Last week, a record-breaking 35,562 attendees took to Toronto from 130 countries worldwide to experience “The Olympics of Tech,” Collision 2022. The event is one of the largest tech events in North America, featuring multiple stages, themes and tracks over the course of three days.
As the world undergoes tremendous changes in the wake of COVID-19, the importance of online and contactless payments has skyrocketed. With discussions continuing to emerge on how this tech will propel the global payments industry, who are the leaders of this innovative technology? We’re highlighting Bay Area-based individuals that are leading the wave of blockchain innovation and moving it into the mainstream.
In a guest post from cred PR partner Max Borges Agency, Matt Shumate highlights the growing trends in consumer tech following his week on the ground at CES 2020.
Coming off the heels of January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the world is buzzing about what tech trends will be most prominent in the decade ahead. Growing up in the ‘90s, the young tech geek in me eagerly anticipated 2020 with flying cars and instant transporters. Let’s see if we’re getting close to this Blade Runner-esque vision any time soon.
Fintech technologies are moving at a rapid pace. From faster payments to AI in banking, trends in fintech are uprooting the world of finance and revitalizing the industry from its traditions.
In this edition of our credTen series, we’re highlighting 10 events helping the financial industry stay up to speed on emerging technologies.
Digital media and marketing is a complex, dynamic and often convoluted space and the continuous disruption has created significant opportunities in the market. LUMA is committed to help foster better comprehension of this complex sector with the infamous LUMAscapes that are created to help map the key players in each channel.
Understanding the ecosystem is essential for all constituents from markets to agencies, publishers, tech intermediaries and investors. The knowledge landscape is LUMA Partners newest attempt to map these various 'knowledge' sources. It can be used an an invaluable tool to all constituents by presenting the key players in each discipline broken out below.
Check out some of the newest disruptors and see how the familiar tech giants are evolving. An exciting space to watch!
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On March 30, we stopped by Startup Grind Silicon Valley (hosted at Pivotal Labs in Palo Alto) and listened in on a fireside chat between Alex Austin, CEO and Co-founder of Branch Metrics, and Scott Nolan, Partner at Founders Fund and early employee at SpaceX. In this 50 minute-session, Alex shared the growth of Branch Metrics from origin to scaling the company to support 1.3B users.
Here are five things we learned:
Set a success criteria - know for yourself what success looks like.
If you’re having to sell your product too hard, it’s not a good sign!
Hyper customer service with early adopters of your product/service will pay you back in dividends. When scaling your product, invest in customer support.
Never get in the mode where you feel you can kick back and celebrate; there is always something on fire or broken.
Always think about macro trends, where you fit within them and the broader platform that you’re on.
About Startup Grind:
Startup Grind is a global startup community with a mission to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs. Every month, they hosts events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons they learned on the way to building great companies. Since its founding in 2010, Startup Grind has hosted 2,000 fireside chats and helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and new recruits and pursue funding.
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