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(Part III) MetLife Digital Accelerator Powered by TechStars

(Part III) MetLife Digital Accelerator Powered by TechStars

FromThe Cloudcast


(Part III) MetLife Digital Accelerator Powered by TechStars

FromThe Cloudcast

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Show Number: 368Overview: Brian talks with Mee-Jung Jang (@MeeJungJang, Managing Director @TechStars) about starting the program, engaging with MetLife as a corporate partner, the structure of the TechStars program, how the companies move forward beyond Demo Day, and what's next.  Show Links:Mee-Jung Jang, TechStars MetLife Digital Accelerator, Powered by TechStars[PODCAST] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes | OpenShift - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast playersShow Sponsor Links:[A CLOUD GURU] Get The Cloudcast Alexa Skill[A CLOUD GURU] A Cloud Guru Membership - Start your free trial. Unlimited access to the best cloud training and new series to keep you up-to-date on all things AWS.[A CLOUD GURU] FREE access to AWS Certification Exam Prep Guide - At A Cloud Guru, the #1 question received from students is "I want to pass the AWS cert exam, so where do I start?" This course is your answer.Show NotesTopic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background and how you came to be part of TechStars and this program at MetLife?Topic 2 - In our previous shows, we’ve spoken to all of the founders and gotten their perspective. What were your early goals as the leader of this program, and what has surprised you throughout the process?Topic 3 - Walk us through the stages of the program for these companies? It’s more than just, “Have an idea, go execute that idea.”Topic 4 - You’ve been both a Founder/Entrepreneur and Attorney, so you’ve seen your fair share of ideas. How do you manage to know when you listen, when to give advice, and when to hold your tongue?Topic 5 - What has been your perspective, as an outsider to the area, of the RTP/Triangle area in terms of culture, people, community, etc.?Topic 6 - What happens next for all of these companies that we profiled, and when does the program get started again for Year 2?Feedback?Email: show at thecloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet and @ServerlessCast
Released:
Oct 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Cloudcast is the industry's leading, independent Cloud Computing podcast. Since 2011, co-hosts Aaron Delp & Brian Gracely have interviewed technology and business leaders that are shaping the future of computing. Topics will include Cloud Computing | Open Source | AWS | Azure | GCP | Serverless | DevOps | Big Data | ML | AI | Security | Kubernetes | AppDev | SaaS | PaaS | CaaS | IoT.