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Natan Linder
Natan Linder has hosted 30 episodes.
Natan Linder Bio
Natan Linder is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tulip, a cloud-based platform transforming frontline operations. Tulip enables some of the world’s largest manufacturers to build AI-enabled, connected applications that improve quality, efficiency, and traceability across their operations. Natan is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of Formlabs, a leader in professional desktop 3D printing.
Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience in computer science, design, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship, Natan develops composable, human-centric systems that enable continuous transformation. Prior to founding Tulip, he held leadership roles at Samsung, Sun Microsystems, and Rethink Robotics. At Samsung, he co-founded and led the company’s R&D Center in Israel, launching globally deployed mobile technologies.
Natan is the co-author of Augmented Lean: A Human-Centric Framework for Managing Frontline Operations, which challenges conventional approaches to digital transformation. He holds a PhD and an MSc from the MIT Media Lab, where his research focused on integrating physical and digital systems to enhance human capabilities.
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Erik Mirandette
Erik Mirandette has hosted 8 episodes.
Erik Mirandette Bio
Erik Mirandette serves as Chief Business Officer of Tulip, the leader in frontline operations technology spun out of MIT. He has 15+ years experience in building and leading teams in operations and product development. Today, Tulip has raised over $150M dollars in venture capital, employs 260+ people and supports 500+ customers with operations in over 20+ countries.
Prior to Tulip, Erik served as a military officer for over six years assigned to the Air Force Strategic Counterintelligence Branch with tours in Afghanistan, Southeast Asia and Japan. Erik, a Tillman Scholar, also spent time in the non-profit space based in North Africa, and in venture capital prior to joining Tulip.
Erik holds a B.S. from the Air Force Academy, an M.A from Norwich University, an M.B.A from M.I.T. He is the author of “The Only Road North” a memoir of his experiences in Africa.
Retired Hosts
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Trond Arne Undheim
Trond Arne Undheim has hosted 116 episodes.
Trond is a futurist, scholar, podcaster, venture partner, nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, co-founder of Yegii, and Lead Ecosystem evangelist at Tulip. He formerly worked with MIT, WPP, Oracle, and the EU. He is the author of six books: Augmented Lean, Health Tech, Future Tech, Pandemic Aftermath, Disruption Games, and Leadership From Below. In addition, he hosts two podcasts, Augmented and Futurized, and is a Forbes columnist. Trond holds a Ph.D. from NTNU on the future of work and artificial intelligence and is based in Wellesley, Ma.
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Elisabeth Reynolds
Elisabeth Reynolds has hosted 1 episode.
Elisabeth Reynolds Bio
Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., is Professor of the Practice in the MIT Department of Urban
Studies and Planning. She was Special Assistant to President Biden for Manufacturing and
Economic Development at the National Economic Council (NEC, 2021-2022) where she helped
lead the Administration’s work on national manufacturing strategy, supply chain resilience and
industrial strategy. Before working at the NEC, Reynolds was a Principal Research Scientist and
executive director of the MIT Industrial Performance Center (2010-2021), an interdisciplinary
research center focused on systems of innovation and industrial transformation. She also co-led
the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future (2018-2021) which examined the relationship
between emerging technologies and work. Reynolds’ work and research focus on systems of
innovation and manufacturing including growing innovative firms to scale and digital technology
adoption.
Reynolds has worked on rebuilding manufacturing capabilities in the U.S. in a number of
capacities including advising three Massachusetts governors. She represents MIT on the board
of the non-profit, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) and is also an advisor to the
Special Competitive Studies Project, a Washington think tank focused on national security and
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Roey Mechrez
Roey Mechrez has hosted 2 episodes.
Roey Mechrez Bio
Roey is the Head of Ecosystem at Tulip, where he leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for managing the company's ecosystem. This includes overseeing channel and alliance strategies, forming strategic partnerships, collaborating with technology partners, and managing the Tulip Library and Tulip Experience Centers worldwide. In addition to his role in the ecosystem team, Roey is a member of Tulip's executive leadership team and serves as the GM for EMEA, where he drives regional operations, including sales, growth, and overall operations. Prior to joining Tulip, Roey co-founded BeyondMinds and served as CEO/CTO. He holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence with a specialization in computer vision from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.