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Seeking the next gen supply chain technology breakthroughs
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- The Role of Generative AI in Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- The ‘New Normal’ is now the ‘No Normal’ in Supply Chains
- SRR—Sustainability, Resilience, Risk Management: The Latest Supply Chain Buzzwords & Investment Opportunities
- 3PLs–Investing in the Next Generation of Outsourced Supply Chain Solutions
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Image via Wikipedia Carly Fiorina, former head of H-P, candidate for California Governor, etc. etc. was on CNBC's Squawk Box recently. She was speaking about the key responsibilities of company Boards of Directors. Strategy and succession planning were the two primary responsibilities she cited. And it got me thinking about what other responsibilities start-up boards…
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Image via CrunchBase Okta, co-founded by Salesforce veteran Todd McKinnon, has raised $11 million in funding across seed and Series A rounds, with Andreessen Horowitz as lead investor. According to Xconomy, Okta is targeted medium-sized businesses running multiple third-party cloud applications — think Salesforce, Google Apps or even Twitter and Facebook. The service provides a…
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Image via Wikipedia In the past, start ups have often kept all core aspects of their business in house, preferring to directly control outcomes. While laudable, the model may not be cost-effective. Many companies in my portfolio and that I advise have outsourced development teams which code at much lower cost than in house teams. New options…