Category Archives: Innovation
World’s Most Innovative and Most Competitive Economies
Source: Bloomberg //widgets.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2016/ Source: WEF
Future Disruption, Disruptors, Disrupted
Deloitte University Press: More than one-third of the 141 companies in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific that grew to a valuation of greater than $1 billion between 2010 and 2015 were located in the Bay Area, a striking testament … Continue reading
Creative Destruction and the ‘Uber Effect’
CB Insights: We used CB Insights’ valuation data to look at how the rise of Uber’s valuation correlates with the market capitalization of Medallion Financial Corp (NASDAQ: TAXI). Medallion Financial is a publicly-traded company that originates, acquires, and services loans … Continue reading
The ‘End of Innovation’ Crowd Doesn’t Get IT
Recently, a fierce debate has taken place among prominent economists, with important implications for businesses everywhere. Should they prepare for a future characterized by little innovation or for a future dominated by accelerated innovation? In one camp are economists such … Continue reading