Tracy Isacke is the managing director of corporate venturing at Silicon Valley Bank.

Every year, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) surveys entrepreneurs and executives to take the pulse of how leaders in the innovation economy are performing – and what they see ahead. It is a really interesting read, with 2015 shaping up to be even better than 2014.

The Innovation Economy Outlook included responses from more than 1,100 executives from software, hardware, clean-tech, life science and healthcare companies. Respondents include all stages of business from startups to multinational enterprises in the US, UK and other…