The combination of AI and Web3 unlocks significant potential for use cases that have not been possible with traditional technologies. In this blog post, I outline: What is Web3? Why is Web3 important? What are some issues with web3? Some distinct use cases for AI in the Web3 ecosystem What about web3 results in more efficient AI? What is Web3? […]
Bed, Bath, and Beyond has filed for chapter 11. Analysts and experts are citing and analyzing several reasons leading up to this event. These include Intense competition Slow to adopt digital Lack of differentiation Too much physical inventory Outdated business model Wrong private label product strategy and so on Many of these reasons are spot on of course, but there […]
One of my friends asked chatGPT to respond to my article titled “Is Data Democratization Going to Die with AI (e.g. ChatGPT)?” In my blog, I argued that if AI chatbots become the first destination where users ask their questions, then experts – whose knowledge is being used by AI – may need to license their information for AI to […]
In this blog, I’ll introduce a practical partnership maturity model that you can use to perform a diagnostic. As you already know, running a partnership or alliance in tech needs a variety of things to come together, viz. marketing, sales, solution building, competency development, relationship management, leadership alignment etc. However, while executing in the trenches, it’s difficult to assess the […]
As the AI wars heat up every day, will data democratization aka open sharing of knowledge die? Will classic content marketing die? If an AI speaks to your audience instead of you, what is the point of sharing useful knowledge with everyone on the web? If content marketing was monetized by getting readers to know you, then how will that […]
I think I’m finally starting to understand what finding my purpose means. So I thought I’d write about it to share with you, and also clear my own mind in the process. To be honest, I never understood why they always say “have a purpose” in life. What is that exactly? Is it to rise to the top of my […]
Partnerships are tremendously beneficial but remain under-utilized. In this post, I’ll outline a partnership framework and address what I believe is the #1 cause of that under-utilization: lack of engagement. If you’d like to measure your partnership maturity score instantly, then use this self-assessment. No email or registration is needed. (Get Your Score here) What is “Lack of Engagement” Lack […]
The idea of creating a composable business enterprise stems from a need for better resiliency to change. It also leads to better customer experiences and business agility. Gartner lays out a framework for organizations to follow the four principles: modularity, autonomy, orchestration, and discovery. At its core, this means a decoupled, more agile organization so that business processes can pivot […]
Here’s a guest post on the Top 5 Enterprise blockchain Priorities I published on Digital Asset’s blog. Quick background: As the innovation in blockchain and crypto grows, especially with NFTs and Metaverses, it is obvious that blockchain backed infrastructures are probably best suited to deploy these enterprise innovations. When I wrote my books Connected and Dancing the Digital Tune, at […]
If you use the internet or engage in any kind of transaction that a normal human would engage in, then your personal data is often being monetized without any compensation to you. Here are some ways: Companies and advertisers collect your personal data (e.g your browsing and purchase history) Companies use a combination of zero, first, and third party data […]
Creating a story aligned with your purpose is important for several reasons. It helps define your GTM (go-to-market) better by prioritizing the right offers. Having a clear purpose also gives the entire team something to rally around. Finally, clients can feel and appreciate the focus you are bringing because it clearly reflects onto their own strategic objectives. But what is […]
2021 saw exceptional innovations in blockchain, AI & analytics, and digital. For 2022, these high-profile areas signal the need for very big shifts in how we operate. So here are three priority areas for 2022 that I believe will be important to drive growth and higher relevance with customers and partners alike. The big wins will come for those who […]
Sales and marketing alignment in the enterprise space – aka complex sales – is tough to achieve. Yet, if you do that, you can achieve a whopping 36% higher retention rate(3), and higher sales win rates of 38%(4) overall. That’s fascinating. Although this study was not entirely focused on complex B2B sales, these are still meaningful numbers. As any practitioner […]
Cross-industry collaboration must be interpreted in a dramatically different way today. That’s because the most noteworthy competitors in any industry today have among them several non-traditional players. These include upstarts who have started with simple, logical, online models and are now slowly expanding to gobble up adjacent sectors – Amazon, Airbnb, Alibaba, Uber, PayPal, WeChat to name a few. And then […]
An interesting study by Retail Leader(1) points out that consumers are buying more fresh grocery. The top reasons are more locations and choices. For the market overall, and for our health too, this is great! That got me thinking. More often than not (overwhelmingly), our offers and promotions are refused! So in an era of more choice, as a retailer, how […]