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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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As various companies look to build upon their productivity and efficiency gains, their attention can understandably turn to whether new technology could help them to meet those ends. ‘s advice to evaluate new technology before enacting it – starting at the most rudimentary level. MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
188 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
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
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
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
Over the years, technology has definitely changed plenty of things. While cryptocurrencies are pretty amazing in their own right, you need to understand the technology that has made them so amazing. For instance, conventional banks are now starting to adopt the technology. 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
235 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
If one of your rituals for the new year is looking forward, here are five business technology trends you should consider as you make your adjustments. Managing a Business News business trends news small business technology trends trends 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
It’s no secret that technology plays a pivotal role in how businesses conduct daily operations and market themselves. Cloud Computing & Synced Device Technology. A large movement towards cloud computing and synced-device technology is well underway. by Jessica Oaks. 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
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The intersection of humans and technology is vastly seen when e-commerce comes into the picture. The craze for technology has advanced so much that every person nowadays is using two gadgets at the same time. Technology is helping their customers to keep a track of their purchases. MORE
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
With the holiday shopping season hitting full swing in late November with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, retailers are increasingly turning to new technologies to keep pace with the demands of today’s shoppers. Others e-commerce online commerce technology 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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Fire – one of the first technologies we mastered around 230,000 years ago – isn’t much different from our modern day torch light, the smart phone. The problem, as I see it, is that we are allowing the technology to control us, instead of us being in charge. MORE
It's the invisible technology that's changing the world, according to PC Magazine. Grow Technology bitcoin blockchain technology"When it comes to digital assets and transactions, you can put absolutely anything on a blockchain." MORE
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
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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
deal architect
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
The intersection of humans and technology is vastly seen when e-commerce comes into the picture. The craze for technology has advanced so much that every person nowadays is using two gadgets at the same time. Technology is helping their customers to keep a track of their purchases.
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.
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
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.
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.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JULY 16, 2018
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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.
deal architect
MARCH 15, 2015
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
YoungUpstarts
JULY 23, 2018
As various companies look to build upon their productivity and efficiency gains, their attention can understandably turn to whether new technology could help them to meet those ends. ‘s advice to evaluate new technology before enacting it – starting at the most rudimentary level.
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.
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
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. .
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 16, 2014
It’s no secret that technology plays a pivotal role in how businesses conduct daily operations and market themselves. Cloud Computing & Synced Device Technology. A large movement towards cloud computing and synced-device technology is well underway. by Jessica Oaks.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Over the years, technology has definitely changed plenty of things. While cryptocurrencies are pretty amazing in their own right, you need to understand the technology that has made them so amazing. For instance, conventional banks are now starting to adopt the technology.
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 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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
JANUARY 12, 2018
It's the invisible technology that's changing the world, according to PC Magazine. Grow Technology bitcoin blockchain technology"When it comes to digital assets and transactions, you can put absolutely anything on a blockchain."
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
If one of your rituals for the new year is looking forward, here are five business technology trends you should consider as you make your adjustments. Managing a Business News business trends news small business technology trends trends
Start Up Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Fire – one of the first technologies we mastered around 230,000 years ago – isn’t much different from our modern day torch light, the smart phone. The problem, as I see it, is that we are allowing the technology to control us, instead of us being in charge.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
With the holiday shopping season hitting full swing in late November with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, retailers are increasingly turning to new technologies to keep pace with the demands of today’s shoppers. Others e-commerce online commerce technology
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