Government's’ job is to provide all citizens with safe and reliable services. From that perspective, technological innovation is helping in the creation of government’s value proposition, but it's not always easy. Let's take a look into the U.S. government digitalization and the key problem areas to watch out for.
Since 2009, B&N has fallen far behind Amazon in online sales and has been forced to close many physical bookstores. Many company critics have been arguing that B&N’s attempts to embrace innovation have failed and that the firm may soon have to face the destiny of its early rival Borders, which in 2011, not being able to compete in the changing retail landscape, filed for bankruptcy. Is B&N in the Border(s)line?
Challenged with information and technology gaps within their agricultural system, Nigerian farmers struggle to optimize crop performance. One company plans to change this by revolutionizing an unlikely tool.
Betterment and other robo advisors are revolutionizing the investment and financial planning industry by providing automated wealth management services
12 years into business, Alipay has grown into the world's most valuable fintech services provider and the unquestionable leader of China’s online payment market. In 2014, Alipay processed 140 million transactions per day, while the banking system in China handled 170 million non-cash transactions on average every day (this includes bills, cards and electronic transfers). What did Alipay do to disrupt and win the payment market?
“There are many new participants in the value chain and every one of them is trying to eat some of the cake” — Sebastien Bazin, CEO of Accor Hotels (2)
Soon a burrito emoji will trigger an order at some restaurant, it is Chipotle’s job to make sure it is theirs.
Will doctors— one of the most highly trained professionals— become obsolete?
Ripple: Disrupting Cross-border Transactions with Blockchain Technology
“In 1994, after seeing an article citing Internet usage was growing by 2,300%, Jeff Bezos left a comfortable, high-paying job and started an online bookstore inside his rental house in suburban Seattle. His online bookselling company quickly morphed into the world’s largest online retailer with a $ 107 Bn revenue and $ 359 Bn market capitalization.”
