486: Emmet B. Keeffe III, Operating Partner at Insight Partners and founder of Insight IGNITE, discusses:
The three parts of Insight’s investment thesis
An overview of the company’s digital acceleration program, Insight IGNITE
The challenges of communication between IT and the rest of the business
How Insight Partners can save IT leaders many trips to Silicon Valley by finding tech globally
How the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the areas the company has invested in
The four types of boards that exist based on the size and maturity of those companies and the assistance each needs from its directors
The increased importance on creativity for humans with more AI and automation
Emmet’s take on IoT, the cloud, automation, 5G, and RPA
Among a variety of other topics.
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This episode is sponsored by Zoho.