A Conversation with Victor Vescovo: On Exploration, Risk and the Limits of Human Experience

May 22nd, 2026 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Victor Vescovo - one of only two people ever to have stood at Earth’s highest peak, descended to its deepest trench, and looked back at the planet from space. A private equity entrepreneur, retired U.S. Navy Commander and pilot, he reflects on the genetics…

 

Incorruptible: Eric Ries on Why Good Companies Go Bad — and How to Build Ones That Don’t

May 21st, 2026 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Eric Ries — creator of the Lean Startup method and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange — he argues that corporate corruption is structural, not moral. We discuss his recent book ‘Incorruptible’, where he introduces the “spiritual holding company” as a governance blueprint for…

 

Dr. Richard Hagberg: Silicon Valley’s CEO Whisperer

July 5th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Rich Hagberg, Ph.D., often referred to as “Silicon Valley’s CEO Whisperer.” Richard is a trained psychologist who has spent the last 40 years of his career as an executive management coach for over 6,000 executives. Since 2009 he has worked with companies like Tinder, Twitter,…

 

reMarkable CEO Phil Hess on Product Innovation

October 10th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
My interview with reMarkable CEO, Phil Hess. We discuss the thesis behind reMarkable that led to the creation of one of Europe’s fastest growing technology companies, and a product with millions of users, which made Time magazine’s list of Best Inventions of 2020. Phil digs into reMarkable’s traction and growth,…

 

World’s Most Successful Startups – Mike Maples Jr

July 23rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Mike Maples Jr. is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate.  He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade and was also named a “Rising Star” by FORTUNE and profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was…

 

Devo Harris: Music Producer, Kanye West Partner & AI Founder

April 24th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Devo Harris, founder and CEO of Adventr, an AI-powered video platform that enables top brands and agencies to produce, publish and share interactive and data-populated videos via no-code streaming. A Grammy-award winner, he co-founded Kanye West's GOOD Music in addition to signing EGOT winner…