How Businesses Adapt Amid COVID-19
I’m in Week 9 of Shelter in Place in San Francisco. Since Day 1 inside, I’ve considered how the world will be different as I watch businesses pivot to different models in order to survive.
Design Thinking to Explore New Business Models
I recently met with a team of blockchain consultants and they told me that one of their social media companies was looking at the blockchain to help with Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance. They asked how I would go about implementing blockchain for an existing online community and were interested in the first steps I would take.
Leadership and Teams are Evolving in the Digitalization Era
In the early days of IT, product was built with the idea that there was a finish line – a big bang release – in which there was one epic product release. After an epic release, QA and technical support teams would brace themselves for an onslaught of customer feedback.
Electric Vehicles Timeline: 2018 - 2040
Electric Vehicles have transformed from an idealistic underdog to the emerging future of mobility. I compiled a timeline of electric vehicles and what to expect over the next 20 years. I categorized the events by
WEBINAR: JAN 17 - State of the Connected Cars Industry
Liz Slocum will present the State of the Connected Cars Industry with Read Write Labs. She will cover the adoption trends of EVs and how global public policy is changing the connected vehicle market landscape.
4 Emerging Trends for the Connected Cars Industry
On October 4, I presented a State of the Industry: Connected Cars webinar for ReadWrite Labs. Together, we released a Connected Cars Landscape, which is an update and expansion from the landscape published with in 2016.
Webinar: State of the Industry, Connected Cars
Join us as Liz Slocum discusses the state of the connected cars industry with ReadWrite Labs. We’ll walk through the state of the connected car industry and unveil the connected car landscape. If you watched the ReadWrite Labs’ autonomous vehicle webinar, you won’t want to miss this one, as it will focus on complimentary market segments and business models that are evolving as a result of Autonomous Vehicles.
Building Digital Solutions for Farmers: the Climate Corporation Shares Challenges, Highlights
I’ve been following the Climate Corporation since 2011 when it was an insurance solution for farmers and was then acquired by Monsanto in 2013. It has since spun out to be a precision agriculture solution and most recently was acquired by Bayer.
Diversity and Inclusion has Uncomfortable Truths and Inspirational Takeaways
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) programs have seen a rise in corporate budget allocations in the past two years but remains a sensitive, sometimes divisive, topic in tech. I was compelled to attend an event on August 10 when Anna Binder, Head of People Operations at Asana, announced that Ellen Pao would be moderating a panel called Real Talk: The Uncomfortable Truths of D&I that featured these tech D&I leaders:
Interactive Infograph: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Market Landscape
We made our Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Market Landscape interactive! Click here, or on the GIF below, to take you to the interactive landscape. This is best viewed on a desktop browser. The animation was made with Hype.