不可思议的创新：几分钟温迪笑
经过：丹尼克拉克
今年，在未罗革说的内容中，乐动体育足球我们正在专注于无国界创新的故事。作为一家公司致力于在组织和部门的思想领导者中致力于创新讲故事，我们已经开始了揭示越来越多的创新思想的故事，这些思维是镀锌变化和四个主要产业的增长：技术，医疗，科学和人类的影响。This first quarter(and a little more due to amazing responses), we’re focused on the tech sector.We asked you to nominate thought leaders in your field who are driving innovation, and you delivered!
This month, we’re sharing the story of温迪笑，Techstars董事会主任和捷克斯的前首席执行官。这次采访侧重于她与Cintrifuse的创新工作，这是一个公私伙伴关系，使高增长初创公司能够在辛辛那提繁荣。随着她的企业家和行业经验，Wendy通过建立初创企业的蓝图并将辛辛那提作为中西部的第一座创新枢纽建立辛辛那提，领导经济活力充电。
所以，扣上一个月的接下来的几分钟，为我们采访了这个月的创新者，Wendy Lea。
P.S.继续在其他人的提名中致以我们在我们的未经讨论的创新系列中突出显示。你可以完成我们的在线提名表格oremail uswith their information.
温迪笑创新故事
前首席执行官cintrifuse.，现有董事会负责人Techstars., entrepreneur, mentor, and community steward, Wendy is well-versed in the role technology innovation plays in the growth and efficiency of corporates and in the economic impact of entrepreneurship in states and regions. From implementing “go to market” solutions to the largest tech companies in the world, diving into the startup space as a CEO, investor, and mentor, to forging public-private partnerships, Wendy is uniquely positioned to build innovation economy.
UC：What is your field of specialty?
WL：我专注于技术，更具体地，经济振动周围的创新。
UC：您的个人和/或组织创新故事在哪里开始？
WL：My fascination with innovation in economic development began with entrepreneurship when I co-founded OnTarget, which served Fortune 500 technology, telecommunications and services brands with highly targeted sales marketing processes and consulting. From there, I grew involved in mentoring and investing in other startups. This put me on the radar for Cintrifuse, a public-private partnership that enables high-growth startups to prosper in Cincinnati, where I was later recruited as CEO. A collective of CEOs gathered research that compared the greater Cincinnati region to its peer cities in the areas of density and maturity of startups, capital into the region, and overall corporate engagement. According to the research, Cincinnati didn’t rank so well, thus Cintrifuse was born. The goal was to condition the region for more startups and shift Cincinnati’s economic trajectory by becoming中西部的一号创新枢纽。
在开始时，我有一些非常有趣的资产，包括：资金基金，向我们提供了对投资早期初创企业的VC的连接，以及我们的合作厅，联盟大厅，它作为前门企业家精神。我们必须自己建立的第三资产。与我的团队一起，我们必须建立一个能力的蓝图，这些能力将使他们的房屋带出来，以与投资者，客户和彼此联系。
首先，我们需要对我们的营销倡议进行意识并吸引初创公司，StartUp Cincy。然后，在Cintrifuse中，我们构建了系统和工作流程。此编程系统旨在通过业务生命周期向我们的创业社区成员提供价值。现在，Cintrifuse鼓励初创公司自我播放并获得智能。无论是通过自行启动努力还是其他投资，初创公司都必须获得资金，而且可能需要查看外包的财务顾问，如这些服务乐动体育娱乐早期增长或其他类似的公司，一旦获得资金，就确保他们在速度范围内。然后，当他们更接近企业准备时，他们可以为大型公司提供他们的创新解决方案。
这是问题的真相：Over the dozen cities I’ve been to, before and after this experience, I’ve never seen a systematic, programmatic capability offered to startups. Ever. And now, Cincinnati has it.
UC：您的创新对您的组织或大块领域有什么影响？
WL：And so then the impact is easy, right? The impacts are reflected in the startup community, the density and maturity of those startups, their customer engagement, and capital into the region. When it comes to startup community building across the Midwest, we became very high profile.Our blueprint was recognized in Inc., magazine as the best model for startup success.
起始的初创公司
资本到地区
公司订婚（飞行员）
UC：你会给未来的创新者给什么建议？
WL：我的主要建议是：与您的愿景大胆。在寻找与过程，人和伙伴关系的杠杆作用方面是积极的。在与所有利益相关者 - 初创公司，企业，投资者，大学和政府组织进行沟通进展方面是一致的 -stay focused on the upside对于所有参与主动性。
当工作变得困难,激情下降和压力goes up–it’s difficult to maintain passion if you don’t see daily progress.日常进展 - 日常斗争是创新游戏的全部内容。如果您没有提出KPI或频繁的进展措施，则斗争将变成污水孔。我希望读者走开自己：“What am I doing to focus on the upside everyday, every month, every quarter? And how am I measuring my progress and ability to execute?”
Thanks for reading Wendy’s innovation story. You can read more about our Untold Innovation Stories series in ourUntold Innovation Stories kickoff post。And, don’t forget to nominate an innovator in your sector. Complete our在线提名形式oremail us。
UC：What role do you feel that storytelling plays in innovation? Could you describe the importance of storytelling to your own work?
Storytelling is important in tech innovation, and it looks a little different depending on the size of your company. Technology innovation entrepreneurs and startups–folks who don’t have a budget to go get a PR firm–have to do it on their own. Everyone is a publisher now. The nature of technology, and tools like blogging and LinkedIn, make it possible for individuals and startups alike to self-market. Corporations, on the other hand, can be high level and abstract when it comes to the structure and strategy for communicating their ideas. That’s not how startups talk about their own innovation–their storytelling is much more directed at gaining visibility for their category overall, like A.I. and health care, to their very specific product and service, or a compelling explanation of their own personal journey. It’s storytelling beyond a presentation of ideas.
*访谈不是个人或企业的认可。