28 Mar 2018

Death of the Channel?

As a senior executive of a systems integration company, I noticed two emerging trends in the software industry structure over the last decade that have led  me to question the very future of the traditional channel. The first trend is towards a closer relationship between the Software Vendor and t...
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10 Jan 2018

The blockchain for entrepreneurs

We have put together some of the emerging blockchain applications and use-cases to inspire the entrepreneur “within us all”. The early Internet dealt with intangibles. You sent or received emails, corresponded on forums, read and distributed articles. In contrast, the modern blockchain-fuell...
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09 Jan 2018

Tap the Family Office

“Tapping” the family for money is an important skill for cash-strapped young people home from school. Perhaps entrepreneurs should become similarly skilled, though in this case by “family” we mean the Family Office. The Family Office has recently emerged as an important new s...
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28 Oct 2017

The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer

The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer is a new weekly indicator that tracks the overall health of the business environment for private technology companies based in the U.S. The index incorporates both the money flowing into VC-backed startups, as well as the exits that are making money for investor...
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28 Oct 2017

Should you buy into Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)?

Investors have poured in excess of $3 billion into over 200 ICOs this year, according to data from Coinschedule.com (with many ICOs still ongoing and hundreds more scheduled). September was among the busiest months, bringing in almost $850 million alone in 37 offerings. There are now in excess of 1,...
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