This Week in Innovation

Manil Uppel, Co-Founder, Delivery Solutions on Advice #Advice4Entrepreneurs

I'm starting a new series called #Advice4Entrepreneurs. I ask the same two questions to close out the interview: 1. What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs? 2. What skills that you use now do you wish you would have paid more more attention to back in college or the early part of your career?
This series are those last two questions.
 
Transcript
Jeff: One last question. What skills that you use today? W do you wish you would have paid more attention to back in the early part of your career or back in college?
Manil: I think I came from a corporate background, I used to work with Cisco, in tech-support consulting and then eventually sales for them. And then, we went, I went from there to having an app that delivers booze. So nothing prepared me for that switch.
But I think one thing that if I look back now is in my career, I didn't have a lot of  entrepreneurs and I was not exposed to that role. It was almost like for 15 years, I was in a corporate role and that's the only role I knew. And I never bothered to look beyond my book is all about habit for this company.
This is my mission. This is all I'm doing. No re so I think getting out of your comfort zone and [00:35:00] looking at other people and just engaging, with people who are different than you, and who are doing different things that helps us all. Much sooner. And also I think finding the right mentors, right?
You don't have to go figure everything out yourself. There are people who have seen this movie before. There are people who have started this movies and you don't have ad grade rules. I think, off hour, one hour with those people is really, save you a lot more time and effort.
These are things that I didn't do in my year and I. If I just explored more and Brendan Sergeant mender, that would have made maybe, I wouldn't have done maybe, I made I dunno, 15 mistakes. I probably wouldn't have made 25 then if I had some exposure there,
Jeff: wow. That's fantastic. I'm going to ask one followup question. So I lied one followup question on that, and I bet I know the answer to this. You mentioned lack of mentors, and I hear that from a lot of the kids that I've talked to in various colleges around these things. I'm curious how many people have re young people have reached out to you to ask, to be mentored or to ask for maybe a half hour of your time, just saying, Hey, I'm a young entrepreneur.
Give me three or [00:36:00] four thoughts or something. I'm just curious. How many kids have reached out to you?
Manil: Zero. The only my my school, I went to business school. And duke has a very good entrepreneurship program. So
Jeff: cost me some money in the final form, just so you know, and the bowl and when sentimental, but, oh,
Manil: But yeah but duke did have a an entrepreneurship.
With this, go to the alumni or now in entrepreneurship. And, they invited me to come and chat with, all of their students for their current class and stuff like that. So I think that was one thing I did last year and it was like highly fulfilling, but it was under their do banners in their facility to them, but nobody or Gallogly as commons and I'm trying to do something.
I have lots of say and it's very important, right? It's very important that you don't have to reinvent the wheel from scratch every time. It's
Jeff: well, you just have to have the guts to ask that's the point I want to get at. Interesting. Man, thanks.
Thanks for the time today. Very interesting stuff.
 

Fang Cheng, CEO & Founder on Building the Next Gen CX Automation Platform

Fang Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Linc, a conversational CX Automation platform built for retail that is focused on the conversation in commerce. Her focus is to create extraordinary customer experiences through conversation that span the customer lifecycle to grow revenue, reduce support costs, and increase sales conversions.
Linc is a CX Automation platform delivering pre-built customer experiences at scale and high-fidelity digital worker automations throughout the customer journey from pre-purchase to post-purchase, including solutions for brand awareness, consultative buying, buying assistance, order support, and customer retention.
Linc's platform empowers brands like Kimberly Clark, Carter's | Oshkosh, Levi's, Vineyard Vines, Thrive Market to provide 24/7 assistance on all conversational channels, including SMS, Facebook, Google’s Business Messages, WhatsApp, and Voice connected platforms, enabling anywhere engagement and support.
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Fang Cheng
CEO & Founder
Linc
www.letslinc.com
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
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Manil Uppal, Co-Founder, Delivery Solutions on Last-Mile Orchestration

Manil Uppal is Co-Founder of Delivery Solutions. Delivery Solutions is a SAAS based B2B white label solution that enables retailers to have Same Day Delivery, BOPIS, Curbside, Shipping & Post Purchase with a single API and global multi-provider network.
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Manil Uppal
Founder
Delivery Solutions
https://www.deliverysolutions.co
 Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
 
#lastmiledelivery, #samedaydelivery #BOPIS, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile, #lastmileorchestration,#curbside, #instorepickup, #innovation, #Startup,  #Startups, #Retailers,   #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings,  #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision, #SaaS, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, 
 
 
 
 
 

Steve Wen, Co-founder and CEO, Dray Alliance: the Doordash of Container Delivery Combatting Port Backlogs

Dray Alliance is a venture-backed startup that is focused on building a container trucking platform to deliver shipping containers from ports to warehouses. Its technology connects container shippers with a network of vetted truck drivers through a mobile app.
By leveraging API integrations with the ports and data from the mobile app, Dray Alliance’s platform allows container shippers to manage and track all container deliveries in a single web portal and make truckers more efficient.
The company has raised a total of $55M in venture capital (Matrix Partners, Craft Ventures) and working capital financing, and is already working with over one hundred enterprise customers, delivering thousands of containers a month.
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Steve Wen
Co-founder and CEO
Dray Alliance
drayalliance.com
 Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
 
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
 LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
 
 
 
#innovation, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner,#5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #computervision,  #Robots, #dronedelivery, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile,

#StartupsOfNRF: Natasia Malaihollo, VP, Business Development, PopCom on Building the PopShop Digital Pop-Up Shop

Popcom has developed  what they describe as a robotic storefront platform, called the PopShop Digital Pop-Up Shop. It’s a very sophsicated vending machine that can provide merchandise immediately as well as an e commerce platform. 
This interview is the 11th in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Natasia Malaihollo
VP, Business Development
PopCom
https://www.popcom.shop
 
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
 
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision, #Robots,  #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming,

#StartupsOfNRF: Neha Singh, Founder & CEO, Obsess on Building a Virtual Store Platform

Obsess is a Virtual Store platform for experiential e‑commerce. they use virtual shopping and AR shopping technology to enable brands and retailers to set up a 3D 360 digital store on their website.
This interview is the 10th in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Neha Singh
Founder & CEO
Obsess
https://obsessar.com/
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
 
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
 
 
 
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs,y, #livestreaming,

#NRF2022 Reflections

This is the first of a two part NRF wrap-up of #NRF2022.  In this episode I shared some thoughts around the show.  Part 2 I'll discuss some of the technology trends I saw in the Innovation Zone
These are the 3 write-ups I references.
Jerry Sheldon  VP of Technology at IHL Serviceshttps://lnkd.in/gdgjSKvjPhil ThorneMD, North AmericaMD, North AmericaQuorsohttps://lnkd.in/gJE9yFsDJim RoddyRSPA - Retail Solutions Providers Associationhttps://lnkd.in/ga_veEzd Greg Buzekhttps://lnkd.in/gcT53q-B
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
 Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #innovation, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #Robots, #metaverse, #Cryptocurrency, #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs,#drones, #dronetechnology, #dronedelivery, #lastmiledelivery, #lastmilelogistics, #lastmile,#deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing, #sentimentanalysis, #machinelearning, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming,
 

#StartupsOfNRF: Alex Sophocleous, Head of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, AiFi on Autonomous Stores

This interview is the 8th in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Alex Sophocleous
Head of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
AiFi
https://aifi.com
 Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
 
 
 
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #tech4good, #blockchain, #innovation, and #blockchainforgood, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce,#5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision,

#StartupsOfNRF: Chris Georgen, Founder & Chief Architect, Topl on Building an Impact Technology Economy via Blockchain

Topl is an impact-focused, ESG-first company that helps corporations track, tokenize, and transact positive impact. Founded in 2017 upon the premise that our current economic system can improve (and become fairer and more equitable) and that ethical, social, and sustainable concerns should be central to business and policy decisions.‍This interview is the 8th in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
    7. What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
    8. What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Chris Georgen
Founder & Chief Architect
Topl
@c_georgen
@topl_protocol
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
 
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #tech4good, #blockchain, #innovation, and #blockchainforgood, #Startup, #Startups,#Retailers, #retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #Data, #computervision,

#StartupsOfNRF: Carlos Oliveira, CTO, Algramo on the Refill Revolution

Carlos Oliveira, CTO, Algramo joined me to discuss what Algramo is doing to drive the refill revolution.  I grew up drinking coke out of a glass bottle and returning the bottle to the #retailer for the deposit. That process fell out of favor in the 70’s.  Algramo wants to revive that process with a lot of 21st century technology #I0T.
This interview is the 7th in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about
Your company
The problem you are solving
The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit
Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?
What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?
How do you see 2022 shaping up
For all the college students out there
What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?
What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?
How do we get in touch with you?
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Podcast Guest
Carlos Oliveira
Chief Technology Officer
carlos.oliveira@algramo.com
https://algramo.com
Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/
Website https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision
Website https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN
LaunchPadOne
https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true
Listen Notes
https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K
#nrf2022, #StartupsOfNRF,  #innovation, #Startup,  #Startups, #Retailers,   #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends, #emergingtechnologies, #podcast, #retailpodcast,#unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #VentureCapital, #VC,  #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #sentimentanalysis ,  #InternetOfThings,  #IoT, #machinelearning,   #computervision,