KVCC Person/Group of The Week

Each week, a person or group is promoted for their work in creating or improving a product or service. If Keane Venture Capital and Consulting has any relationship with the person or group, it will be disclosed. The weekly highlight does not mean that KVCC is recommending a purchase of a product or service. The article is not sanctioned by the individual or group.

This week's Person of The Week is Larry Fink. Mr. Fink is the CEO and founder of The Blackrock Group. His leadership of the firm as well as outlook on the global economy is second to none. He recently was on Bloomberg's Market Makers with Eric Shatzker and Stephanie Ruhle (link here) and spoke about macro events that will shape the global economy in the next year. It was brought up in the interview that he is still advising 100% stake in equities for the current time and has been of this opinion for at least two years. Imagine the return if you followed his advice. 

At one point this year, Mr. Fink was considered for top governmental posts such as Treasury Secretary or head of the Federal Reserve. He does work very well with government officials on both sides of the aisle. When looking for a leader in the finance industry, the search stops when Mr. Fink is found. He doesn't put himself or his ego in front of his company or business. This puts his opinion in good standing with analysts and customers. There is a trust level that is rarely seen. 

   

KVCC Person/Group of The Week

This week's Person/Group of the week is every human being working to bring some comfort to those affected by Hurricane Haiyan. This week saw every resource available put to work to help those who were negatively impacted by the storm. Even though the response has not been perfect, the ability to help and create or improve ways of helping others not in your community is encouraging.

Here in Chicago, the local Phillipino Community Center has been overrun with donations. So much so that when the Governor of Illinois Patrick Quinn came to visit, he was moved enough to contact the federal government to see if the state's C130 Cargo plane could be used to transport relief materials to the Philippines. This happened because human drive coupled with technological power brought Chicagoland community together to help those in need.

KVCC recommends calling your local red cross office to find out how you can help with Hurricane Haiyan recovery efforts. You can also go online at www.redcross.org. You might also try and get a hold of your local Filipino community center. They would be a great resource as to how to help. As always, make sure you know who is taking your donations and that they have a great reputation.

It is KVCC's opinion that a collaborative effort can be used to solve many issues on every micro and macro level. Whether it is getting local government to put in a stop sign on a corner, or getting tons of supplies shipped halfway around the world to save lives, the act of collaboration seems to regularly be one of the important pieces to success. This unfortunate occurrence will hopefully bring a better process to how the global community can come together to help.

This Week's Person/Group of The Week

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Each week, a person or group is promoted for their work in creating or improving a product or service. If Keane Venture Capital and Consulting has any relationship with the person or group, it will be disclosed. The weekly highlight does not mean that KVCC is recommending a purchase of a product or service. The article is not sanctioned by the individual or group.

Twitter is this week's person/group of the week. It was chosen mainly because it had its IPO this week. Thoughts of Twitter from the beginning back in 2007 have come to mind. Thoughts of the future with Twitter also come to mind. 

Twitter has been used by many to have an amazing impact on most every demographic and its users continue to find new and better ways to impact the world. From politics back in 2008 to now being used in entertainment and everywhere else, Twitter has been used to impact the world more so than any other communication tool around. The ability to get information out to those looking for it at a moment's notice on a global scale has changed the "way of doing things". 

When you can change entire ways of thinking, you have done something right. Congratulations Twitter, keep up the good work. KVCC has no relationship with Twitter and has not purchased shares......yet:). 

Happenings for November

This month looks to be fairly busy. KVCC is continuing its work with Bullied Comics. You can find Bullied Comics facebook page here. Its Twitter handle is @bulliedcomics.

Development of the KDK Fund is also taking place. You can follow the developments of the KDK Fund by checking out the blog here

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KVCC Person of The Week

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Each week, a person or group is promoted for their work in creating or improving a product or service. If Keane Venture Capital and Consulting has any relationship with the person or group, it will be disclosed. The weekly highlight does not mean that KVCC is recommending a purchase of a product or service. The article is not sanctioned by the individual or group.

This week, we are highlighting Nest CEO Tony Fadell. Tony is a former Apple employee that worked on the original design of the ipod. In 2010, he started Nest. Its first product, a thermometer, brought today's technology into managing heating and cooling in the household. Now, Nest is releasing a new smoke detector named Protect that has technology that will bound to change the industry surrounding the home smoke detector. There is a story in Wired magazine that covers the release of the product.

Tony Fadell is being promoted because of his ability to disrupt the status quo on products he and the companies he has worked on have developed. Even with design accolades, articles highlighting his success, and many patents, he still is an unfamiliar name in regular America. KVCC feels that he is up there with the likes of Elon Musk and Johnny Ive. Mr. Fadell was a major contributor to Apple's ipod design. Now, with Nest, he's now worked on a couple of products within the home that matter to a family's security and safety.

It would seem that if you are looking to disrupt an industry with a certain product in mind, getting into Mr. Fadell's circle would be beneficial. The experience that Mr. Fadell and his team have should be very helpful and inspirational for those aspiring disruptors. If you know of anyone you would like

Please check out the following links for more information on Tony and Nest:

Nest
Tony Fadell - Wikipedia