Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

Much of the discussion about the Internet of Things has focused on the technology that makes it possible, but the technology is the easiest part. While trying to learn about customer behavior using software from Euclid, Nordstrom skipped the opt-in step but has realized that it was a mistake. Test a lot.

Technology 8

Technology Health Care Mayo Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

There’s little argument that Tesla is a wildly innovative company. Investors and lenders are betting on the company’s long-term potential to dominate a future that may feature autonomous vehicles, sustainable energy consumption, and the ability to upgrade easily as both hardware and software evolve.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Automotive Disruptive Innovation Transportation 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lines of business are now getting their own official technology budgets for non-standard software products. Cumbersome legacy system maintenance, hardware and software upgrades, and tire-kicking in the name of research take up far too much of IT's time--time that could be spent building valuable business applications.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

Google’s strategy to date has been to build great consumer software, then extend these popular applications to enterprises with additional features, often at a fraction of the cost of competitors. Some emphasize the importance of sticking to innovations adjacent to a firm’s core business. Glass is different.

Strategy 10

Strategy Early Adopters Innovation Proposal 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Every few years the same piece of technology gets re-announced, and it's as important as ever. It was for the just-released IBM personal computers whose MS-DOS software was primitive and prone to data disasters. It's telling us that software as a service just blinked into being mainstream in 2010. The feature? It was a big deal.

Early Adopters 14

Early Adopters Norton Wilde Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2015

Surveys indicate that more than 30 percent of the top 300 largest global brands are now using or evaluating 3D printing (often with printing technology in-house) whether for prototyping and other innovation projects or in actual production of what they sell. Wild cycles, for sure.

Technology 8

Technology Learning Curve Tips Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

Technology is changing every facet of work, including how companies profile and select their employees. The development of different apps, software, and algorithms has produced many novel methodologies for screening job candidates and evaluating their potential fit for a role or organization. That is not enough. Not at all.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Technology Wilde Document 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

Winning Friends and Influencing People How Advanced Socialbots Have Infiltrated Twitter MIT Technology Review Ah yes, those pesky Twitter bots. John describes a start-up, Crowd Comfort, whose software allows human beings to talk to their buildings via smart phones about such things as heat, light, and air flow.

Engineering 8

Engineering Welch Media Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Even in a city like Boston, with the depth of software talent, there was literally nowhere where people with an idea could boot up enough computing power to try it. The size of the data being generated in the wild is immense and it's just sitting out there. You can't do Big Data on your laptop. You need 1,000 computers.

Travel 14

Travel Hotels Wilde Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Even in a city like Boston, with the depth of software talent, there was literally nowhere where people with an idea could boot up enough computing power to try it. The size of the data being generated in the wild is immense and it's just sitting out there. You can't do Big Data on your laptop. You need 1,000 computers.

Travel 14

Travel Hotels Wilde Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2016

According to Joseph Lorenzo Hall, chief technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, disclosures of government hacking by former security contractor Edward Snowden greatly accelerated the push to encrypt everything. For those who don’t, opt-out opportunities, including ad blocking software, are readily available.

Advertising 9

Advertising Proposal Information Content 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. How technology is transforming transactions. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

Software doesn’t always end up being the productivity panacea that it promises to be. As its victims know all too well, “death by PowerPoint,” the poor use of the presentation software, sucks the life and energy out of far too many meetings. For too many managers, the technology’s costs often rival its benefits.

Software 8

Software Learning-by-Doing Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This week a European technology business I’ve invested in was due to come to San Francisco, where I live, to launch its first product targeted at the U.S. The Bay Area is the heart of innovation in the software industry; coming here to bring their businesses to life is the dream of many tech founders. executive orders.

Policies 8

Policies Innovation Software Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Innovation and its discontents are nothing new, of course, going back at least to the 18 th century, when Luddites physically attacked industrial looms. Of course, nobody thinks technology companies should be left unregulated. But perhaps what tech critics really want are more innovative rules. It isn’t.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Proposal Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a recent HBR article, Paul Nunes and I introduced the term Big Bang Disruption to signify innovations that, thanks to rapidly advancing technology, come out of the box both better and cheaper than alternative solutions already in the marketplace. economy by removing excessive restrictions on investment in innovative start-ups.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8