A VC in Vacationland
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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Category: Supply Chain Strategy
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Image via CrunchBase Many people have asked me why Amazon spent so much money to buy KIva Systems. I usually give them a short response, focusing on the ability of Kiva to reinvent pick and pack operations in their warehouses. And I usually get a blank stare as most people are not that versed in…
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 14: People shop in a Apple store on October 14, 2010 in New York, New York. Riding on the success of the iPhone and iPad, shares of Apple Inc. climbed $1.60 to close at $300.14 on October 13. It is the first time in the tech company's history that the stock…
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Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics does lab work for more than 2000 hospitals in 320 cities in China. Last year, the startup added 700 new hospitals as clients, and it expects to keep growing as more Chinese enter the middle class and can afford diagnostic tests. Kindstar's CEO, Dr. Shiang Huang, was educated in China, but spent…
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Speaking of the man biting the dog, Macy's has decided to build a new network of internet fulfillment centers across the US–using the backrooms of their existing stores. The reason? Amazon and their success at capturing the consumer with high in stock positions of hot items and rapid shipping. Macy's might have a hot item…
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 24: Planetary Resource's Arkyd Seris I satellite seen as a full-scale mockup during a press conference announcing plans to mine asteroids at the Museum of Flight April 24, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. Well, this post will probably mean most to my grandchildren, who will likely think nothing of designing and implementing…
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Image via Wikipedia Talk about thinking inside the box….and check out Dekalb Marketplace in Brooklyn to see stores in shipping containers… According to Xconomy's Curt Woodward, you might not think of a grocery store inside a recycled shipping container as a technology-centric startup. But without some cheap, powerful devices and software, Web-enabled crowdfunding, and tech…
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Image by marcopako via Flickr An amazing take by an anonymous user on Quora on why Apple products sometimes seem so superior. Because they are. Because they get them before anyone else. We'll just quote it because it's great as it is: When new component technologies (touchscreens, chips, LED displays) first come out, they are…
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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 CrunchBase According to Xconomy, Chicago-based startup GrubHub, a service that lets you order food for delivery or take out from local restaurants online or by mobile phone, has raised a whopping $20 million in Series D funding led by DAG Ventures with Benchmark Capital participating in the round. The startup recently raised $11…
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It usually takes about a decade to determine if a new business model will be successful in supply chain. In the late 1990's, the rush to develop on-line buyer/seller networks in every industry was the new, new thing in supply chain. Very few succeeded. One of them is Elemica. Founded in 1999 by 22 leading chemical…
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