January 25, 2017
Five questions: Techstars’ Ted Serbinski on finding the middle ground between big and small
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Ted Serbinski has a unique mission. In his role as Managing Director of Mobility at Techstars’ Detroit office, he builds mutually beneficial partnerships between mobile technology startups and Fortune 500 automotive companies. Ted’s day-to-day involves not only establishing the relationships between large and small organizations, but breaking down the barriers between different corporate cultures and
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January 10, 2017
Five questions: Facebook’s David Chouinard on cultivating human networks
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David Chouinard is an evangelist for human connection. With technology enabling billions of people to connect to one another, David is interested in how we can empower people to build mutually beneficial human networks, to share ideas, skills and opportunities.   He has been in the trenches on both sides, engineering products at startups and gargantuan media
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January 2, 2017
Five questions: Tom Williams on why every CEO needs to become a social CEO
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What if your company was as focused on employee happiness as it is on profitability?   BetterCompany CEO Tom Williams believes that it takes more than free breakfast and a foosball table to nurture employee success and retention. Instead, make it easy for employees to share experiences, support one another and collaboratively solve workplace challenges.
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December 19, 2016
Five questions: Mike Lipkin on how to pitch like a rockstar
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According to Mike Lipkin, pitching your startup or project isn’t all that different from competing in an Olympic sprint or high jump — both require years of preparation, and both determine your success in a matter of minutes. How you prepare for, and how you deliver your performance can be just as important as what you are presenting.  
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