1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Francisco Jardim of SP Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Can you talk about what those bottlenecks are that can be tackled with IT? When you say AgTech, I take it that you are talking about information technology as it applies to agriculture? Francisco Jardim: When we say AgTech, we mean the entire agribusiness value chain, which represents approximately 22% to 24% of

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Clara Piloto, Director of Global Programs at MIT Professional Education (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Can you talk about structure? Is there anything specific in your structure that is particularly interesting? Clara Piloto: I’ll start with in-person. We’re driven by learning-by-doing. Apart from theoretical classes, we also offer practical hands-on experience. It has to be applicable the next day in companies in your organization for it to be

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Francisco Jardim of SP Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Francisco Jardim was recorded in November 2019. Francisco Jardim is Founding Partner at SP Ventures, a Brazilian firm focused on AgTech in Latin America. We learned a lot about what’s happening in

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AI Unicorn SenseTime in no Rush for an IPO

According to IHS Markit, the global video surveillance market is expected to grow 10% and cross $20 billion in 2020. The growth is estimated to be driven by the growing need for enhanced surveillance and monitoring at public places driven by government regulations and concerns about safety. China accounts for about 45% of the market and

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Clara Piloto, Director of Global Programs at MIT Professional Education (Part 1)

Clara discusses MIT’s professional education initiative that is run in an online-offline hybrid format. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as your work at MIT that is relevant to online education. 

Catching Up On Readings: CES 2020

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Colors: Winter Storm, Monochrome

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – a painting, a poem, a piece

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