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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most influential books of my career is The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clay Christensen. Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts.

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B2FI: Demystifying Software Sales Into Financial Institutions

Andreessen Horowitz

The MEDDICC Sales Framework To share what we’ve learned from the fintech founders and operators we’ve spoken to about this topic, we have collated their advice under an overarching sales framework known as MEDDICC. Keep in mind: this sales framework is not linear , and these steps should be taken in tandem, not sequentially.

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Commercializing AI in Healthcare: The Enterprise Buyer Perspective

Andreessen Horowitz

As Paul Uhrig, Chief Legal and Digital Health Officer of Bassett Healthcare Network and Executive Director of Bassett Innovation Center told us, “if we can get the ultimate user excited and to be champions about this, that I found to be very much the winning strategy.” Each organization’s culture around these questions is different.

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

TechCrunch

A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits.

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Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

TechCrunch

In her expanded role, which still includes serving as the company’s COO, Dufétel oversees all operational and go-to-market teams, including finance and marketing. Finance in 2021, and to Fortune’s 40 under 40 in 2020. Rowe Price for three years. Dufétel was also named to Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S.

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African healthtech startups in the supply chain segment show rapid growth, spurring a $7M investment initiative

TechCrunch

But Salient notes in its report that regulatory frameworks governing this space, especially e-pharmacy activities, have evolved since last year. 60% said theirs was on quality, while 43% of innovators claimed an effect in lowering pharmaceutical and drug prices. The second is clearer and forward-thinking regulations.

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

abovethecrowd.com

Eventually, however, we gained our footing and developed a mental model for the industry and a framework for where opportunities do exist. We should be looking at China for the real innovations now. Ezra Klein : Let me ask you about why the high deductible plan is necessary for that particular kind of innovation.

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