We talked to founding partner mike walsh and his partners, jillian manus and jacob shea, about how structure capital came to dominate sharingeconomy investing. Software makers are already experimenting with datadriven tools. We are all software companies now, because the most valuable thing we can create, protect, and leverage is data. Mike walsh, another early investor, used his uber investment to launch. Sep 07, 2016 whether it is a car, a chair or a hvac system future designers will leverage software to run through thousands of simulations before selecting a final solution. Walsh founded an enterprise software company called leverage. The secret to fitara compliance washington technology.
Following the sale of leverage, mike focused his efforts on investing and was a first round investor in uber. The latter, which walsh writes all too infrequently, are memorable and unusual, each a. Mike walsh general partner structure capital linkedin. Join typepad and start following mike walsh s activity. Oct 26, 2016 join us as we cover our newest product releases.
Corporate contracting, handles all facets of commercial construction, from interior office build outs and site development, to. In direct response to the feedback that we receive from our customer base and users within leverage software communities, we are very excited about the enhancements that increase the value to end users and community managers. Mike walsh is the founderceo of leverage software, a consumer oriented social platform provider. View mike walshs profile on angellist, the startup and tech network angel san francisco general partner, structure. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mikes connections and jobs at similar companies. Leverage software, the leading provider of enterprise social networking and online community software, today announced the addition of an innovative community recommendation engine to its awardwinning software platform. Open standards and cloud first principles leverage previous training from the network environment into a software. He advises leaders on how to thrive in this era of disruptive technological change. As founder and ceo of leverage software, a parent of two active boys and as coach of a little league. Leverage software creates enterpriseready social networks that leverage the knowledge and expertise that already exists inside an organization. Leverage software, which offers whitelabel social networking services, will soon release a wiki feature, to better compete against microsoft and ibm in the enterprise collaboration software market.
Mike walsh founder at structure capital early stage vc in uber, sonder, wag, carta, honk, peerspace, the muse. Adding a wiki to a social network is such a fantastic way to help people tap into each others expertise, collaborate around new ideas, and collectively build a knowledge. Mike walsh on buzzlogic vino diaries episode 17 youtube. Prior to cofounding leverage software, mike walsh cofounded and served as vice president of sales at mvion and vice president of sales and business development for project arena. Walsh bell canada had a lot of free cash flow that lent itself to high leverage. View mike walsh s profile on angellist, the startup and tech network angel san francisco general partner, structure. In which we are introduced to online community software. Mike walsh structure capital general partner signal. Engaging your future customers mike walsh interview. Michael walsh is an amazing gentleman and a wordsmith in several disciplines who has achieved critical and commercial acclaim for everything from music criticism to successful screenplays to novels. Ceo of leverage software, a private labeled social networking platform. It documents what life was really like in the third reich or nazi germany, what hitlers plans and intentions were, who really started world war 2, how the start of the war and certain key events were planned by allied leaders, what jews were doing in that time period, allied war. Softwareasaservice is a bit like an automobile lease. Leveraging automation, ai and algorithms to streamline the delivery of.
How the worlds biggest buyout deal crashed and burned. Relsci relationships are individuals mike walsh likely has professional access to. Were hearing from private equity companies every day, walsh told me when i tracked him down on the floor of the web 2. Trip adler, ceo of scribd gerard, product manager of swivel. Mikes clients include many of the global fortune 500, and as a soughtafter keynote speaker he regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons. After graves explained the concept, walsh saw the common sense approach for someone, like a limo driver, to make money with an. Interview with leverage software video dailymotion.
Mike walsh key speakers bureau motivational speakers. Prior to cofounding leverage software, mike walsh cofounded and served as vice president of sales at mvion and vice. After salesforce went public in 2004, walsh, who was then running leverage software, a startup that brought social networking to enterprises, sold half of his stock and continued to build his company. View mike walshs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mike walsh speaker, speeches, booking agent mfl global. Its fixedline business was in a slow decline, so the investment thesis was to continue to harvest the fixedline. To win the hearts and minds of tomorrows customers requires new ideas, new tools and a new marketing playbook. My head of marketing brought uber to my attention when she heard that her friend was considering. Leveragess applications are pourpose built to simplify and. Walsh, ceo, based in parsippany, nj, exhibits an outstanding commercial construction resume. In san francisco, a venture capital firm called structure capital invests exclusively in sharing economy companies that aim to reduce waste. When a trader opens a position, she deposits an initial investment amount to be leveraged, to maximise trading exposure. Structure capital architects of the zero waste economy.
In this episode, val and mike walsh of leverage software explore the monetization strategies of social nets. To date, leverage software s 100% ondemand platform powers over 250 online communities, including 15 of the fortune 100. Creating an agenda for digital transformation that no ceo can afford to ignore. Mike walsh is the ceo of tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing business for the 21st century. Mike walsh leverage software hyveup hyveup produces short video interviews of foundersofficers from web 2. As a futurist, global speaker and author, mike walsh can captivate your audience with a mindbending keynote tailored to the future of your industry. Founded and operated by highly experienced it industry professionals, slcs solutions offers worldclass it services to commercial and government sector clients, which includes small.
According to global futurist, mike walsh, the strength of algorithmic organizations like netflix is not just their digital agility, but their capacity to leverage data to reframe their approach to. Thus we found ourselves in the world of softwareasaservice. After a decade of software sales and sales management, mike successfully founded and sold an enterprise social networking company, while attending business school at haas and columbia university. Its fixedline business was in a slow decline, so the investment thesis was to continue to harvest the fixedline revenue, keep investing in the cellular phone business, and diversify and grow from there. Unlock the full power of the crunchbase platform with crunchbase pro. Mike walsh, ceo of tomorrow and bestselling author of futuretainment, is a leading authority on the digital future. Leverage software adds wiki collaboration to its award. Michael walsh at ocean properties ltd contact details.
Leverage information systems delivers endtoend digital infrastructure leverage can help you simplify security, and we can help your it more productive. I invest in people and companies that leverage excess stuff, time and skills and put more money in pockets, decrease waste and put people to work at 100% of their desired utilization. Thanks for taking the time to talk mike, very useful. Jun 19, 20 to help fellow entrepreneurs, i recently sat down with active advisor, investor, and founder of leverage software, mike walsh, to get insight into his investing habits and philosophy. Leverage software develops enterpriseready social networks that enhance the. A modern data center architechture supports traditional audio conferencing solutions. Leverage software develops enterpriseready social networks that enhance the knowledge and expertise of employees in an organization. Posted in mike walsh, mark zuckerberg, priscilla chan. A dynamic keynote speaker and experienced trends analyst, mike has delivered close to a thousand keynote speeches around the world to companies in almost every industry. Leverage software ceo mike walsh says his company is in discussions with private equity investors with the goal of raising money to buy smaller rivals. Why the new marketing stack of adtech, martech and programmatic media buying will change the way value and leverage customer data.
Dec 02, 2008 finding the magic in social networks has proven to be a challenge for many marketers. Sep 22, 2016 from this perspective, you can think of genetics as the software that drives our physical hardware, and in the future, gene therapy, 3d printing using stem cells, cloned organs, and the use of medical nanobots may allow us to not only patch the code, but repair broken components. Leverage software leverage software develops enterprise. I have several web parts that display inbox, calendar, contacts, etc.
Leverage and margin are related but are not the same concepts. A true global nomad, mike travels over 300 days a year worldwide, researching trends, collecting case studies, and presenting on the future of. How structure capital came to disrupt the sharing economy. View who can give you a warm intro to mike by joining signal. Business results leadership, passion, technologies and. What makes this announcement so exciting is that these tools help communities discover fresh ideas and connections, said mike walsh, ceo and founder of leverage software. Michael and his team are always willing to help with integrating the. We are simply listening to our customers and our end users, said mike walsh, ceo and founder of leverage software. Im looking for useful ways to integrate the two products. Amazon will be a formidable owner of wholefoods, not just because it can run warehouses at scale, but because it is a company that can transform massive amounts of data into smarter decisions at speed. An experts view of investing in the sharing economy the.
Jared goralnick on its a new day with new opportunities. How to get in front of investors and close them forbes. Whether it is a car, a chair or a hvac system future designers will leverage software to run through thousands of. Mike is the man really helpful with business strategy. Slcs solutions inc is a premier service provider of application software development, business consulting and it enabled services to many top performance companies. Witness to history is a book that presents evidence and examines the covered up events of the early 20th century. Michael and his team are always willing to help with integrating the system into an event. In other words, leverage is the increased power to buy or sell financial instruments. He advises leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change. Leverage software is one of the best thoughtout networking systems ive seen for corporate conferences. I founded leverage software, an enterprise social networking company, in. Arjan will also assist in due diligence leveraging his extensive. Whether it is a car, a chair or a hvac system future designers will leverage software to run through thousands of simulations before selecting a final solution.
General partner at structure capital management llc. In this episode, val and mike walsh of leverage software. Mike recently started a microventure capital fund called structure. General partner of structure capital founder of leverage sold in 2011, investor in salesforce, uber, surf air, curebit, advisor to many. Jul 26, 2008 san francisco, ca prweb july 26, 2008.
Founded and operated by highly experienced it industry professionals, slcs solutions offers worldclass it services to commercial and government sector. Mike has designed missile defense systems, designed and sold air and water pollution control systems and was an early angel investor in. A public online community cant be hosted on kdots servers, which operate behind a dense firewall. Mike walsh is the ceo of tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the twentyfirst century. Published on dec 2, 2008 finding the magic in social networks has proven to be a challenge for many marketers. Leverage software expands its social networking and. Kate swanson on its a new day with new opportunities. By cmiadmin september 22, 2016 life extension and zuckerbergs quest to end all disease. Mike walsh computational design and the automation of creativity.
Leverage software profitable, looking to buy rivals. Walsh founded leverage software, an enterprise socialnetworking company, in 2003. I founded leverage software, an enterprise social networking company, in 2003 and sold it in 2011. Hyveup produces short video interviews of foundersofficers from web 2. Every company in the future, whether it knows it or not, will be a software company. Joe, leverage software s cto, was recently on a social networking panel at microsofts mix07. Not only will the entire operating environment become software defined and virtual, software will shape the way the enterprise defines its very identity.
Oct 09, 2006 we are simply listening to our customers and our end users, said mike walsh, ceo and founder of leverage software. For small to midsize businesses, artisoft televantage is a featurerich software based phone system delivering greater value and futureproof architecture to lower total cost of ownership. Mike walsh serves as a managing partner at structure capital. Every company in the future, whether it knows it or not, will be a software.