Episode 2 of Driven provides a rare glimpse into entrepreneurial culture, where successful entrepreneurs gain perspective, support and advice from their investors and advisors through detailed and private conversations. Today, two high-power Silicon Valley players, Davorin Kuchan, CEO of Sparkling Logic, and his trusted advisor and investor, Tech Guru, Saeed Amidi, Founder & CEO Plug and Play discuss strategies for the next tier of growth, beyond the early adopters.

Sparkling Logic supports leading financial institutions like PayPal, Equifax and Willis in using latest data and predictive analytics to improve critical decisions their people and systems make. Using modern decision analytics, companies reduce costs and time it takes to discover, test and deploy new insights gained from transaction, market and customer data.

Sparkling Logic’s cloud-based decision management platform uses data, prescriptive analytics and business rules to transform risk management, catch fraud and enable dynamic digital decisioning. The platform allows business analysts and IT to rapidly discover and author rules, test and instantly deploy executable models using easy to use visual environment. Tune in today, and learn of the next set of challenges facing companies who are growing beyond early market success and profitability to the next level of customer acquisition. Fortunately for Sparkling Logic, being a part of the Plug and Play ecosystem, allows him to access their powerful network of corporate relationships -- who might already be seeking his solutions.

Plug and Play Technology Center is the largest global technology accelerator and one of the most active VCs in Silicon Valley. With hundreds of entrepreneurs from across the world, this is one of the best places for startups to evolve and thrive. Since inception in 2006, they have accelerated over 2,000 companies (who have raised over $5 billion in venture funding), expanded to 22 locations across the world, and have partnered with over 180 major corporations globally.

Plug and Play’s Sunnyvale headquarters houses over 400 startups at any one time, and hosts over 400 events each year. Through its venture arm, it has invested in over 700 high-tech startups since 1998. Successful exits include PayPal (acquired by Ebay), Vudu (acquired by Walmart), Danger and Powerset (acquired by Microsoft), and Lending Club ($9B valuation at IPO). Our active portfolio includes successes such as Dropbox ($13B+ valuation), and Zoosk.