Innovation Partners: Secrets to Success

Innovation Partners: Secrets to Success

It is no revelation that large organizations can benefit from the solutions put forward by global start-ups utilizing emerging technologies. There are many forces at play when considering a partnership between start-ups and large organizations. What are some of the more crucial barriers and how can they be overcome?

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Optimize Sales for Scale

Optimize Sales for Scale

Scaling a sales team is one of the most challenging aspects of running a company. Every founder knows that, product aside, a sales team can make or break a business. Scale too quickly and suffer from quality issues. Scale too slowly and lose out on potential revenue. How do you make sure you're always scaling for success?

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Building Digital Strategies

Building Digital Strategies

It is no secret that technology is rapidly changing the global commerce environment. Companies are now being forced to create digital strategies to maintain relevance for a dynamic consumer base. What should organizations keep in mind while planning for digital transformation?

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Forging Customer Loyalty

Forging Customer Loyalty

Customer loyalty has forever been an area of focus. Retaining customers cost less than acquiring new ones. Loyal customers are a brand’s biggest marketing machine, at a fraction of the cost. Reward points, freebies, elite status, preferential treatment – all facets of the loyalty driving apparatus. In the era of free trials, how do loyalty programs enable customer retention?

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Formula One and Innovation

Formula One and Innovation

Companies and teams can often struggle with the implementation of innovation, particularly from a human capital perspective. In a space with blurred concepts but defined successes, how can innovators learn from Formula 1 teams, keeping everything streamlined at over 300kmph?  Read on.

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Teams: EQ vs IQ

Teams: EQ vs IQ

While high IQ teams are crucial for success, after a certain IQ threshold, EQ has proven to be twice as important. EQ is a strong component in how people interact with one another, ultimately establishing and sustaining a strong work culture. What are the common traits for a high EQ hire?

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Start-ups: Money Matters

Start-ups: Money Matters

All founders eventually face the dilemma of choosing how to get their start-up off the ground – raise external funds or bootstrapping their venture. Each option has its own unique advantages and disadvantages, aspects that can have long-lasting effects on the vision a founder has for his company. How do you decide what is right?

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Start-up Investment 101

Start-up Investment 101

Start-up investors across the world are constantly evaluating investment opportunities that can given them staggering returns on their money. With a high failure rate of even venture backed start-ups, how can investors protect their investments? This is a comprehensive checklist of what should be kept in mind before making any start-up investment.

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Sparking Innovation through Agile

Sparking Innovation through Agile

Innovation & agile. Two terms are often heard together and even more often used interchangeably. While they can (and do) exist together, there is a fine distinction that separates them. Extremely innovative teams may churn out revolutionary ideas that may not see the light of day if disparate business units resist even the thought of change. How do you incorporate a sense of agile within your organization?

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Corporate Venture: Designing for Success

Corporate Venture: Designing for Success

The enterprise has forever been making investment in emerging technologies by way of the corporate venture capital, but increased industry disruption led by tech-startups has resulted in an exponential rise of corporate venture units. How do you ensure your corporate venture team is set up for success?

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Corporate Accelerator 101

Corporate Accelerator 101

The enterprise is looking to accelerate their innovation programs by following the corporate accelerator model. Accelerators are designed to help corporations identify, select and work with highly differentiated value propositions from the start-up community. What should you keep in mind while thinking about starting an accelerator?

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The Start-Up Vs. The Enterprise

The Start-Up Vs. The Enterprise

I recently met with a start-up founder and we touched upon the number of start-ups operating in the downtown Toronto area. He made a statement that was far more profound than I think he realized: “We’re taking Toronto back,” he said. “It’s been under the control of the large banks and other companies for far too long.”

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Understanding Innovation

Understanding Innovation

It’s thrilling to see the rise of innovation teams and open innovation techniques over the past few years. The focus of corporate innovation shifts according to where technology trends are heading, with the enterprise descending upon industry changes to stay one step ahead of the curve. But, what are they really looking for?

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Indian Start-up Ecosystem: The EdTech Story

Indian Start-up Ecosystem: The EdTech Story

A Google-KPMG study in 2017 projects India’s edtech industry is going to be worth $2B by 2021. Paid users are estimated to grow six-fold from 1.6M to 9.6M. There has been a 4X increase in educational content consumption on YouTube with 44% of online educational searches coming from beyond the top 6 Indian metros.

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The Indian AgriTech Story

The Indian  AgriTech Story

Agriculture employs ~50% of the Indian population. 70% of Indian farmers relying on rainwater for their crop. Supply chain inefficiencies result in the loss of an estimated $14B worth of produce annually. Farmers only take home 30% of the market price for their crops. How will Indian agri-tech change this?

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