Mark Brooks, MBA

innovation, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, science, and policy. Bridging gaps between each.

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@WBTV_News Jason was my roommate in college and a great friend. Will miss him terribly. Such a good person.

[Touchdown Ventures @touchdown_vc]

"73% of innovation, strategy, and R&D executives say that leadership support is the biggest enabler of innovation" per @sorenkaplan https://t.co/pTCUXa92uu

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@glafollette Thanks, Greg! I’m honored and humbled.

[Touchdown Ventures @touchdown_vc]

Corporate venture capital is one of the main tools @JetBlue uses to "see around the corner" and defend against disruption to its core business, per @mucello https://t.co/3oMIpHzn7X

[Clayton Oates @Clayton_Oates]

Amara’s Law (often “attributed” as Bill Gates quote) helps us recalibrate

“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”

Roy Amara (Researcher, Scientist, Futurist) https://t.co/QFHVvbZy5K

#AICPAroundtable2018

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Idea Tournaments: gamifying innovation

Creating challenges can inspire a culture of innovation.  Here's how:

https://t.co/zbdX61uF7O

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

I'm at the #empirefintech Fintech meet up. Looking for startups to transform the accounting profession. Know any? https://t.co/rofS33wiPH

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Great pitches from Batch 21 of @500Startups #vc #innovation

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@unboundglobal How do I participate in tomorrow's startup and investor speed dating? I'm a corporate investor https://t.co/rofS33wiPH

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

At TechCrunch Pitch-Off. Looking for Fintech and Edtech startups to transform the accounting profession https://t.co/rofS33wiPH #tcmeetup

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Startups working w/ financial information or professional development, take notice! #CVC #accelerator #AICPAENGAGE https://t.co/rofS33NTHf

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@AskAmex Great. Would like to reinstate. But don't want double ding on credit score.

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@AskAmex I cncld my Plat card on 3/9. Changed mind. Would like to undo. Read that it can be reinstated w/in 30 days w/out a hard pull. True?

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Brilliant comment by Ann @humwin at #econinnov ... "venture capital is auditioning the future."

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Buying Innovation: the rise of corporate venture capital https://t.co/DlEj79ydB6 Shoutout to @asanwal @CBinsights who have great data

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Create original research. Have a strong network. Be valuable to entrepreneurs. #VentureCapital https://t.co/eWC2eJ4om7

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

@IowaCPAs Spending time with Iowa's emerging leaders in accounting #CPApowered #CPAleaders16

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

20 Big Industries Where Blockchain Could Be Used (via @cbinsights) https://t.co/YVaUXWmy6L

[Mark Brooks, MBA @mucello]

Appreciate the shout out from @EkimoffCPA on the need for spontaneity in collaboration and innovation @CGMA Magazine https://t.co/9Hp0S4LZ6x

[CGMA @CGMA]

Innovation may seem risky, but avoiding outside-the-box thinking may actually be worse. #CGMALearning https://t.co/Ar4gYlqvwC