Mon.Apr 29, 2019

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Learning to Say No—In Order to Grow

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Chris Bray, founder and CEO of BiG Media , an innovation firm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and unlock new revenue streams for content creation and distribution companies. I remember the first time I turned down an offer. For my first few years in the TV business, I had taken every behind-the-camera gig that came my way.

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HealthTech News Roundup

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What We’re Reading Developments in The Healthcare Industry IBM announced it would stop selling its AI-powered Watson drug discovery products due to disappointing sales. The company will continue to work with existing customers like Pfizer, Novartis, Illumina, and Teva Pharmaceutical. This issue is the latest in a series of problems for IBM's Watson Health product suite.

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Benchmarking Slack's S-1: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tomasz Tunguz

Slack has transformed the way we work. By replacing email with beautiful and simple internal chat, Slack has productized productivity. Founded as a gaming company called Tiny Speck in 2009, the company’s initial product, Glitch, didn’t catch on as expected. So the business pivoted to commercialize an internal tool - a S earchable L og of A ll C onversation and K nowledge, Slack.

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How to monetise IOT – the bottom line

NZ Entrepreneur

IoT (The ‘Internet of Things’) has the potential to do some amazing things for New Zealand businesses, but at the very heart of it, people will want to know how it will help their organisation grow – or more to the point, bring in greater financial gains. So how can IoT be monetised? And how have some businesses already achieved this?

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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UrbanTech News Roundup

Dream It

Our UrbanTech News Roundup is one of the features in our bi-weekly newsletter. On Cities The crowded field of building certification companies like LEED, WiredScore, Delos, and Fitwel are prompting building owners to wonder which are necessary and which are just marketing gimmicks, according to the NYT. Sidewalk Labs is facing a number of lawsuits over privacy and data issues related to the Waterfront Toronto project.