Conference Presentation, Panel, Earnings Call, Fireside Chat
#MIGlobalEntrepreneurs
Milken InstituteDaniel Gorfine, Avid Larrazadeh, Lindy Fishburne, Troy Carter, Mikhail Namov, William Hurley, Jace Wilson, Ari Leighton
- The Milken Institute will continue convening global challenges events annually, with competition outcomes determined by a combination of audience text voting and judge deliberations, including a potential host tie-breaker.
- Investment criteria vary by firm: Google Ventures targets exponential global impact in technology or life sciences; Breakout Labs seeks science/technology leaps with deep market understanding; Atom Factory prioritizes grit and market fit; and Mondelez International looks for exponential scaling plans and passion in large-scale partnerships.
- Digital Genius plans to deploy pilots within four to six weeks using an internal code-free platform, aiming to prove KPIs via a 30-to-90-day pilot and an ongoing licensing model, supported by six current live clients.
- Honest Dollar intends to displace the current retirement system via a $10-per-employee monthly SaaS service, partnering with channel sales organizations to onboard 300 clients by the end of May for a June general availability launch, with a target of 30,000 employees by year-end.
- Neighborly aims to democratize access to the $3.7 trillion municipal securities market and plans to address marketing and education for younger generations within the coming year, utilizing charter schools as supply-side acquisition triggers.
- Remedy projects value-based Medicare reimbursements will rise from 20% to 50% by 2018 and accountable care organization participation to grow from 20 million to 120 million by 2018, targeting sales to self-insured companies and insurers on an annual contract basis.
- Swish intends to monetize fan-uploaded sports content through partnerships with leagues like the NBA, utilizing sports writers for syndication, with highlights added to the database between five and ten minutes post-play and featuring user-generated playlists.
- Entrepreneurs are positioned to solve global challenges in health, finance, retirement security, media, and communications, with new creations expected to drive economic growth and job creation.