Chris KayinKanata VenturesI’m Optimistic: Extending my Thesis to Kanata’s Strategy — Part 2.1First I’ll level-set the 6 key functions of a VC firm. Within each of these six key functions, I’ll describe a few selected principles.Jul 181Jul 181
Chris KayinKanata VenturesI’m Optimistic: Extending my Thesis to Early-Stage Venture — Part 2.0In this post, I extend my thesis to explain why I’m optimistic about early-stage venture investing, specifically the pre-seed market.Jul 17Jul 17
Chris KayinKanata VenturesI’m Optimistic - My Thesis on Startups, Venture & Technology — Part 1On March 10, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and the startup and venture industry thought we were going to experience our own version…Apr 24Apr 24
Chris KayinMultiplicityOur Commercial Real Estate Technology Roadmap — Thesis Part 2Hybrid work culture has solidified employee’s alternatives to not show up to the office and raised the bar for the occupant experience.Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Chris KayinMultiplicityOur Thesis on Innovation in Commercial Real EstateCommercial Real Estate is experiencing three causes of disruption simultaneously. Now is an important time for innovation adoption in CRE.Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Chris KayinMultiplicityRethinking the Value of InnovationIt has been approximately eight months since the first COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders disrupted the operations of millions of businesses…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Chris KayinMultiplicityPrinciples of Innovation Actually Applied in PracticeI was having coffee with a management consulting friend when we got into a discussion about the best practice principles that underpin…Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
Chris KayinMultiplicityThe Innovation Manager JourneyAfter wrapping up the INFINITI LAB earlier this year, we had almost a dozen conversations with other large enterprises about their…Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
Chris KayinIntellectual MischiefIt’s Not About YouA very close friend said something powerful to me recently, he said: “Do you want to be rich or right?”. There’s a lot to unpack in that…Dec 17, 20181Dec 17, 20181
Chris KayinMultiplicityWhat is Innovation?What is innovation? This might sound like a simple idea that doesn’t need further definition, yet when most people think of innovation…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
