Revenue First Innovation - Tampa Bay Innovation Center Managing Director Ken Evans

The VentureFuel Visionaries

Ken Evans is the Managing Director of the Accelerator Program for Emerging Tech Startups at Tampa Bay Innovation Center. With a background in venture-backed startups and Fortune 50 companies, Ken is key player in Tampa Bay's tech ecosystem, co-founding the region's first full-time coworking space and leading initiatives to support local startups. Our conversation centers around their new Climate Tech Accelerator and the importance of Revenue First Innovation, taking a “Moneyball approach” vs. the Power Law Unicorn Hunters, why we need to evolve from petri dish science experiments to solving real world problems, and why most accelerators are promotional lipstick vs. creating true product-market-fit with tangible outcomes.