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The Inside Startup: Meet Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group

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Startup” means risk. But despite the high risk/reward framework, these Victory-or-Bust ventures don’t have the market cornered on agility and innovation. But despite the high risk/reward framework, these Victory-or-Bust ventures don’t have the market cornered on agility and innovation. Why not both?

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IT Hardware Startups Turn to Data Analytics for Market Research

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Global companies are projected to spend over $9.7 Hardware Providers Use Marketing Analytics to Get a Better Handle on their Customers Starting an IT hardware company may be an exciting adventure full of innovation and potential. What are their advantages and disadvantages? Identify market gaps where you can shine.

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ADP’s cloud transformation pays dividends

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For most organizations, a shift to the cloud brings scalability, access to innovative tools, and the possibility of cost savings. And Nagrath would know, as ADP, with its 10,000 IT pros globally, 70% of whom are developers, started building cloud-native code from the start of its cloud journey.

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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

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Mike Amend, Ford’s chief enterprise technology officer, was once CTO for Dell’s global online business. Musser himself has spent his entire career developing software, at Ford, on Wall Street, with the Bill Gates Foundation, and at several startups, including one he sold to MuleSoft.

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Mapping the progress of Air New Zealand’s digital rebuild

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We’re looking for partners who have IP and know-how they’ve built with a global perspective, so we want to have that balance of local investment but global IP,” he says. We’re starting to think of Air New Zealand as a Petri dish for innovation where we can solve some long-standing challenges in the airline industry.

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Agritech forces gain ground across Africa

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Youth innovation in Ghana, for instance, continues to exceed expectations according to Kenneth Abdulai Nelson, co-founder and MD of Farm360 Global, a crowdfunding and consulting company dedicated to smart farming projects. The scope of technology in this sphere is vast and is an important driver of change.

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Unicorn Startups: What Are They and How to Build One?

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Not that long ago, unicorn startups were very rare entities. If you are new to the term ‘unicorn startup’, it’s ultimately a privately owned startup company that has a valuation of $1 billion. If you are new to the term ‘unicorn startup’, it’s ultimately a privately owned startup company that has a valuation of $1 billion.

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