Key trends in HR including Performance Management trends, digital workforce, evolution of Management Thinking, simplifying HR, SuccessFactors, Appificaiton of HR, Intelligent Services, analytics
Key trends in HR including Performance Management trends, digital workforce, evolution of Management Thinking, simplifying HR, SuccessFactors, Appificaiton of HR, Intelligent Services, analytics
The spotlight is on the Chief HR Officer in 2016. Can you elevate HR above administrative task management to become a true strategic partner to the CEO?
How do you create an innovative HR operation that delivers exciting, consistently business-aligned results?
How to Accelerate Growth, Innovation, and High Performance for CPAs, Account...Tom Hood, CPA,CITP,CGMA
The # 1 challenge facing CPAs, Accounting and Finance Professionals is 'not enough time' who creates the equivalent of a gravitational pull of the past when it comes to changing their mindsets and thinking. How will we go from a historical perspective to a more future-focused, from rearview mirror to windshield and from being reactive to proactive?
Our latest research from the Business Learning Institute sows the critical competencies that will make a difference have not changed in the past seven years. What has changed is the gravitational pull has gotten worse as we enter what Josh Bersin calls the age of the 'overwhelmed employee'.
What we need is a new approach to learning these critical competencies. A blended approach that uses nano-learning nuggets (very short 2-3 minute single-concept videos), rapid application templates to apply each concept to the business, and a series of job aids and performance support tools to turn the learning into immediate on the job application. This is our award-winning Anticipatory Organization learning system by Burrus Research. In about one third of the time as traditional CPE, CPAs and accounting and finance professionals can learn the critical competencies of:
Anticipation; Strategic Thinking; External Awareness; Vision; Continuous Learning; Innovation ;Creativity; Problem Solving; Prioritization; Business Acumen; Decisiveness; Influencing/Persuading; Emotional Intelligence; Consensus Building; Collaboration; Inspiration; Risk Management; and Communication.
The Anticipatory Organization can support an entire cultural shift for an organization or team with the added implementation guide and collaboration tools. See more at http://www.blionline.org/ao
Our new MBA Express is another option to create or add a series of critical success skills to your technical training portfolio in on-site, on-line and on-demand learning formats. http://blionline.org/featured/8-hour-mba/
We believe we need new approaches and new tools to break the pull of the past and the inertia from 'overwhelmed employees'. These exciting new learning formats are one step in this direction.
Accounting Today Editor, Daniel Hood said this after selecting the Anticipatory Organization as a Top Product for 2016 in the Learning Category, “Everyone keeps telling accountants that they need to change their focus from the historic and the backward-looking, and to start being proactive and offering future-focused advice – but no one tells them how. The beauty of the Anticipatory Organization program is that it actually gives you a set of tools to harness the hard trends that are shaping the future, and use them to create new value for your firm and your clients.”
State of Accounting for Linked-in Influencer Series #MyIndustry
Big Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity
These big waves of change are the result of a “perfect storm” of sorts -- the convergence of three “hard trends” of exponential technological innovation, the demographic shift as baby boomers retire, and globalization. Key challenges facing accounting and finance professionals are automation and digital transformation, succession and talent shortages, a “brain drain” as experienced people retire, business model changes, and the increasingly VUCA world (that’s volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) in which we find ourselves.
Several recent studies (from WEF, Oxford, McKinsey and MIT) report that accounting, auditing and tax are among the occupations most at risk for complete automation within the next 20 years.
As a result, the accounting and finance profession is rapidly approaching what Andy Grove, retired CEO of Intel Corporation, described as a “strategic inflection point,” -- “a time in the life of a business when its fundamentals are about to change. That change can mean an opportunity to rise to new heights. But it may just as likely signal the beginning of the end.” This is where there are two major pathways: doing business as usual, or embracing and adapting to the new. At the moment these are fairly close together, but they will soon diverge into a growing gap between growth and success, or entropy and decline.
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn
To take advantage of these oceans of opportunity, accounting and finance professionals will need to learn how to ride these big waves or risk being crushed by their frequency and force. The critical thing to know is that what got you here, won’t get you there. Business as usual simply won’t work.
Here are six ways to learn how to ride these big waves of change now and in the future:
1. Embrace digital: Learn how to elevate and accelerate your job using technology and to race with the machines, not against them.
2. Anticipate: Learn the critical competency of anticipation. Only those who constantly try to anticipate change will survive when change happens.
3. Collaborate: The collaboration curve is quickly replacing the experience curve. Who you know is replacing what you know.
4. Learning is the next competitive advantage: As Fast Company editor Robert Safian wrote, “the most important skill is the ability to acquire new skills.”
5. Protect the core: When everything is changing, it is important to know what should not change. Purpose and values for individuals and organizations should serve as that anchor or grounding.
6. Make time for the future. Your time and those of your people will be your number one challenge, and nothing will change if you are overwhelmed and too busy.
The hard trends are forming these big waves of disruption and change. Surf's Up - Are you ready?
Realizado junto de mais de 7.000 líderes empresariais e de Recursos Humanos (RH) e em 130 países, o estudo Global Human Capital Trends 2016 da Deloitte é um dos maiores trabalhos de pesquisa realizado sobre os desafios da força de trabalho, da liderança e dos RH.
Keynote for Beta Alpha Psi Atlantic Coast Regional Meeting
on March 18, 2016 in Towson, Maryland
What are the latest trends and issues facing accounting and business? What are the outlooks for careers in accounting, finance, information systems and business majors?
Tom Hood, CEO of the MACPA and Business Learning Institute covers this and career advice for accounting students in this inspirational keynote.
Short overview of global HR trends presented by Deloitte University Press in March 2016. Future is here, you just need to learn how to work in it and be successful.
Etude PwC CEO Survey Talent "People Strategy for the Digital Age" (juillet 2015)PwC France
Dans son étude « People strategy for the digital age : A new take on talent » menée à l’échelle mondiale, le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC constate que, dans un contexte de concurrence mondiale accrue, les entreprises ont désormais besoin de compétences plus diversifiées pour rester compétitives : 73% des dirigeants voient la pénurie des compétences comme une menace sérieuse à la poursuite de leur activité (contre seulement 46% en 2009).
Une des réponses consiste à mettre en place une stratégie de diversification des talents. Pour aller plus loin, les entreprises doivent également se tourner vers l’exploitation et l’analyse des données qu’elles collectent.
Nationalisation 2.0: Real-Life Case Studies and a Toolkit for Implementing Su...The HR Observer
This interactive, action-oriented session led by nationalisation experts will provide participants with practical tools on creating and implementing sustainable strategies based on the unique Nationalisation 2.0TM model. The session will highlight latest research on national talent and provide real-life case-studies from leading employers in the GCC. It will focus on a holistic approach to nationalisation – on how to attract, engage, perform, develop & retain talent. Delegates will receive their own toolkits to implementing Nationalisation programmes.
David Jones, Managing Director, The Talent Enterprise
Radhika Punshi, Consulting Director, The Talent Enterprise
The spotlight is on the Chief HR Officer in 2016. Can you elevate HR above administrative task management to become a true strategic partner to the CEO?
How do you create an innovative HR operation that delivers exciting, consistently business-aligned results?
How to Accelerate Growth, Innovation, and High Performance for CPAs, Account...Tom Hood, CPA,CITP,CGMA
The # 1 challenge facing CPAs, Accounting and Finance Professionals is 'not enough time' who creates the equivalent of a gravitational pull of the past when it comes to changing their mindsets and thinking. How will we go from a historical perspective to a more future-focused, from rearview mirror to windshield and from being reactive to proactive?
Our latest research from the Business Learning Institute sows the critical competencies that will make a difference have not changed in the past seven years. What has changed is the gravitational pull has gotten worse as we enter what Josh Bersin calls the age of the 'overwhelmed employee'.
What we need is a new approach to learning these critical competencies. A blended approach that uses nano-learning nuggets (very short 2-3 minute single-concept videos), rapid application templates to apply each concept to the business, and a series of job aids and performance support tools to turn the learning into immediate on the job application. This is our award-winning Anticipatory Organization learning system by Burrus Research. In about one third of the time as traditional CPE, CPAs and accounting and finance professionals can learn the critical competencies of:
Anticipation; Strategic Thinking; External Awareness; Vision; Continuous Learning; Innovation ;Creativity; Problem Solving; Prioritization; Business Acumen; Decisiveness; Influencing/Persuading; Emotional Intelligence; Consensus Building; Collaboration; Inspiration; Risk Management; and Communication.
The Anticipatory Organization can support an entire cultural shift for an organization or team with the added implementation guide and collaboration tools. See more at http://www.blionline.org/ao
Our new MBA Express is another option to create or add a series of critical success skills to your technical training portfolio in on-site, on-line and on-demand learning formats. http://blionline.org/featured/8-hour-mba/
We believe we need new approaches and new tools to break the pull of the past and the inertia from 'overwhelmed employees'. These exciting new learning formats are one step in this direction.
Accounting Today Editor, Daniel Hood said this after selecting the Anticipatory Organization as a Top Product for 2016 in the Learning Category, “Everyone keeps telling accountants that they need to change their focus from the historic and the backward-looking, and to start being proactive and offering future-focused advice – but no one tells them how. The beauty of the Anticipatory Organization program is that it actually gives you a set of tools to harness the hard trends that are shaping the future, and use them to create new value for your firm and your clients.”
State of Accounting for Linked-in Influencer Series #MyIndustry
Big Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity
These big waves of change are the result of a “perfect storm” of sorts -- the convergence of three “hard trends” of exponential technological innovation, the demographic shift as baby boomers retire, and globalization. Key challenges facing accounting and finance professionals are automation and digital transformation, succession and talent shortages, a “brain drain” as experienced people retire, business model changes, and the increasingly VUCA world (that’s volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) in which we find ourselves.
Several recent studies (from WEF, Oxford, McKinsey and MIT) report that accounting, auditing and tax are among the occupations most at risk for complete automation within the next 20 years.
As a result, the accounting and finance profession is rapidly approaching what Andy Grove, retired CEO of Intel Corporation, described as a “strategic inflection point,” -- “a time in the life of a business when its fundamentals are about to change. That change can mean an opportunity to rise to new heights. But it may just as likely signal the beginning of the end.” This is where there are two major pathways: doing business as usual, or embracing and adapting to the new. At the moment these are fairly close together, but they will soon diverge into a growing gap between growth and success, or entropy and decline.
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn
To take advantage of these oceans of opportunity, accounting and finance professionals will need to learn how to ride these big waves or risk being crushed by their frequency and force. The critical thing to know is that what got you here, won’t get you there. Business as usual simply won’t work.
Here are six ways to learn how to ride these big waves of change now and in the future:
1. Embrace digital: Learn how to elevate and accelerate your job using technology and to race with the machines, not against them.
2. Anticipate: Learn the critical competency of anticipation. Only those who constantly try to anticipate change will survive when change happens.
3. Collaborate: The collaboration curve is quickly replacing the experience curve. Who you know is replacing what you know.
4. Learning is the next competitive advantage: As Fast Company editor Robert Safian wrote, “the most important skill is the ability to acquire new skills.”
5. Protect the core: When everything is changing, it is important to know what should not change. Purpose and values for individuals and organizations should serve as that anchor or grounding.
6. Make time for the future. Your time and those of your people will be your number one challenge, and nothing will change if you are overwhelmed and too busy.
The hard trends are forming these big waves of disruption and change. Surf's Up - Are you ready?
Realizado junto de mais de 7.000 líderes empresariais e de Recursos Humanos (RH) e em 130 países, o estudo Global Human Capital Trends 2016 da Deloitte é um dos maiores trabalhos de pesquisa realizado sobre os desafios da força de trabalho, da liderança e dos RH.
Keynote for Beta Alpha Psi Atlantic Coast Regional Meeting
on March 18, 2016 in Towson, Maryland
What are the latest trends and issues facing accounting and business? What are the outlooks for careers in accounting, finance, information systems and business majors?
Tom Hood, CEO of the MACPA and Business Learning Institute covers this and career advice for accounting students in this inspirational keynote.
Short overview of global HR trends presented by Deloitte University Press in March 2016. Future is here, you just need to learn how to work in it and be successful.
Etude PwC CEO Survey Talent "People Strategy for the Digital Age" (juillet 2015)PwC France
Dans son étude « People strategy for the digital age : A new take on talent » menée à l’échelle mondiale, le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC constate que, dans un contexte de concurrence mondiale accrue, les entreprises ont désormais besoin de compétences plus diversifiées pour rester compétitives : 73% des dirigeants voient la pénurie des compétences comme une menace sérieuse à la poursuite de leur activité (contre seulement 46% en 2009).
Une des réponses consiste à mettre en place une stratégie de diversification des talents. Pour aller plus loin, les entreprises doivent également se tourner vers l’exploitation et l’analyse des données qu’elles collectent.
Nationalisation 2.0: Real-Life Case Studies and a Toolkit for Implementing Su...The HR Observer
This interactive, action-oriented session led by nationalisation experts will provide participants with practical tools on creating and implementing sustainable strategies based on the unique Nationalisation 2.0TM model. The session will highlight latest research on national talent and provide real-life case-studies from leading employers in the GCC. It will focus on a holistic approach to nationalisation – on how to attract, engage, perform, develop & retain talent. Delegates will receive their own toolkits to implementing Nationalisation programmes.
David Jones, Managing Director, The Talent Enterprise
Radhika Punshi, Consulting Director, The Talent Enterprise
2002 - Efficacia della Pubblicità On Line - Banner & Brand AwarenessPaola Furlanetto
Efficacia della Pubblicità on Line: Costruire Brand Awareness con Internet.
Presentazione (breve e divulgativa) per il Convegno ACP on Line di Gennaio 2002.
Ricerca realizzata da People SWG e Nielsen Net Ratings per ACP on Line.
Relatore e Responsabile per People SWG: Paola Furlanetto.
La ricerca è stata condotta nell'ultimo trimestre 2001.
For more training visit: http://noblesamurai.com/dojo This video is the recording of a LIVE Webinar where many of the common questions related to Article Samurai were answered.
Turning your resume into a visual resume could give you the edge over other applicants in a competitive jobs market.
Giving advice is easy for me as a HR Director, but what about writing my visual resume?
Chinaccelerator, in cooperation with Tech Temple and GWC, once again hosted their program-annual 10X10 Beijing on March 8th, 2014.
The Geeks on a Train tour takes the Chinaccelerator startups on a ride from Shanghai to Beijing, then back down to Hangzhou before returning to Shanghai.
As part of the tour, the 10x10 conference brings attendees 10 tech pioneers (in this case we had 12!) and top VC's from the startup ecosystem in China. This is an amazing opportunity for attendees to have a peek at the first startup accelerator program in China, meet interesting people and listen to amazing speakers.
As always, each of them takes attendees on a 10-minute tour of their own startup trials and tribulations, wins and losses, then give some great advice and maybe a secret or two about what they learned to help make them the superstars they are today.
These are their slides, we hope you enjoy them. Thank you for supporting Chinaccelerator and entrepreneurship worldwide.
From the adoption of content management systems to the explosion of Web 2.0 features, museum websites have undergone enormous growth and change over the past decade. This session features three speakers who have been working in the museum website space during this critical period of rapid growth and change. Presented at the California Association of Museums Annual Conference in San Jose, CA, March 2010.
Cryptoassets: A qualitative due diligence framework of DEX 0xEtienne Brunet
Case study on 0x project (https://0xproject.com/):
I wrote this case / deep dive in October '17 and thought it could be good to share it with others to foster discussion and thoughts on how to evaluate early stage projects.
Slide structures
1 Summary slides
2 Team review: Founders and rest of the team
3 Community: Advisors, partners and social
4 Protocol: Drivers for adoption, comparison with current architecture, overview of the protocol, network effect
5 Technology: Network effect, role of the token, technology review, roadmap, Challenges
6 Market: Size, Value chain Analysis and Market structure, 7Competitors, Competitive Edge, Go-to Market
8 ICO: Registration, Fundraising, Token distribution, Token details, ICO review
9 Crypto fund synergies: Partnership, hiring, growth development,
10 Appendix: Sources, other graphics
The Colorado tech industry is burgeoning. This is a thorough overview of the Colorado startup ecosystem to get you familiarized in order to plan your next step.
Orlando Technology Growth Trends And Why Startup Communities MatterSPLYT
Originally presented April 24, 2014 to the Orlando Chamber of Commerce's Business Roundtable attendees by Philip Holt, CEO and co-founder of SPLYT and co-founder of Canvs. Philip gives an overview of tech growth trends around the world and reveals why startup communities are so important to a city's economy.
Cutting the Number 8 wire mentality: Lessons from Silicon ValleyAngie Chang
Talk prepared for University of Auckland Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship "Unleash Your Potential" speaker series - Angie Chang on July 25, 2018
Crowdfunding leverages the power of the online crowd to raise money for charities and start-up businesses. This webinar provides an overview of the latest fundraising trend called "crowdfunding."
Three leading crowdfunding experts and innovators as they discuss crowdfunding models and how nonprofits and social enterprises can raise money and gain greater exposure through these web-based platforms.
Colin Mutchler is the Co-Founder of LoudSauce, Josh Tetrick is the founder of 33Needs and Tom Dawkins is co-founder of StartSomeGood.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 preview
An Introduction to NYC Tech
1. NYC Tech 101:
From AppNexus to ZocDoc
Sumeet Shah, Brand Foundry Ventures
February 29, 2016
1
2. About the Bearded Person In Front of You
• 6 years of experience in startups and private
equity
• Handles sourcing, executing, and
monitoring new opportunities for Brand
Foundry Ventures
• Ran new business strategies at Gist Digital
(mobile & app development studio)
• Handled bizdev and project work at Gotham
Consulting Partners (private equity
consulting)
• Program Manager for XRC Labs’ inaugural
Fall/Winter 2015 class (consumer accelerator)
• Current Mentor In Residence for Startup
Institute (aka your new cool uncle)
2www.brandfoundryvc.com // @PE_Feeds
3. • The NYC Tech Ecosystem
o Looking at some general trends in the tech industry
o Useful information about key startups, investors, and places
o How the corporate world is ge_ing involved in NYC tech
• NYC Tech Tips and Advice
o How to build the RIGHT community within NYC tech (sector-based, stage-based, etc.)
o How to enjoy this wonderful community in the most ways possible!
NOTE: I do NOT know everything about NYC tech.
MY GOAL: Build a strong 101-style overview for y’all to start on as we help nurture you from there
#WeAreFamily #IGotAllMySistersWithMe #ImSoOld
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Today’s Objectives
4. • IT’S AN EXTREMELY WELCOMING WORLD.
o There have been so many communities (co-working spaces, organizations big and small,
corporations, etc.) that have opened their doors to men and women curious about the space and
with varying degrees of expertise
o Products from social media to Meetup.com meetups have been celebrating the progress of those
young and old within the spaces
o I’ve made a significant number of my closest friends in this community
• DIVERSITY. Yes, seriously.
o You’re seeing a lot of pushes in NYC for spaces for all communities wanting to get involved with
tech (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) without ever feeling pushed away, daunted, or just
threatened
• Progress is rewarded
o That same welcoming community has the resources to help you all grow!
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Why Is NYC Tech So Awesome?
(and soooooo much be_er than Silicon Valley? J/k. Maybe.)
5. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: An Overview
5
(This wonderful overview has been kindly “borrowed” from RRE Ventures’ Steve Schlafman
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6. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Investment History
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Source: CB Insights
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New York is one of
the top markets for
tech funding in the
United States, with
local startups raising
over $20B across 3,800
deals since 2009.
Deal activity has
increased every year
since 2009, reaching
890 deals in 2014.
Funding is on track to
reach a 7-year high in
2015, with over $3.8B
in funding already
this year.
7. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Early-Stage Strengths
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Source: CB Insights
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Over 60% of the most
active VCs entering at the
seed or Series A stage in
New York tech since 2011
were based in New York.
While 65% of Series B and
onward investments in
New York tech are done by
non-NYC VCs, however,
the key point here is that:
NYC has a strong
investment community to
help build companies.
8. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Exit History
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Source: CB Insights
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That all said, exit history in
NYC tech is very strong.
While there are very few
IPOs, the number of
acquisitions within NYC
has been strong over the
past few years, reaching
171 in 2014.
This data was in July 2015
so we were on track to hit
the same numbers by the
end of the year.
9. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Exit History
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Source: CB Insights
www.brandfoundryvc.com // @PE_Feeds
We’ve also had some
powerful exits within the
NYC tech ecosystem.
Etsy and OnDeck Capital,
the top 2 sellers, happened
since December 2014!
Two other notables:
1010data
(sold for $500MM)
Business Insider
(sold for $442MM)
10. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Breakdowns
10www.brandfoundryvc.com // @PE_Feeds
It’s hard to break down the actual “sectors” within New York tech.
That said, here’s a good general list:
• AdTech (aka Advertising Tech)
• B2B (Business to Business, Software as a Service aka SaaS)
• Consumer (Products, E-Commerce, Retail Tech)
• Content (Media, Entertainment)
• EdTech (aka Education Tech)
• FinTech (aka Financial Tech, Payments, Bitcoin/Blockchain)
• Hardware (Internet of Things, Drones, High-Tech, Hardware + Industry X)
• HealthTech (Medical Devices, Insurance, Platforms)
11. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Unicorns?
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12. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: “Spaces”
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There’s no question that co-working spaces like the one you’re siBing in
(WeWork) is a great place to meet people in the community. Other ways to find
those spaces include:
• Meetup.com Binges (with events across the city)
• Hangouts (Grey Dog, Coffee Shop, Balthazar, Think Coffee, Wichcraft,
Soho House, Neue House, Joe, Saturdays, City Bakery, the Ace Hotel,
the NoMad Hotel, Ground Support, Maison Kayser, Argo Tea)
• Other Sector-Specific Co-Working Spaces (Rise, the BF+DA, The Yard,
GRIND, The Farm, Projective Space, Fueled Collective, the NYU-Poly
Incubator, etc.)
13. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Old & New Schools
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(This wonderful overview has been kindly “borrowed” from RRE Ventures’ Steve Schlafman
“OLD” “NEW”
14. The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Other Resources
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Finally, there are other key resources that can help you with startup strategy
depending on where you’re aiming to go:
• Agencies (Charming Robot, Red Antler, Big Spaceship, Worn Creative,
IDEO, Partners In Spade, R/GA, Communal Creative, etc.)
• Development Shops (Fueled, Pivotal Labs, Cyrus Innovation, Spartan
Ventures, Insignia, Gist Digital, it goes on…)
• PR Firms (Derris, Small Girls PR, Brew Media, ASTRSK PR,
Launchsquad, etc.)
• Real Estate (CBRE, Newmark, Jones Lang, Colliers, Cassidy Turley)
• Legal (Cooley, Lowenstein Sandler, Gunderson, Goodwin Procter,
Wilson Sonsini, WilmerHale, DLA Piper)
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Innovation Teams
• Intel, GE, Barclays, Unilever,
Amazon AWS, Google, and the list
goes on and on
• How can one find out about these
programs? Usually work within
your network to find them.
Accelerator/Incubator Collabs
• Whether it being a sponsor or
resource partner, many large
companies are ge_ing involved
with As and Is
• Some have even taken the time to
build their own programs (such as
R/GA and Target)
Acquirers
• From Yahoo to Facebook, from GM
and Ford to Apple, sometimes an
acquisition is the way to go.
• Obviously some deals aren’t as
helpful to the startup but many of
them are integrated into strong
systems and synergies.
With a growing powerful infrastructure in NYC, the city that has the captains of industry build
offices here has a_racted large corporate engagement into the system. But how are they ge_ing in
without really disrupting the system (for the bad)?
Acquisitions, Innovation Arms, and Accelerator/Incubator Collaborations.
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The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Other Resources
16. NYC Tech Tips And Advice
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Sam Teller from Launchpad LA put together a “mirror” analysis:
• What am I passionate about?
• How can I make an impact?
• What environments do I thrive in?
• What part of the community best matches my passions and skills?
• How do I best hone these skills and communicate them to others?
• What companies excite me?
• Who do I admire professionally and why?
17. NYC Tech Tips And Advice: My List of DOs
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Here’s a few ways I would suggest to learn, get involved, and educate yourself for
starters:
• Event newsle_ers (www.garysguide.com is the best hands-down; others
include Startup One Stop, NYC Innovation Newsle_er, AlleyWatch, BuiltIn
NYC)
• Go on a Meetup.com binge. Seriously.
• Find various hackathons even if your coding/development experience isn’t
strong (examples include Startup Weekend StrategyHack, and Brandathon)
• Be open to test various products and apps
• NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK (with a smile)
• Use at least one form of social media to stay in touch (talk to me after you
make your choice)
18. NYC Tech Tips And Advice: My List of DON’Ts
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DON’T:
• Get discouraged – it’s a wonderful, open, welcoming community out
there. Everyone wants to help each other because we as a team can help
this sector grow to where it needs to be.
• Hesitate to offer your help – you’ll be surprised sometimes how helpful
you can be ways you didn’t think you could be. Take a look around.
You have so many backgrounds and walks of life around you!
• Assume everyone knows more than you – see second point J
• Be afraid to ask for help – Remember shool? If you don’t know, ASK.
19. NYC Tech Tips And Advice: Final Thoughts
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It’s a wonderful world in front of you.
When I started working in the VC world in March 2014, I knew NOBODY. I was
admiBedly scared, feeling like the new kid in school that nobody wanted to talk to. The
difference was, I started asking for help instead of crawling into a shell.
I have so many people in the startup and VC communities to thank because they have
helped me build what I have now as friends, colleagues, and relations. It’s why I try as
hard as I can along with many others to give back.
This community will only succeed with TEAMS, not visionaries.
Enjoy the ride!!
20. Here are some useful resources which I used in this deck:
1. Steve Schlafman: Intro to NYC Tech - http://bit.ly/SchlafNYCTech
2. CB Insights: 2015 New York Tech Data - http://bit.ly/CBINYCTech
3. CB Insights: Venture Pulse Q2 2015 - http://bit.ly/CBIVPQ22015
4. BuiltIn NYC: Unicorn Map - http://bit.ly/BINYCUnicorns
5. BuiltIn NYC: Startup Founder Advice - http://bit.ly/BINYCAdvice
6. A Founder’s Notebook: Basically all of it - http://bit.ly/FoundersNotebook
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Works Cited
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