Alumnus identifies the "ingredients" of innovative companies
9/29/2016 Daniel Dexter, ECE ILLINOIS
Shawn Carolan (BSEE '96, MS '97), managing director for Menlo Ventures, recently wrote a blog post for TechCrunch about what drives companies.
Written by Daniel Dexter, ECE ILLINOIS
Shawn CarolanShawn Carolan (BSEE ’96, MS ’97), managing director for Menlo Ventures, recently wrote a blog on TechCrunch about the “ingredients” that drive companies.
He has investment experience with innovative companies like Roku and Uber. From those investment opportunities, Carolan has sought after companies that have technologies that could be “novel and compelling” for a consumer base.
Carolan identified several factors that will redefine the consumer experience such as machine learning, virtual reality, and wearables.