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The Global Innovation Clusters: Canadian Experience of Public-Private Partnership
Purpose of the article is the research of the modern trends of global innovation clusters development in Canada that based on public-private partnership model, and to identify their features during last years. The hypothesis is that it is possible to formulate the hypothesis that at the postwar period, Ukraine would form a new innovation strategy that will push country to become global competitively and innovatively. |
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View Brand PublisherThe power of the unconventional approach
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” - Joseph Chilton Pearce
Creativity forms the core of entrepreneurship. The best companies were founded by people who saw a problem that needed to be fixed, a gap to be filled, or a demand to be met. But creative solutions are only as successful as their implementation. The question ‘how can I do this differently?’ is what shifts the focus towards ideas that are not particularly conventional. A greater acceptance to unlearn archaic methods and explore unconventional alternatives is increasing the risk appetite of most young entrepreneurs today. We are now more open to understanding the present and are increasingly driven to visualize the future.
Defining new norms and challenging existing barriers allows us to approach things from a different perspective. Astrology is one such business that functions on age-old concepts. With the advent of the social-media, it got a new medium to extend its appeal, even to those who claim to not believe in it. It is currently enjoying a broad cultural acceptance that hasn’t been seen earlier. The shift first began with the rise of the personal computer. It was then accelerated by the Internet, and has reached new peaks in its popularity thanks to social media. According to a few recent reports, the Astrology market is worth $10 billion in India and has been growing at a steady pace. The online market consists of $3 billion and is growing at a rate of 23 to 27 percent, with about 5 million astrologers practicing astrology on a daily basis[1].
For centuries, drawing an astrological chart required some familiarity with astronomy and geometry. Today, a kundli chart can be generated instantly and for free on the Internet with greater accuracy, given that algorithms eliminate the human errors that invariably creep in while performing complex calculations. Content on Astrology is present on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and in downloadable workshops, classes, and webinars. Such content is also available online in multiple vernacular languages, thus making it even more accessible. A new frontier has opened with mobile apps, which takes us back to the point of approaching things differently and utilizing the best medium possible for turning the venture into success.
Although India is no stranger to astrology, the concepts of Vedic astrology are still unclear. While brands like Clickastro are working hard to bridge that gap with guidance and mathematical accuracy in calculation of planetary positions, it is also highlighting the significance of technology. The brand is revolutionising the business model around Astrology by making it user friendly. Customers can access basic personalised predictions based on Vedic Astrology for free. This allows them to experience content around personalised predictions before purchasing the premium predictions. With this, people are realising that astrology has much more to offer than just a regular prediction column.
One will have a competitive advantage when taking risks in businesses like Astrology, that are based on age-old practices; changing the perspective with results has been Clickastro’s approach to build a more effective and accessible domain.
In this constantly evolving ecosystem, it is natural that some risks may not pay off. But an optimistic risk-taker will always look at failure as an opportunity to learn. Referring to the fact that determination and taking initiative is key to attaining success, Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon once said, “I knew that when I was 80, I was not going to regret having tried this, I knew that if I failed, I wouldn’t regret that. I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried. And I knew that would haunt me every day.”
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3rd AIS SIG DITE Paper Development Workshop
The AIS special interest group on digital innovation, transformation, and entrepreneurship (SIG DITE) is organizing a paper development workshop at the University of Miami Herbert Business School to promote research on the various ways in which digital technology impacts these areas. The workshop will bring together leading faculty in the fields of digital innovation, digital transformation, and digital entrepreneurship.
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Behavioral Finance Conference
Since its inaugural event in 2010, the conference has evolved into one of the premier behavioral finance conferences worldwide. The event brings together top researchers from all areas of behavioral finance and economics. The program’s paper submissions are often featured in A-rated journals.
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Business ForUM
High-profile business leaders, technical experts and leaders in public accounting and private industry share their perspectives on relevant issues impacting business today. Reconnect and network with business colleagues along with Miami Herbert Business School alumni, faculty and friends. CPE and CLE credit is awarded for these events.
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The Business of Blockchain Technology
AIS SIGBIT and Miami Herbert Business School present: The Business of Blockchain Technology Conference 2023, taking place May 19 - 20. The conference is intended to provide a forum for international academics and policymakers to showcase and discuss the latest business-relevant blockchain technology research, issues, and practices.
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The Business of Health Care
Hosted by the Miami Herbert Business School and the Center for Health Management and Policy, this annual impact conference brings the most relevant topics in the business of health care. The 2020 conference brought together (virtually) industry leaders, including heads of the major U.S. medical and insurance associations, at a time when global health threats such as the coronavirus and the future of U.S. health care reform are at the center of public discourse. The event successfully explored innovative ways to address the increasingly complex social, political, and economic challenges shaping the availability, quality, and cost of care today.
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2024 CSO Summit & Symposium (CSOSS)
Now in its 7th year, the annual CSO Summit & Symposium (CSOSS) is one of the nation's premier networking events for sustainable business, economic resilience, and talent development. This is the premier networking event in sustainable business, CSOSS is designed for corporate executives, sustainability professionals, investment managers, government policymakers, community leaders, NGO activists, leading researchers, and university students from across every economic sector and academic discipline.
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Emerging Data Science Methods for Complex Data with Endogeneity and/or Heterogeneity Workshop
Convenes internationally recognized interdisciplinary researchers from econometrics and statistics to discuss the forefront of complex data analysis with endogeneity and/or heterogeneity and identify prospective areas of interest for future research, emphasizing both methodology and applications.
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ICGS Conference 2022
The 8th annual conference of the International Corporate Governance Society provides a forum for international academics and policymakers to showcase and discuss the latest corporate governance research issues and practices. This year’s theme is “Corporate Governance in a Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities.”
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Quantile Regression & Data Heterogeneity Workshop
This is a workshop that is part of our NSF-funded Focused Research Group (FRG: Collaborative Research: Quantile-Based Modeling for Large-Scale Heterogeneous Data) activities, aiming to bring researchers together to disseminate and discuss their recent work in the area of quantile regression and related methods for the analysis of heterogeneous data.
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Real Estate Impact
The University of Miami Real Estate Impact Conference is hosted annually by the Miami Herbert Business School and the University's School of Architecture. The conference brings together more than 500 industry professionals, students and recent alumni working in the industry to hear from leading experts on commercial and residential real estate markets.
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Winter Research Conference on Machine Learning & Business
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Winter Warm-Up Accounting Conference
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Ljubljana, 14 April - Slovenian businesses expect that the new government will draw up a strategic development plan for a green transition in cooperation with experts and a clear and long-term development policy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) director Aleš Cantarutti said on Thursday.
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As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, MSMEs need to embrace innovation to stay competitive.
This theme focuses on inspiring creativity, introducing cutting-edge technologies, and providing practical tools for MSMEs to innovate in their products, services, and operations.
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Keita is an award-winning author, educator, and coach who is working to transform companies into places and spaces that are idea-driven and people-centred.
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For yrs, it has been an post of religion in company The usa that cloud computing and synthetic intelligence will fuel a surge in prosperity-generating productivity. That belief has influenced a flood of venture funding and firm paying out. And the payoff, proponents insist, will not be confined to a compact group of tech giants but will spread across the financial system.
It has not took place however.
Efficiency, which is defined as the price of merchandise and services made for each hour of perform, fell sharply in the very first quarter this calendar year, the governing administration documented this month. The quarterly numbers are usually risky, but the report seemed to sprint earlier hopes that a productivity revival was eventually underway, aided by accelerated investment in electronic systems all through the pandemic.
The growth in efficiency because the pandemic strike now stands at about 1% every year, in line with the meager rate considering that 2010 — and significantly underneath the last extend of strong improvement, from 1996 to 2004, when productivity grew much more than 3% a calendar year.
Economies develop not only by introducing far more cash and labor. An additional essential component is a nation’s skill in generating and commercializing innovation, which will make expenditure and workers extra productive.
Seemingly compact proportion gains in productivity can make a large distinction in a country’s wealth and dwelling expectations about time. Even an supplemental 1% annual boost in efficiency more than a few decades, to 2024, would create an extra $3,500 in per capita cash flow for Americans, McKinsey & Co. estimated in a report very last calendar year. The 3.8% average yearly get from 1948 to 1972 was the engine of the nation’s postwar prosperity.
Productiveness is not a treatment-all for financial ills. “Even if the optimism about this wave of electronic technological innovation proves justified, that does not mean there will be a serious sharing of the advantages,” stated Laura Tyson, a professor at the Haas University of Enterprise at the University of California, Berkeley, and a chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Clinton administration.
But a a lot less effective financial state is a smaller sized one particular with much less sources to deal with social problems like inequality.
The current productivity puzzle is the issue of spirited discussion between economists. Robert Gordon, an economist at Northwestern College, is the major skeptic. Today’s artificial intelligence, he said, is primarily a technology of pattern recognition, poring as a result of wide troves of terms, photos and figures. Its feats, in accordance to Gordon, are “impressive but not transformational” in the way that electric power and the inside combustion motor were being.
Erik Brynjolfsson, director of Stanford University’s Electronic Economy Lab, is the leader of the optimists’ camp. He confesses to getting rather disappointed that the productiveness pickup is not nonetheless obvious but is confident it is only a make a difference of time.
“Real alter is occurring. A tidal wave of transformation is underway,” Brynjolfsson explained. “We’re seeing more and far more info on the floor.”
It will probably be years prior to there is a definitive remedy to the productivity debate. Brynjolfsson and Gordon created a “long bet” final yr, with the winner decided at the end of 2029. But research at the business and business concentrations, tapping knowledge that ranges from Census Bureau company surveys to on-line career listings, show the pattern of technological know-how diffusion and the obstacles.
The leaders are predominantly massive companies that have been investing in electronic know-how for yrs and superior-expansion young organizations, which are frequently backed by enterprise cash. Cloud computing is pretty commonly adopted, but not the most highly developed technological know-how, like AI programs.
The confined uptake, some experts say, is not so stunning at this stage, given that 3-quarters of U.S. businesses are tiny, with less than 10 workers.
At Anthem, a well being insurance provider whose ideas protect a lot more than 45 million people, about 75% of the shopper thoughts are now dealt with by means of its digital channels, such as a internet portal, a cellular app and speech recognition software package. Three decades previously, the electronic share was about 30%. The issue-answering technological know-how to enable men and women with basic duties like checking the status of a claim, paying a invoice or finding a physician is animated partly by AI.
Digital automation has eliminated 10 million cell phone phone calls that Anthem’s call facilities would have fielded, believed Rajeev Ronanki, president of digital platforms.
Anthem, which is modifying its company identify next month to Elevance Health, is not chopping its purchaser support staff. But the role of people staff and how their functionality is measured have altered. The conventional metric of performance in call facilities is “call-manage time,” and the fewer time for every contact, the greater. Anthem now wishes its client support employees to resolve troubles for callers with 1 simply call, when doable, rather than passing them to a different section.
Lots of of its phone center agents have gained additional teaching to become what Anthem calls “care navigators.” Measurements of their overall performance now include things like challenges solved and client satisfaction surveys. By that broader established of steps, Ronanki said, the company’s get in touch with brokers are 30-40% much more successful. Adding skills and redesigning work, he explained, are as crucial as improving upon technologies.
“Building the complex capacity by itself is just the starting,” Ronanki stated.
It requires time for new systems to spread and for people to determine how to best use them. For illustration, the electric powered motor, which was introduced in the 1880s, did not crank out discernible productivity gains until finally the 1920s, when the mass-output assembly line reorganized get the job done all-around the technological know-how.
The private computer system revolution took off in the 1980s. But it was not until eventually the 2nd half of the 1990s that financial productiveness seriously surged, as those machines became much less expensive, more powerful and related to the internet.
The 1990s revival was served by a leap in technology financial commitment by organizations and by enterprise capitalists, particularly in net and internet startups. Similarly, in the previous ten years, software program expending in the United States has far more than doubled to $385 billion as corporations commit to digitize their operations, exploration organization IDC documented.
Undertaking expense in artificial intelligence startups throughout the world amplified far more than 80% last 12 months to $115 billion, in accordance to PitchBook, which tracks funding.
Cresta is an AI startup attempting to make a dent in the modern day productivity challenge. In 2020, Cresta released its preliminary product or service: authentic-time advice and coaching software program for connect with heart agents. Its technology digests massive volumes of text and voice discussions to discover styles of behavior and answers to questions that remedy buyer issues or crank out income.
The objective is not to change personnel but to lift their effectiveness, said Zayd Enam, the company’s co-founder and CEO. Cresta’s presenting, he explained, is produced probable by latest improvements in the ability and speed of AI software package, which he described as “game modifying.”
Cresta has 200 workers, has elevated extra than $150 million in undertaking funding and has various dozen corporate customers which include Verizon, Cox Communications and Porsche.
CarMax, the nation’s greatest used-car retailer, commenced hoping out the Cresta program in December. The AI experiment followed years of financial commitment to shift the company’s computer system functions to run on extra adaptable, cloud-dependent devices, reported Jim Lyski, executive vice president for technique, promoting and products and solutions.
Shopper inquiries to CarMax’s contact facilities are inclined to be prolonged. Utilised vehicles span distinctive years, types, attributes and driving histories, and financing options for what is a significant acquire change. The range of thoughts is all but endless, Lyski claimed, so purely automatic conversation is not an selection.
But a computing assistant that could aid type all the automotive complexity, presenting authentic-time ideas and facts, was interesting. Cresta initially trained on the CarMax speak to center data, and the experiment started with its dwell chat brokers, who have textual content conversations with buyers.
The working experience has been encouraging, Lyski stated. There has been about a 10% improvement in response time, conversion to revenue and decreased session time. And the process keeps understanding and finding much better. The business has begun a pilot job with brokers who field voice calls, lifting the whole quantity of brokers using the AI engineering to 200.
1 worry, Lyski claimed, was how staff would answer to possessing AI in excess of their shoulders. Would it be excellent sufficient to be seen as a welcome helper rather of an annoying distraction? The response has been optimistic, he mentioned.
Cresta started with contact centers as a substantial, early sector since it is a labor-intense area wherever AI can be applied somewhat immediately and productively. But Enam sees its “real-time intelligence AI” perhaps becoming handy in a large selection of understanding operate, acting as a clever assistant in anything from using the services of to product or service development.
“This technology is extra general intent than we see now,” he stated.
Brynjolfsson of Stanford is betting that is real, and Gordon of Northwestern is doubtful. |
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We are the leading Italian group in Solution Consulting, specializing in supporting large companies and public organizations in their transformation and sustainable growth processes.
Founded in 1987, MBS has focused on delivering strategic consulting that helps businesses enhance their performance, guiding them from solution design to successful implementation through tailored change management processes.
Over the years, the company has continued to grow, expanding its expertise, client base, and resources, establishing itself as a key partner for businesses seeking to overcome complex challenges and undergo profound transformations A turning point in this evolution came in 2013 with the creation of Innovation Team: a center of excellence focused on research, innovation, and competitive monitoring.
Internationalization represented another crucial milestone for MBS. By joining The Transformation Alliance, the company expanded its capabilities, integrating innovative approaches and methodologies shared across Europe.
In 2019, MBS took its value proposition to the next level by becoming part of the Cerved Group. This partnership enriched its advisory model with a stronger focus on data-driven strategies and cutting-edge solutions.
In 2021, the acquisition of REF-E, a leading advisory firm in the energy and utilities sector, positioned MBS as a trusted partner for companies navigating the energy transition.
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Through an integrated approach that blends business consulting, advanced analytics, and digital innovation, we support organizations in achieving their strategic and operational objectives.
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Most CEOs recognize that business building is fundamental to success. McKinsey’s annual new-business building survey shows that executives expect new products, new services, and new businesses to deliver almost 30 percent of their revenues by 2027.1
In line with that goal, business leaders report that their companies are currently building 50 percent more new businesses per year than they did two to five years ago.2 But as effective as building new businesses through internal innovation and organic growth can be, it’s often not sufficient for companies pursuing ambitious growth agendas.3 Instead, these companies could take a lesson from digital disruptors and embark on a series of well-considered acquisitions.
Large companies are no strangers to the benefits of M&A, but their focus tends to be on acquiring one or two businesses to leverage economies of scale and capture cost synergies. Digital disruptors, however, acquire many more companies to accelerate their growth, a strategy that has proven successful. Companies that make, on average, more than five deals per year grow at double the rate of companies that only selectively pursue M&A. They also spend 38 percent less on each acquisition deal,4 allowing them to pursue a more programmatic approach: building a portfolio of companies that help them scale rather than going all out for one or two big targets.
One of the compelling advantages of this programmatic “buy and scale” approach to M&A is that it can succeed even under seemingly adverse conditions. According to our research, the businesses that perform best are those that defy conventional wisdom and embark on bold M&A moves regardless of economic downturns.5 And as valuations have come down from their lofty heights, costs per acquisition are coming down, too. Start-ups with great talent and intellectual property (IP) are more open to acquisitions again.6
How incumbents can make buy and scale work for them
In our experience, successful buy-and-scale efforts have five things in common.
1. A broad range of M&A goals based on a clear strategy
Digital disruptors undertake acquisitions for four reasons, each dictated by clear strategic objectives (Exhibit 1).
- Tech- and IP-driven acquisition. Buying a start-up to obtain access to and control over critical technologies and IP can accelerate time to market for new businesses, especially in emerging fields such as cleantech.
- Acqui-hiring. By acquiring a business for its talent, incumbents can bypass time-consuming and costly recruitment and onboarding processes, gaining immediate access to a seasoned team with relevant capabilities who can hit the ground running, and thus reducing release times for new products and businesses by months.
- Product expansion. Incumbents that add complementary elements to their core products, such as digital services to hardware, help to create fuller ecosystem offerings that can drive growth.7
- Regional expansion. Entering a market by acquiring a local company gives incumbents access to the local infrastructure, supply chain, and customers, speeding up time to market.
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2. Governance structures to manage a portfolio of start-ups
Companies following a buy-and-scale approach typically establish a growth management office (GMO), an agile, growth-focused version of the IMO (integration management office) often used to manage acquisitions. In McKinsey’s latest survey on new-business building, most of the respondents who met or exceeded their revenue goals had in place formal governance structures, realistic expectations for required investments, and timelines to profitability.8
A typical GMO has three main tasks:
- The first is to define the strategy and scope of an integration well in advance of closing the deal.
- Second is to make the most of the acquisition’s unique assets, such as rapid innovation or fast growth, while protecting the incumbent’s core business. At one engineering firm, the GMO established a regime in which the acquired start-up had to comply with the incumbent’s supplier and security standards to mitigate reputational and legal risk but was free to maintain its own policies in matters such as hiring and the tech stack.
- Third is to define the respective responsibilities of the start-up and the incumbent and the interfaces between them. Some incumbents nominate a senior sponsor, often a board member, to manage communications with the start-up to help maintain its dynamism. They also offer incentives to their in-house teams to support the start-up, such as quotas for selling its products and services.
Once an acquisition is under way, the GMO sets up a lean M&A squad team to manage it, typically consisting of the senior business leader who drove the deal plus two or three working members. To get the effort off to the best start, functional and business experts from the incumbent spend time at the target to gain a deep understanding of its structure, assets, and needs.
3. Incentives tied to clear KPIs
Aligning incentives across the incumbent and start-up is critical in creating transparency on expectations for the path ahead. Road maps with clearly defined milestones and deliverables—such as revenue or customer targets or completion of a product-development stage—provide a mechanism for releasing additional funds and triggering bonus payments. Employee motivation and retention can be boosted through a range of measures tied to organizational goals, such as stock ownership plans. This approach requires the incumbent to develop a set of standards on bonuses, stock ownership plans, incentives, and performance management, which will be invaluable in getting alignment with the board and creating a consistent framework for integrating future acquired start-ups.
When one European cleantech company acquired several small businesses, for example, it offered their founders and executives vested equity in the newly merged entity to motivate them to continue to push for growth under the new ownership.
4. Retention of the start-up’s entrepreneurial drive and culture
When the primary purpose of M&A is to grow a start-up, the acquirer must curb any tendency to overcontrol the target, instead taking steps to uphold the acquisition’s entrepreneurial drive and decisiveness. Among mergers that take this approach, 72 percent avoid the typical first-year revenue dip.9 They do so by ensuring that the start-up’s leaders retain full decision-making authority in recruiting, product development, and other key areas, such as keeping office locations separate and dedicating each employee to either the incumbent or the start-up, with no overlapping responsibilities.
Since the value lies in accelerating the startup’s growth momentum rather than capturing cost synergies, they don’t attempt to integrate complex systems. McKinsey research shows that growth businesses that are separated from the incumbent’s core IT, marketing, data, and analytics functions and processes are significantly more likely to exceed growth expectations than those that are not.10 At a portfolio scale, this approach also simplifies integrations and allows the start-ups to move quickly. However, the incumbent will need to establish standards, such as APIs, so that start-ups can integrate with each other as needed. These standards can vary depending on the needed depth of integrations, and the incumbent will need to review them often to ensure that they have systems in place to support scale and mutual benefit for the acquired businesses.
This separation of functions can take many different forms. For instance, when a global car manufacturer acquired a Silicon Valley start-up, it stipulated that operational requests from the parent company must be routed via its CEO so that tech talent could stay focused on the job at hand and not be flooded with unnecessary daily challenges.
Cultural fit is critical to the success of an integration, according to 95 percent of executives in a McKinsey survey.11 Similarly, 25 percent of survey respondents cited a lack of cultural alignment as the primary reason for integration failure. Poor cultural cohesion can have a detrimental effect on retention rates, as Niklas Östberg, CEO of Delivery Hero, points out: “Younger companies often employ a young workforce who are quick to jump to the next company if they don’t like the new direction.”12 Our experience suggests that if a company has retained more than half of the new talent three years after an acquisition, that counts as a big success. To keep employees on board, incumbents need to show sensitivity and respect for cultural differences.
New-business building in 2022: Driving growth in volatile times
5. Start-up access to incumbent’s assets
In successful buy-and-scale efforts, incumbents deploy their own assets—sales force, customer base, brand, capital, scale, knowledge, and so on—to accelerate an acquisition’s growth. They don’t wait until the deal is done to define the nature of the collaboration but use the acquisition contract to specify how the start-up will access the acquirer’s five core assets:
- Customers: sales quotas to ensure the startup’s products and services benefit from the incumbent’s access to customers and are sold and distributed effectively alongside its own offerings
- IP and technology infrastructure: APIs and log-in tools to enable the start-up to connect with the incumbent’s IT systems, especially access to scalable infrastructure and unique IP such as tools and algorithms (while remaining free to maintain its own tech stack)
- Purchasing: dedicated representatives in the procurement department to give the start-up more bargaining clout and reduce sourcing costs
- Operations and manufacturing: dedicated machines or production slots in manufacturing plants to ease any start-up production bottlenecks
- Global footprint and legal support: standardized service-level agreements that take advantage of the incumbent’s legal resources to enable, for example, faster international expansion by navigating the different jurisdictions across regions
Sharing financial assets can be critical, too. Many incumbents provide working capital or funds for business building to help start-ups access low-cost capital and skip funding stages.
Developing buy and scale as a strategic muscle
Top companies look at M&A as an innovation engine.13 With this approach, M&A becomes a powerful means of competitive differentiation as acquirers build organizational capabilities and establish best practices across all stages of the M&A process.14 Successful acquirers build their M&A muscle by constantly identifying, pursuing, and integrating high-potential targets and embedding this capability in their business strategy. Such an effort works best when a company takes the following two steps.
Set up a venture-building board to oversee all new business and growth initiatives
A venture-building board should be made up of members from in-house strategy, innovation, and M&A teams; a venture-capital investor with an objective view of the business; and external experts to fill any knowledge gaps.15 This board typically meets monthly to review and approve budgets for new businesses launched by the incumbent (which are presented by representatives from the in-house incubator or accelerator) and to assess and approve M&A opportunities (presented by the GMO) (Exhibit 2).
The GMO is in constant contact with the internal incubator or accelerator team that focuses on organic growth initiatives and what the company needs to accelerate them (talent, technology, IP, market access, or other assets), so that it can seek out acquisitions that provide these elements. One key requirement of the venture-building board is to ensure that M&A activities support the business’s overall strategic objectives and are complementary assets to the new businesses that the incumbent itself has launched.
Create deal-management tools
Successful companies create tools that the GMO can use to identify targets, assess their potential for accelerating growth initiatives, and help inform decisions on whether to acquire them. To identify targets, successful acquirers use tools that automatically scan databases such as patent registers, commercial registers, GitHub, and LinkedIn for possible deals in line with specific criteria. To assess a target’s potential fit, they score it against criteria such as how many developers it has (for acqui-hiring) or how many regions and customers it covers (for international expansion). And to help with decisions to invest, they use predictive models that evaluate factors such as team experience (professional and educational), funding (including the presence of anchor investors), digital footprint (through web traffic and semantic analyses of keywords), and financial data (drawn from company reports and press statements).
At one international consumer goods company, the venture-building board meets monthly to assess, prioritize, and make funding decisions for new growth opportunities, both M&A and organic.16 It evaluates potential targets and new-business-building ventures via an “opportunity funnel” that extends from idea sourcing to opportunity identification, prioritization, diligence, action, and portfolio management. Taking this approach, the company has built an engine that is able to successfully manage up to ten acquisitions per year to drive growth.
We see other companies taking a slightly different approach—for example, keeping a list of potential acquisition candidates that are prioritized by the GMO and reaching out to cultivate them for fit and a possible deal. Once a deal is approved, the GMO sets up a dedicated M&A squad to take responsibility for every stage of the acquisition, from due diligence to integration.
For approaches like these to work, senior leaders need to carve out blocks of time to cultivate targets and develop long-term relationships that may eventually lead to acquisition.
Strategic M&A is a catalyst for growth. That doesn’t mean making one big game-changing acquisition. Rather, it means pursuing frequent small acquisitions that fuel innovation across multiple areas and support in-house businessbuilding efforts in line with corporate growth objectives. |
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Deventer, May 15, 2024 – leading pure-play R&D tax credit and grant advisory and software provider, Vindsubsidies, is unveiling its new company rebrand, marking the significant progress on international expansion and strong organic and inorganic growth. Proud to partner with entrepreneurs, education institutions, large enterprise and governments, Ignite Group is building toward its vision to be the category-leading, AI -powered advisory and technology partner to the European innovation economy.
- Over the last 3 years, the Group’s global turnover has consistently grown at a 50%+ CAGR
- The global workforce has increased by >3x in 3 years
- The group has grown to be present in 4 countries with 10 offices
- Ignite has successfully submitted >20,000 RD tax credit applications for >2,500 organization
More than 25 years of experience with over 190 experts
In the past 2.5 years, Vindsubsidies has successfully executed on its buy-and-build thesis, acquiring 6 companies to solidify its market position and deliver enhanced customer value. CEO Henk Heerink states, “With 10 branches in the Netherlands and Germany, it is time to bring the underlying brands together under one name. Ignite Group combines the in-depth expertise of a number of renowned players in the R&D tax credit and grant market.” This results in a unique full-service offering covering the full R&D tax credit and grant application lifecycle.
A new level of full-service
Ignite Group provides advice on provincial, national, and European grants and has various vertical-specific teams covering sectors including IT, life sciences, energy and manufacturing. In addition to R&D tax credit and grant advisory services, Ignite Group offers a suite of proprietary workflow management solutions. Leveraging its tech-enablement and employee base of 190 R&D tax credit and grant experts, Ignite Group can effectively support its customers in navigating the increasingly complex subsidy landscape.
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One of Ignite Group’s differentiating factors, alongside its full-service offering, are its proprietary digital solutions. “We are amongst the leading tech-enabled R&D tax credit and grant advisory firms in Europe,” Henk continues. “Our leading database provides insight into and unlocks thousands of regional, national, and European grants.”
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Over the last few years, Ignite Group has significantly invested in talent and innovation to enhance the customer value proposition, create a great place to work and enable accelerated growth. SilverTree Managing Partner, John Messamore comments “Ignite Group is set to continue to deliver mission-critical software and services to Europe’s most innovative companies, leveraging its talented consultants and proprietary technology.” Nicholas Theuerkauf, Managing Partner of SilverTree, adds “the rebranding to Ignite Group provides a strong foundation for further growth toward building a European-wide, tech-enabled innovation leader,” Cees van den Heijkant, Chair of the Board, further adds: “It is great to see what happens when you bring together so much expertise. A team of professionals truly delivering expert work to deliver value for their customers across the entire subsidy landscape”
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Close to half a century ago, Peter Drucker – the Management Guru wrote: As the purpose of business is to create customers, any business enterprise has two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Drucker’s concept is so fundamental in nature that it will possibly never change, ever.
That innovation is the lifeblood of pharma industry is well-accepted by most people, if not all. However, when similar discussion focuses on pharma marketing, the industry virtually exposes itself in the line of fire, apparently from all directions. This trend, coupled with a few more in other areas, is making a significant dent in the reputation of the pharma industry, triggering a chain of events that create a strong headwind for business growth.
The consequences of such dent in pharma reputation get well-reflected in an article titled “How Pharma Can Fix Its Reputation and Its Business at the Same Time,” published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) on February 3, 2017. The author observed:
“This worrisome mix of little growth potential and low reputation is the main explanation for why investors are increasingly interested in how pharma companies manage access-to-medicine opportunities and risks, which range from developing new treatments for neglected populations and pricing existing products at affordable levels to avoiding corruption and price collusion.”
On the above backdrop, this article will try to explore the relevance of Drucker’s ‘marketing’ concept in the pharma business – dispassionately. Alongside, I shall also deliberate on the possibility of a general misunderstanding, or misinterpretation of facts related to ‘pharma marketing’ activities, as these are today.
Communicating the intrinsic value of medications:
Moving in this direction, let me recapitulate what ‘pharma marketing’ generally does for the patients – through the doctors.
Despite being lifeblood that carries the intrinsic value of a medication from research lab to manufacturing plants and finally to patients, ‘pharma marketing’ is, unfortunately under incessant public criticism. It continues to happen, regardless of the fact that one of the key responsibilities of pharma players is to disseminate information on their drugs to the doctors, for the benefits of patients.
One may justifiably question any ‘marketing practice’ that is not patient-friendly. However, the importance of ‘marketing’ in the pharma business can’t just be wished away – for patients’ sake.
Way back in 1994, the article titled, “The role and value of pharmaceutical marketing” captured its relevance, aptly articulated:
“Pharmaceutical marketing is the last element of an information continuum, where research concepts are transformed into practical therapeutic tools and where information is progressively layered and made more useful to the health care system. Thus, transfer of information to physicians through marketing is a crucial element of pharmaceutical innovation. By providing an informed choice of carefully characterized agents, marketing assists physicians in matching drug therapy to individual patient needs. Pharmaceutical marketing is presently the most organized and comprehensive information system for updating physicians about the availability, safety, efficacy, hazards, and techniques of using medicines.”
The above relevance of ‘pharma marketing’, whether globally or locally, remains unchanged, even today, and would remain so, at least, in the foreseeable future.
It’s a serious business:
As many would know, in many respect ‘pharma marketing’, especially of complex small and large molecules, is quite a different ball game, altogether. It’s markedly different from marketing activities in most other industries, including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), where customers and consumers are generally the same.
In contrast, in prescription drug market customers are not the consumers. In fact, most consumers of any prescription medicine don’t really know much, either about the drugs or their prices. They get to know about their costs while actually paying for those directly or indirectly. Healthcare providers, mostly in those countries that provide Universal Healthcare (UHC) in any form, may also be customers for the drug manufacturers. Even Direct to Consumer (DTC) drug advertisements, such as in the United States, can’t result into a direct choice for self-medication, other than Over the Counter (OTC) drugs.
Additionally, pharma market is highly regulated with a plethora of Do’s and Don’ts, unlike most other industries. Thus, for the drug manufacturers, medical professionals are the real customers, whereas patients are the consumers of medicines, as and when prescribed by doctors.
With this perspective, ‘Pharma marketing’ assumes a critical importance. It is too serious a strategic business process to be jettisoned by any. There exists a fundamental responsibility for the drug manufacturers to communicate important information on various aspects of drugs to individual physicians, in the interest of patients. This has to happen, regardless of any controversy in this regard, though the type of communication platforms, contents used and the degree of leveraging technology in this process may widely vary from company to company.
Assuming that the marketing practices followed by the industry players would be ethical and the regulators keep a strict vigil on the same, effective marketing of a large number of competing molecules or similar brand increases competition, significantly. In that process, it should ultimately enable physicians to prescribe drugs that will suit each patient the most, in every way. There can’t possibly be any other alternative to this concept.
A common allegation:
Despite these, a common allegation against ‘pharma marketing’ keeps gathering momentum. Reports continue pouring in that pharma companies spend far more on marketing drugs than on developing them. One such example is a stinging article, published by the BBC News on November 6, 2014.
Quoting various published reports as evidence, this article highlighted that – 9 out of 10 large pharma players spend more on marketing than R&D. These examples are generally construed as testimony for the profiteering motive of the pharma companies.
Is the reason necessarily so?
As any other knowledge-based industry, effective communication process of complex product information with precision, to highly knowledgeable medical professionals individually, obviously makes pharma marketing cost commensurately high. If the entire process of marketing remains fair, ethical and patient centric, such costs may get well-neutralized by the benefits accrued from the medicines, including lesser cost of drugs driven by high competition.
Further, a successful pharma marketing campaign is the ultimate tool that ensures a reasonable return on investments for further fund allocation, although in varying degree, to offer more new drugs to patients – both innovative and generics.
Marketing decision-support data generation is also cost-intensive:
Achieving short, medium and long-term growth objectives are as fundamental in pharma as in any other business. This prompts that investments made on ‘pharma marketing’, fetch commensurate returns, year after year. To succeed in this report, one of the prime requirements is to ensure that the content, platform and ultimate delivery of the product communication is based on current and credible research data having statistical significance.
With increasing brand proliferation, especially in competing molecules or branded generic market, arriving at cutting-edge brand differentiation has also become more challenging than ever before. Nevertheless, identification of well-differentiated patient-centric product value offerings will always remain ‘a must’ for any persuasive brand communication to be effective.
It calls for generating a vast amount of custom made decision-support data on each aspect of ‘pharma marketing’, such as target market, target patients, target doctors, competitive environment, differential value offering, and scores of others. The key to success in this effort is to come out with that ‘rare commodity’ that separates men from the boys. This is cost intensive.
What ails pharma marketing, then?
So far so good – the real issue is not, therefore, whether ‘pharma marketing’ deserves to be in the line of fire. The raging debate on what ails ‘pharma marketing’ should primarily focus on – how to ensure that this process remains ethical and fair, for all.
Thus, when criticism mounts on related issues, it may not necessarily mean that ‘marketing’ is avoidable in the pharma business. Quite often, critics do mix-up between the crucial ‘importance of pharma marketing’ and ‘malpractices in pharma marketing.’ Consequently, public impressions take shape, believing that the pharma marketing expenses are generally higher due to malpractices with profiteering motives.
As a result, we come across reports that draw public attention with conclusions like: “Imagine an industry that generates higher profit margins than any other and is no stranger to multi-billion dollar fines for malpractice.”
A similar article published ‘Forbes’ on February 18, 2015 also reiterates: “The deterioration of pharma’s reputation comes from several sources, not the least of which is the staggering amount of criminal behavior that has resulted in billions of dollars’ worth of fines levied against the industry.”
One cannot deny these reports – lock, stock and barrel, either. Several such articles named many large pharma players, both global and local.
Conclusion:
In my view, only pharma marketers with a ‘can do’ resolve will be able to initiate a change in this avoidable perception. No-one else possibly can do so with a total success in the foreseeable future – not even the requirement of a strict compliance with any mandatory code having legal teeth, such as mandatory compliance of the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) that the Indian Government is currently mulling.
I guess so because, after a strong deterrent like mandatory UCPMP is put in place, if reports on marketing malpractices continue to surface, it will invite more intense public criticism against ‘pharma marketing’ – pushing the industry’s reputation further downhill, much faster.
Be that as it may, it’s high time for all to realize, just because some pharma players resort to malpractices, the ‘pharma marketing’ process, as such, doesn’t deserve to be in the line of fire – in any way.
By: Tapan J. Ray
Disclaimer: The views/opinions expressed in this article are entirely my own, written in my individual and personal capacity. I do not represent any other person or organization for this opinion. |
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On 28 March Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna, and Massimo Bugani, councillor for the digital agenda and civic use of data, announced the City’s digital innovation plan 2022-2024.
“We will start with a pilot project for the city: at the center is the virtuous citizen, the one who, for example, separates waste well or does not waste energy, or uses public transport and does not take fines, or is still active with the Bologna Welcome Card. The Municipality says to these people ‘we will assign you a score’, as part of a circular reward with economic benefits to individual users.”
Expose– Social credit scores are already in use in various places around the world, but nowhere more than in the communist hell hole that is China. The dystopian measurement acts similarly to a traditional credit score, however, as the name indicates, one’s score has little to do with their financial prospects or ability to pay off debt on time – social scores are all about your level of compliance to the regime and acceptance of the approved narrative. Where this dystopian coercion tool is used in an authoritarian dictatorship, like China, there is no such thing as individual rights or free speech.
Governments across the western world are exploring using this tool, especially in the wake of the Covid “pandemic,” which proved that governments can obtain almost limitless power in a crisis and set the stage for the next phase of the World Economic Forum’s plan – “you will own nothing and be happy.”
Italy will be the first in the EU, and the West, to implement a government-sponsored social credit system with the rollout of its new rewards-based program that aims to modify people’s climate change behaviour by assigning a score based on their compliance.
The program will kick off its pilot starting in the autumn of 2022 in Bologna. Citizens who comply with the radical climate change agenda by displaying “good behaviour,” such as correctly recycling or using public transportation, will be rewarded with cryptocurrency and discounts to local retailers, according to local newspaper Bologna Today.
Enrolees will be given a “smart citizen wallet” where their rewards can be accessed. The higher one’s score, correlating with good behavioural changes, will allow them access to more benefits.
At first, enrolment into the social credit score will be optional, however, there are justified concerns that the program will become mandatory in the future, not unlike the dystopian vaccine passport which has become a staple of everyday life in the EU.
MEPs warned these control measures were in the pipeline last year. In a third press conference – which took place on 24 November 2021 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg – four MEPs explained why the Green Certificate is violating peoples’ fundamental rights as well as other related topics. During this press conference Romanian MEP Cristian Terhes said:
“Clearly, we are witnessing right now the Chinafication of Europe. Because we see what is happening in China right now with the social credit score – where the government is monitoring and surveilling all the people from the beginning to end. Everything that they do, everything everywhere where they walk, it’s everything, you know – they control everything and they watch everything. This is an example of tyranny.
“When the government knows everything about you – where you go, what you did while you were there, where you enter – that’s the tyrannical system. And we’ve seen this system being implemented, right now, under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen, slowly but surely, in the European Union.
“The green certificate was just the first step. There are a few more proposals right now under debate in the parliament: the European wallet ID, for example, the European social security card. All these things are creating a system that will monitor control, supervise and condition the rights of all the European citizens.”
Read more:
- Italy Announces Rollout of Dystopian ‘Social Credit System’ to “Conserve Resources” – First of its Kind in the EU – Compliant Citizens Will Be Rewarded for “Good Behaviour”, Gateway Pundit, 24 April 2022
- A Social Credit System Aimed at Modifying Climate Change Behaviors is Being Deployed in Italy, The National Pulse, 22 April 2022
- Digital plan, a brainwave for traffic and prizes for virtuous citizens, Bologna Today, 29 March 2022 |
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Future Know-how (FT), a member of Al Yousuf L.L.C. Group, was based in August 1997 for the purpose of distributing and supporting Avaya Communication products within the UAE and Qatar. Should you’ve by no means heard of it, it is technology behind Samsung’s next big offering. While my potential know-how could also be a bit idyllic, it isn’t far off from MIT’s Put on Ur World. As per a research by a number one analysis firm, by 2020 virtually 26 billion objects will be connected with the common thread of internet. Employers should create an attractive studying tradition at work by empowering their workers to take possession of their skilled improvement.
FTC has emerged because the foremost world-broad gathering of academic researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students, high analysis think tanks and industry technology builders. At current, faculties and universities are most frightened about competition from faculties or training programs utilizing on-line learning expertise But that is only one aspect of the technological changes already under means.
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Collaboration and Productivity Trends to Adopt in 2024
Kehinde Ogundare
Given the significant challenges both the Nigerian and global economies face, businesses have had to work harder than ever to survive, ensure business continuity, and stay competitive over the past few years. One of the key aspects that businesses had to focus on in this regard was improving employee collaboration and productivity to manage staff experiences in the workplace amid all the challenges across the tech landscape.
While some of the pressures may ease in 2024 with more awareness of technology, it’s unlikely that it will all be plain sailing for businesses. Naira to Dollar fluctuation remains an issue, and many of the geopolitical issues that characterised 2023 may also spill over into 2024. Apart from this, the world of work is rapidly evolving, as remote and hybrid models are as common as on-site models today. Keeping employees connected and engaged amid this sea of changes needs to be an employer priority. One way businesses can sustain collaboration, productivity, and engagement levels among employees is through the use of effective workplace technology.
Below are a few work trends and collaboration technologies that businesses should pay attention to if they want to make the most of 2024.
Automation is everywhere (including in employee expenses)
Over the years, we’ve seen the automation of many business processes. Those advances will continue at an even faster pace in 2024 and beyond. One area that’s particularly ripe for innovation around automation is employee expense reporting. For employees, remembering to log expenses and keep all of their receipts can be a painful experience. For the people charged with reconciling those expenses at the end of every month, doing so can likewise be incredibly time-consuming.
Automating expense reporting can help organisations manage employee travel, make payments faster, and provide comprehensive analytics for expense reports related to travel, spending, and reimbursements.
The rise of productivity tools and collaboration platforms
Tied to automation is the rise of productivity tools, which one can think of broadly as pieces of software that simplify tasks, streamline workflows, make team collaboration smoother, ease communication, and improve access to work info. In other words, they help employees do more in less time.
Most businesses today use productivity tools of some kind. Organisations looking to add to their arsenals of business tools should look for software which—aside from providing a unified platform that supports both synchronous and asynchronous communication—also integrates contextually with business applications like CRMs so that workers can initiate ad-hoc conversations easily right in the business apps’ interfaces.
Ticketing applications enhance customer satisfaction
Today’s customers expect to be able to contact an organisation on the channel of their choosing and to get an immediate response when they do so. That’s not always easy for organisations to accomplish when they have to respond manually to inquiries through each of those channels. Doing things that way makes it difficult to ensure that every ticket is answered accurately with the right context and on time.
Ticketing applications can save a lot of time on that front by automating the process of assigning customer inquiries to the right agent. They can also make replying to tickets intuitive, provide accurate sentiment analysis, and ensure that issues can be seamlessly resolved across departments, among other things.
Paring back the technologies that don’t make sense
As exciting as these technological advancements are, it’s possible to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of collaboration and productivity tools available. As a result, some tools that seemed essential at one stage can end up not being useful.
Organisations should therefore spend at least some time in 2024 auditing the tools they use. They should axe any that aren’t in use, thereby saving the company money and further streamlining productivity and collaboration. Additionally, they should see if they can replace any of the tools they’re using with something in a productivity suite that they’ve adopted.
Even as businesses are well into the year, it’s never too late to capitalise on productivity tools and collaboration platforms. While organisations can’t fully control external forces shaping their operations, by embracing the right digital toolset and technology, they can enhance their competitive edge and navigate through changes effectively.
Kehinde Ogundare is the Country Manager for Zoho Nigeria
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Be Your Own Valentine: A Self-love Guide
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and let’s be real – it’s practically a Hallmark holiday wrapped in chocolates, flowers, and candlelit dinners. No matter how much we try to dodge it, we can’t escape the reminder that love is in the air. And while we’re all wrapped up in celebrating the love we share with partners, friends, and family, there’s one kind of love that often gets shoved in the backseat, and that’s self-love.
It’s the one we often forget to shower with the same enthusiasm. But honestly, if you don’t love yourself first, how can anyone else?
In a world where everyone’s relationship status is practically flashing in neon lights, it’s easy to get sucked into the idea that being in a relationship is the ultimate goal. That finding “the one” is the magic ticket to happiness. We’ve all been sold this story that being with someone else is what completes us, like we’re some sort of puzzle missing that one last piece.
But here’s the plot twist: the real secret to happiness isn’t about someone else – it’s about what’s already inside you.
This Valentine’s Day, why not give yourself a little extra love? Temu is an affordable way to shop for all the goodies that bring your self-care vision to life. Temu is known for offering quality products at competitive prices by cutting out middlemen and their markups. Since its U.S. launch in September 2022, the direct-from-factory marketplace has expanded to 90 markets worldwide, becoming one of the most visited e-commerce sites and a top Apple recommended app of 2024. From candles to journals, and everything in between, you’ll find a wide range of quality products to create a space that celebrates you. After all, self-love isn’t just a feeling – it’s something you can nurture with every choice you make.
The secret ingredient
In a world where the hustle never stops, self-care has gone from a nice-to-have to an absolute must. It’s not just some trendy buzzword. It isn’t selfish, it’s vital.
Ladies, show yourselves some love with a pampering routine. Unwind with a refreshing cooling gel eye mask to soothe tired eyes, followed by a mani-pedi to give those nails some much-needed attention. Treat your feet to a relaxing soak with essential oils, and complete your at-home spa experience with a gift basket filled with delightful treats
Men, remember self-care is for you, too. Prioritise your well-being with a dedicated grooming routine. A grooming essentials kit provides everything you need for a polished look, from trimming tools to skincare must-haves.
It’s about taking care of your mental, emotional, and physical well-being, because how can you pour from an empty cup?
Self-care doesn’t have to be complicated
Self-care doesn’t have to mean expensive spa days or hours spent meditating (though if that’s your thing, go for it!). It’s really about checking in with yourself and taking small steps to nurture your well-being. It’s about being intentional in the way you care for your mind, body, and spirit.
Here are a few simple self-care practices to try this Valentine’s Day (and beyond):
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Take time for yourself
Whether it’s 10 minutes with a cup of tea or an hour curled up with your favourite book, make sure to carve out time for yourself. Moments of solitude are where you can recharge and reconnect with your inner peace.
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Move your body
Exercise is a game-changer. It doesn’t have to be a full-on workout session; the key is finding something that feels good to you. Whether it’s a leisurely walk in the park, a calming yoga flow, or even dancing around your living room like nobody’s watching – just move!
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Set boundaries
One of the most loving things you can do for yourself is set boundaries. Protect your time, energy, and peace by learning to say no when necessary. You don’t have to please everyone. Your well-being is worth protecting.
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Practice gratitude
Take a few moments each day to reflect on what you’re grateful for. Gratitude shifts your perspective and helps you focus on the positive in your life.
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Invest in your growth
Whether it’s diving into a new hobby, enrolling in an online course, or simply taking a moment to reflect on your goals, doing things that light you up and challenge your mind will leave you feeling empowered and oh-so-fulfilled.
And here’s a little pro tip: a self-care daily planner from online marketplaces like Temu is like having your own personal cheerleader, waving pom-poms every time you make time for yourself. It helps you carve out those precious moments, inspires you to be mindful, and gently reminds you that your well-being deserves the spotlight. With a trusty planner by your side, self-care goes from a random afterthought to a fun daily ritual.
Go on, fall in love with yourself
This Valentine’s Day (and beyond), focus on nurturing the most important relationship you’ll ever have: the one with yourself. You are the star of your own life, and you absolutely deserve to put your happiness and well-being front and center.
Self-care is about showing up for yourself, being kind to your soul, and making choices that set you up for long-term happiness. When you do that, not only will you feel amazing, but your relationships (romantic or otherwise) will thrive because you’re coming from a place of strength, self-love, and authenticity.
So, go on, give yourself the love you deserve.
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Do All Fintechs Have a Responsibility to Ensure Positive Social Impact?
By Zama Ndlovu
Positive social impact is often only associated with governments or NGOs, organisations which are doing good without the motivation of profit or brand. However, fintechs are oftentimes uniquely positioned to solve social issues through providing access to services, improved user experience and education.
Using various fintech products, consumers can gain a better understanding of their financial situation. Products like savings pots, investment platforms and as well access to loans can all lead to financial freedom for those without it.
In developing countries, fintechs are particularly responsible for social impact as there are often wider gaps to fill. Many communities are underbanked, which limits their access to other formal financial services such as savings, insurance and formal loans, ultimately limiting them to expensive informal products if that. Additionally, in some markets, policymakers are prioritising digitisation of payments to ease the implementation of a number of their policy objectives such as financial surveillance and lowering the cost of printing money. Fintechs can provide e-money products and facilitate digital transactions more cheaply than traditional players because of their leaner operating models.
Although not all companies will prioritise people over product or profit, in 2025, the world’s leading fintech companies will play a vital role in solving key societal issues and increasing global financial inclusion.
What sets a truly ‘fintech for good’ company apart from the rest?
Fintechs have the power to do good, but for a company to label itself ‘for good,’ this must be a key business priority. For many companies, social responsibility can feel like a ‘tick-box’ exercise to improve public perception. However, in a truly socially responsible fintech, the drive to improve lives and solve real-world problems is at the core of its business model, playing a role in every aspect of decision-making.
From planning and product design to branding and strategy, every part of a socially responsible fintech’s strategy should be driven by its overall mission to solve a meaningful problem for individuals and businesses.
At some stages, this will require tough decisions. For example, if a company wants to reach individuals in underserved or unserved rural communities, it must offer affordable and user-friendly products to facilitate financial inclusion. Although this may initially make a dent in profits as the products are cheaper, in the long run, the company will have a better social impact and will be suitable for a greater number of consumers. On the other hand, the company must make decisions it cannot make today because if it doesn’t consider profitability at all, it will not be sustainable in the long run.
What challenges will fintechs need to overcome to have a positive social impact?
Fintech leaders who are determined to do good must consistently focus on bringing the right people along on their journey. They can do this by highlighting the long-term benefits of creating ethical products with social impact, fostering financial inclusion and sustained awareness.
Creating socially responsible products can be challenging, as different stakeholders often have their own priorities and prejudices which shape their personal goals, but when everyone is truly brought in on the common mission, finding each other in decision-making is easier.
Nevertheless, when it comes to dealing with investors and board members, fintech leaders must balance their social impact ambitions with profitability, useability and affordability, to essentially ensure that their products can survive in a competitive market.
Zama Ndlovu is the Group Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Onafriq
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Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward With Common Economic and Security Aspirations
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
On January 29, 2025, within rapidly geopolitical changes in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States (AES), declared their withdrawal from the most influential bloc – Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The first implication was that 2025 marks the 50th year of the establishment of ECOWAS. Undoubtedly, it will simultaneously remain in history of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as the period of their exit from the 50-year-old regional bloc, established by the Treaty of Lagos in May 1975.
Perhaps, ECOWAS has been fractured with uncertain future. On the other side, the AES will seemingly grow in strength as republics of Côte d’Ivoire, Chad, Ghana and Senegal have shown signs of unswerving support for the newly-created security organisation in the region. Despite broader criticisms and emerging challenges, AES has the capacity to forge expected integration and to tackle existing diverse obstacles while navigating further for strategic external collaboration.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) was established on September 16, 2023 with the signing of the Liptako-Gourma Charter by the States of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. These three countries share the cross-border region of West Africa and the Sahel called “Liptako-Gourma” from which it derives the symbolic name of the Charter. It is a collective defense bloc aimed at countering any military intervention or any external threat including terrorism and with the ambition of economic integration.
Since last year, the AES has focused on structuring projects in the fields of energy, infrastructure, transport and food security. The trio aims to create an economic and monetary union, as well as its own currency which should be based on the natural resources of the member countries in the Confederation.
The collective initiatives undeniably are at the formative stage, fostering consciousness on structuring operations and functional directions notwithstanding the multiple roadblocks from ECOWAS. That however, worthy to indicate here that particular concern emerging from different regional organisations and the African Union underscores the rising assertiveness of AES.
At a glance, Burkina Faso is a driving force, while Mali and Niger have, in practical sense, shown the pathways for evolutionary influence as well as shaping a codified dynamism to hold the alliance in form towards achieving its primary security objectives and economic development aspirations.
For over a year, their joint effective strategy has been working, and the collective divorce from ECOWAS late January 2025 was an irreversible factor, that was based on the fact that ECOWAS has unprecedented weaknesses, combined with historical record-breaking failure in its mandate to maintain regional security.
In short, the rising insecurity situation has undermined regional cooperation, set the stage for dissatisfaction among the member states. With the sudden withdrawal from the 15-member ECOWAS, it is understandable Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have attained the collective independence, and prepared to form this new forward-looking regional partnership bloc popularly referred to AES.
ECOWAS and African Union’s Reactions
Reactions from both the ECOWAS and African Union (AU) were ‘business as usual’ characterized by official administrative statements. Late January after the three French-speaking West African States officially exited, the Peacekeeping and Regional Security Commission of ECOWAS said the remaining members tentatively had agreed to ‘keep ECOWAS doors open’ by recognizing national passports and identity bearing the bloc’s logo from the countries, to continue trade under existing regional agreement, and to continue diplomatic cooperation with the countries.
The statement noted that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective on 29th January 2025. While the Regional Security Commission has set up a structure to facilitate discussions on these modalities with each of the three countries, its official statement categorically noted the following:
- a) recognize National passports and identity cards bearing ECOWAS logo held by the citizens of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger, until further notice.
- b) continue to treat goods and services coming from the three countries in accordance with the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) and investment policy.
- c) allow citizens of the three affected countries to continue to enjoy the right of visa free movement, residence and establishment in accordance with the ECOWAS protocols until further notice.
- d) provide full support and cooperation to ECOWAS officials from the three countries in the course of their assignments for the Community.
In addition to above-mentioned developments, the Political, Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) headquartered in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, has also expressed high-level concern over the deteriorating standing of ECOWAS as a regional bloc and the security situation in West Africa region.
The AU, of course, raised an unequivocal condemnation of the final decision and withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS. But factually, the AU’s reaction was distinctively similar, in terms of administrative and bureaucratic wording of the official statement, mostly for the sake of filling in the space, under-estimated the long-term repercussions and impact on the developments in the region.
Reaffirming solidarity by the African Union with ECOWAS in enforcing its mandate and high-lightening the importance durable peace, security, and sustainable development as enshrined or stipulated in the documents. The AU employed such phrases as ‘respecting the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity’ contained their established documents of ECOWAS.
Endowed Natural Resources
In any case, understanding economic potentiality and sustainability is crucial at this stage. The economic potential is huge, as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger put together holds tremendous untapped resources.
According to various sources, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger territorially share borders together and are landlocked countries in West Africa, in the Sahel region. They are geographically bio-diverse, which includes plentiful reserves of gold, manganese, copper and limestone, and other invaluable natural resources. The land mass is huge for traditional agriculture, but public infrastructures are poorly developed across the region of their location. Predominantly, the system of state governance combined with gross lack of finance are the main obstacles to sustaining development.
As known in these African countries, the French adopted a form of indirect rule, allowing existing native structures to continue to exist within the colonial framework of governance. But now reawakening to the neo-colonial administration and opaque system of government control have a significant impact on current political development. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, to some considerable extent have the human capital.
The 2024 estimates of population have revealed that Burkina Faso has 22.5 million, Mali which is the eighth-largest country in Africa, has approximately 21.9 million people while Niger has 26.5 million. The UN Development Program Report (2024) ranked Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as the Sahel countries with the lowest category of development index in the world.
The future growth may only be sustained by the exploitation of natural resources and that must necessarily be tied to the development of the economy, building infrastructure and focus on reducing poverty in these French-speaking West African countries.
Future Economic Implications
AES has the capacity and commitment to address development shortfalls. Several development initiatives were already taken in this direction to stimulate the economic sectors, particularly in the priority areas of agriculture, livestock, health, and energy infrastructure.
Burkina Faso currently stepping efforts in agricultural sector, while Mali and Niger restructuring roles of foreign players in exploiting mineral resources suc as gold and uranium. This allows greater economic and political autonomy in order to strengthen their sovereignty. Perhaps, they will further have the opportunity to pursue more economic policies in line with the existing realities dictated by the political environment and to bolster aspirations of maintaining stability across their landlocked region.
Obviously, the AES is getting oriented towards multi-polarity, which is intended to be a more inclusive and concerted approach, where different countries and regions work together to find common solutions. By pursuing the principles of the multipolarity, world, the AES could engage in pragmatic win-win partnerships to advance their interests for the purposes of economic development and growth, and stability.
The AES collective pledge further requires making collaborative efforts and, in a systematic manner, work towards sustainable development, find better chances for practical solutions to existing economic deficiencies. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have to adopt strategic positions, first, in West Africa, and generally in Africa.
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Generally, we groomed ourselves or embraced a lifestyle to influence and impress people around us. Now that the audience will decrease drastically, the things we’ve purchased till now will last all our lifetime, if the same lifestyle continues.
The economy will prosper because of our spending on luxuries and not necessaries. So what luxuries to be promoted by our marketing folks to support the economy.
People are losing jobs; schools aren’t entirely functional. Since there are online classes, the fee is reduced. But the staff and Infrastructure cost cannot be circumvented. Schools are forced to declare pay cuts for teachers. So, a series of outcomes on various Industry and professionals due to three reasons lockdown, job- loss, and social distancing.
Many such impacts are passing down from our post-COVID lifestyle, which will impact a series of industries passing down from one tier to another.
How do we safeguard these industries?
All our focus is on Industries, which are having an immediate effect- Airlines, Aerospace, Automotive, etc.. Our level of thought process hasn’t reached to the extent of different industries in a row which will be impacted due to the result on one Industry.
We generally have pursued an approach of post-mortem or analysis limited to a specific area, timeline, department, Industry, business, set of people, or society for most of the problems. COVID has forced us to collate all of the issues and find solutions at one go with zero downtime.
We need to analyze the Industry, which will initiate a chain reaction to many other industries involving most populations and affecting the economy the most. Prioritize them. Find addressal towards the same.
Let us see the unseen, envision beyond visibility, and initiate solutions for the forthcoming issues sooner with a seven-dimension perspective.
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Evolution
When I say Evolution, I am not talking about the process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
When I say evolution, I’m talking about the gradual development of something.
Back in 2019, we introduced TD Strategies.
It was so magnificent and breathtaking that most traders started using it.
TD Strategies is one of the most well-used and most talked about strategies in any trading community in the Philippines.
Its simple, its direct and it produces actual great trading results.
Three years have passed and there have been a lot of improvements made to the original TD Strategies.
We gathered data from TD Strategy users for 3 years and come up with the necessary improvements to address all the issues that they had with the strategy.
MAMA was the first TD strategy that we have studied. The main fault about MAMA lies with anticipation of the user sa mga bullish crossover and the lag that this crosses carry when compared to price action. Anticipation of bullish crossover makes a trader buy before the MACD actually cross. These leads to a lot of fake outs. Akala mo magkocross then hindi pala natuloy. Its results in bigger than anticipated monetary loss. MACD itself is a lagging indicator. This pose a huge problem when you have a stock price that moves fast or at least have a higher volatility. The moment MACD shows you a cross ay mataas na ang price at mataas na ang risk na hindi na ideal pumasok.
CALMA is using CCI on a weekly timeframe at ang problema naman sa CALMA ay minsan sobrang taas na ng price bago pa magbigay ng entry signal.
TITA is nice when used on a swing trade but gets really slow and erratic kapag ginamit sa mas faster or lower na timeframe dahil sa confirmation na kailangan from RSI.
SENYORA, FISHBALL and ALMA at iba pa ay may mga weakness din na through the help of the 3 year data and feedback ay aming nabago at mas naimproved.
We understood the problem and we came up with a solution.
We are now ready to show you the EVOLVED TD STRATEGIES.
On OCTOBER 28, 29 and 30 ay gaganapin ang EVOLUTION COURSE kung saan ay we will unveil sa aattend ang bagong TD Strategies.
This new strategies ay hindi available saan man unlike sa mga previous na courses.
This new ones will be only exclusive to those na aattend.
Now, if you have been using TD Strategies noon ay alam namin ang iniisip ninyo.
“Why should I avail this?”
Ang sagot sa tanong na yan ay improvement.
“He who stops being better stops being good.”- Oliver Cromwell
These new TD Strategies were created to be used across all markets.
Ginawa din ang mga ito na may exclusivity kasi unless may permission ka from us ay hindi mo magagamit ang indicator kasi naka invite-only so talagang yung mag aavail lang ng EVOLUTION ang pwedeng gumamit.
Mahaba ang evolution na course (3 days) kasi hindi lang mga new strategy ang laman ng course. There are a lot more. If nakatry ka na sa mga TD Courses ay alam mo na we do not make up courses for the sake of making a course. We develop great courses na more than what its worth and nagkakaroon talaga ng positive results sa trades ng mga umattend.
Join us on October 28, 29 and 30 for this historic moment.
The Evolution of TD STRATEGIES.
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In this guest blog post Austin Dimmer, CEO and Founder of Effective Computing shares the difficulties he has faced trying to create a sustainable software business.
I’d like to set out by letting you know that creating a successful software business is extremely hard.
I personally suffer from a rare disability that means I am not able to operate computers with traditional keyboard and mouse, as you can imagine in an age in which “software is eating the world” it is very frustrating to be physically limited in capabilities. A number of years ago I was advised by a leading doctor not to work with computers and to seek an alternative career.
I am not one to accept these limitations and thus I have devoted the last 10 years plus of my life researching Ergonomics, User Centered Design and in particular Voice Recognition Technology. The result of my research is that I have created a software program that enables me to control most of the features on my computer using voice control. The product I have created is extremely complex and even after this long period of intense R&D (6 years of 7 day weeks, longs hours and with few holidays) I have limited customer traction, no investors and I have now exhausted almost all of the goodwill of my closest family.
I live on the edge of a war zone in Ukraine. Life pretty much sucks.
I feel that I am living on the “Long Slow SaaS Ramp of Death x1000” that Gail Goodman so inspirationally talked about. Over the course of the last year the great Ukrainian people prevailed and ousted the corrupt government during the revolution. As I write this blog post, unable to accept the will of the people Russia is waging a war against Ukraine, murdering thousands and destroying the lives of many hundreds of thousands. It is against this backdrop that I attempt to maintain my optimism and belief that by creating great (software) businesses we can make this world a better and safer place for our children to grow up in. As one of the female residents of Donetsk asked her rebel leaders during the summer.
“You may kill me for asking this. Who exactly is our enemy? Our enemy is not some imaginary fascist in Kiev or some foreign lands. Our enemy is poverty.”
My Ukrainian friend and aspiring Tech Entrepreneur Bozhena Shermeta said the following about the current situation in Ukraine:
“Yet. There is no time for grief and panic. These are not the instruments to win the war. We need to learn how to go on, how to help and support each other. There is no other way to figure out how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have. Be strong, guys.”
She is right. In my attempt to stay strong I have found that one of the best strategies is to keep focused on being productive in some way. Today my goal is this blog post.
The reason why I ended up as a raving fan of the Business of Software conference, yes I admit it, is because my company is a customer of Red Gate Software.
One day whilst reading the RedGate website I came across Neil Davidson, the co-CEO and co-Founder of RedGate. Hoping to pick up some tips into how he had created a successful software company I began to follow him on Twitter. He was tweeting about the Business of Software Conference and in October 2012 I tuned into the live stream of the event. I was literally blown away. I recall watching phenomenal and inspiring talks given by Bob Dorf, Gail Goodman , Adii Peinar and Paul Kenny, Dan Pink. Kathy Siera, Dharmesh Shah, and others. I learned from Bob that the Business Plan I had taken months to write was better sent to the creative writing department than being useful as a strategic document. I also found out later that Bob was an advisor to the Happy Farm Incubator located in Kiev. Small World.
Link to all the 2012 Talks
One thing really stood out to me about the conference. Towards the end, some kind of social media storm had broken out accusing one of the speakers of sexist behaviour or language. The host of Business of Software, Mark Littlewood, got up and apologised for any misunderstandings that may have taken place. He mentioned that he had a young daughter and that he dreamt that one day perhaps she too would be able to create an amazing software company just like the speakers and attendees at the event. Sexist behaviour was not acceptable and was an issue that was taken very seriously. Wow, these guys have great values and ethics I thought to myself. Bravo Mark, you should be a proud father!
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I was truly inspired. I hatched a plan to get myself in person to the conference in 2013.
At BoS 2013 I was lucky enough to see Kathy Sierra present her more deeply researched and refined ideas about creating the Minimum Bad Ass User, I watched Des Traynor (https://angel.co/intercom) mesmerize the audience with an awesome lightning talk about product strategy. Then there was Greg Baugues very moving and personal talk about developers, entrepreneurs and depression, Dharmesh filled me in on the importance of Scaling Culture, these are issues that as a hardcore engineer/coder I had not given enough thought to. My personal favourite from BoS 2014 was Scott Farquar talking about Leadership in Crisis. A few months after the conference I read news that Scott had sold his company Atlassian for $3.3 billion. Wow. Just Wow. That is living the dream, for real.
[NB. The company was not sold for $3.3 billion, there was an investment into the business that valued it at that sum].
I came away from BoS 2013 feeling inspired and wanting to work harder, to learn and to implement some of the new ideas. But I also felt a bit intimidated by the conference, a kind of nagging feeling that I would never reach the great heights of success that the speakers clearly had.
2013 Business of Software Conference Talks here.
For BoS 2014 my cash strapped company Effective Computing was lucky enough to win one of the Avangate BoS Scholarships. We were deeply grateful to Avangate for selecting us.
I found Brian Massey (http://conversionsciences.com/) and Joanna Wiebe http://copyhackers.com/ to be most excellent speakers and they provided me with highly actionable material that I plan to use over the coming months as my company starts to roll out our product offerings. I took the after conference workshop on Landing Page Optimization with Brian Massey and this helped round out the information provided in his talk and practice the techniques on our own sites.
Brian Massey (The Doctor/Professor) in action!
I found the talk by Joel Gascoigne from Buffer to be inspirational. At one point Joel was talking about how his company had opted for the remote working model and that enabled some of the Buffer employees to be able to work from home. This enabled the employee to spend less time on the commute and more time with his young family. What a fantastic thing.
As a father of two young boys I even clapped at this point and thought what a great company Joel has. I did not manage to talk with Joel in person at the conference but hopefully someday we will hook up for a chat. Joel and I made a brief connection later on Twitter.
Joel also mentioned that he was looking after himself and he looked very fit up on the stage. As a long time fitness enthusiast I admire the example Joel is setting here. Running a very exciting company and also keeping himself in good shape. Since I have been sitting down coding like a maniac for the last six years, I am not as fit as I once was and I have put on quite some weight. Partly thanks to the inspiration Joel provided I have managed to haul myself at least 200km in each of the months since attending BoS. Thanks Joel!
After the conference I read some of the blog posts Joel and his colleagues made about the early days of their company and how they networked and made contacts in San Francisco, if you need this kind of insight the buffer blog is an excellent place to go. A few months after the conference I noticed Buffer was trending on AngelList with a $60,000,000 valuation. Again impressive stuff.
During one of the lunch breaks the lunch tables were assigned conversation topics. Given my background in Ergonomics I thought I’d attend the conversation topic “Hacks for healthy coding and coders” During the conversation an employee of Axosoft was talking about the idea of trying to be the healthiest company in their state. That idea and concept is something I find really inspirational. I also noticed that a group of folks including the same girl from Axosoft were in the Seaport hotel lobby ready for a run. These folks walk the walk. Impressive.
At one point in the conference Greg Baugues was sitting in the auditorium alongside another man who was from Haiti (sorry I did not get his name). [Jonathan Marvens?] I had met Greg and his wife the year before in the Whisky Priest bar so I wanted to say hi and find out how things were going for him. His wife was expecting a baby in the near future and all seemed well with Greg. This was great news given the battles he has been waging against depression. I mentioned to Greg and his colleague how I was having quite a terrible psychological struggle at the conference. I was worried about what was going on back in Ukraine whilst simultaneously trying to keep optimistic about doing my best to build a great software company. It was a very strange dual reality that I was and still am living in. Although I am not a religious person, I have great respect for all religions. Greg and his colleague offered to say a prayer to wish for peace in Ukraine and for my family to stay out of danger. This moment of the conference was very touching and I almost had a tear in my eye. I was a great moment of connection and I am very grateful to both Greg and his colleague for their support.
Did I mention how great the attendees are?
I hope this story highlights some of the deep compassion that is present in the BoS community.
Michael Skok gave a very impressive presentation and I have been inspired by him to deepen my understanding of what he talked about by working through the excellent materials he makes available on his site.
Whilst BoS 2014 was taking place the HubSpot Inbound conference was also taking place across the street. You could feel the energy and excitement from Inbound spill over into the BoS conference. Dharmesh Shah one of the founders of HubSpot has been a favourite speaker and loyal supporter of the BoS conference and you could almost feel that everyone at BoS was full of pride at what was taking place at Inbound. Quite remarkable really.
The Avangate Dinner held in honour of the Scholarship winners was a very pleasant experience. I got to meet with quite a few Avangate employees. I found them all to be very smart and listening to them was very interesting. I even had the chance to share a Whisky afterwards. A great night of networking was had by all.
For me BoS is a multi-year journey of Business and Self Improvement.
Action items I am working on as a direct result of having attended BoS include:
- Working through and implementing the guidance contained in the Copy Hackers eBooks
- Working through and implementing the guidance contained in Michael Skok’s Startup Secrets
- Working through and implementing the guidance contained in Brian Massey’s eBook
- Working through and implementing the guidance contained in Adii Peinaar’s Your First Customers and Traction Book
- Read Business Model Generation
- Read Value Proposition Design
- Read Bob Dorf’s Startup Owners Manual
I have no doubt that the techniques and wisdom obtained by absorbing this material will be of immense benefit to me and my company moving forwards.
Have I achieved my Goals by attending BoS?
My goals were to
- Find potential customers
- Find potential employees/business partners
- Continuous and never ending improvement.
I have a few conversations open on the first two items on this list and I think that the last one is certainly a work in progress with great strides already made. After attending BoS I did have a very promising inquiry from what seemed like a prominent and legitimate investor, alas it ended up coming to nothing. Those awful emotions of rejection, disappointment, self loathing, feeling like a maverick a charlatan yet again reared their ugly head. But this is what I signed up for right? This is the journey of the software entrepreneur? These are the inevitable highs and lows that will be encountered as we travel the path? Armed the knowledge and experience acquired by attending BoS I feel that I have given myself the best chance possible to overcome these demons and build a great software business moving forwards. Being strong is the only choice I have.
This time instead of feeling intimidated by BoS I came away feeling “Yes, I can do this”.
Going to BoS is like being “Out With Legends”. Thanks again to Avangate. It may be a struggle for me to get to BoS 2015, if I can find a way to be there I will be. I thoroughly recommend going and do hope to see you there.
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Alberta is home to one of Canada’s largest technology and startup hubs. The Calgary region in particular breeds top-notch startups who receive substantial funding from a supportive local ecosystem.
For example, fintech fledging Fillip raised capital from Calgary neighbours Thin Air Labs and 51 Ventures before earning top prize at Digital Commerce Bank Calgary’s inaugural Calgary Fintech Awards.
From there? “Growth,” affirmed CEO Alice Reimer.
Reimer believes Alberta’s “innovation ecosystem is one that enables entrepreneurs to start, scale, stay, and succeed.” And she appears to be correct.
Despite a “notable impact” of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Alberta’s economy, the province’s digital economy “remained resilient and thrived,” concluded a recent report from the Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada. From February 2020 to May 2022, participation in Alberta’s digital economy grew by nearly 18%, according to the report—titled A Resilient Recovery: Alberta’s Digital-Led Post-COVID Future—and employed an additional 30,000 Albertans. This was well ahead of overall economy growth.
There are now more than 2,800 technology companies in Alberta as of last year, according to research from PwC. This is a massive increase from 2016, when just 1,500 were counted. In the first quarter of 2022, Alberta experienced its highest quarterly investment on record, according to data from the Canadian Venture Capital Association. Through Q1, more than two dozen companies—half of which were in the technology sector—raised a combined $466 million.
Al Del Degan, cofounder of New Idea Machine, a custom development and mentorship startup in Calgary, notes how there are currently 2,500 open tech jobs in Calgary alone. He says many positions, such as senior software developer, are simply in short supply.
To address this, learning experience organization InceptionU and software development company New Idea Machine recently initiated a partnership that will see InceptionU graduates begin working on real software projects, gaining valuable experience until they’re able to find full-time employment.
“Our partnership creates a ‘finishing school’ for junior developers,” Del Degan explains. “We know the longer a new developer works with NIM, the more likely they are to find a job.”
InceptionU CEO Margo Purcell says the partnership benefits “the entire tech ecosystem” of Calgary because “it’s a regenerative model.”
“It serves individuals as well as the tech ecosystem—the companies don’t have the bandwidth to continue to develop people and it benefits individuals because they have oversight to continue learning and they can earn a livelihood while looking for full-time work,” stated Purcell.
Meanwhile, major investments like the Province’s quantum physics hub further drive innovation and hiring in the region.
Calgary as Quantum City? This is the high-tech vision that ambitious locals such as University of Calgary president Ed McCauley have.
“We’re starting something big,” he believes.
No wonder outside firms like San Francisco’s Unity Technologies are drawn to the region. Earlier this year, the real-time 3D content company cut the ribbon on 25,000 square feet for the new Innovation Centre for Digital Transformation in Brookfield Place in Calgary.
Brad Parry, president and CEO of CED, predicted Unity’s investment would lead to other companies coming to Calgary’s downtown.
“It’s the hive effect,” he stated in March. “You get companies like Unity show up and then you start to get other companies that want to be around them and be close to them and build on top of their technology.”
Global tech consulting firm Infosys opened the Infosys Digital Centre in Calgary in September, promising up to 1,000 jobs over the next few years.
“We chose to open in Calgary because it is a center of tech excellence with rich IT talent and a strategic location that enables us to scale work with clients across key industries, such as energy, natural resources, and agriculture,” stated company president Ravi Kumar.
The Calgary Centre is located in Gulf Canada Square in the city’s downtown commercial district. It will train and up-skill Infosys and client employees in the technologies required to help Canadian businesses accelerate their digital transformation.
“Calgary’s IT innovation potential is unlimited,” added Kumar, “and we are delighted to be a part of its future.”
Even more recently, AI-powered order-to-cash platform Sidetrade announced an investment of $24 million across three years to develop a new North American headquarters in Calgary. For their offices, Sidetrade chose the Ampersand building in downtown Calgary, which is ranked among the Top 50 North American Markets for Tech Talent, and was recently revealed as the third best place in the world to live by Economist Intelligence.
“As our reputation for innovation grows, more companies like Sidetrade are recognizing the competitive advantage Calgary offers given our deep talent pool, our infrastructure, and the low cost of doing business,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek stated earlier this month.
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This article is the second in a five-part series based on common business problems discussed in the popular Fish Food for Thought newsletters, The Human Condition. In response to the widespread interest generated by that piece, we are diving deeper into these problems, with this article focusing on the balance between big, transformative ideas and incremental improvements, a theme that resonates strongly across industries and leadership discussions.
The Allure of the Big Idea
Big ideas have an undeniable allure. Whether it’s Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone in 2007 and transforming not just the mobile phone industry but music, photography, and personal computing, or Elon Musk’s vision of colonizing Mars, bold, disruptive ideas have a way of capturing imaginations. They promise breakthrough innovations, market dominance, and lasting legacy.
Why do companies chase big ideas? There are several reasons, ranging from external market pressures to internal leadership desires. Venture capitalists often reward companies with potential for exponential growth, and executives want to lead organizations that will be remembered for transforming industries. The excitement of disruption, the thrill of being first-to-market, and the potential for massive profits all make big ideas an attractive pursuit.
Take Apple’s iPhone launch, for example. When Steve Jobs stood on stage to unveil the iPhone, he wasn’t just introducing another phone. He was declaring a bold vision for the future, one where this single device would fundamentally change how we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves. The success of the iPhone exemplifies how a big idea, when executed properly, can reshape industries and drive innovation. However, as we’ll explore, not every big idea has this success story. Chasing big, bold ideas without sufficient groundwork can be risky, especially if they fail to meet market needs or operational feasibility.
The Risk of Overcommitting to the Big Idea
While big ideas can lead to success, they also carry significant risk, particularly when businesses place too much emphasis on a single transformative concept. The case of Juicero serves as a cautionary tale. This Silicon Valley startup raised $120 million to develop a high-tech juicing machine, only to see the product flop when consumers realized they could squeeze the juice packs by hand, rendering the expensive machine unnecessary. Juicero is a prime example of betting too heavily on a big idea that lacked practical value.
Similarly, Google Glass, which promised to revolutionize wearable technology, failed to resonate with the public due to privacy concerns and an unclear value proposition. In 2014, Google set out to change the way people interact with the world through a revolutionary piece of wearable technology: Google Glass. It was supposed to be the next step in the fusion of the digital and physical worlds, a product that would seamlessly integrate augmented reality into everyday life. The device, a pair of sleek, futuristic-looking glasses, came equipped with a tiny display mounted in the corner of the user’s vision. By using voice commands or subtle head movements, wearers could take photos, get directions, send messages, and access the internet, all without needing to pull out a smartphone. But just two years later, Google Glass was quietly pulled from the consumer market. What was supposed to be the future of wearable tech had instead become a cautionary tale of misjudged timing, privacy concerns, and consumer hesitation. These examples demonstrate the danger of becoming enamored with a bold vision while neglecting to address fundamental market needs and consumer readiness.
The Power of Incremental Improvements
In contrast, businesses that pursue continuous, incremental improvements often find greater long-term success. While big ideas promise radical transformation, small steps deliver sustainable progress over time. This approach allows businesses to experiment, gather feedback, and gradually refine their offerings without the high-stakes gamble of betting on one grand idea.
Amazon’s rise from an online bookstore to the world’s largest e-commerce platform illustrates the power of incremental improvements. Jeff Bezos didn’t start with a vision of selling everything from books to cloud services. Instead, Amazon’s growth was fueled by a series of small, calculated steps. Each step, whether adding customer reviews, personalizing shopping experiences, or optimizing its supply chain, was grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs. This culture of constant iteration is what allowed Amazon to launch initiatives like Amazon Prime and become a leader in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Case Study: Quibi – The Rise and Fall of a Big Idea
In 2020, Quibi launched with all the fanfare one might expect for a platform backed by $1.75 billion in funding and led by two industry titans. Jeffrey Katzenberg, a former Disney chairman and co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, and Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and Hewlett-Packard, were at the helm. With their combined experience and vision, Quibi promised to revolutionize mobile video streaming with an innovative concept: short-form content specifically designed for mobile phones, or as they branded it, "quick bites" of entertainment.
The timing seemed perfect. Mobile consumption was booming, and people were consuming more content on their phones than ever before. Katzenberg and Whitman envisioned a world where viewers would watch high-quality, bite-sized episodes on the go, whether they were waiting in line at a coffee shop or commuting on public transportation. With an impressive war chest of funds and top-tier talent producing original shows, including Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon, and Chrissy Teigen, Quibi looked poised to make a splash in the streaming market.
But despite its star-studded beginnings, Quibi’s fate was sealed before it truly had a chance to establish itself. What seemed like a winning concept on paper quickly unraveled in the face of unforeseen obstacles, misjudgments about consumer behavior, and a stubborn reliance on the big idea.
At the heart of Quibi's bold concept was a new format for storytelling. Katzenberg and Whitman believed that the future of video entertainment would be defined by short-form, high-quality content created exclusively for mobile phones. These "quick bites" were episodes lasting between 5 to 10 minutes, perfect for the modern viewer with a busy, on-the-go lifestyle. They envisioned people watching on their phones during those spare moments in their day when they had a few minutes to kill but didn't have time for a full-length TV episode or movie.
Quibi's content was designed to be consumed vertically or horizontally, with each viewing mode offering a slightly different perspective. The platform was optimized for mobile, meaning there was no TV or desktop viewing option. Everything about Quibi was built around the idea that consumers wanted quick, polished stories designed for the small screen, tailored to fit into the tiny gaps of their everyday lives.
With content spanning genres like comedy, drama, news, and reality, Quibi secured a roster of Hollywood's best talent. The buzz was undeniable. The entertainment world held its breath as Quibi prepared for its April 2020 launch, eager to see if this new format would usher in the next evolution of mobile entertainment.
Despite its initial promise, Quibi stumbled almost immediately out of the gate. Katzenberg and Whitman had envisioned people watching Quibi on the go. But when the pandemic hit and the world went into lockdown, there was no longer a commuter crowd looking for quick, mobile-friendly content. People were stuck at home, with far more time to consume long-form entertainment on larger screens. Services like Netflix, Disney+, and YouTube thrived as audiences sought out more immersive experiences. Meanwhile, Quibi’s rigid mobile-only format felt increasingly out of place.
Another critical miscalculation was the way Quibi underestimated its competition. While Quibi was banking on viewers to pay for short-form content, platforms like YouTube and TikTok were already offering millions of free videos that catered to the same quick-hit viewing habit. Moreover, these platforms had a major advantage: community and interaction. Viewers on YouTube and TikTok were part of a larger ecosystem where they could comment, share, and engage with content creators. Quibi, by contrast, offered no way for viewers to interact with the shows or each other, making the platform feel isolated and disconnected from the social aspect of modern digital consumption.
The final nail in the coffin was the pricing model. Quibi offered a 90-day free trial, after which it charged users $4.99 a month with ads or $7.99 for an ad-free experience. But with so much free content available on other platforms, consumers were hesitant to pay for something they could easily get elsewhere at no cost. Quibi’s premium pricing for short-form content didn’t align with what viewers were willing to pay for in a market where long-form, high-budget shows were available for roughly the same price.
Quibi’s downfall was not simply the result of bad timing or competition; it was the product of a rigid focus on its big idea. Katzenberg and Whitman believed so deeply in their vision of mobile-only, short-form content that they failed to adapt when warning signs began to appear. They ignored the shifting consumption habits during the pandemic, clinging to the belief that their content would resonate even as viewers gravitated toward longer, more immersive formats.
Even more telling was Quibi’s failure to recognize that the idea of short, premium content wasn’t as revolutionary as they had thought. Viewers had already shown that they valued interaction, community, and the flexibility to watch content on multiple devices. By refusing to deviate from its mobile-only approach, Quibi alienated potential users who would have gladly watched the same content on their TVs or computers.
The platform’s inability to pivot quickly in the face of changing circumstances revealed a major flaw in its strategy. Had Quibi been more flexible, more willing to listen to market feedback, and less committed to the grandeur of its initial concept, it might have had a chance to evolve and find its place in a crowded streaming market.
By October 2020, just six months after launch, Quibi shut down operations. Katzenberg and Whitman admitted defeat, returning what remained of their investors' money and pulling the plug on a project that had once been hailed as the future of mobile entertainment.
Quibi’s failure serves as a cautionary tale about the risks of betting everything on a single, big idea. While bold visions can certainly lead to success, they must be grounded in an understanding of market dynamics and consumer behavior. When a company becomes too fixated on its original concept, it runs the risk of ignoring the very people it’s trying to reach. In Quibi’s case, the inability to adapt to changing conditions and consumer expectations was the fatal flaw.
Balancing Big Ideas with Incremental Progress: The Case of Netflix
Perhaps the best example of a company that has successfully balanced bold ideas with incremental improvements is Netflix. When Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1997, it started as a DVD rental service, a relatively simple concept. But Hastings had a bigger vision. He saw the future of entertainment in streaming, but rather than making an all-or-nothing bet on streaming from the outset, Netflix took a measured approach.
In 2007, when the technology and infrastructure for streaming video were mature enough, Netflix made its shift, initially offering a limited catalog of streaming content alongside its DVD rental service. Over the next decade, Netflix continually improved its service through iterative changes, enhancing its content library, refining its recommendation algorithms, and investing in original programming.
One of Netflix’s most important incremental improvements was its focus on data-driven decision-making. By analyzing viewer habits, Netflix fine-tuned its user interface and content offerings, ensuring that each improvement was informed by real customer feedback. This iterative approach allowed Netflix to scale up its streaming service without alienating its user base, turning it into the entertainment powerhouse it is today.
Why Incremental Progress is Often Overlooked
Despite its advantages, incremental progress is often undervalued in favor of bold, attention-grabbing initiatives. This stems from the fact that small improvements don’t generate the same excitement or media attention as big ideas. Leaders and investors are often more drawn to the potential of major disruptions rather than steady, continuous advancements. Take Brian Chesky’s “new playbook” which moved Airbnb to semi-annual releases as a prime example.
However, companies that embrace incremental improvements are more likely to stay flexible and resilient. They can adapt to changes in the market, test new ideas without overwhelming their resources, and make course corrections as needed. This adaptability is particularly crucial in fast-moving industries like technology, where consumer preferences and market conditions can shift rapidly.
While there are clear advantages to focusing on incremental improvements, the best approach often lies in finding the right balance between big ideas and small steps. Companies like Amazon and Netflix have succeeded because they didn’t rely solely on bold, transformative concepts. They paired their big visions with a commitment to iterative progress.
While admittedly the iPhone was a big idea, even Apple didn’t stop innovating after the initial success. Each new iPhone release brought incremental improvements, better cameras, faster processors, longer battery life, that built on the success of the previous model. This steady refinement kept customers engaged and ensured that Apple stayed ahead of its competition.
Conclusion: The Sustainable Path Forward
Both big ideas and incremental improvements play critical roles in driving business success. Bold visions can inspire breakthroughs, disrupt industries, and create new markets. However, without the disciplined pursuit of continuous, customer-centered improvements, even the most transformative ideas can falter.
For businesses looking to innovate while mitigating risk, the key is to strike a balance. Big ideas should be grounded in reality, informed by data, and paired with an iterative approach to execution. By combining the excitement of bold concepts with the discipline of small steps, companies can build the foundation for long-term success, ensuring that they not only disrupt markets but also sustain their leadership over time.
As we continue this series, we’ll explore the next challenge in the Five Common Business Problems series: "The Brilliant Jerk vs. Team Performance." This issue addresses a frequent dilemma faced by many organizations, how to deal with high-performing individuals who may be exceptional in their personal contributions but toxic to team dynamics. These so-called “brilliant jerks” can often seem indispensable due to their expertise or results, but their negative impact on collaboration, morale, and overall team productivity can be far-reaching. In the next article, we’ll delve into the trade-offs businesses face when managing such individuals, examine the long-term consequences of prioritizing individual talent over team harmony, and explore strategies for building a high-performing team culture where collaboration and mutual respect are paramount. Stay tuned for a deeper look into this critical business challenge and how to strike the right balance between talent and teamwork.
The iPhone wasn't as revolutionary as we like to think. It was absolutely a tipping point moment, but it was also an iteration from predecessors. I was an avid Palm Pilot user in the early days, and later a Palm Treo user. The Blackberry and HP's iPAQ are arguably predecessors that influenced the iPhones design. I still use Swype as the main mode of text entry for my Android phone, and Swype was originally inspired by Palm's Graffiti. Each of these predecessors had, in retrospect, some significant flaws, but that's what incrementalism is all about -- learning and adapting, which is what the iPhone represented. |
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International Conference on Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation
International Conference on Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
- Start: 10 November 2023
- End: 11 November 2023
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1. THE BEGINNING
This innovation came to life when…
Our Managing Director, Ruchir Punjabi, was late for a meeting at a cafe on Oxford St. in 2010 to discuss how he could grow his company and where the opportunities lie in the future of the web.
As he was frustratingly trying to look for the address of the cafe on his iPhone he realised that this terrible experience he was having trying to navigate the website was actually the answer to his question.
This planted the seed to build an instant mobile site converter that allows small businesses to quickly, easily and inexpensively optimise their website for mobile.
2. WHAT & HOW
The purpose of this innovation is to…
Langoor.mobi instantly converts websites to make them optimised for mobile devices. After the website has been converted to mobile, users can then further customise the mobile site with several add-ons.
It does this by…
Instantly converting the site to a mobile format. Then our technology allows users to add features like ‘click to call’, ‘click to mail’ and ‘locate us’ buttons as well as customised menus and content.
3. PURPOSE & BENEFITS
This innovation improves on what came before because…
Previously, there were no real options to optimise your website for mobile. This would be an expensive and complex task, which would not be feasible for small, local businesses. Langoor.mobi allows businesses to have a professional mobile site instantly for $9/month.
The benefits to the customer/end-user include…
The site is designed to be user-friendly so that a local business owner will be able to build their own customised site.
The mobile site with all premium features is just $9/month. We also offer a free, basic mobile site.
4. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
In the past, this problem was solved by…
Digital agencies and specialists in this area. This was an expensive and time-consuming process, which made it difficult for small businesses to get involved in.
Its predecessors/competitors include…
Dudamobile is the main competitor in this market. They are largely based in the USA.
Langoor.mobi is designed for the Australian market and we plan to be a market leader in this space in Australia.
5. TARGET MARKET
This innovation is made for…
Small-to-medium businesses that want an easy and inexpensive solution to be mobile-friendly.
Target customers include local businesses, which people search for when they are in a local area; these include restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes and local stores.
Other customers can include medical and law practices, taxi services.
There are a number of opportunities and our technology was designed specifically so that small business owners could build their own mobile site with only making a small investment in time and money.
6. DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
It is available for sale through…
Visiting the langoor.mobi website, www.langoor.mobi, where you can instantly convert your website.
Our marketing strategy is to…
Sell primarily through driving leads to the website with Adwords, organic traffic and LinkedIn.
We are also looking at developing partnerships with hosting providers, digital agencies, freelancers and anyone who is interested in providing mobile sites to their clients.
We have partnered with Dimmi, Australia’s largest online restaurant booking company.
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AI is not only bringing with itself great technological change, but it appears that it will also change society as a whole.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that AI could end up changing the whole structure of society. ”AI does more to help the poorest people than the richest people,” he said. “(This) is a huge part of why we want to built these tools. I think technology does a great deal to lift the world to more abundance and to better prosperity,” he said in an interview.
“I still expect — and this is over a long period of time, this is not a like next year or, you know, the year after that kind of thing — but over a long period of time, I still expect that there will be some change required to the social contract. Given how powerful we expect this technology to be,” he said in an interview.
“I’m not a believer that there won’t be any jobs (after AI). I think we always find new things to do, but I do think like the whole structure of society itself will be up for some degree of debate and reconfiguration,” he added.
Altman didn’t specify what social changes could be brought about by AI. But one factor that might play a role in reshaping society is how white collar jobs might end up being disrupted by AI — over the last few months, it’s become apparent that most jobs in coding, medicine, law, and even creative fields like movie scriptwriting could end up being made redundant by AI systems. These are some of the highest paid professions in the world, and could quickly lose their relevance in the coming years. On the other hand, it might be a while before AI disrupts blue-collar jobs like plumbing, carpentry and construction, so it’s possible that in the near term, the social value of blue-collar and white-collar jobs could flip, and blue-collar jobs could end up being paid a lot better than white-collar ones.
But AI is also making rapid advances in robotics, so it’s not inconceivable that at some point in the future, AI will be able to perform blue-collar jobs better than humans too. At that point, AI systems will be better than humans at all tasks, and this could again change the social order. It might require humans to get some sort of Universal Basic Income, which Altman has himself proposed, and the determining of who all is eligible for this income and who’ll get how much could also require a re-understanding of our existing social contracts. Thus far, humans were the apex predator on the food chain because they were more intelligent than every creature on earth. And losing that spot by creating a new species that is more intelligent than themselves could end up having profound changes in how humans deal with each other — and the rest of society as a whole. |
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ENGINEERS DISCOVER NEW APPROACH TO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Engineers at Calvin Electronics found a way to more rapidly develop cases for their portable radiation monitors. The company, based in Springfield, ND, has been producing handheld radiation monitoring units for decades, beginning in the 1950’s when nuclear technology became more widespread. At first marketing to the military, the company now provides products to a wide array of domestic and international organizations requiring radiation monitoring.
However, it hasn’t been easy for the company in the past decade, as they’ve faced stiff competition from overseas organizations, who were able to match Calvin Electronic’s functionality at lower cost. The company faced a difficult decision to change their long-term strategy: instead of attempting to compete on price, at which they knew they would not succeed, their CEO, Marvin Walker, made a fundamental shift: they would compete on functions and features instead of price.
With that decision, Walker then passed on the challenge to his research and development team, led by Claire Sills. Sills was at first at a loss to devise a means of implementing the strategy, saying, “We were already maxing out our development process. Even if we added more people or resources we simply couldn’t produce new products any faster. We needed a game-changing tactic to shift what and how we were doing in development.”
Fortunately, Sills was able to solve the problem by leveraging new 3D printing technology from Zoone 3D, a maker of powerful professional desktop 3D printing systems.
Sills explained further: “We realized that we had to dramatically speed up our development process, and one way we thought that could happen would be by using 3D printing to produce prototypes far faster than we could before. Our normal process was to use a CNC milling service, but it took weeks and weeks to get a result. And then it would be another several weeks before we could get an updated design milled. It seemed to take forever, sometimes.”
Experts from Zoone 3D worked onsite with Calvin Electronic’s technical team to develop a new workflow that dramatically changed the speed of product development. Sills could barely hold her enthusiasm, saying, “We didn’t believe how fast we could produce prototypes. Instead of months we could knock them off in a day. Sometimes several per day – and we could even do prints overnight and be ready to test them in the morning. Zoone 3D’s printers changed everything!”
While Zoone 3D’s devices are highly regarded in the industry, the most important part of their offering is the consulting done before the 3D printers even start up. Zoone 3D’s staff has over 250 years of experience in the 3D printing field combined, most of which involves prototyping and manufacturing. It’s that level of expertise you receive when choosing Zoone 3D equipment and services.
Hardware
Zoone 3D’s impressive hardware is chock-full of features that make it as easy to use as a photocopier, yet the results are of exceptional quality. All standard features you’d expect to find on a professional 3D printer are present, with many unique features found only Zoone 3D equipment. Zoone 3D provides annual software and hardware updates to ensure each machine operates in top form each and every day.
Consulting
Zoone 3D’s main asset is its staff of highly trained 3D print experts, all of which could be made available to solve any development or workflow issue found in the workplace. Their solutions have provided significant benefit to countless clients worldwide, who frequently re-engage the consultants to provide incremental improvements after an initial implementation.
Services
If you find your 3D printing capacity is unable to handle a sudden influx of business, don’t worry: Zoone 3D operates a large farm of industrial 3D printers capable of handling overflow work from any operation. Use is straightforward to set up, and can be arranged in less than a day.
Materials
Zoone 3D provides an incredible selection of powerful engineering materials for exclusive use in their 3D printers. The machines are intelligent and can automatically order replacement materials when supplies are determined to be low.
Maintenance
Most Zoone 3D clients opt for a comprehensiv worry-free maintenance package that provides 24×7 service, spare parts and a regular maintenance regime to ensure equipment is ready to go each and every day.
If you’d like to find out more about Zoone 3D products and services, visit this page. |
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Optimize budget spending by having a clear product strategy, identify user pains, align business goals, understand competitor landscape, find quick wins
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So, next week, once again, I’ll leave my country and travel to US for a week of meetings with a number companies in Silicon Valley. It will be some sort of “tour the force” but I’ll have the chance to talk with a lot of interesting people and hear about vision, strategies, ideas and products straight from the horse’s mouth!
Many of these companies are startups and they still don’t have a full-fledged presence in Europe, while others are well known brands and it will be very interesting to know how their vision and business is evolving.
Hereby you’ll find a complete list of the companies that I will visit:
A10 Networks – A small startup born in 2004, their mission is to provide innovative high performance networking and security solutions.
Arkeia – They produce backup solutions since 1996. In the past they were very focused on Linux but now they support more than 150 platforms.
Coraid – I wrote a story about them some weeks ago. Coraid makes interesting ethernet storage systems based on the AoE protocol.
i365 – This company, owned by Seagate, produces cloud based storage systems for SMB environments.
Librato – Librato develops software solutions to maximize the utilization of hardware and software assets in clouds and data centers.
Quantum – This is the biggest company I’m going to visit next week and It’s the most famous of the bunch. This company is living a big change in its life: from tape libraries manufacturer to a most comprehensive data protection/archiving solutions provider.
Solix – Solix Technologies is a provider of information lifecycle management and application testing solutions.
StorSimple – Produces a series of application-optimized cloud storage appliacnes for Microsoft Server applications (and now VMware).
zScaler – A security multi-tentant SaaS provider.
Are you curious to know more? Stay tuned!
Disclaimer: I was invited at this tour by Condor Consulting Group and they paid for travel and accommodation, I have not been compensated for my time and am not obliged to blog. Furthermore, the content is not reviewed, approved or published by any other person than the Juku’s team. |
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ITRI has signed a consulting service agreement with the state of Sonora in Mexico for science park planning and advising, deepening Mexico-Taiwan cooperation in the fields of technology and industry. The effort includes regional coopetition analysis, strategy consulting, business development, capability enabling, and implementation support, aiming to create a competitive and sustainable science park in Sonora. This venture also extends its benefits to Taiwanese manufacturers eyeing expansion opportunities in Mexico.
ITRI’s Senior Vice President Stephen Su emphasized the strategic significance of Mexico in the global supply chain, particularly in the burgeoning electric vehicle industry. He highlighted Mexico’s advantageous geographical location, coupled with competitive production costs and labor expenses, comprehensive automotive manufacturing clusters, rich mineral resources, as well as the privilege of zero tariffs under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This collaboration emerges against the backdrop of Mexico as Taiwan’s largest export market and trading partner in Latin America. Through this partnership, bilateral exchanges in sectors such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and automation industries will be deepened, supporting Taiwanese companies seeking to expand their operations in the thriving Mexican market.
ITRI’s Senior Vice President, Stephen Su (sixth from the left), and Sonora Governor Francisco Alfonso Durazo Montaño (fourth from the right) sign the agreement for science park strategic planning consultancy services.
Governor of Sonora Francisco Alfonso Durazo Montaño expressed his pleasure in partnering with ITRI, recognizing ITRI’s role as a key driver in Taiwan’s semiconductor and ICT industries. Sonora, aligning its vision with “Plan Sonora,” the state’s sustainability development strategy, has noted the surge in international companies relocating their supply chains to Mexico. In response, the state has launched the development of the Sonora Science and Technology Park to meet the growing demands of emerging industries such as ICT and electric vehicles. The Governor articulated his hopes that the collaboration with ITRI will enable both entities to leverage their strengths and jointly explore international markets. |
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Leveraging Technology for Business Growth in 2025
The rapid pace of technological development shows no signs of slowing down. For small business owners and entrepreneurs, staying ahead of tech trends is not just a strategy—it’s a necessity. By leveraging emerging technologies strategically, businesses can unlock growth, streamline operations, and gain a competitive edge in today’s dynamic market.
This guide offers actionable insights into how small businesses can harness the most promising technologies in 2025 to drive success, from enhancing customer experiences to ensuring better operational efficiency.
The Current Tech Landscape in 2025
Technology has transformed virtually every industry, presenting new opportunities and challenges. Here are some key trends to watch:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
AI and ML have matured to become vital tools for businesses. They enable:
- Predictive Insights: AI helps businesses predict customer behaviors, market trends, and demand patterns.
- Custom Solutions: From chatbots to automated workflows, AI can deliver hyper-personalized service and automate repetitive tasks.
Example in small business use case:
- A clothing boutique uses AI tools to predict seasonal trends, ensuring inventory matches buyer demands.
2. Automation and Robotics
Automation is growing beyond factory floors. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools simplify:
- Administrative Tasks like payroll or invoice generation.
- Order Fulfillment for e-commerce businesses to reduce human error and improve speed.
3. Cloud Computing and Edge Computing
Scalability continues to be powered by the cloud infrastructure. However, edge computing allows businesses to process data locally to boost:
- Speed for real-time decision-making.
- Reduction in Latency for applications like IoT monitoring in factories.
4. Internet of Things (IoT)
The IoT connects devices to create smarter workflows. Imagine a coffee shop automatically managing inventory through IoT-connected systems. This eliminates manual tracking while ensuring consistent supply.
5. Blockchain Technology
Blockchain remains vital beyond cryptocurrency. Small businesses can adopt it for:
- Supply Chain Transparency.
- Secure Transactions.
Takeaway for 2025? These technologies are more accessible than ever, making it an ideal time to start incorporating them into your business model.
Enhancing Customer Experience Using Technology
Happy customers drive loyalty and revenue. Here’s how to use tech to elevate your customer experience in 2025:
AI-Driven Personalization
Leverage AI to analyze customer data and offer tailored product recommendations. Tools like dynamic pricing systems can further ensure customers feel they’re getting the best deals.
24/7 Support with Chatbots
Chatbots powered by conversational AI handle frequent queries, freeing up time for human operators to manage complex situations.
Immersive Customer Engagement
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are game changers, especially for retail:
- AR/VR Examples:
- A furniture store allowing customers to visualize products in their homes before buying.
Omnichannel Solutions
Ensure your presence across platforms—email, social media, in-store—seamlessly integrates to provide consistent experiences.
Optimizing Operations for Efficiency
Technology not only serves customers but also enhances operations internally:
Automating Workflows
From inventory management to HR functions, tools like Slack or Trello automate repetitive tasks.
Collaborative Platforms
With remote work here to stay, solutions like Microsoft Teams or Notion help manage hybrid teams efficiently.
Predictive Analytics
AI-driven business insights help predict upcoming challenges or market shifts so that your business stays agile.
Digital Twins
“Digital twins” replicate business operations digitally, allowing companies to test changes virtually without disrupting workflows.
Supercharging Marketing Strategy with Technology
Modern marketing is tech-driven. Here’s how small businesses can leverage digital tools to scale their outreach:
AI-Driven Ad Campaigns
Ad platforms like Google Ads now use machine learning to optimize targeting, ensuring your ads reach the right audience.
Social Media Listening
Use engagement tools like Hootsuite to track customer conversations and adapt marketing strategies appropriately.
Email and CRM Automation
Platforms like HubSpot automate marketing emails, segment databases, and track customer relationships efficiently.
Influencer Marketing Platforms
By identifying and managing collaborations with micro-influencers, small brands can reach niche audiences affordably.
Securing Your Business in a Hyperconnected Era
As businesses adopt more technology, cybersecurity becomes critical.
AI-Driven Threat Detection
Cybersecurity tools use AI to identify and neutralize threats before they escalate.
Employee Cyber Hygiene
Training employees on common risks like phishing emails is vital to secure sensitive company and customer data.
Data Privacy Regulations
Stay updated on regional rules like GDPR to ensure customer data is handled safely, avoiding penalties.
Scaling Your Business Strategically in 2025
Scaling demands not just growth but also flexibility. Here are ways that technology supports scalable models:
Cloud-Based Infrastructure
Cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud allow you to expand seamlessly.
E-Commerce Platforms
Adopt platforms like Shopify for global reach with little upfront infrastructure investment.
API Integrations
APIs allow businesses to connect third-party services effortlessly, creating ecosystems that enhance the value and utility of the core business.
Data-Driven Growth
Leverage insights from analytics tools to identify and pursue promising market segments.
Exploring Emerging Technologies in 2025
Businesses that don’t innovate risk falling behind. Here are some of the emerging technologies worth exploring:
Quantum Computing
This could open unprecedented possibilities, such as solving complex logistical problems, once widely accessible.
The Metaverse
Virtual spaces redefine customer interaction and collaboration. For instance, some startups have already opened virtual stores or hosted online interactive events through VR.
5G
Ultra-fast connectivity enables seamless IoT operations for businesses in logistics, retail, and beyond.
Sustainable Technology
Tech solutions that reduce carbon footprints or optimize resources are crucial for businesses prioritizing sustainability.
Challenges and Considerations
Adopting new technology comes with challenges, so tread carefully:
- Budget Constraints:
Invest in cost-effective solutions that prioritize ROI.
- Employee Adaptation:
Train teams effectively to ensure smooth tech implementation.
- Ethics:
Be wary of data misuse when leveraging AI to retain customer trust.
Keep Your Business Future-Ready
Leveraging technology in 2025 is about being informed, adaptable, and willing to invest for long-term results. Small businesses can grow exponentially by aligning with the right technologies, streamlining processes, and putting customers first.
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"The most exciting companies create. They give us new ways of living, thinking, or doing business, many times solving a problem we didn't know we had -- or a problem we didn't pay attention to because we never thought there was another way," explain the four authors of the dynamic new book, Play Bigger.
They add that, "the most exciting companies sell us different. They introduce the world to a new category of product or service." And, they become category kings. Examples of category kings are Amazon, Salesforce, Uber and IKEA.
Play Bigger is all about the strategy that builds category kings. And, to be a category king you need to be good at category design:
- Category design is the discipline of creating and developing a new market category, and conditioning the market so it will demand your solution and crown your company as its king.
- Category design is the opposite of "build it and they will come."
Key traits of category design, explain the authors, are:
- A strategy that starts with your CEO and his/her leadership team identifying the right category to create.
- A combination of both product and ecosystem design. A product that provides the solution to an urgent and giant problem. And an environment around that product that wins loyalty and gratitude for that product and your company.
- Being sure your category design is part of your company culture.
- Creating a powerful and provocative story that causes customers or users to make a choice. A story that evokes something different from what came before, not just better.
- A combination of marketing, public relations, and advertising all focused on conditioning the market to desire and need whatever you're giving it.
- Ensuring all of the above components work together, in lockstep, feeding off each other.
"Category design is a process. One thing leads to another and it builds on itself," explain the authors.
Play Bigger provides you the playbook you need to learn how to become a category king. It's essential for entrepreneurs wanting to change the landscape. And, a must-read for CEO's who want to reimagine their businesses.
As you read the playbook, you'll learn:
- Why it takes courage to build a category.
- What makes category king companies enduring and attractive to investors.
- How category kings have changed the way Venture Capitalists invest in new companies.
And, you'll learn the answers to these questions:
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