Network of the Future, Part III: The Startup Mindset

10/15/17 • 23 min

Rimas Kapeskas manages the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, a corporate venture capital group always on the lookout for the next big idea. Rimas is a firm believer in the startup mindset, an outlook that embraces new thinking, calculated risk-taking and inventive partnerships. In this episode, Rimas addresses the difference between corporate venture capital and institutional venture capital, challenges big companies to make room for innovation and explains how this philosophy is powering the Network of the Future.

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Network of the Future, Part II: Analytics

Some companies are good at using data to tell them what’s already happened. Others tap into data to predict what might happen next. But what if you could harness data for true clairvoyance – the ability to act on a problem before it even exists? Jack Levis was part of the team that designed ORION, UPS software that helps our drivers select the most efficient delivery route in a given day. Jack walks us through the big data revolution and what it means for the Network of the Future.

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Network of the Future, Part IV: Big Data

John Dodero was working with big data before we even called it big data. So the UPS vice president of industrial engineering is the perfect guest to wrap up our Network of the Future series. John will take us behind the scenes of the journey of the package – through each and every package scan from origin to destination. How do we use this treasure trove of data to plan for a rapidly changing future? And why should UPS customers care about this quest for better information?