IBM Watson enters ‘Big Four’ accounting firm duel for A.I. dominance – New York Business Journal
In July 2014, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) published results of a survey which found that 85 percent of CPAs expected an increase in the amount of time they spend on electronic data analysis in the “near” future, according to an Accounting Web report. A quarter of the 180 CPAs surveyed listed big-data analysis as one of the top industry challenges in the future and 20 percent listed increased complexity and scrutiny in engagements.
Source: IBM Watson enters ‘Big Four’ accounting firm duel for A.I. dominance – New York Business Journal
Read MoreHow to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One
Some leaders will ignore the trend, as happened at Nokia, or remain on the defensive, as reflected in Walmart’s delayed response to Amazon. But others know it is not going away and that they have no choice but to transform the company. That realization creates more anxiety than insight into what to do. CEOs are on the hunt to understand who has done what, and who has succeeded. They want to know, does a legacy company really have a chance of transforming itself into a math house? Can it do so at the speed of a start-up? Yes. On both counts.
Source: How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One
Read MoreHow to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One
Some leaders will ignore the trend, as happened at Nokia, or remain on the defensive, as reflected in Walmart’s delayed response to Amazon. But others know it is not going away and that they have no choice but to transform the company. That realization creates more anxiety than insight into what to do. CEOs are on the hunt to understand who has done what, and who has succeeded. They want to know, does a legacy company really have a chance of transforming itself into a math house? Can it do so at the speed of a start-up? Yes. On both counts.
Source: How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One
Read MoreBig Companies Should Collaborate with Startups
Ironically, startups and established companies would both improve their success rates if they collaborated instead of competed. Startups and established companies bring two distinct and equally integral skills to the table. Startups excel at giving birth to successful proof of concepts; larger companies are much better at successfully scaling proof of concepts.
Source: Big Companies Should Collaborate with Startups
Read MoreBig Companies Should Collaborate with Startups
Ironically, startups and established companies would both improve their success rates if they collaborated instead of competed. Startups and established companies bring two distinct and equally integral skills to the table. Startups excel at giving birth to successful proof of concepts; larger companies are much better at successfully scaling proof of concepts.
Source: Big Companies Should Collaborate with Startups
Read MoreBig Banks Are Already Aboard With Amazon Public Cloud
Most of them are using it, just not talking about it.That Amazon Web Services has been pitching its public cloud services to banks, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, is not a shocker. Amazon is well into year four (or five?) of a big push to get big, security-conscious companies comfy about using its shared computing and storage infrastructure.
Source: Big Banks Are Already Aboard With Amazon Public Cloud
Read MoreBig Banks Are Already Aboard With Amazon Public Cloud
Most of them are using it, just not talking about it.That Amazon Web Services has been pitching its public cloud services to banks, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, is not a shocker. Amazon is well into year four (or five?) of a big push to get big, security-conscious companies comfy about using its shared computing and storage infrastructure.
Source: Big Banks Are Already Aboard With Amazon Public Cloud
Read MoreSteve Blank – The Mission Model Canvas – An Adapted Business Model Canvas for Mission-Driven Organizations
Read MoreThe Business Model Canvas has served all of us well in thinking about building businesses – and therein lies the problem. In a business the aim is to earn more money than you spend. What if you’re a government or a military organization or part of the intelligence community? In these cases you don’t earn money, but you mobilize resources and a budget to solve a particular problem and create value for a set of beneficiaries (customers, support organizations, warfighters, Congress, the country, etc.)
Steve Blank – The Mission Model Canvas – An Adapted Business Model Canvas for Mission-Driven Organizations
Read MoreThe Business Model Canvas has served all of us well in thinking about building businesses – and therein lies the problem. In a business the aim is to earn more money than you spend. What if you’re a government or a military organization or part of the intelligence community? In these cases you don’t earn money, but you mobilize resources and a budget to solve a particular problem and create value for a set of beneficiaries (customers, support organizations, warfighters, Congress, the country, etc.)
Favorite Reading List
My blog is more of a collection of favorite reads that contribute to my business model than rants and raves. But there may be a few 🙂
In general you can ignore the “Read More” link and simply click on the source link.
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