Tail-winds and cheers!
Long before artificial intelligence dominated startup pitches, Glenn Lurie watched another technology wave reshape an industry. Those lessons now inform how he screens companies at the San Francisco venture firm where he is General Partner, according to reporting in The AI Journal. The story begins with the Motorola ROKR in 2005, a phone that included […]
Not every company that wants to go public should, and Gregg Jaclin has built a business model that reflects that view. The founder of Exchange Listing LLC screens prospective clients closely, according to a BBN Times feature on how he runs his listing advisory practice. “It’s really about making sure you’re betting on the jockey,” […]
A single decision reshaped the trajectory of Michael Polk’s career leaving Procter & Gamble after three years to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School. Polk had spent his early professional years in manufacturing and research roles, first supervising a papermaking machine in Pennsylvania and then working in research and development in Cincinnati, Ohio. He […]
Rocket Doctor connects physicians with patients through a digital marketplace that pairs virtual consultations with AI-assisted intake and documentation tools. On August 18, the company added a new layer to that model: a provider network agreement giving it contracted access across commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage, workers’ compensation and auto medical claims in the United States. […]
Highly credentialed professionals surround many wealthy families, yet those families often lack a clear view of how the pieces of their financial lives connect. Michael Gold, founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, Connecticut, has built his career around this overlooked problem. Gold argues that competence was never the issue. A family’s […]
Mohammed Jameel and Prince Turki Al-Faisal: A Friendship Traced to 2006 When Prince Turki Al-Faisal spoke at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 20th anniversary reception for The Jameel Gallery, he didn’t start with the gallery. He started with an invitation, extended to him personally two decades earlier for the gallery’s original inauguration. Prince Turki Al-Faisal […]
Justin Fulcher had barely settled back into life in Charleston, South Carolina when COVID-19 arrived in early 2020, upending assumptions about how healthcare should be delivered. Telehealth, a concept he had spent nearly a decade convincing skeptical doctors to adopt across Asia, suddenly stopped being optional for providers around the world. Justin Fulcher responded by […]
Justin Nelson does not just measure his own success at JP Morgan Private Bank. He measures it through the growth of the twenty-person team he leads as Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team. Nelson, who oversees more than fifteen billion dollars in assets, said building capable colleagues matters as much to […]
Every new wave of technology brings its share of overpromising, and government AI is no exception. Justin Fulcher, a technology founder and former Pentagon advisor, has spent much of his recent commentary trying to separate genuine progress from marketing noise, arguing that discipline in implementation matters more than any claim about a tool’s raw capability. […]
Financial firms hunting for skilled workers may be missing an obvious source of talent. Justin Nelson, a Managing Director at JP Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, says neurodiverse candidates, including many on the autism spectrum, are routinely passed over despite abilities that fit the demands of wealth management work. Justin Nelson leads the Asset Management […]
