Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

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**Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)**

Twice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode of Technovation explores the technology trends that are transforming business, and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, Technovation is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs.

Latest Episodes:

Matt Witheiler on Why Great Companies Don’t Have to Be AI Companies Aug 28, 2026

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AI may be transformational, but that does not mean every great company needs to be an AI company.

In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Matt Witheiler, Head of Late-Stage Growth at Wellington Management, about how one of the world’s largest asset managers evaluates companies approaching the public markets. Matt explains why valuation risk becomes critical at the late stage, what separates durable businesses from short-term trades, and how Wellington thinks about AI across technology, healthcare, fintech, and consumer markets.

He also shares why today’s AI cycle feels different from the dot-com era, how companies can prepare for the rhythms of the public market, and why the growth of late-stage private investing has created a dramatically larger opportunity set.

Listen for a long-term investor’s perspective on AI, growth, and building enduring public companies.

How Sequoia’s Bogomil Balkansky Identifies Outlier Founders Aug 14, 2026

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What separates an exceptional executive from an outlier founder? For Sequoia Capital partner Bogomil Balkansky, learning the difference required recalibrating his own definition of talent.

In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Balkansky about how Sequoia evaluates founders when there is little data to rely on, why intuition matters in early-stage investing, and what his experiences at VMware and Bebop taught him about building enduring companies. They also explore the evolution of Wiz, AI’s impact on cybersecurity, and why the companies that define a technology era may not be the ones that first blaze the trail.

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