Kurtis McBride from Miovision

Kurtis McBride from Miovision

Author: Evan McCann May 20, 2025 Duration: 40:46

Kurtis McBride is the Co-Founder and CEO of Miovision.


Miovision provides cities with modern tools to fix today's traffic problems.

They offer solutions that collect multimodal traffic data and uncover actionable insights, helping municipalities get more out of their road network.

The result: streets capable of moving more people – safely and efficiently – whether they are in a car, on a bus, on a bike or e-scooter, or walking.


Takeaways

- Founding Miovision Right Out of UWaterloo

- Defining Smart Cities: The Role of Technology

- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Transportation

- Bridging the Gap: Transitioning to Digital Infrastructure

- Challenges of Hardware in Infrastructure Technology

- Navigating Large Customer Relationships

- R&D and Government Support

- The Role of Government in Innovation

- Leadership Framework: The Captain, The Monk and The Mist

- Shifting Mindsets: From Scarcity to Abundance


Chapters

00:00 Founding Miovision: The Genesis of Innovation

02:00 Defining Smart Cities: The Role of Technology

04:41 Connected Vehicles and the Future of Transportation

08:41 Bridging the Gap: Transitioning to Digital Infrastructure

12:41 Challenges of Hardware in Infrastructure Technology

15:21 Navigating Large Customer Relationships

19:08 R&D and Government Support: A Critical Discussion

23:57 The Role of Government in Innovation

29:34 Lessons from 20 Years of Entrepreneurship

39:36 Shifting Mindsets: From Scarcity to Abundance

43:29 Navigating Hard Times in Business


Keywords

Miovision, smart cities, connected vehicles, digital infrastructure, transportation technology, hardware challenges, R&D, government support, innovation economy, urban planning, innovation, entrepreneurship, government policy, mindset shift, leadership, business growth, procurement strategy, technology, Canadian economy, resilience


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