By Dave Kellogg on March 30, 2018
Startup boards are complex. While all board members own stock in the company their interests are not necessarily aligned. Founders may be motivated by a vision to change the world, to hit a certain net worth target, to see their name in an S-1, to make the Forbes 500, or — and I’ve seen crazier […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Startup Lessons | Tagged alignment, Board, exit, outcomes, Silicon Valley, startups, strategic goals, strategy, success, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
By Dave Kellogg on March 6, 2018
I’ll always be thankful for my time at Salesforce both because I met so many amazing people and because I learned so much. I learned about the importance of Trust in a SaaS company (and was drilled in the mantra, “nothing is more important than the Trust of our customers.”) And I learned about shoshin, […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Accountability, adoption, budgeting, CPM, design, empowerment, EPM, FCPM, Forecasting, innovation, Orion, ownership, PBF, planning, Product Strategy, Project Orion, SCPM, Shoshin, strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 5, 2018
Amazon AR View Targets Android Amazon has added its AR View augmented reality (AR) offering to Android devices on Google’s ARCore. Developers can create AR experiences in applications, games, and other apps. The feature runs from Amazon’s app icon. The offering was launched on Apple iOS in November for customers using ARKit. Amazon AR […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 27, 2018
All Eyes On Mobile World Congress and 5G The annual Mobile World Congress #MWC18 kicked off Monday in Barcelona with the 5G standard front and center in all discussions. With the main 5G architectural standards agreed upon by 3GPP in December 2017, the industry gains a service based architecture, common core network, network slicing, […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 12, 2018
State of Arizona Senate Passes Bill To Accept Tax Payments With Blockchain Technologies On February 8th, 2018, the Arizona Senate passed a bill allowing payment of taxes by cryptocurrencies. With a Senate Finance Committee vote of 4-3 on January 24th, and a 16-13 vote in favor by the senate on February 8th, Arizona Senate […]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged 2018, AI, Apps Strategy, Artificial intelligence, Big Ideas, blockchain, blockchain technology, board room, Boardroom Priorities, C-Suite, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, CTO, Davos, digital, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, Dynamic leadership, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Leadership, machine learning, ML, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, strategy, vendor strategy
By Ross Mayfield on February 2, 2018
Photo by Stefan Cosma on Unsplash The single greatest competitive advantage a startup has is it’s focus. It’s what you must do. It’s how you can survive and advance. It’s where you find differentiation. It’s why you can slay big dragons. Here’s some key considerations for finding your Startup Focus and putting it to work. The […]
Posted in Startup Lessons | Tagged Entrepreneurship, Focus, prioritization, startup, strategy
By R "Ray" Wang on January 18, 2018
2018 Davos Focuses On Creating A Shared Future In A Fractured World The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off January 23rd to 26th in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. This year’s theme is about “Creating a Shared Future In A Fractured World”. From the program notes for this year’s event, WEF sees the following: At the close […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on January 17, 2018
2018 Davos Focuses On Creating A Shared Future In A Fractured World The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off January 23rd to 26th in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. This year’s theme is about “Creating a Shared Future In A Fractured World”. From the program notes for this year’s event, WEF sees the following: At the close […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2018
2018 Davos Focuses On Creating A Shared Future In A Fractured World The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off January 23rd to 26th in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. This year’s theme is about “Creating a Shared Future In A Fractured World”. From the program notes for this year’s event, WEF sees the following: At the close […]
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By Dion Hinchcliffe on January 5, 2018
In 2017, we witnessed organizations take up the mantle of digital transformation with more conviction and effort than any time before. Funding, commitment, and leadership support was at its highest level ever and only showed signs of increased dedication. Ongoing success stories from many leading organizations showed that large scale technological and business transition was […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Analysis, Change Management, CIO, Digital Transformation, Leadership, strategy, The Enterprise
