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Disruption is at an all-time high
Disruption is at an all-time high. The CEOs who think outside their four walls will thrive — while the ones who don’t will disappear.
Whether they do it out of fear or complacency, the CEOs who continue to operate within their “four walls” — who refuse to look to external sources to help drive innovation — will increasingly find themselves out of a job. ...
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Fred Hoch featured in Forbes article, “4 Unexpected Ways That Partnering With A Corporation Could Help Your Startup”
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exponential corporate growth
The answer to exponential corporate growth
Using a conventional approach, corporations are paying more than they should to develop new products, markets, or revenue streams. Capital can be employed much more effectively using something like Branch Rickey’s farm system.
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AI, the Transcription Economy, and the Future of Work
AI, the Transcription Economy, and the Future of Work
If you want to understand how technology is changing our job prospects, take a look ...
Coolfire Completes Department of Homeland Security St.
Coolfire Completes Department of Homeland Security St. Louis Smart City Pilot and Delivers
/PRNewswire/ — Coolfire, in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology ...
PDI Acquires SwiftIQ Expanding Its Data and Insights Solutions to Include Analytics Cloud | PDI
PDI Acquires SwiftIQ Expanding Its Data and Insights Solutions to Include Analytics Cloud | PDI
PDI paves the way for convenience retailers and CPG brands to maximize store-level profitability through ...
Global Like Goldman
Three core principles for startups expanding internationally
Feature Article: During Busy Wildfire Season (and Pandemic), S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright
Feature Article: During Busy Wildfire Season (and Pandemic), S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright
DHS S&T selected four new industry partners to participate in a new wildfire sensors workstream ...
Learning in Public
A follow-up on Spotify and Ambient Media
NAMM 2020 attendees sample Mixhalo, which aims to revolutionize concert sound
NAMM 2020 attendees sample Mixhalo, which aims to revolutionize concert sound
The tech created by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and his violinist wife Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger ...
Crowdfunded hardware startups are breathing fresh life into music making – TechCrunch
Crowdfunded hardware startups are breathing fresh life into music making – TechCrunch
I love music. Seriously, it’s one of the few things that brings solace in this ...
Yac is reinventing voicemail for the Slack generation – TechCrunch
Yac is reinventing voicemail for the Slack generation – TechCrunch
With distributed workforces all the rage in the tech community these days, startups are trying ...
Berlin's love
Berlin’s love of techno has turned it into a music startup powerhouse
Berlin puts the techno into music technology startups, thanks to its long association with clubbing ...
Fitness-hardware startups follow Peloton’s lead—up to a point | PitchBook
Fitness-hardware startups follow Peloton’s lead—up to a point | PitchBook
Peloton’s valuation may yet face more scrutiny from investors, but its fortunes could have ongoing ...
Cincinnati Startup Losant to Hire 100 to Keep Up with Growth
Cincinnati Startup Losant to Hire 100 to Keep Up with Growth
REDI is your first point-of-contact for questions about locating or expanding your company in Greater ...
Frontdoor Acquires XR Start Up Streem
Frontdoor Acquires XR Start Up Streem
The two year old Portland-based XR startup empowers home service pros and consumers using see-what-I-see ...
How this basketball start-up raised millions of dollars from investors including David Stern and Magic Johnson
How this basketball start-up raised millions of dollars from investors including David Stern and Magic Johnson
Entrepreneur Davyeon Ross used his love of basketball to secure more than $25 million from ...
LSU Is Winning the Weight-Room Arms Race With Real-Time Data
LSU Is Winning the Weight-Room Arms Race With Real-Time Data
LSU’s football success may be partly owed to a technological advance and a partnership with ...