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With the whole world going digital, it is fairly poignant that in the last couple of years we have seen dead-tree books which profile three of the technology industry’s most powerful executives – Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison. MORE
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With more and more people now turning to online technology for all sorts of services, it makes sense to harness this same technology for marketing purposes. Others business advice business technology marketing technology MORE
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Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts an angel investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. MORE
Technology has influenced every aspect of modern life and the construction industry is no exception. Breakthrough technology is being developed to provide new techniques and materials for construction. Here are 7 construction technology trends to watch evolve. MORE
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Customers buy solutions, not technology. New technology does not necessarily make better solutions. MORE
However, the luxury watch industry remains associated with lifestyle and as long as it is on the same track, technological innovation is not something urgent. The post Resisting Digital Technology in the Swiss Watch Market appeared first on The Startup Magazine. MORE
You know, those old guys don’t know lucky they had it with all their technology 30 and 40 years ago. The post The Worst of Times For Technology appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Time for a new Foundry Group video. MORE
Finance Grow Technology blockchain technologyCryptocurrencies and blockchain represent a new gold rush. As new blockchain startups push for recognition it’s possible to get a bit lost. MORE
Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. I pondered what Trump’s equivalent would be and decided it is likely to be a tweet that says “Technology loves me.” If this topic is interesting to you, it’s worth spending ten minutes and reading the full text of the Hillary Clinton Initiative on Technology & Innovation. Invest in Science and Technology R&D and Make Tech Transfer Easier. MORE
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. MORE
Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology. MORE
At dinner last week, my long time friend Dave Jilk (we just celebrated our 30th friendship anniversary) tossed a hypothesis at me that as people age, they resist adopting new technologies. People working in information technology tend to take a producer perspective. The following is an observation more purely from the perspective of the consumer of information technology. Discrete technology advances are giving way to continuous technology advances. MORE
Take a look through the history of recent technological innovations: Beside the glowing milestones of smartphones and hybrid cars, you’ll find a more subdued narrative. Numerous factors must combine to create the perfect timing for a piece of technology to arrive in the market and succeed. MORE
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business that builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There is always time later for your next startup, using that disruptive technology of your dreams. MORE
New Service Offering for Digital Technology Innovation. It’s designed to uncover unlikely, but useful, combinations of technologies, products, services, trends, and insights that lead to breakthrough innovation. The new service is called Digital Technology MoshPit. . MORE
Technology is embedded in everything we do, improving the ways we live, work, and experience the world. Here's a look at 10 technologies to watch. Technology technology technology trends MORE
121 I see Gartner’s hype cycle on new technologies and it’s. While The New Polymath was overall wildly optimistic, I had a pessimistic chapter about the state of IT, healthcare, sustainability etc. Five years later the contrast is even more stark. Industry Commentary MORE
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I love the entrepreneurs I work with, my partners are extraordinary, the team that supports us is dynamite, and because of magic technology I have an enormous amount of time and space freedom. I love magic technology. Tech I Use magic tech i use TechnologyI’m in my car on the way to Aspen for the weekend (Amy is driving – I’m in the passenger seat.). The top is down. It’s absolutely beautiful on I-70 as we travel at a high rate of speed. MORE
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. MORE
Throughout our technology careers, most of us have cited Moore’s Law about how fast technology evolves, or Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” to speed up launches of products. To say each has been seminal to strategizing and marketing in technology. MORE
At New Florence, the coverage covers a wide swatch including health tech, greentech, nanotech so end up researching obscure journals and magazines for stories. But you have to scan today’s USA Today, a mainstream newspaper, to see how tech coverage. Industry Commentary MORE
270 The post littleBits Is Helping To Close The Gender Gap in Technology appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’ve been investors in littleBits since 2013. Last night, littleBits was featured as an example in the 60 Minutes segment on Closing the Gender Gap in the Tech Industry. Among other things, I’m especially proud of Ayah Bdeir’s leadership on this issue over the years. MORE
Every time there is a big lottery drawing, I wonder why as a society we don’t make a few hundred millionaires, rather than award the big prize to a small group of people. While China and the market meltdown will. Industry Commentary MORE
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos writes “I’ve been reminding people that it’s Day 1 for a couple of decades.” “Day Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death….To To be. Industry Commentary MORE
190 It reflected the growing ubiquity of technology in our lives. CES this year was unusual this year because no single device or tablet dominated attention. Instead there was a showcase of wearables, smart kitchens, smart cars etc. It was my. Industry Commentary MORE
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Technology humor machinesNext week at Defrag I’ll be giving a talk titled “Resistance is Futile” I’ll be talking about my premise that the machines have already taken over. A few days ago a friend of mine emailed me a perfect image to summarize where we are today. Ponder and enjoy. MORE
If you are, you now have an opportunity to apply for a Women Forward in Technology Scholarship. Distil Networks just led a group of us, including Foundry Group, Techstars, Cooley, Yesware, Help Scout, Cloudability, Kulesa Faul, FullContact, and Anchor Point Foundation, to raise $50,000 to advance female representation in technology. I would love to see many more women involved in computer science, technology, and entrepreneurship. MORE
The wealth of new technologies available to universities is transforming the learning landscape. Even the design of universities is changing with technology inspired learning spaces and automated attendance monitoring being used. The use of gaming technology for deep learning. MORE
All too often as a startup investor, I hear the term “disruptive technology” from an entrepreneur, played like a trump card that should override any other potential business qualms. In fact, most investors avoid disruptive technologies as extremely risky, with long waits for a payback. MORE
The post High Technology Tell All Books appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books facebook high tech hubspot Technology tell all twitterTell All Books are nothing new and some of the most explosive ones of all time have already come from California (in and around Hollywood). Suddenly, tell alls are focusing on high tech companies instead of movie stars. MORE
Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand. Mashup technology may be your biggest plus, if you position it in this context. MORE
I heard a fascinating talk yesterday by Louis Richardson of IBM. He is part of their Watson cognitive computing group. Three things stood out a) His title – Chief Storyteller. Yes, seriously b) Almost zero content about Watson or IBM. Industry Commentary MORE
238 My reaction was technology vendors, not just SAP, are actually inconsistent when it comes to global matters compared to companies like Unilever or. I read a few tweets today about how SAP does “global well” and how SuccessFactors reflects it. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP MORE
There was plenty of Apple news yesterday, but the one that lit me up was the announcement that Apple is partnering with the National Center for Women and Information Technology to help create a broader pipeline of female technology workers. MORE
Oliver Bussmann, CIO of SAP is leaving to become CIO of UBS Group and this article has a comment "the idea of somebody moving from an IT services company into an end user company is quite uncommon" Actually it is. Industry Commentary MORE
297 How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” The concept of disruptive technology was first introduced by Clayton M. What are you doing to avoid this trap with your disruptive technology? MORE
I write this as hundreds of media folk are in Austin at SXSW probably dissecting what happened to GigaOm. My perspective is more as media consumer – a voracious one who scrounges hundreds of articles for my blogs and my. Industry Commentary MORE
You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. MORE
Big technology breakthroughs don’t always correlate directly to the mind of customers, so your challenge is the translation. Make that a way to bridge a big technology change to customers and employees. A new technology usually needs a business model that is also a paradigm shift. MORE
I kept renewing my CPA certificate for a decade after I had moved to the technology consulting practice. I started my career at PwC as an accountant. These days, I listen to (some) quarterly earnings calls of vendors I analyze. Industry Commentary MORE
Great technology can help you fill the gaps and accomplish more with less people. Grow Technology business technology technology technology tipsBetter tech isn’t a waste of money – it will help you keep your edge. MORE
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Like it or not, technology is already far ahead of us, transforming our everyday life into something more than just existence. Modern technology is not trying to steal your career; it’s only here to assist and make our lives simpler and better. Others career advice technology MORE
Tony is the Founder and CEO of RedMane Technology. He has some insights on technology and how to use it to impact the world. Technology is just one of our tools. Our work spans everything from technology strategy and needs analysis to systems development and ongoing maintenance. MORE
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JANUARY 25, 2018
Throughout our technology careers, most of us have cited Moore’s Law about how fast technology evolves, or Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” to speed up launches of products. To say each has been seminal to strategizing and marketing in technology.
deal architect
MARCH 6, 2014
At New Florence, the coverage covers a wide swatch including health tech, greentech, nanotech so end up researching obscure journals and magazines for stories. But you have to scan today’s USA Today, a mainstream newspaper, to see how tech coverage. Industry Commentary
YFS Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Technology is embedded in everything we do, improving the ways we live, work, and experience the world. Here's a look at 10 technologies to watch. Technology technology technology trends
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 26, 2019
Technology has influenced every aspect of modern life and the construction industry is no exception. Breakthrough technology is being developed to provide new techniques and materials for construction. Here are 7 construction technology trends to watch evolve.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Big technology breakthroughs don’t always correlate directly to the mind of customers, so your challenge is the translation. Make that a way to bridge a big technology change to customers and employees. A new technology usually needs a business model that is also a paradigm shift.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 12, 2019
With more and more people now turning to online technology for all sorts of services, it makes sense to harness this same technology for marketing purposes. Others business advice business technology marketing technology
deal architect
JANUARY 20, 2014
It reflected the growing ubiquity of technology in our lives. CES this year was unusual this year because no single device or tablet dominated attention. Instead there was a showcase of wearables, smart kitchens, smart cars etc. It was my. Industry Commentary
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Feld Thoughts
MARCH 4, 2019
The post littleBits Is Helping To Close The Gender Gap in Technology appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’ve been investors in littleBits since 2013. Last night, littleBits was featured as an example in the 60 Minutes segment on Closing the Gender Gap in the Tech Industry. Among other things, I’m especially proud of Ayah Bdeir’s leadership on this issue over the years.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 27, 2017
If you are, you now have an opportunity to apply for a Women Forward in Technology Scholarship. Distil Networks just led a group of us, including Foundry Group, Techstars, Cooley, Yesware, Help Scout, Cloudability, Kulesa Faul, FullContact, and Anchor Point Foundation, to raise $50,000 to advance female representation in technology. I would love to see many more women involved in computer science, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 5, 2016
The post High Technology Tell All Books appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books facebook high tech hubspot Technology tell all twitterTell All Books are nothing new and some of the most explosive ones of all time have already come from California (in and around Hollywood). Suddenly, tell alls are focusing on high tech companies instead of movie stars.
deal architect
MARCH 28, 2017
I heard a fascinating talk yesterday by Louis Richardson of IBM. He is part of their Watson cognitive computing group. Three things stood out a) His title – Chief Storyteller. Yes, seriously b) Almost zero content about Watson or IBM. Industry Commentary
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Tony is the Founder and CEO of RedMane Technology. He has some insights on technology and how to use it to impact the world. Technology is just one of our tools. Our work spans everything from technology strategy and needs analysis to systems development and ongoing maintenance.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 10, 2015
There was plenty of Apple news yesterday, but the one that lit me up was the announcement that Apple is partnering with the National Center for Women and Information Technology to help create a broader pipeline of female technology workers.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Customers buy solutions, not technology. New technology does not necessarily make better solutions.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Finance Grow Technology blockchain technologyCryptocurrencies and blockchain represent a new gold rush. As new blockchain startups push for recognition it’s possible to get a bit lost.
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 14, 2019
However, the luxury watch industry remains associated with lifestyle and as long as it is on the same track, technological innovation is not something urgent. The post Resisting Digital Technology in the Swiss Watch Market appeared first on The Startup Magazine.
deal architect
AUGUST 21, 2015
I see Gartner’s hype cycle on new technologies and it’s. While The New Polymath was overall wildly optimistic, I had a pessimistic chapter about the state of IT, healthcare, sustainability etc. Five years later the contrast is even more stark. Industry Commentary
deal architect
JANUARY 16, 2016
Every time there is a big lottery drawing, I wonder why as a society we don’t make a few hundred millionaires, rather than award the big prize to a small group of people. While China and the market meltdown will. Industry Commentary
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 12, 2017
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts an angel investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate.
deal architect
APRIL 15, 2013
Oliver Bussmann, CIO of SAP is leaving to become CIO of UBS Group and this article has a comment "the idea of somebody moving from an IT services company into an end user company is quite uncommon" Actually it is. Industry Commentary
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2019
Take a look through the history of recent technological innovations: Beside the glowing milestones of smartphones and hybrid cars, you’ll find a more subdued narrative. Numerous factors must combine to create the perfect timing for a piece of technology to arrive in the market and succeed.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 29, 2016
Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. I pondered what Trump’s equivalent would be and decided it is likely to be a tweet that says “Technology loves me.” If this topic is interesting to you, it’s worth spending ten minutes and reading the full text of the Hillary Clinton Initiative on Technology & Innovation. Invest in Science and Technology R&D and Make Tech Transfer Easier.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 30, 2013
At dinner last week, my long time friend Dave Jilk (we just celebrated our 30th friendship anniversary) tossed a hypothesis at me that as people age, they resist adopting new technologies. People working in information technology tend to take a producer perspective. The following is an observation more purely from the perspective of the consumer of information technology. Discrete technology advances are giving way to continuous technology advances.
deal architect
JANUARY 22, 2018
I kept renewing my CPA certificate for a decade after I had moved to the technology consulting practice. I started my career at PwC as an accountant. These days, I listen to (some) quarterly earnings calls of vendors I analyze. Industry Commentary
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JULY 16, 2018
The post Bloomberg Technology appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners
deal architect
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
With the whole world going digital, it is fairly poignant that in the last couple of years we have seen dead-tree books which profile three of the technology industry’s most powerful executives – Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 1, 2018
New Service Offering for Digital Technology Innovation. It’s designed to uncover unlikely, but useful, combinations of technologies, products, services, trends, and insights that lead to breakthrough innovation. The new service is called Digital Technology MoshPit. .
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2014
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business that builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There is always time later for your next startup, using that disruptive technology of your dreams.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 16, 2011
I love the entrepreneurs I work with, my partners are extraordinary, the team that supports us is dynamite, and because of magic technology I have an enormous amount of time and space freedom. I love magic technology. Tech I Use magic tech i use TechnologyI’m in my car on the way to Aspen for the weekend (Amy is driving – I’m in the passenger seat.). The top is down. It’s absolutely beautiful on I-70 as we travel at a high rate of speed.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Technology humor machinesNext week at Defrag I’ll be giving a talk titled “Resistance is Futile” I’ll be talking about my premise that the machines have already taken over. A few days ago a friend of mine emailed me a perfect image to summarize where we are today. Ponder and enjoy.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 5, 2016
All too often as a startup investor, I hear the term “disruptive technology” from an entrepreneur, played like a trump card that should override any other potential business qualms. In fact, most investors avoid disruptive technologies as extremely risky, with long waits for a payback.
deal architect
APRIL 17, 2017
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos writes “I’ve been reminding people that it’s Day 1 for a couple of decades.” “Day Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death….To To be. Industry Commentary
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 30, 2014
Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand. Mashup technology may be your biggest plus, if you position it in this context.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 17, 2013
You know, those old guys don’t know lucky they had it with all their technology 30 and 40 years ago. The post The Worst of Times For Technology appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Time for a new Foundry Group video.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 17, 2018
The wealth of new technologies available to universities is transforming the learning landscape. Even the design of universities is changing with technology inspired learning spaces and automated attendance monitoring being used. The use of gaming technology for deep learning.
deal architect
MARCH 3, 2015
My reaction was technology vendors, not just SAP, are actually inconsistent when it comes to global matters compared to companies like Unilever or. I read a few tweets today about how SAP does “global well” and how SuccessFactors reflects it. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 21, 2013
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 19, 2017
How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” The concept of disruptive technology was first introduced by Clayton M. What are you doing to avoid this trap with your disruptive technology?
YFS Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
Great technology can help you fill the gaps and accomplish more with less people. Grow Technology business technology technology technology tipsBetter tech isn’t a waste of money – it will help you keep your edge.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 5, 2014
You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 9, 2018
Like it or not, technology is already far ahead of us, transforming our everyday life into something more than just existence. Modern technology is not trying to steal your career; it’s only here to assist and make our lives simpler and better. Others career advice technology
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