1) Benjamin Joffe is the CEO of Plus Eight Star, a consulting firm that provides expertise on mobile and internet innovation in China, Japan, and South Korea.
2) Joffe outlines the "5Cs of Innovation": copy, China, combination, competition, and constraints. He argues that innovations arise from copying others, leveraging the large scale of China, combining different ideas and business models, competing in crowded markets, and overcoming constraints like lack of infrastructure.
3) As an example, Joffe highlights Cmune, a social gaming startup with a global team and partnerships that is achieving early success with over 1 million installations.
Presentation for the "Geeks On a Plane" tour to Asia. The purpose of this presentation is to re-assess assumptions on innovation, cultural differences and arbitration opportunities. It also involves Underpants Gnomes, Mexican burritos and a gallery of deceased scientists.
Interested in starting a company in China? Here's a quick report on China through the lens of a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur.
This 15 min guide by Bowei Gai aims to cover the basics of Chinese market size, opportunity, key players, competition and infrastructure.
The Definitive Guide to the Fort Collins Startup SceneChris Snook
Published by Launch Haus for our guests and fellow entrepreneurs, this is the definitive resource for all those working in the startup ecosystem of Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to Boulder Tech Community and Sam Teller's Guide to LA Startups, Brianne and I have decided to illuminate and connect the world to the amazing resources and players in the NoCo Ecosystem. Future iterations will ensue as we continue our primary research and interface activity.
Version 1.2 Updates (last iteration Feb 2015)
-Added several new resources in the NoCo region from co-working, to capital, to creator spaces and meetup movements. Enjoy and plug in
-Launched the Feedback Survey live link
Few countries can boast having a third of its GDP stored as mobile money in the hands of a telecom group. There is no miracle in the rise of MPesa, but a deep understanding by Safaricom of the social fabric of East Africa’s tech and economic hub, as well as a lots of test and try. The lure of mobile money have lots of startups competing into this space, to connect remittances, shopping and payments to the MPesa infrastructure. Other than that, Kenya is also experiencing a double motion in its innovation ecosystem: if it’s definitely a community-driven startup hub, its government is also playing a key role through laws and pharaonic projects.
How much do you know about Irish tech startups? Which startups have the most buzz? Which tech giants have their offices here? And who are the Irish tech figures to know?
Frontline Ventures (www.frontline.vc) created this guide to promote Irish entrepreneurship while offering a 101 guide for anyone visiting the country or starting out in their career.
It covers the most successful Irish startups and companies on the rise, Irish tech accelerators and meetups, Irish tech press, resident VCs, and the story of how our homegrown industry began.
If you have a suggestion to add to the list, tweet @Frontline and get in touch!
Presentation for the "Geeks On a Plane" tour to Asia. The purpose of this presentation is to re-assess assumptions on innovation, cultural differences and arbitration opportunities. It also involves Underpants Gnomes, Mexican burritos and a gallery of deceased scientists.
Interested in starting a company in China? Here's a quick report on China through the lens of a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur.
This 15 min guide by Bowei Gai aims to cover the basics of Chinese market size, opportunity, key players, competition and infrastructure.
The Definitive Guide to the Fort Collins Startup SceneChris Snook
Published by Launch Haus for our guests and fellow entrepreneurs, this is the definitive resource for all those working in the startup ecosystem of Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to Boulder Tech Community and Sam Teller's Guide to LA Startups, Brianne and I have decided to illuminate and connect the world to the amazing resources and players in the NoCo Ecosystem. Future iterations will ensue as we continue our primary research and interface activity.
Version 1.2 Updates (last iteration Feb 2015)
-Added several new resources in the NoCo region from co-working, to capital, to creator spaces and meetup movements. Enjoy and plug in
-Launched the Feedback Survey live link
Few countries can boast having a third of its GDP stored as mobile money in the hands of a telecom group. There is no miracle in the rise of MPesa, but a deep understanding by Safaricom of the social fabric of East Africa’s tech and economic hub, as well as a lots of test and try. The lure of mobile money have lots of startups competing into this space, to connect remittances, shopping and payments to the MPesa infrastructure. Other than that, Kenya is also experiencing a double motion in its innovation ecosystem: if it’s definitely a community-driven startup hub, its government is also playing a key role through laws and pharaonic projects.
How much do you know about Irish tech startups? Which startups have the most buzz? Which tech giants have their offices here? And who are the Irish tech figures to know?
Frontline Ventures (www.frontline.vc) created this guide to promote Irish entrepreneurship while offering a 101 guide for anyone visiting the country or starting out in their career.
It covers the most successful Irish startups and companies on the rise, Irish tech accelerators and meetups, Irish tech press, resident VCs, and the story of how our homegrown industry began.
If you have a suggestion to add to the list, tweet @Frontline and get in touch!
Nigeria... Yes, it's big, ugly, dangerous, poor, too big, too hot, too rainy. And it's Africa's biggest country and economy, so the potential for startups and entrepreneurs is huge.
During our trip to Lagos to attend the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference, we listened to the speakers, met the key players of the local tech ecosystem, and were amazed, just like all the other emerging markets we explore, by the creativity, the will, and the startups we saw.
Take the trip with us to dive into Nigeria's startup scene. As usual, we love to look back in time to see what are the milestones explaining why the country is where it is today. Oddly enough, Nigeria has long been a very isolated country, with few exports else than natural resources.
Since Nollywood and the most creative movie industry of the continent, it's changing.
Despite the kilometric list of challenges the country is facing, a lot of spots and startups are to be discussed. Wecyclers, BudgIT are among the secret gems we discovered in Lagos, and for sure, there's more than that.
A crash course on Korean Startup Ecosystem based on a presentation given on Startup Korea Roundtable event held at D.CAMP on 28 April, 2015.(For any errors or correction request, please contact hahn.ryu@dcamp.kr. Special thanks to Startup Alliance and G3Partners.
Innovation Works (创新工场) is a business creation platform designed to create the next wave of leaders in the Chinese Internet with a keen focus on e-Commerce, Mobile Internet and Cloud Computing.
Fad Or Future Second Life And Virtual WorldsRobin Teigland
This presentation discusses what is happening today in Second Life and other virtual worlds from a business perspective. It also presents four scenarios for the future as well as discusses what businesses should do.
Are you interested in starting a business in Nigeria? Do you want to know the key players, the culture, challenges and opportunities that lie within? Here is a brief 15 mins guide of everything you need to know
The kids of today are growing up in a crazy technology-infested culture, a culture that will have a profound effect on the way we market to, service, find, hire and retain the next generation of customers and staff. This keynote looks at the trends affecting the customers of tomorrow, your kids of today. www.andyhadfield.com
During this presentation, MaRS CEO, Dr. Ilse Treurnicht takes viewers through the evolution of this innovation convergence centre through to where it sees itself moving in the future. It covers both MaRS' roots, and the best practices around the world that are informing its development.
For the complete webinar presented by Ilse, visit: http://bit.ly/xliQYz
Presentation given to Dutch executives with the leadership training company De Baak in Beijing on March 2009. It's our first focused on "Chinese innovation", with our soon-to-be-famous "5C" (tm) and "LABL" (tm) models of Chinese innovation and what to do with it. A few examples of mobile and Internet services are given for illustration. Explaining why we selected them and what to do with them is the core of our business.
Nigeria... Yes, it's big, ugly, dangerous, poor, too big, too hot, too rainy. And it's Africa's biggest country and economy, so the potential for startups and entrepreneurs is huge.
During our trip to Lagos to attend the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference, we listened to the speakers, met the key players of the local tech ecosystem, and were amazed, just like all the other emerging markets we explore, by the creativity, the will, and the startups we saw.
Take the trip with us to dive into Nigeria's startup scene. As usual, we love to look back in time to see what are the milestones explaining why the country is where it is today. Oddly enough, Nigeria has long been a very isolated country, with few exports else than natural resources.
Since Nollywood and the most creative movie industry of the continent, it's changing.
Despite the kilometric list of challenges the country is facing, a lot of spots and startups are to be discussed. Wecyclers, BudgIT are among the secret gems we discovered in Lagos, and for sure, there's more than that.
A crash course on Korean Startup Ecosystem based on a presentation given on Startup Korea Roundtable event held at D.CAMP on 28 April, 2015.(For any errors or correction request, please contact hahn.ryu@dcamp.kr. Special thanks to Startup Alliance and G3Partners.
Innovation Works (创新工场) is a business creation platform designed to create the next wave of leaders in the Chinese Internet with a keen focus on e-Commerce, Mobile Internet and Cloud Computing.
Fad Or Future Second Life And Virtual WorldsRobin Teigland
This presentation discusses what is happening today in Second Life and other virtual worlds from a business perspective. It also presents four scenarios for the future as well as discusses what businesses should do.
Are you interested in starting a business in Nigeria? Do you want to know the key players, the culture, challenges and opportunities that lie within? Here is a brief 15 mins guide of everything you need to know
The kids of today are growing up in a crazy technology-infested culture, a culture that will have a profound effect on the way we market to, service, find, hire and retain the next generation of customers and staff. This keynote looks at the trends affecting the customers of tomorrow, your kids of today. www.andyhadfield.com
During this presentation, MaRS CEO, Dr. Ilse Treurnicht takes viewers through the evolution of this innovation convergence centre through to where it sees itself moving in the future. It covers both MaRS' roots, and the best practices around the world that are informing its development.
For the complete webinar presented by Ilse, visit: http://bit.ly/xliQYz
Presentation given to Dutch executives with the leadership training company De Baak in Beijing on March 2009. It's our first focused on "Chinese innovation", with our soon-to-be-famous "5C" (tm) and "LABL" (tm) models of Chinese innovation and what to do with it. A few examples of mobile and Internet services are given for illustration. Explaining why we selected them and what to do with them is the core of our business.
Talk given in Beijing in April 2009 on new media in China for a group of EU managers. Some interesting data comparing US and China web companies for data lovers.
Presentation given at the workshop on 3D Internet in EU and China in Beijing in March 2009. It covers various examples of 2D & 3D virtual worlds, social networks as well as some interesting legal issues, to conclude with more abstract ideas about the "digital third place"
Disruptive Innovation - the key drivers behind today's unprecedented rate of ...Dino Talic
A presentation I gave at the CPA Congress in Brisbane, Australia on 11 Oct 2012. The presentation covers the topic of disruptive innovation and in particular makes a case that industries today are being disrupted at faster rate than ever before in history. I analyse the macro trends driving this acceleration in disruption and also outline how businesses can turn these into opportunities rather than threats.
The next tectonic shift is happening. A cost-effective and easily scalable workforce is now available to anyone in the world. Simultaneously, every industry is now digitised and there is a growing proliferation of cheap and scalable infrastructure - this signals disruption for many existing business models and an opportunity for those willing to act on the changes.
Attend this session to discover:
The shift occurring in the global labour market
How changes in outsourcing and the digital economy will impact your business
How your business can benefit from these changes rather than become a victim
Case studies of businesses driving value through taking advantage of outsourcing and the digital economy
Talk given at the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Its purpose was to challenge some preconceptions around innovation with examples from the Asian tech scene. This talk was given twice the same day thanks to the invitation from a Professor after the first session. It includes 4 questions as an "orientation test".
This is a presentation made for a seminar organized by EU-China exchange program. It replied three questions. 1- why look at China? 2- What online media brings to China? 3- Sources of innovations?
An earlier Enterprise 2.0 presentation we gave about the opportunity of Enterprise 2.0 for Australia, it';s been updated with 2009 content, and 2010 slideshow.
Enterprise 2.0 and the underlying models are still an as yet unrealised communication opportunity for innovation.
Latest collection of things we (Atomico) found interesting and important in tech and VC land, but that didn’t necessarily get the attention they deserve. We think of them as our hidden little gems. We’ll add to the collection over time, so bookmark the page and keep coming back for updates or to dig into the archive.
MEDIA ’08, presented by Australia’s leading digital media organisation, Fairfax Digital, is a one-day summit on all you need to know about digital media. The summit was powered by X|Media|Lab. Flypaper TV was a keynote speaker at the event, talking about the big trends to look out for in 2008, as well as recapping what has happened in 07.
Global Innovation Strategy of Tencent Holdingsjammygan
Strategic analysis in a global setting involves competition in industries that extend across national boundaries and among firms with different national home bases that may tap into strategic resources in more than one location. This is a brief introduction to the global expansion of Tencent Holdings.
US Startup Investment Market (Startonomics Tokyo, June 2009)Geeks On A Plane
Presentation on US Startup & Seed / Angel Investment Market for Startonomics Tokyo (June, 2009). Speakers Dave McClure, Joyce Kim, Dave Troy, Ryan Pipkin.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
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.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
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.
8. +8* and Me
– Worked in mobile SNS in Japan in 2003
• With avatars, virtual goods and GPS!
– Advise leading companies worldwide
• MIH (China/S.Africa | Largest shareholder of Tencent)
• DeNA (Japan | Mobile Game Town)
• IMVU (US | 3D chat / virtual world)
– First commercial report on Tencent “Inside QQ”
– Work with China-based 3D social gaming
startup
– Co-Founded Mobile Monday in Beijing
9. Here is the plan
1. Exogenous innovation
2. What is innovation?
3. The 5C™ of Innovation
4. Some things we think are
cool
5. What if all this was
irrelevant?
83. From China to the World?
1.“Global” idea
2.Multi-cultural team
3.Leverage resources globally
84. One example: Cmune
• What is it?
– Next-generation social gaming platform
– 3D MMO: Browser / SNS / Widgets / Download
– Virtual goods
• Team
– Based in Beijing
– 7 nationalities
– Most speak 2+ languages & lived in several
countries
85. Early Results
• 1 million installations
• Microsoft BizSpark
• Facebook Fund
• Facebook gaming campaign
89. Contact Us
www.plus8star.com
benjamin@plus8star.com
ers! +81 | Japan
benjamin0123 Che
+82 | Korea
http://twitter.com/plus8star +86 | China
Telecom & Internet
www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminjoffe
+ Added Value
www.slideshare.net/plus8star * High quality
91. There are more ideas
outside your country
than inside
Tom Kelley
CEO, IDEO
The 10 faces of Innovation
92. “Innovation Arbitrage”
• About us
– +8* | Plus Eight Star is the leading cross-market and cross-cultural
consultancy in Asia.
– We provide local expertise & global perspective on mobile and Internet
innovation from China, Japan and South Korea to add value to and accelerate
the development of our clients’ businesses.
• Our services
– Analysis of proven best practices and business models from Asia
– Other services: executive study trips, market entry strategy, M&A advisory,
partners identification, negotiation support.
• Founder & CEO: Benjamin Joffe
– 9 years experience with mobile & Internet in Asia
– Selected among “China’s Top 100 mobile industry influencers” in 2007 and 2008
– Regularly quoted in international press and keynote speaker at numerous
telecom and Internet events
– Fluent in English, Japanese, French with working knowledge of Mandarin,
Korean and Spanish
93. Selected References
• Adidas | E-commerce strategy for China, Japan & Korea
• Bouygues Telecom | Cases studies of leading Asian Web 2.0
services and virtual worlds
• Deutsche Telekom / T-Online | Benchmark of Korean mobile &
Internet convergence strategies
• Hemisphere | Analysis of mobile marketing best practices in
Japan and South Korea (Hemisphere is a leading digital
advertising agency), analysis of leading social platforms (SNS,
virtual worlds, online games).
• Microsoft | Analysis of Japan’s key players and market catalysts
for mobile commerce market positioning in China
• DeNA | Case studies of the best practices of leading social
networks in China and South Korea (DeNA operates Mobile
Game Town, Japan’s leading mobile SNS service)
• China Mobile | Benchmark of Korean leading online communities
• Sands Capital Management | Evaluation of China’s investment
opportunities in social networks in China
94. Social Contribution
• Mobile Monday
– Founder of the Mobile Monday forum in Beijing since 2006
(3,000+ members, 28 events, over 100 presentations).
• Media
– Monthly column on Asian innovation for Asian Business Leaders
(one of the leading Chinese business magazines), numerous
interviews in international media such as The Economist,
CNN.com, etc.
• Events
– Regular keynote speaker and moderator at Internet, Telecom,
Media and Investment events
e.g. eComm, ITU Asia, Asia Venture Capital Forum, China Mobility
International Summit, O’Reilly’s Graphing Social Patterns, Red Herring Asia,
Media 08 Conference, Wireless Developer Forum, Open Web Asia,
XMediaLab, Mobile Monday Global Summit, etc.)