Episode 71: Supporting Innovation With Mike Todasco Tech Done Right

Supporting Innovation With Mike Todasco

Guest

Mike Todasco: Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal


Summary

Today on the show we have Mike Todasco, the Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal. We talk about what innovation means at a company, and how to encourage innovation both if you are a PayPal sized company and if you aren’t. Mike also shares some information about PayPal’s internal innovation tournament and how they offer incentives for innovation.


Notes

01:38 - What does the Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal do?


02:32 - Why should companies innovate?


04:29 - Who should be innovating?


08:26 - Assisting and Guiding in Innovation


11:15 - Introducing Innovation to Companies and Teams: Vulnerability


16:06 - Encouraging Innovation


18:44 - The Concept of Global Innovation Tournaments


24:34 - Giving People Opportunity and Exposure


28:40 - Innovation Tokens


30:59 - Innovation For Small Companies


32:39 - Interesting Innovations
Special Guest: Mike Todasco.