Rinus Strydom from Tradeshift discusses the rise of the as-a-service economy and the impact of agility on modern business with HfS research.

1. The rise of the as-a-service economy

2. Rinus Strydom, VP of Alliances at
Tradeshift, sat down with HfS
Research to talk about:
1. The as-a-service economy
2. The impact of agility on modern business
3. What could disrupt the as-a-service
economy?

3. How is technology changing?

4. “B2B technology is going the way of consumer
technology. As those small pieces of technology
adapt and change, we want to adapt and change
with it. Gone are the days of monolithic ERP
systems.”

5. The impact of technology on business...
“What we’re all about is creating a digital supply
chain foundation. Once you have that ability, you
have agility.”

6. The greatest barrier?
“Finding the right people that have that vision and can look beyond the simple
feature function cost per transaction.”
“It’s those people who really care about where their business is going to
be in five years and having that ability to adapt.”

7. Tradeshift is unique because it’s an open platform. This allows for a variety of
partnerships and alliances. But how to choose?
Focus on impact:
Become the digital platform for global companies
Transform processes to save their revenue
Be open as a platform and a business
Allow third-parties to lay apps on top of the platform
Grow exponentially and let the market decide
Finding the right talent and partnerships

8. “We look at what the top driving forces are in
technology today. We look at the best of
consumer and put it in the platform.”

9. What’s the one thing that could disrupt
the as-a-service economy?

10. The biggest thing to
be wary of is the
unknown. What we
focus on is the agility
to manage the
unknown.

11. Learn more about Tradeshift
http://tradeshift.com/