Monthly Archives: June 2019
Which Technology Will Most Impact The Future Of Investing? 17 Experts Share Their Insights
Written on June 30, 2019 at 3:29 pm, by Amanda Maestri
Anybody can trade stocks these days, whether from a computer or smartphone. But that doesn’t mean that they should. Certain things — financial investing top among them — should be left to the professionals. Also in that category is financial trend predicting, which isn’t a hobby or job for amateurs. That’s why we’ve turned to Continue Reading »
What Trends Are Shaping Investing In 2019? 17 Experts Share Their Insights
Written on June 30, 2019 at 3:18 pm, by Amanda Maestri
Unless you still bear the mental scars of the Great Depression, odds are you’ve got some money invested somewhere. Once you taste those sweet returns of the stock market or even the modest gains of a lower-risk investment vehicle, stuffing cash under your mattress doesn’t cut it. Many of us trust in financial advisors to make Continue Reading »
What’s The Future Of Investing? 17 Experts Share Their Insights
Written on June 29, 2019 at 3:35 pm, by Amanda Maestri
Without the ability to invest, who knows how long it would take the average joe or jane to reach retirement? Despite the inevitable, at times crushing downturns in the global markets, there are few phenomenons more rewarding than your money working for you. But investing today isn’t the same as it was in the 1930s. Continue Reading »
The Elephant in the Room: Startups, Enterprises, and the Current State of Digital Transformation
Written on June 26, 2019 at 2:48 pm, by Amanda Maestri
I spent the early part of last week speaking with enterprise thought leaders and executives from some of the world’s largest organizations at the Enterprise Transformation Exchange Summit in Denver, Colorado. The experience was revealing, and on my Tuesday morning panel discussion moderated by IDC’s Tim Scannell, I discussed some of the themes I’ve noticed recurring across industries. Continue Reading »
Truth, Lies, and Personalization: What Keeps CMOs Up at Night
Written on June 26, 2019 at 9:42 am, by Amanda Maestri
There has been a significant uptick in marketers’ efforts to prepare and deliver more personalized messages and experiences to targeted audiences across all channels. Forrester reports that 91% of marketers have included personalization on their 2019 roadmap. In a virtual roundtable interview with 10 leading chief marketing officers (CMOs) conducted by OneSpot, the company was Continue Reading »
“Early Stage” Venture Has Been Redefined, But Do We All Agree On Its New Definition?
Written on June 21, 2019 at 10:43 am, by Amanda Maestri
Over the last decade, there has been a fundamental shift in the way venture capital is being deployed. “Early stage” funding has dramatically changed with initial rounds measuring in the $Ms and correspondingly high valuations. Today’s “Seed” rounds have essentially become yesterday’s “Series A” rounds. And today’s “Series A” rounds have become similar to the Continue Reading »
Bruce Cleveland to speak at Columbia University’s Career Design Lab
Written on June 20, 2019 at 10:54 am, by Amanda Maestri
Join us on Thursday, June 20th at Columbia University’s Career Design Lab in San Francisco as we hold our second event in a 4-part series showcasing new frameworks for practicing early-stage startup innovation. The series is geared toward startup founders, entrepreneurial product managers, and corporate innovators. Part 2 in the series will feature a fireside Continue Reading »
The Traction Gap Framework: Four Pillars Of Startup Success
Written on June 4, 2019 at 2:37 pm, by Amanda Maestri
As we continue our exploration of the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale – I will walk you through the principles. The first post drilled down into the often-overlooked notion of “market-engineering” and why it’s so critical. In part 2, we Continue Reading »
Traversing No-Man’s Land, The Go-To-Market Phase
Written on June 1, 2019 at 12:21 pm, by Amanda Maestri
This is the second in a three-part series that aims to help you understand the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale. The principles outlined in this framework can help prevent your startup from joining the vast majority who have landed on Continue Reading »