On this week’s show, I spoke with my partner in crime, Martin. On top of being a great guy, Martin is my co-founder at PNR.
Martin is an operations and technology executive with over 15 years experience building high performance teams within a wide range of industries. Before PNR, Martin was VP Operations at Global Eagle Entertainment, the world leader in in-flight entertainment.
In his role Martin led a significant restructuring and post-M&A integration initiative to optimize resources, lower attrition and significantly improve bottom line results. Previously, Martin took the lead as head of operations at nventive: a mobile applications agency working with marquee clients such as Expedia, Yelp and Bloomberg. During his tenure, the company grew from 15 to 100+ employees in 18 months.
In 2004, he joined Electronic Arts in a technology role, and eventually transitioned to Director of Operations for the new world-class game development studio. The studio scaled from 30 employees to more than 800 over a span of 7 years. Before EA, Martin began his professional journey as an IT consultant in the special effects and super-computing space. In his free time, Martin enjoys Kitesurfing, Crossfit training and riding his motorcycle.
We had a great conversation about his career and a debate around new technologies. We spoke about:
- Martin’s career progression that touches video games, technology, M&A and consulting
- His thoughts on moving from a big company to a startup
- What no one is talking about- the pace of change is actually faster than what people think
- Debate around where we stand today in terms of frontier technologies – hint: AI is not ready for prime time
- The development in technology that excites him the most
I’m a little biased on this; Martin is one of the smartest people I know. I learn every single day from him. I hope that you learn something as well.
Let us know what you think. What types of guests would like to see on the show? What topics interest you the most? Send me your thoughts at nectar@thepnr.com
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