Martin Cloake | Digital Thread Podcast | Momenta

Continuous Operator Improvement

In this week's episode, Ken Forster speaks with Martin Cloake, CEO of Raven.ai, the automated contextualization and OEE software for manufacturers. Raven is Momenta's most recent venture investment. Martin has over 20 years in industry leadership roles across manufacturing, data science, intellectual property, and operations management. 

Martin is an award-winning technology entrepreneur, holds multiple patents, and is a proliferative writer on topics such as Industry 4.0, leadership, manufacturing, and augmented management. He holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.

Discussion Points:

• What would you consider to be your "Digital Thread"?
• You spent 15 years in Industry before starting Raven. What are the top three insights you gleaned from this time relative to IoT?
• You founded Raven.ai in 2015. What inspired you to co-create this company?
• Raven's value proposition is described as "automatic contextualization and OEE software for manufacturers." For the lay people among us, can you describe OEE and discuss what "automated contextualization" is in practice?
• What have been some of your notable use cases and wins?
• How do you know when an organization is ready to adopt your solution, and what best practices have you seen in realizing that potential value?
• Where do you find your inspiration?