In this episode of Track Record, Albert Azis-Clauson speaks with Glen Robinson, Managing Director of C4VC, the Centre for Value Creation at Tramlines.

Glen explains why people are now the source code of technology.

As AI infrastructure, models, and tools become increasingly commoditised, he argues that the most durable advantage sits with domain experts and the tacit knowledge they have built over years inside an industry.

We trace Glen’s unconventional route into technology and his early experience at Amazon Web Services, before examining why Netflix’s transition from DVDs to streaming took eight years and what that teaches leaders about AI adoption.

The conversation explores how enterprises can apply venture-building methods to innovation, let 1,000 flowers bloom without losing control, and turn internal expertise into intellectual property that changes the value of the business.

Key moments:

00:00 Introduction

01:36 Glen’s unconventional route into technology

04:23 Discovering cloud and joining AWS

08:25 Why adaptability matters more than strength

09:29 Why Glen left Microsoft for Tramlines

13:19 Why Netflix beat Blockbuster

16:57 Peace, war, and wonder in technological change

18:44 How enterprises should balance delivery and innovation

19:49 How generative AI changes value creation

23:33 Scaling domain expertise inside enterprise

28:35 The transformation cliff and enterprise inertia

29:56 Applying venture-building methods inside enterprise

32:52 Why people are now the source code of technology

33:19 How to govern bottom-up innovation

35:27 How AI changes enterprise value

38:29 Why cost reduction is too narrow a goal

43:47 Where Glen would invest £100m

47:01 Next on Track Record

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