What Venture Capitalists Are Looking For in ‘NextGen’ Innovation With Thomas Krane, Managing Director, Insight Partners

Shy of having a crystal ball to predict the future, venture capitalists have to rely on other skills to determine what companies to fund. With a decade of experience, Insight Partners Managing Director Thomas Krane knows how to spot innovative startups that are bringing a significant value-add to the market. Just as importantly, he’s also looking for CEOs that understand the market value and how to make their product profitable. Learn more about the next generation of software VC!

Tune in to learn:

• About How Insight Partners has grown in the last decade (08:43)
• Where the best innovation are in new startups for security, DevOps, or automation (15:09) 
• How 10x is the standard improvement rate for NextGen Cybersecurity development (22:06)
• What factor is enabling the break-neck speed of tech innovation (28:22)
• About Thomas’ career hop from the astronomy lab to venture capital (34:14)
• Where Thomas looks to find the next big thing to invest in (39:40)

Mentions:

• “The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Cybersecurity—and How to Avoid Them” (article in The Wall Street Journal)
• Why Your Code is My Code with Sonatype’s Derek Weeks (prior podcast episode of IT Visionaries)

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