Operating at the Intersection of Technology and the Capital Markets
Month: June 2018
Technology news items that caught our attention this week: Waymo to launch robo-taxis in Europe: Link Phoenix AZ as petri dish for autonomous driving: Link Kroger is launching a fully driverless delivery service: Link In the “Service, Maintenance, Repair” category: the US Army is using machine learning to predict when combat vehicles need repair: Link … Continue reading Technology News from the Week: June 25th 2018
Personality Analytics Holds the Key as to Why Apple Was More Innovative Under Steve Jobs than Tim Cook Apple has lost its creative mojo under Tim Cook. Incremental product enhancements have become the norm, replacing a time when revolutionary new products, space age design and landmark advertising was the standard. What changed? Look no further … Continue reading Steve Jobs vs. Tim Cook – Innovator vs. Operator – It’s In Their DNA
Technology news items that caught our attention this week: Google’s AI can now lip read better than humans after watching thousands of hours of TV: Link Instagram takes a shot at YouTube, further distances itself from other social media platforms by rolling out long-form video: Link One million people use Bank of America’s AI-powered virtual … Continue reading Technology News from the Week: June 18th 2018
We extracted data from our recent CEORater CEO Personality Analytics research findings. We have focused on the personality trait "Openness" for the purpose of this note. Recall that CEO's who score high along the "Openness" spectrum tend to be more adaptable and are better at navigating through changing customer markets, particularly those that may be … Continue reading Using CEO Personality Types to Identify Risk
Machines don’t complain. Machines don’t get sick. Machines don’t ask for a raise. Machines don’t get tired. Machines don’t take lunch. Machines can perform complex tasks – including surgical operations and making investment decisions. Perhaps most importantly – with the advent of machine learning – machines perpetually remain on the learning curve. The old axiom … Continue reading Humans Will Lead The Machine Age
Ferruccio Lamborghini For the Lamborghini Countach - the successor to the revolutionary Miura (our header image) - Ferruccio Lamborghini chose three of Lamborghini's best and brightest. Then he did something revolutionary - he left them alone. Openness and Adaptability Elements of Lamborghini's leadership style - openness and creativity - are congruent with our recent CEO … Continue reading Ferruccio Lamborghini – A Leadership Model Built On Trust & Creativity
1.) Be Bold: Similar to VCs, public investors want to invest in a bold vision. (See Tesla). Why does TSLA enjoy a premium valuation to other Auto OEMs? Answer: Musk’s vision and spin. 2.) Don’t Be Bullied by Investors – Dictate Your Story: Tell the Street you plan to take margins down temporarily to pursue “X” initiative. … Continue reading 3 Rules for Tech CEOs
Some have asked the question regarding our most recent article: Personality Analytics: Technology CEOs Analyzed - "what does it mean?" Let's contemplate one example as depicted in the enclosed picture which plots the 56 Mid-Cap Software CEOs we reviewed against the personality trait "Openness". The output is that the two CEOs who scored in the … Continue reading Personality Analytics: Technology CEOs Analyzed: Part Deux
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