VIC PELLICANO

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The long-form record on bootstrapping, American manufacturing, physical AI, robotics, family, adversity, and what working people should get from technology.

37indexed appearances and publications

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THE THREE BEST INTRODUCTIONS.

Official talk
University of Michigan Robotics2025

Robotics Pathways & Careers

Vic's full story, from a trailer park and a van to manufacturing software, AI, robotics, and two company exits.

Long-form interview
Lucid Bots2024

The Era of AI Entrepreneurship

An unfiltered conversation on bootstrapping, building for the market, robotics, and what founders owe the people they serve.

Conference interview
AI Everything Global2025

How AI Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing Sales

Why software built for generic enterprise workflows failed manufacturers, and how AI changes the equation.

01 · VIDEO LIBRARY

FULL TALKS & FOCUSED CUTS.

Vic Pellicano2025

Entrepreneurship in the AI Age

A raw founder conversation about starting, selling, reinvention, and the window AI opens for ordinary builders.

Drone Radio Show2023

Commanding Drones With Simple Text

How natural language can turn complex robotic systems into practical tools people can actually use.

Startup Science Podcast2023

Balancing Startup Life & Family

A founder's approach to adversity, attention, family, and staying steady when life refuses to cooperate.

Vic Pellicano2025

From a Manufacturing Gap to Oracle

The Verenia story: seeing a problem on a factory floor, building for manufacturers, and earning an Oracle transaction.

Vic Pellicano2025

From Enterprise Software to AI Robotics

The leap from software that helps people sell physical products to software that gives robots a usable brain.

Vic Pellicano2025

AI-Driven Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

A focused cut on physical AI, American manufacturing, industrial automation, and the next generation of builders.

Vic Pellicano2025

From Homeless in Law School to Tech Founder

A concise account of early loss, financial collapse, rebuilding, and the career that followed.

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Podcasts & long-form audio

6 source-linked records

2023Startup Science PodcastRising From Adversity to Trailblaze the Future, Part OneThe full origin story: working-class roots, parental loss, homelessness, Verenia, and the turn toward AI and robotics.2023Startup Science PodcastRising From Adversity to Trailblaze the Future, Part TwoMindset, family, resilience, balance, and how a founder keeps moving through uncertainty.2023Drone Radio ShowGet Ready to Text Your DroneA 37-minute conversation about Avianna, natural-language robotics, autonomous missions, and practical drone AI.2017CPQ PodcastInterview With Verenia Founder & CEO Victorio PellicanoAn early founder interview on bootstrapping Verenia and building CPQ software around how manufacturers actually sell.2019CPQ PodcastVerenia CRM & CPQ, Part OnePrivate funding, customer adoption, and why manufacturing sales workflows needed purpose-built software.2019CPQ PodcastVerenia CRM & CPQ, Part TwoSales acceleration, customer context, and the operating decisions behind Verenia's expansion beyond traditional CPQ.

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Press & published work

10 source-linked records

2022OracleOracle Acquisitions: VereniaOracle's authoritative acquisition record for Verenia's NetSuite CPQ business.2024PR NewswireLucid Bots Acquires AviannaThe acquisition announcement for Avianna and its natural-language, vision, and autonomous robotics technology.2023DRONELIFEAvianna Software on Natural-Language DronesIndependent coverage of Avianna's AI, drone-maker pilots, and work making robotic missions understandable in plain English.2023Machine DesignPushing the Limits of Drone CapabilitiesVic's bylined feature on the role of AI in making drones more adaptive, autonomous, and useful in the physical world.2024Axios CharlotteAI Company Joins Charlotte Robotics FirmIndependent reporting from Lucid's factory on the Avianna acquisition and the move from drone hardware into autonomy.2019Enterprise TimesIs There a New Force in CRM?Coverage of Verenia's manufacturing-oriented CRM and Vic's Sales Acceleration conference keynote.2019Naperville MagazineLife in the Silicon PrairieA regional profile on bootstrapping Verenia, building outside Silicon Valley, and hiring local technical talent.2023Northern Illinois UniversityEntrepreneurial Journeys: Victorio PellicanoAn institutional founder profile covering working-class roots, law-school adversity, manufacturing, and Verenia.2023University of St. Francis / Patch2023 Distinguished Alumni AwardVic received the University of St. Francis College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Award.2026PR NewswireLucid Bots Raises $20 Million Series BCompany release quoting Vic on the economics of robotics for independent operators and recurring real-world work.

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Stages & institutions

5 source-linked records

2025University of Michigan RoboticsRobotics Pathways & Careers Speaker SeriesAI-driven manufacturing, physical automation, career reinvention, and why the next industrial cycle belongs to builders.2025Abu Dhabi / DubaiAI Everything GlobalManufacturing AI, the limits of generic enterprise software, and turning industrial knowledge into practical intelligence.2023Northern Illinois UniversityEntrepreneurial JourneysA founder's path from adversity and a factory software job to bootstrapping and selling a manufacturing technology business.2018Naperville Area Chamber of CommerceFour Under 40 Achievement AwardsFounder story, Verenia's growth, and lessons from building a technology company in the Midwest.2019VereniaNetSuite Sales Acceleration Virtual ConferenceKeynote and industry conference focused on the systems, process, and technology behind complex B2B sales.

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Selected writing

6 source-linked records

2025LinkedInMachines That Take the Strain, Not the PaycheckThe core working-class robotics thesis, rooted in Vic's father, safety, family, and the dignity of physical work.2026LinkedInSoftware Is Dead. Atoms Are the New Moat.Why physical infrastructure, industrial experience, and real-world execution matter more as software becomes easier to create.2026LinkedInAI as Working-Class PowerA case for AI as a distributor of expertise and economic power, not merely a tool for cutting headcount.2026LinkedInA Lock Only Keeps an Honest Man OutA lesson from Vic's father about understanding the environment, controlling losses, and refusing to let a setback control you.2020LinkedInVerenians Are Bucket FillersA people-first note originally sent to the Verenia team about attention, encouragement, and the culture leaders create.2018LinkedInWhy I Thank My Employees DailyA direct argument for gratitude, ownership, and respecting the people who choose to build a company with you.

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