventually exits them. It has 13 offices across 3 continents. Shaun has a diverse background both as a VC and as an engineer. Previously, he…

Hugh Mason is the co-founder and CEO of JFDI, a Singapore-based accelerator that has built over 70 startups since 2012. Hugh has a colorful background as serial entrepreneur, in the broadcast industry, software and technology, as well as investor and university lecturer. About this episode: In this episode we will cover Hugh’s experience of running…

We continue our insightful conversation with Hugh Mason, the co-founder and CEO of JFDI, a Singapore-based accelerator that has built over 70 startups since 2012. About this episode: In this episode we will cover the problems of the VC market, current trends, methodologies of running an accelerator (Corporate startup Business building) and much mor…

Valerian Fauvel is the co-founder of Jumanji Studio, a Singapore-based startup studio building solutions to accelerate the world’s transition towards a sustainable future. About this episode: In this episode, we will talk about the company’s philosophy, the challenges of the sustainability industry (Corporate startup, Company building, Business bui…

Björn Lindfors is a partner in Antler Singapore. Björn works with a global team dedicated to developing the next generation of world-changing companies and creating a global pipeline for top talents to pursue a career in entrepreneurship and innovation. About this episode: In this episode, we will discuss the best methods for attracting talent, the…

Matas Danielevicius is the co-founder of Whatnot Startup Studio, a venture studio focused on building scalable and investable corporate ventures that originate from Thailand. Whatnot brings in experienced teams and founders to create and operate corporate ventures and provide support services like legal, HR, and Fundraising. About this episode: In …

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Yoav Schlesinger, Principal, Ethical AI Practice at Salesforce. Check out more episodes at sunordic.org/podcast or on the platform of your choice! Yoav Schlesinger: LinkedInبقلم Kris Østergaard

Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Co-Founder of AI Sustainability Center, former Senior VP and Chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer at Ericsson and Henrik Henriksson, Chief Executive Officer at H2 Green Steel and former President and CEO of Scania. Both co-authors of Sustainability Leadership: A Swedish Approach to Transforming Your Company, You…

Dr. Robin Gaster, President of Incumetrics, data and evaluation consultancy that focuses on the intersection between technology, innovation, economics and politics and author of Behemoth, Amazon Rising: Power and Seduction in the Age of Amazon.بقلم Kris Østergaard

Jesper Drescher, serial entrepreneur and investor with vast knowledge of innovation in Africa, chairman of 3 African tech companies and author of Digital Africa: Investing in Africa’s Most Untapped Sourceبقلم Kris Østergaard

Alka Roy, Founder of Responsible Innovation and AI Project, set up AT&T’s first 5G lab in the Bay Area, serves on Linux’s Foundation Trusted AI Community, holds 5 patents for policy and security frameworks, and is a speaker and writer on responsible innovation. Listen to more episodes at sunordic.org/podcast…

Cennydd Bowles is the author of Future Ethics and founder of responsible design and futures studio NowNext. He has been a contributor to the BSI’s Responsible Innovation steering group and a reviewer for MIT Press. Cennydd has nearly two decades of experience advising companies including Twitter, Samsung, Accenture, and the BBC.…

Alexander Rose is Executive Director and Secretary to the Board of The Long Now Foundation since 01997. He holds an arts honors degree from Carnegie Mellon University in industrial design, founded the robotics company Inertia Labs, builds combat robots that have won more than six world championships, and has written for or appeared in media such as…

Robert Chesnut is the former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. He also has a background as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Chegg, Senior Vice President eBay and Assistant United States Attorney. Rob holds a Law degree from Harvard and is the bestselling author of Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead An …

Matt Stoller is a former Fellow at the Open Markets Institute, author of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy and the newsletter BIG. He is a former Senior Policy Advisor and Budget Analyst for the Senate Budget Committee and worked in the U.S. House of Representatives on financial services policy. His writing has appeared…

Dan Toma, Co-Founder of OUTCOME, Member of Accelerating Digital Transformation Work Group at World Economic Forum, Co-Author of The Corporate Startup and Innovation Accounting. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://weareoutcome.co/ SingularityU Nordic: https://sunordic.org/ Singularity University: https://su.org/…

Dr. Shlomy Kattan is the Chief Advancement Officer of XPRIZE Foundation. He is also a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners, co-founder of Kudo Learning and a former consultant with Boston Consulting Group as well as founder and editor-in-chief of Berkeley Review of Education. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www.xprize.org/a…

David G. White Jr., PhD, is partner and Co-Founder at Ontos Global and a cognitive anthropologist, in conversation with Kris on new approaches to organizational culture and change based on emerging science of the cultural mind.بقلم Kris Østergaard

Dmitry Kaminskiy is co-founder and General Partner at Deep Knowledge Group, which invests in early-stage startups focused on human longevity (within artificial intelligence, personalized medicine and gerontology). He is also Head of International Development of the Secretariat for UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity ; a frequent speaker …

Jeremiah Owyang, Disruptive Tech and Corporate Innovation Analyst and Co-Founder at Kaleido Insights in conversation with Kris Østergaard on COVID-19’s impact on technology, trends and innovation. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://web-strategist.com/blog/ SingularityU Nordic: https://sunordic.org/ Singularity University: https://su.…

Ryan Bethencourt, CEO of sustainable plantbased pet food company, Wild Earth, founder of Sustainable Food Ventures and Co-Founder of the leading global biotech accelerator, IndieBio, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how the disruption of food will transform the world. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth…

Thierry Botter, Head of Airbus Bluesky, Deputy Head of Central R&T at Airbus and a Strategic Advisor to the European Commission, discussing Quantum Technologies with Kris Østergaard and why Airbus is exploring the cutting edge of technology in quantum computing to create the future of aerospace. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www…

Sally Dominguez is an innovation activator and mindset strategist who has pioneered the ADVENTUROUS THINKING methodology. She is a former judge on ABC TV’s “New Inventors”, co-host of upcoming Foxtel show "Aussie’s Greatest Inventions That Changed the World" and author of the upcoming book, "EPIC Resilience". She and Kris Østergaard speak about how…

Robert C. Jacobson, author of Space is Open for Business, entrepreneur, advisor, past Principal at Space Angels and notable for his involvement in The Solar Library and The Lunar Library missions, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how and why space is both an accelerant of innovation and a key player in solving the global grand challenges. Ho…

Michele Zanini, Co-Founder of MLAB and Co-Author of Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how to create an organization that's fit for the future and fit for human beings. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelezanini SingularityU Nordi…

Thomas Ramsøy, Founder and CEO of Neurons Inc and Applied Neuroscience Company, author of bestseller book, Leading Transformation, former Head of Research at Copenhagen Business School, with a PhD on the neurobiology of healthy ageing, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on the neuroscience of uncertainty, creativity and innovation. Host: https://…

Brian Solis, 8x bestselling author, digital anthropologist and Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce in conversation with Kris Østergaard on the concept of employing an AI futurist and how to navigate the Post-Corona world also dubbed as the Novel Economy by Brian. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www.briansolis.com/ Singulari…

Steve Brown, former Futurist and Chief Evangelist at Intel Corporation and author of the recent bestseller, The Innovation Ultimatum, in conversation with Kris Østergaard about digital transformation and the six core technologies that, according to Steve, will transform the next 10 years dramatically. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https…

Fredrik Östbye, Group Vice President & Head of FutureLab at Grundfos, largest pump manufacturer in Denmark, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on his recipe for radical digital transformation in a legacy organization which eventually made his job obsolete and allowed him to pivot his career, team and organization to a new direction. Host: https:/…

Pascal Finette, Co-Founder at be radical and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how and why companies should use open innovation to structure their businesses, giving room to explore radical new frontiers while still keeping their core intact. Host: https://krisoestergaard.c…

Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science & Technology studies at Harvard Kennedy School and author of “The Ethics of Invention”, in conversation with Kris Østergaard, on ethics in a technologically accelerating world, how to mitigate unintended consequences of one's innovations and the danger of technological determinism. Host: https://kri…

Brian David Johnson, Futurist, inventor of Threatcasting and Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on the dark side of technology, what threatcasting is about and why it is an important tool for organizations to ensure their innovations are not weapon…

Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree and author of The Innovator’s Spirit, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how he and his team led the LED lighting revolution that drove the obsolescence of the Edison light bulb and did what everybody talks about: Disrupting an industry. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ Guest: https://www.chuckswoboda.com/ S…

Brendan Ives, Head of Division X, the growth and innovation arm of telco Telia Company, in conversation with Kris Østergaard on how to set up an X division in a large corporate with the aim to invent the future. Host: https://krisoestergaard.com/ SingularityU Nordic: https://sunordic.org/ Singularity University: https://su.org/…