A lot of people who come from big “category king” companies think they can automatically build a legendary business. How has history proven this notion wrong through the failure of a lot of start-ups? Why is it so important for founders to know how to sell and market, as much as they know their products?  Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago, I spoke with Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners, Katherine Barr, about ideas that disrupt markets. Katherine is a board member for WorkFusion, an automation platform that uses artificial intelligence as a superpower to reduce time and costs spent on rote and repetitive enterprise tasks and elevate people to complete more advanced, creative work  Continue Reading »

In an ideal world, the most open and least stressful relationships startup founders have would be with their board members. Unfortunately, for many founders the exact opposite is true. According to recent research we did in conjunction with Wildcat Venture Partners and the Traction Gap Institute, less than 50% of founders agreed very strongly with  Continue Reading »

Amplero Named to the 2018 AI 100, Highlighting Advancements in the Humanization of Brand and Consumer Relationships Through Artificial Intelligence Marketing SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CB Insights today named Amplero to the prestigious AI 100, a select group of promising private companies working on groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology. CB Insights CEO and co-founder Anand Sanwal will reveal the full list  Continue Reading »

Former Google Product Leads Tackle Local Commerce in Metro Markets, Raised $57.5 Million Total in Series A from Greylock Partners and Series B from Insight Ventures San Francisco, CA — December 12, 2017 — Ritual, a social ordering app that connects users to their favorite local eateries, today announced it launched nationally in the U.S.  Continue Reading »

Mercedes-Benz has announced a new navigation feature is coming to its cars next year, one that’s designed to help drivers find their way to very precise points on the planet that are difficult to find through conventional directions. While many of the places you’ll ever want to visit are easy to find through a quick  Continue Reading »

Even digital transformation rookies know that big data is the guiding principal of digital business — or was, at least. Now the big data noise has largely harmonized into a signal: artificial intelligence. If AI is the evolution of big data, do businesses now just follow the AI trail straight to the digital, data-driven promised land? The hype  Continue Reading »

Vlocity Wins Case Study of the Year with TELUS in the Business Intelligence Group Big Awards for Business. This diverse industry awards program offers companies, their products, their people and their solutions a chance to be globally recognized by panels of business veterans and leaders.  The 2017 BIG Awards for Business honor companies of various sizes (start-up, small, large) across all  Continue Reading »

Virgin Media Business today revealed the ten most disruptive British companies, in partnership with Fast Track. Published in the 21st annual edition of the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, the ten companies are recognised for having a business model, product or service on the cusp of creating a new market, or transforming existing markets.  Continue Reading »

Why We Invested in Carrum Health There’s not much predictability in healthcare costs, as anyone who’s ever shopped around for elective surgical procedures knows. Depending on geography, hospitals, physicians and insurance plans, the costs can vary widely for patients – who also worry about which option delivers the best outcome. Then there are the bills  Continue Reading »