In 2006, I started this series of conversations on innovation out of a deep curiosity and genuine admiration for the people who are building and shaping the future of technology — because I believe the most valuable insights about where we are headed come directly from those who are making it happen.
Over nearly two decades, I have had the privilege of speaking with some of the most remarkable minds in computer science and technology — from Vinton G. Cerf and Alan Kay to Bjarne Stroustrup, Jimmy Wales, Scott McNealy, and Philippe Kahn — each conversation an attempt to understand not just what they built, but how they think about what comes next. These interviews remain freely available because I believe that knowledge about innovation belongs to everyone.
— Roberto V. Zicari, Editor ODBMS.org and ODBMS Industry Watch
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The Playbook for Scale: Insights on the 2026 InterSystems Impact Awards from MIT Judge Andrea Kates
- MIT’s Phil Budden on Innovation and Serving as a Judge for the InterSystems Impact Awards 2025
- On Innovation. A Conversation with Philippe Kahn, ODBMS Industry Watch, February 6, 2023
- On Innovation. Interview with Scott McNealy, July 2, 2018
- On Innovation– Interview with Nathan Marz. on April 4, 2013
- Marten G. Mickos on Innovation. on July 29, 2010
- Interview to Vinton G. Cerf. on July 27, 2009
- Interview with Jimmy Wales on February 21, 2009
- Carl Olofson on Innovation on November 24, 2008
- Ted Selker On Innovation on October 27, 2008
- 10+ Questions On Innovation to Dennis Tsichritzis on September 23, 2008
- Interview with Marten Mickos on June 11, 2008
- Grady Booch on Innovation on January 8, 2008
- 2 More Questions to Bjarne Stroustrup: Locations, People and Innovation on December 10, 2007
- 10+1 Questions on Innovation to Bjarne Stroustrup on November 13, 2007
- 10+1 Questions On Innovation to: Hector Garcia-Molina on November 5, 2007
- 10+1 Questions on Innovation to Hermann-Josef Lamberti on October 23, 2007
- 10+1 Questions on Innovation to Marten Mickos on October 13, 2007
- 10 Questions On Innovation on August 20, 2007
- 10 Questions On Innovation to Ivar Jacobson on August 13, 2007
- 10 Questions On Innovation to Alan Kay on April 5, 2006
- 10 Questions On Innovation to Vinton G. Cerf on February 15, 2006
- 10 Questions On Innovation to Philippe Kahn on February 5, 2006
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Should I become an Entrepreneur?
Should I become an entrepreneur? It is one of the most consequential questions a professional can ask — and one that deserves more than a list of tips or a motivational checklist. This workshop presentation, originally developed for a series of lectures on Entrepreneurship at the Goethe University of Frankfurt and at UC Berkeley, approaches the question differently: as a structured self-assessment designed to surface the patterns of behaviour — around risk, money, and work — that we have absorbed from our upbringing, education, and environment, often without realising it. The goal is not to give you an answer, but to help you find your own honest starting point. Download the presentation freely and use it as a tool for individual reflection or group discussion.
Copy of a presentation Roberto V. Zicari did for a series of lectures on Entrepreneurship at the Goethe University of Frankfurt and at UC Berkeley.
Download Presentation (.PDF): Zicari.Entrepreneur.UCB