William Herp President and CEO, Linear Air www.linearair.com/ Herp is the president and CEO of Linear Air, a company offering private air travel to executives and families with superior and personalized service. Linear Air offers flexibility and convenience not offered from big name airlines. Herp is also an Instrument Rated Commercial Pilot. I’ve thought about […]
BIF and Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes Founder and Chairman, TopCoder, Inc. http://www.topcoder.com/ Hughes is founder and chairman of TopCoder. TopCoder is the recognized leader in identifying, evaluating and mobilizing effective software development resources. Through its proprietary programming competitions and rating system, TopCoder recognizes and promotes the abilities of the best programmers around the world. Hughes also co-founded Tallán Inc. […]
BIGF and Robin Chase
Robin Chase, Founder and CEO, GoLoco www.goloco.org Chase is the founder and CEO of GoLoco. GoLoco is a service that helps people quickly arrange to share rides between friends, neighbors, and colleagues. GoLoco also helps share trip costs online. Prior to GoLoco, Chase co-founded and was CEO of Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing company. I […]
BIF and Ellen Levy
Ellen Levy Founding Managing Director, Silicon Valley Connect www.linkedin.com/in/ellenlevy Levy is currently the founding Managing Director at Silicon Valley Connect. She also serves as the Deputy Chair for the Global Health track within the Clinton Global Initiative; she is the Network Advisor to venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson; she is a consultant to the Kauffman […]
BIF and Stephen Lane
Stephen Lane Co-Founder and CEO, Item (design consultancy) www.itemnpd.com Lane co-founded Item Group and over two decades has built up a dynamic and entrepreneurial design and development firm. Steve focuses on defining and executing new initiatives, both corporate and long-range planning, capitalization and strategic partnerships. Lane thrives as an active leader in the design, entrepreneurial […]
BIF and Juan Fernando Santos
Juan Fernando Santos Chief Creative Officer, Studiocom (digital marketing agency) www.studiocom.com Santos is the creative director for Studiocom, where his responsibilities include leadership for the design team, user experience concept creation and strategic consulting for highly engaging interactive experiences. Prior to joining Studiocom, Santos was the chief creative and technical officer for iKioskos Communications Corporation, […]
BIF and Matt Mason
Matt Mason Author, The Pirate’s Dilemma and ex-pirate radio DJ The Pirate’s Dilemma Mason began his career as a pirate radio and club DJ in London, going on to become founding Editor-in-Chief of the magazine RWD. In 2004, he was selected as one of the faces of Gordon Brown’s Start Talking Ideas campaign, and was […]
BIF and Mavericks at Work
Bill Taylor Author, Mavericks at Work www.mavericksatwork.com/ Co-Author of Mavericks at Work, Taylor is a provocative and inspiring voice on the future of business – an agenda-setting writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who has shaped the global conversation about the best ways to compete, innovate, and succeed. As a cofounder and founding editor of Fast Company, […]
BIF and Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson Author "The Ghost Map" and founder Outside.in www.stevenberlinjohnson.com www.outside.in Johnson is the best-selling author of five books. His most recent work The Ghost Map tells the story of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London. Johnson is a contributing editor to Wired magazine and is a Distinguished Writer In Residence at the New […]
BIF and Jay Cohen
Jay Cohen Under Secretary for Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov Under Secretary Jay Cohen, vice Rear Admiral, USN Retired, serves as the Under Secretary, Science & Technology Directorate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Having led the US Office of Naval Research office for an unprecedented 5+ years, Admiral Cohen is […]
Business Innovation Factory
I’m at a conference up in Providence for the next 2 days, here at the Business Innovation Forum. I’m posting my notes from the talks, which are 15min sessions from great storytellers.
BIF and Jason Fried by Walt Mossman
Jason Fried (as interviewed by Walt Mossman) Founder and CEO, 37signals (web-based software and services) www.37signals.com Fried is the founder and CEO of 37signals. Fried is a passionate leader in the field of simple, clear, and elegant web-based user interface design. He spearheaded the concept, design, and development of Basecamp, 37signal’s web-based project management tool […]
BIF and Matt Cottam
Matt Cottam Cofounder and Principal – Tellart (design consultancy) www.tellart.com Cottam is a co-founder of Tellart and serves as the company’s CEO and creative director as well as being a part-time faculty at RISD (The Rhode Island School of Design.) At Tellart, Cottam uses information architecture and design methods to discover challenges, find opportunities for […]
BIF and Dean Esserman
Dean Esserman Chief of Police, City of Providence www.providencepolice.com An expert in community policing, Colonel Dean Esserman’s innovative approaches have revolutionized law enforcement since the late 1970’s. Esserman, a protégé of former New York City police chiefs William J. Bratton and Lee P. Brown, is using his community policing technique to transform Providence’s approach to […]
Futures of Entertainment 2
Last year I really enjoyed Futures of Entertainment, a 2 day conference up at MIT, all about transmedia entertainment. they are runningit again this year and details can be found on their site. I’ve gone and booked a ticket (assuming i can sort out the logistics). Last year I live blogged it, which considering each […]
Vint Cerf at the TV Festival
Vint Cerf: The Alternative McTaggert Vint gave an alternative McTaggert speech this year. The official one was by Jeremy Paxman on Friday, discussing the future of TV and the trust situation it currently finds itself in. Vint gave a slight variation on the same speech I saw at Google earlier in the year, calling out […]
Ian Clarke, Freenet, Revver and Thoof
Ian Clarke Freenet and Revver Founded Revver to help copyright holders get paid for their work. copyright cannot be controlled onthe web – the web is all about communication and Copyright is to prevent communications. Revver gave an incentive to create and spread videos. Has raised 10m$ in A&B rounds of financing. Many people have […]
ARGs and Meigeist
Licorice Film Hazel Grian and Jonathan Williams About: started as a marketing tool. First key one recognised was The Beast, where cryptic messages led people to the web and a whole different story. Hazel cam it to from the POV of a film maker and story teller. Wanted to reach a larger audience. Wanted to […]
Open Rights Group Pres
ORG talk Some notes from the ORG presentation: Too many things are not caught til too late – far easier to tackle things earlier. ORG formed to tackle things earlier, to campaign on digital issues. Based on EFF. Formed when Suw Charman said she would like to organise something in the UK, but only if […]
BBC Backstage Edinburgh TV Unfestival
I’m in Edinburgh today for the TV Unfest, an unconference based all around TV, as an adjunct to the Media Guardian TV Festival.