Guillaume Villon de Benveniste, Auteur à The Innovation and Strategy Blog

Strategic issues to tap into a $1.2 trillion in value

February 27, 2018September 28, 2018

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…

Financing Innovation, In english, Strategy

Value : digital technologies to generate a $1210 Bn prize in 10 industries

February 13, 2018September 28, 2018

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…

Financing Innovation, Strategy

7 digital technologies to generate $1210 Bn in value by 2025

February 6, 2018September 28, 2018

In previous articles, I indicated that digital technologies should create as much value as the Russian economy while showing, at the same time, the potential to transform every single production activity in Michael Porter’s value chain. Figuring out how value is distributed among technologies acts as a guide to setting investment priorities for multiple stakeholders: Shareholders may refer to a firm’s technology strategy in…

Financing Innovation, In english, Strategy

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

January 30, 2018February 4, 2018

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.

Financing Innovation, In english

Digital technologies to create $1210 billion in value by 2025

January 23, 2018April 13, 2019

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…

Energy, In english

Digital innovation can bring 3 benefits to the energy industry, according to Colette Lewiner

December 13, 2016July 6, 2017

What role can digital innovation play in the energy industry? How could it improve customer satisfaction and lower client churn rate? Could it play any role in optimizing asset utilization? These are some of the questions that Colette Lewiner, a worldwide Energy expert, Jean-Luc Pugnet, Total’s Account Managing Director at Fujitsu, and myself addressed in a follow-up conversation. 1/ Improved customer experience First of all,…

Energy, In english

A strategic overview on the Energy industry, with Colette Lewiner

December 6, 2016July 6, 2017

What role does digital transformation play in the energy industry? In what ways can digital transformation help established companies meet their operational challenges? What are the key benefits that leading companies can drive out of digital transformation? These are some of the questions that Colette Lewiner, a worldwide Energy expert, Jean-Luc Pugnet, Total’s Account Managing Director at Fujitsu, and myself addressed in a recent conversation.…

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Identifying the client

November 15, 2016January 11, 2017

Although this may sound like a very simple question, a question that is so obvious that it should not be addressed, this is perhaps one of the most profound questions that any innovator has to deal with. Behind the word client they are many kinds of players: the end user, the payer, the consumer and a business partner. This is enough to be very…

Financing Innovation, In english

Invest in France – 2/2

November 8, 2016February 28, 2019

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…

In english

Invest in France – 1/2

November 2, 2016February 28, 2019

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…