Rich Lunak's guest appearances

Rich Lunak

Going Deep with Aaron Watson

TechVibe Radio

Josh Lucas

John Dick

Teresa Huber

Matt Kesinger

Bobby Zappala

David Kane

Jason Wolfe

Jake Wheatley

Audrey Russo

Ryan Green

Ben Wilson

Priya Amin

Brian Scott

Lisa Slayton

Chris Howard

OwlTail

If Pittsburgh’s tech industry had its own Pantheon or Hall of Fame honoring the people who worked tirelessly to make it what it is today, Rich Lunak, President and CEO of Innovation Works (IW), would have a prime seat with all of the trimmings. As a technologist, entrepreneur, business leader and investor, Lunak has been at every side of the technology company creation/innovation table over the last 30 years. In short, he’s a legend around here. Prior to joining Innovation Works, Lunak was a successful technology entrepreneur/inventor who built Automated Healthcare, one of Pittsburgh’s most successful and enduring technology startups. He helped lead it from a three-person startup to an acquisition by McKesson Corporation where he became the architect of several disruptive growth strategies that helped McKesson launch businesses that became market leaders in multiple segments. At the helm of IW, one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors, Lunak synthesized his decades of experience to lead the organization’s efforts to provide business expertise, seed capital and other resources to high-potential, technology start-up companies in Pittsburgh. Lunak announced his retirement from IW this spring, easily punching his ticket to the mythical Pittsburgh Tech Pantheon/Hall of Fame. The Pittsburgh Technology Council, TEQ Magazine and I can’t just let Lunak ride off into the sunset toward those imaginary shiny marbled halls without some sort of an exit interview! The TEch Council and TEQ's Jonathan Kersting had to ask Lunak a few questions. Pick his brain on where our tech industry is heading. We had to know what he’s proud of and if he has any advice for his yet-to-be-named successor.

If Pittsburgh’s tech industry had its own Pantheon or Hall of Fame honoring the people who worked tirelessly to make it what it is today, Rich Lunak, President and CEO of Innovation Works (IW), would have a prime seat with all of the trimmings. As a technologist, entrepreneur, business leader and investor, Lunak has been at every side of the technology company creation/innovation table over the last 30 years. In short, he’s a legend around here. Prior to joining Innovation Works, Lunak was a successful technology entrepreneur/inventor who built Automated Healthcare, one of Pittsburgh’s most successful and enduring technology startups. He helped lead it from a three-person startup to an acquisition by McKesson Corporation where he became the architect of several disruptive growth strategies that helped McKesson launch businesses that became market leaders in multiple segments. At the helm of IW, one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors, Lunak synthesized his decades of experience to lead the organization’s efforts to provide business expertise, seed capital and other resources to high-potential, technology start-up companies in Pittsburgh. Lunak announced his retirement from IW this spring, easily punching his ticket to the mythical Pittsburgh Tech Pantheon/Hall of Fame. The Pittsburgh Technology Council, TEQ Magazine and I can’t just let Lunak ride off into the sunset toward those imaginary shiny marbled halls without some sort of an exit interview! The TEch Council and TEQ's Jonathan Kersting had to ask Lunak a few questions. Pick his brain on where our tech industry is heading. We had to know what he’s proud of and if he has any advice for his yet-to-be-named successor.

PGH Tech 25: Rich Lunak

Rich, President &amp; CEO of Innovation Works, leads one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors. In this conversation, we discuss a recent report IW authored with Ernst &amp; Young that detailed the last decade of venture investing in the region.   Some highlights of recent activity include the $225 million acquisition of security awareness trainer Wombat Security by California-based Proofpoint and the $1 billion round of funding recently raised by self-driving car intelligence provider ArgoAI from Ford.   Further, Pittsburgh tech companies have attracted over $3.5 billion in funding over the past 10 years, including $2.1 billion in the past five years. What will this mean for the future of the region?   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Rich’s Challenge; Advocate for the startup community in your region to elected officials.   Connect with Rich LinkedIn Twitter Website   Connect with Piper Creative  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out our dozens of interviews with Pittsburgh influencers and business leaders including entrepreneurs than Innovation Works has invested  Henry Thorne,  Hahna Alexander, and  Ryan Green.   Subscribe on  iTunes |  Stitcher |  Overcast | 

Rich, President &amp; CEO of Innovation Works, leads one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors. In this conversation, we discuss a recent report IW authored with Ernst &amp; Young that detailed the last decade of venture investing in the region. Some highlights of recent activity include the $225 million acquisition of security awareness trainer Wombat Security by California-based Proofpoint and the $1 billion round of funding recently raised by self-driving car intelligence provider ArgoAI from Ford. Further, Pittsburgh tech companies have attracted over $3.5 billion in funding over the past 10 years, including $2.1 billion in the past five years. What will this mean for the future of the region? Never miss one of our best episodes by <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/join.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribing to the newsletter</a>. Rich’s Challenge; Advocate for the startup community in your region to elected officials. Connect with Rich <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardlunak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rlunak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.innovationworks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> Connect with Piper Creative <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8REcAy3zwED8B0yiDGlKg7gpeOVHEL_X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PiperCreative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pipercreative.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> If you liked this interview, check out <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/pittsburgh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our dozens of interviews with Pittsburgh influencers and business leaders</a> including entrepreneurs than Innovation Works has invested <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/27-henry-thorne-cto-co-founder-of-4moms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Henry Thorne</a>, <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/51-hahna-alexander-powering-the-world-through-the-soles-of-your-shoes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hahna Alexander</a>, and <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/291-making-uber-lyft-drivers-39-more-w-gridwise-ryan-green" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ryan Green</a>. Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/going-deep-with-aaron-watson/id1016307641?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron-watson/going-deep-with-aaron-watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1016307641/going-deep-with-aaron-watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Overcast</a> | <a href="http://podbay.fm/show/1016307641" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

301 Evaluating Record-Breaking Investment in Southwest Pennsylvania w/ Rich Lunak