Elon Musk recently made a stratospheric jump to being one of the top five billionaires in the world. It’s only fitting that he be welcomed (roast style) by some of his compadres, Vision Masters Not-Jeff Bezos and Not-Mark Zuckerberg. The other ...

So far, we have interviewed all Vision Masters (Visionaries see things, Vision Masters make them happen). One thing we’ve found that most (not all) Vision Masters have in common is that they are arrogant. Some in a confident way, some in...

Welcome to the new world of progress, mutual respect, and good health. This is possibly the most transformative, innovative initiative that stands to bring continuing peace to the middle east.I’m Robert Steven Kramarz, executive director...

Our Not interview series focuses on Vision Masters vs. Visionaries. A Vision Master is often both. No innovation comes to fruition without Vision Mastery.Think Tesla (Visionary) and Westinghouse (Vision Master). Tesla’s legacy liv...

There may just be some billion-dollar coaching here.How often do you get to interview the richest person in the world? Today, we spent 15-minutes with Not-Jeff Bezos on the topic of raising capital. There aren’t too many people that can...

Today’s Not interview is with Not-Bill Gates. Talk about a guy who broke all the molds that typically lead to success! Here’s a guy that drops out of college and goes on to found the world’s largest software company and goes on to be the riches...

Steve Jobs is the second Vision Master (those that MAKE vision reality) in our "Not" interview format. Via these interviews, we bring you some of the (replicable) footprints of brilliance they leave as they pass through life. Our interview toda...

In our experience, not many people, even innovators, rate three interviews. But NOT-Elon Musk is a complex, often misunderstood or maligned, crazy brilliant innovator. He is not just a “visionary” (sees the future). Musk is a Vision Master (mak...

This is the second in a series of “Not’ interviews with famous innovators. These interviews are many things. Unique, memorable, and designed to be packed with insights. To be a “Not “personality, the speaker must be exceptionally well versed ab...

This is the first in a series of “Not’ interviews with famous innovators. These interviews are special. They require our Not speaker to be exceptionally well versed about their character. The speaker must listen to numerous interviews or read e...

These are exciting and stressful times in the business world – especially for those who are looking for funding.  Everyone has to adapt to stay relevant, to succeed, but CEOs and Founders looking for funding have to be veritable con...

In this interview, we chat with Dr. Stephie, the author of Brilliance Extraction.  A system for capturing the knowledge of vision masters into Intellectual Capital that may be leveraged for business growth.Intelliversity.org/blog

A well-balanced team combined with Covid-19 pivot means funding

Description:  Pick the right kind of capital to fit your company, then rigorously assess in advance your ability to pass due diligence since you only get one shot with each investor, and apply some habits taught by the U.S. Marines.&nb...

As Vision Master, you're already thinking about a business pivot now.  Pivoting is not necessarily a complete change of plan; it can be a modification of the original plan. Will the most obvious pivot work? Probably not. It has...

George Kenney is a successful venture capitalist who is here today to help Vision Masters understand what private investors want from them.

Welcome Vision Masters! This interview with Mark Cofano, the founder of Innovation Weeks, and a futurist.  In this podcast, you will learn what a futurist and why Mark's perspective matters.

Like usual, the Intelliversity podcast gives you a practical tip or two for success as a Vision Master (a success-hack) and some general principles for vision masters, mostly around funding.  It’s all about being unconventional as a founde...

How Will Angel Investors React to COVID-19 and Possible Recession?

tarting a business is like a surfer trying to catch just the right wave. The wave is the trend that you’re trying to catch the time and then this happens and happens to all of us. So you got to try again. The fact is that of companies that are ...