Risk, Metrics, and Venture Capital: 10 key takeaways on what your innovation process should look like

On December 8th I had the amazing opportunity to join the group that is at the avant-garde of corporate innovation. I was invited to share my perspective on Venture Building and Portfolio Management at the Innov8rs Connect Conference from my experience as a startup founder.

I remember exactly one year ago, I was watching these exact talks, with awe, amazement, and brightness in my eyes, like a child seeing the Avengers in action for the first time.

And it really moved and humbled me to then see a couple of these same “idols” actually watching my talk this time and coming later to connect and exchange ideas.

I wrote this article to share the key takeaways from my talk Innovation Metrics: Building Ventures and Managing Portfolios from a Risk Perspective for those that could not attend.

And also as a thank you to all the innovators that inspired and taught me so much throughout this journey that brought me to where I am now.

So let’s get to it:

“Metrics are the instruments to take the calculated risks necessary to step ever further into the unknown of innovation.”