In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
A year ago, New York Times‘ columnist Thomas Friedman wrote: “You’ve heard that saying: As General Motors goes, so goes America. Thank goodness that is no longer true. I mean, I wish
Last October Pui-Wing Tam and Cari Tuna reported that California’s “Silicon Valley’s start-up economy [had] quietly broadened beyond information technology. It now includes a growing cadre of bioscience and ‘clean technology’ firms,
In a post entitled Entrepreneurs: Old and Young, I cited an article by Stefan Theil in which he claimed that “older entrepreneurs have higher success rates when they start companies” than their
I have repeatedly asserted that one of the best ways to promote economic growth and increase employment is to enact policies that foster entrepreneurism. British Prime Minister David Cameron apparently accepts that
An old Norwegian proverb states, “Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high.” Archibald MacLeish adds, “There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is
In past posts on entrepreneurism, I have noted that entrepreneurs often look to family for investment capital to start a business before looking elsewhere. In the end, that’s all fine and good
Lucy Kellaway from the Financial Times recently reported that Tyra Banks was headed to Harvard Business School [“Aiming to be America’s Next Top Student,” 20 February 2011]. Kellaway notes that Banks is
According to entrepreneur Mike Southon, “The main reason for a company failure is running out of cash, and every financial expert I have met bemoans entrepreneurs’ reluctance to address the problem earlier
Last October I posted a blog entitled Should You Become an Entrepreneur? One of the articles cited in that post came from the Wall Street Journal and was adapted from the book
The first of this two-part series looked at investing in start-up companies through the eyes of an investor. This post looks at the other side of financing — raising capital as an
