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In an industry as small as venture capital, it didn’t take long for the teams behind Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures to realize they had the same investment strategy: to identify and invest in underrepresented tech entrepreneurs whose companies have the potential to become household names. Two years later, competition turned into collaboration. The […]
Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 saw a decade of digital transformation in the span of a few months. Don’t expect the pace of change to end any time soon, says futurist Amy Webb. “There were tremendous aftershocks that started to reverberate and change many different segments of the economy,” says Webb, who presented Future Today Institute’s 14th […]
Certainly, little venture capital goes to anyone but white men. And in the U.S., most of those founders are primarily located in the same geographic regions. But what entrepreneurs Sergio and Kimmy Paluch learned is that a lack of funding isn’t the hardest part for tech founders from overlooked communities, at least when it comes […]
Can we turn a “good news, bad news” story into one that’s good for all? The last few years have not been kind to farmers and producers. We’ve seen seven years of low commodity prices, damaging trade wars, the usual vagaries of weather and then a global pandemic. COVID-19 impacts alone included crops wasted and […]
Data: Meet ad creative From TikTok to Instagram, Facebook to YouTube, and more, learn how data is key to ensuring ad creative will actually perform on every platform. Register Now Candor said it is crowdsourcing a database of salaries for jobs in the technology industry to give employees good intelligence for job negotiations. The company […]
How open banking is driving huge innovation Learn how fintechs and forward-thinking FIs are accelerating personalized financial products through data-rich APIs. Register Now Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced it has raised $ 100 million in an extension of its series C round. The funds bring the company’s total raised to over $ 1 billion […]
Tech startups helped drive the world’s last economic recovery, after the Great Recession. This time around, they’re poised to again fill a crucial role in job creation–and cities will play a major part in making that happen. “Tech innovation has proven to be a very effective means of innovating ourselves out of crisis–creating new job […]
The last year has accelerated the tech innovation cycle unlike anything before it. Over the past eight months, as professionals across the globe transitioned into working from home, technologists and creators capitalized on the extra time to develop new ideas and launch new partnerships, investments and cross-collaborations. While the last decade was defined by social […]
At one time, the idea of technology and social media significantly influencing society and politics would’ve sounded crazy. Now, with technology so embedded into the fabric of our lives, it’s a reality that raises legitimate questions about Silicon Valley’s ethical responsibility. Should tech companies step in to create and enforce guidelines within their platforms if […]
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More Happy New Year! 2020 is finally over, and it’s time to make some big predictions for 2021 — and to look back on […]
It’s a given that no one person is able to keep track of every single tech trend shaping the world today. What was trending yesterday, however, may not hold much importance in the future. A study from Spiceworks found that more than a third of tech budget increases in 2021 will be influenced by Covid-19 […]
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Technology has given us a plethora of options for speeding up our workflows. From automation software to artificial intelligence chatbots, we can leverage a significant amount of tech to make demands on our time much less burdensome. However, not all entrepreneurs utilize the benefits tech offers […]
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin At the heart of the most challenging year in recent history is the awareness that there is a need to address critical issues not only within the travel industry but also around the world. The Coronavirus altered every landscape, both physical and emotional, and made even […]
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More We have seen article after article about the fact that tech companies struggle with diversity at all levels of hiring, leading to toxic […]
When it comes to customer expectations, the pandemic has changed everything Learn how to accelerate customer service, optimize costs, and improve self-service in a digital-first world. Register here As European startups try to gain a competitive edge against the U.S. and China, there has been a big push to promote “deep tech.” And recent years […]