Micro Business: How to Reboot Start-up Public Policy
“Governments now need to gather data and intelligence on these small firm closures and design a reinforced start-up policy to allow the small business sector to recover. But what kind of start-up policy?”
via OECD Forum
How a Compelling Point of View Drives Digital Growth
This study finds leaders have “A clear, compelling point of view directed toward the target market. Companies with high Point of View scores are 2.5 times more likely than others to have had revenue growth of at least 10% in each of the past two years.”
via Gallup
Why Digital Jobs Growth Shifts to Smaller U.S. Cities
In the U.S., the number of tech jobs is growing at a faster pace in communities with 1-3 million people than in major cities. The coastal giants of New York and San Francisco still have the most, but places such as Raleigh, Salt Lake City and Jacksonville are seeing large increases.
The Startups Redefining Healthcare Transformation
The Digital Health 150 companies span a wide spectrum of categories that involve all three key stakeholder groups for the healthcare industry — providers, payers, and patients. It’s a mix of startups at different stages of funding and product commercialization.
via CB Insights
Digital Transformation: Four Major Challenges for Leaders
“Now the innovator’s dilemma has become the incumbent’s nightmare. Incumbent leaders seem to be stuck – they’re constrained by the markets, whereas massive tech companies are set free to innovate and experiment.”
via Chief Executive
Blockchain Technology Revenue will Reach $10 Billion
Despite a strong growth outlook from a revenue perspective, the blockchain market beyond financial and insurance applications is struggling to evolve, due in large part to the lack of a middleware class of blockchain offerings, which can help tie-in Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) with applications from startups.
Startup Cities Transform the Global Networked Economy
According to the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, the list shows Silicon Valley is at the top, but following it are New York City, London, Beijing, Boston, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Paris and Berlin.
Augmented Analytics Turns Big Data into Smart Data
Advancements in data processing tools and the adoption of next-generation technologies — such as augmented analytics used to extract insights from Big Data — are expected to drive the Smart Data market toward $31.5 billion by 2022.
U.S. VC-Backed Unicorn Startups Gain Momentum
More U.S. startup unicorns were born in Q4’18 than in any other financial quarter in history, capping off the best year on record. In 2018, 53 new companies hit a $1B+ unicorn valuation, up 83% from 2017 and 26% higher than the previous record in 2015.
via CB Insights
How to Build a High-Performance Innovation Team
“Over decades of combined experience working with companies pursuing innovation-led growth and start-ups, we have identified ten traits that distinguish the most successful innovators.”
via McKinsey
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