Categories Digital Transformation, In english

Corporate innovation is changing in form and process


How to innovate in large companies? This simple question turns out to be much more complex than expected, as global players are focused on executing a proven business model rather than searching for a new one whose profitability is untested. These are some of the issues that Andreas Page, Senior Manager in charge of Digital Business Development at Swisscom and myself discussed recently. Presentation…

As digital technologies should pave the way to $1210 billion in value by 2025, bankers will be playing a dual role. First of all, they will be investing across many industries in order to optimize production chains and increase overall capital efficiency. Second of all, they’ll be revamping their own business as the financial sector should generate $108 Bn in value by 2025. But where…

Categories Bank, Financing Innovation, In english

Strategic issues to tap into a $1.2 trillion in value


Jeremy Rifkin - Author and Economist - The Innovation and Strategy Blog

What makes up the $1210 value creation? How to grasp the implications for Senior Leaders and investors in digital technology? Quantitative analysis shows that new revenue generation should claim the largest share of the $1210 Bn at stake, ahead of existing offerings improvement.   Most value to come from novel business lines Top management may consider several alternatives if they want to tap into…

Previous articles spotted technologies showing significant potential for value creation. But what industries should Technology leaders focus on and with what offering? On a broader level, what innovation portfolio should growth-minded CEO build if they want to capture a large share of the $1210 Bn at stake? These questions address the more fundamental issue of resource allocation in a time when new revenue opportunities…

Categories Financing Innovation, In english, Strategy

$1210 Billion up for grabs: why should you care?


How should Senior Leader transform their organizations to capture the $1210 Billion in value? Should they consider changing their company’s business model, hire new talent or invest in specific set of technologies? To address these issues, I draw on conversations with C-level executives in addition to Goldman Sach’s equity research.

What are the most sizable market segments in the industrial internet space? Which sectors stand as the most promising? What use cases may turn out as most conducive to growth and profitability? What technologies should we invest in? These questions prove crucial to: Established digital players such as IBM, Accenture and Fujitsu, Startups-turned-multi-billion-dollar-corporations like Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon, Incumbent industrial companies looking to…

Categories Financing Innovation, In english

Invest in France – 2/2


Emmanuel Delaveau - General Partner - Partech Ventures

Why invest in France? This is a question I addressed with Emmanuel Delaveau, General Partner at Partech, a leading VC. I/ Invest in strong demand France is a country of choice for innovation and investment because of strong demand. In France, incumbent corporates have long minimized the impact of the Internet on traditional industries. Too many established corporates once believed that Facebook was only a…

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Invest in France – 1/2


Emmanuel Delaveau - Partech - Invest in France

Why should a large IT company decide to invest in France? This is a question that Emmanuel Delaveau, General Partner at Partech, a venture capital company based in Paris, Silicon Valley and Berlin, addressed in a recent presentation. In his view, France is a country of choice for innovation and investment for at least four reasons.   I/ Introducing Partech Partech is a transatlantic…