Podcast #153 Purpose-Driven Investing

Corporate Innovation and Purpose-Driven Investing

In this week’s podcast, Ken Forster interviews Jay Onda, Corporate Venture Capital Advisory Board member for the National Venture Capital Association, Jay has been at the forefront of innovation, technology, and design for nearly two decades. - working with corporations and governments globally to inspire, teach, and coach organizations looking to embrace innovation-best practices.

Jay most recently led Startup Investments for Orange Silicon Valley focusing on AI, Machine Learning, Connectivity, 5G, Logistics and Smart Cities, B2B Enterprise, and Impact-related themes. Prior, Jay was a founding member of Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley where he served as Venture Partner and Director of Strategic Investments. He has a deep passion for usability and user-centric design and has used this to help scale innovation in multi-national corporations and accelerate startups.

Some of the discussion points during this interview were:

• What would you consider to be your digital thread?
• What does corporate venturing mean to you, and how do you see it interacting with innovation and startups?
• What is the difference in the approach to corporate venturing and innovation between East and West?
• What are some of the key topics these days for corporate venture capital?
• What best practices have you seen in driving the most impactful innovation?
• Which corporate venture capitalists are the most successful and why?
• What is next in corporate innovation for the next five to ten years?  
• What are the three things you look for in an early startup?
• What is next for you?
  

Jay's book recommendations are:

"The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business" by Erin Meyer

 "The Corporate Innovation in the 5th Era" by Matthew C. Le Merle and Alison Davis

Connect with Jay Onda via LinkedIn