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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter December Holiday Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-december-holiday-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-december-holiday-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter December Holiday Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-december-holiday-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-december-holiday-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance. Learn more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest

\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest

\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest

\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
  2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
  3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
  4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

    This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

    World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

    It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

    As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
    2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
    3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
    4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

      This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

      World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

      It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

      As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
      2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
      3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
      4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

        This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

        World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

        It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

        As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
          2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
          3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
          4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

            This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

            World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

            It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

            Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

            The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

            As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
            2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
            3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
            4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

              This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

              World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

              It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

              Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

              The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

              As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
              2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
              3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
              4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                  This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                  World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                  Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                  If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                  It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                  Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                  The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                  As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                  2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                  3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                  4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                    This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                    World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                    It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                    Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                    The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                    As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                    2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                    3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                    4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                      This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                      Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                      World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                      Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                      If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                      <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                      It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                      Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                      The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                      As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                      2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                      3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                      4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                        This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                        World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                        Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                        If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                        <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                        It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                        Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                        The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                        As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                          Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                          If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                          2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                          3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                          4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                            This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                            Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                            World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                            Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                            If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                            <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                            It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                            Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                            The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                            As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                            2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                            2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                            3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                            4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                              This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                              Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                              World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                              Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                              If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                              It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                              Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                              The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                              As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                              2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                              3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                              4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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                                It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                  This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                  Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                  World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                  Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                  If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                  It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                  As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                  2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                  3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                  4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                    5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                    This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                    Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                    World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                    Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                    If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                    It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                    Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                    The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                    As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                    Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                    2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                    3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                    4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                      This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                      Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                      World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                      It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                      Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                      The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                      As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                      Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                      Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                      2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                      3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                      4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                        5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                        This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                        World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                        <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                        It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                        Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                        As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                        3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        This partnership is a great opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer clients a one-of-a-kind experience in Silicon Valley. If you're interested in partnering with SVIC, please check out our website for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        In addition to the exposure to the innovation ecosystem, tour agents and DMC companies will also benefit from the SVIC's expertise in organizing and executing customized programs for clients. SVIC will work closely with partners to design tailored itineraries that meet the specific needs and interests of each group, ensuring a unique and memorable experience for clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This partnership is a great opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer clients a one-of-a-kind experience in Silicon Valley. If you're interested in partnering with SVIC, please check out our website for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Through this partnership, tour agents and DMC companies will be able to offer their clients exclusive access to the Silicon Valley Innovation Center and its extensive network of startups, established tech companies, and innovation experts. Clients will have the opportunity to experience the Silicon Valley culture firsthand, visiting the offices of leading tech companies and meeting with founders and executives. They will also have access to a range of workshops, events, and talks designed to provide insights into the latest trends and developments in the tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        In addition to the exposure to the innovation ecosystem, tour agents and DMC companies will also benefit from the SVIC's expertise in organizing and executing customized programs for clients. SVIC will work closely with partners to design tailored itineraries that meet the specific needs and interests of each group, ensuring a unique and memorable experience for clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This partnership is a great opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer clients a one-of-a-kind experience in Silicon Valley. If you're interested in partnering with SVIC, please check out our website for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        In addition to the exposure to the innovation ecosystem, tour agents and DMC companies will also benefit from the SVIC's expertise in organizing and executing customized programs for clients. SVIC will work closely with partners to design tailored itineraries that meet the specific needs and interests of each group, ensuring a unique and memorable experience for clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This partnership is a great opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer clients a one-of-a-kind experience in Silicon Valley. If you're interested in partnering with SVIC, please check out our website for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) is proud to announce a new partnership opportunity for tour agents and DMC (Destination Management Companies) companies. This partnership will provide a unique opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to enhance their offerings to clients and tap into the dynamic and innovative spirit of Silicon Valley.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

                                        Silicon Valley is the birthplace of many of the world's most innovative and disruptive technologies and companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook, and Tesla. It is a hub of creativity, entrepreneurship, and cutting-edge technology, making it an ideal destination for tourists and business travelers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Through this partnership, tour agents and DMC companies will be able to offer their clients exclusive access to the Silicon Valley Innovation Center and its extensive network of startups, established tech companies, and innovation experts. Clients will have the opportunity to experience the Silicon Valley culture firsthand, visiting the offices of leading tech companies and meeting with founders and executives. They will also have access to a range of workshops, events, and talks designed to provide insights into the latest trends and developments in the tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        In addition to the exposure to the innovation ecosystem, tour agents and DMC companies will also benefit from the SVIC's expertise in organizing and executing customized programs for clients. SVIC will work closely with partners to design tailored itineraries that meet the specific needs and interests of each group, ensuring a unique and memorable experience for clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        This partnership is a great opportunity for tour agents and DMC companies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer clients a one-of-a-kind experience in Silicon Valley. If you're interested in partnering with SVIC, please check out our website for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Join us in exploring the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Partner with Silicon Valley Innovation Center for an Unforgettable Experience in Tech and Innovation!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"partner-with-silicon-valley-innovation-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-10 14:55:18","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-10 21:55:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=9615","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8420,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-16 11:45:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-16 19:45:43","post_content":"\n

                                        Here at Silicon Valley Innovation Center, we work with hundreds of global companies to start or accelerate their digital transformation journey. While each company has a unique situation and challenges, we identified six major steps we employ in 95% of projects. By following this framework, our clients were able to create meaningful value from digital transformation and innovation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1.Understand that you don't need the<\/span> digital transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        It might sound counter-intuitive, but this step is essential for bringing innovation to your organization. \"Digital Transformation\" and \"Innovation\" are nebulous words with too many meanings that are hard to translate into a positive value. They earned a bad reputation, thus they alienate many stakeholders and preventing meaningful communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Instead of using those terms, use \"change.\" The organization actually needs change in people, processes, and technologies. Once you deconstruct the innovation to exact areas and concrete steps, you will gain much higher internal traction. Leave buzz-words for buzz-word happy managers and peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        2. Encourage communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        No one knows your business better than you and your employees. They understand most of the problems and growth areas in your business. But often, this knowledge is buried in hierarchy and politics. While meetings are great, they force a lot of people to stay quiet. Extraverts dominate introverts, subordinates don't want to contradict managers, peers don't want to undermine each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        To combat that, create or hire an independent group that would actively interview both managers and line employees. Never mix your interviews -- keep them one-to-one. In our experience, those conversations work best if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        a) People being interviewed know that their feedback is truly anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        b) Interview starts with the complaints: \"Tell me what, in your opinion, is the most painful work?\", \"What is the biggest issue for our organization and your department?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        c) Finished by things that might make their work easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Once initial information is collected, keep your organization updated. Each company will have a unique style of communication, but everyone in the innovation agrees <\/a>that communication is a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        3.Inspire to learn more about the outside world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        From interns to c-suite, your employees need to feel that they can change the company and see the positive examples of transformation happened elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Ask team members to compile a list of the existing solutions that would make their life easier. It doesn't need to be a holistic solution -- just one functionality elsewhere would work great. It will help you identify what you could creatively transplant into your organization without reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Encourage your management to read\/attend programs about what other companies are doing worldwide and in the innovation hot spots. In our experience introducing the executives to new ideas and the latest trends fuel tectonic shifts. We have been doing it for 10+ years and saw this happen again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        4.Align your organization.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Any digital transformation initiative should equate to three outcomes: generating additional revenue, optimizing existing expenses, or satisfying the regulator. This rigid framework allows hashing out through all the nebulous concepts to compare initiative against each other. It also forces people to think about their narrative and calculate the generated value more accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Does this new software allow processing more leads? (Sales Talk<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        2. Will it lead to more sales? (More revenue<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        3. Will it enable us to hire fewer salespeople? ( Less expenses<\/em>)<\/li>
                                        4. Can we achieve the same monetary result by doing something else, like increasing the marketing budget or increasing the sales commission? ( What are the alternatives?)<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          5.Review your processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Like the previous point, do you know what modifications you need to make to accommodate digital transformation? Can your legal or sales team handle more qualified leads? You don't need to hire new people or change existing processes just yet, but a thorough review will allow you to do pregame analysis better and prepare for changes to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Our favorite example is saving time by automation. Let's say some solution saves your operations department 20% of their workload. Do you know what they will do with this freed time? Can other departments create 20% more business for the operation department? Is eliminating 1\/5th of your workforce is the only option? Can you use the same funds elsewhere with a more significant ROI, leaving the operation department as is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          6. Create Paper MVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Once you have identified where to apply your resources -- start executing. But don't go for a full-blown battle trying to attack everything at once. Start with Minimal Viable Product(MVP) and do it with minimal resources, even if it means doing it on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          One of our clients wanted to redefine how they manage their warehouses with sensors, the internet of things, and big data. But before signing any deals or investing in infrastructure, we had warehouse workers collect data manually and enter it in the Google sheets for two weeks. We used Excel built-in functionality to analyze the collected data to see if we can extract meaningful insights out of it. That allowed us to identify the most impactful area for the first steps and test our assumption before writing a big check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          While it is not that digital-friendly and takes workers away from their day-to-day activities, this is the most critical action to ensure the successful execution of digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation and Digital Transformation can be quite daunting, but they lead to survival and growth. If you're wondering what are some lessons that could be learned from Silicon Valley, read this post. At the end of the day tech giants stay competing by constantly reinventing and disrupting themselves. Apple now has complete different revenue and product structure than 10 years ago, so does Microsoft. So the first lesson is, don't be afraid your digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"Step by Step Silicon Valley Guide to Digital Transformation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"step-by-step-silicon-valley-guide-to-digital-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:10","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8420","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8417,"post_author":"18","post_date":"2021-11-11 17:50:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-12 01:50:40","post_content":"\n

                                          This year brought a lot of disruption to our lives and our businesses. Here in Silicon Valley, many companies have anticipated and prepared for this disruption long before it actually unleashed on the global level.\u00a0 We have many of our clients who are trying to understand what is next and what can be learned from Silicon Valley. We put together 5 lessons that will shape the business today and tomorrow so you can start adopting them to ensure long-term growth in the current turbulent environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 1<\/strong>. Status Quo is Dead.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current environment, most companies focus on their core business -- preserving the past success. We put innovation, new ideas, and pretty much everything else on the back burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          It might have worked in the previous downturns, but it wouldn't work today. You might be doing the same thing you did before, or might be even better. Still, there are a plethora of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond that consider your status quo as their opportunity. Tech giants with billions of cash challenge your business as usual; young, hungry startups backed by affluent VC investors do the same. Geographic boundaries no longer provide any protection -- world gone virtual while business threats went global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Who feared Amazon in 2000, 2005, 2010? Many bookshops were quite happy with their status quo, while Amazon grew stronger and more dangerous. And now their status quo is gone, as their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Here at SVIC, we do a lot of intelligence for global corporations on new trends and possible threats, but we would never predict what exactly will disrupt their business and when. Instead, we are using this intelligence to outline the strategy that will disrupt the company from within to fuel growth and stability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 2<\/strong>. Innovation Needs to Work Today for it to Work Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Usually, we focus on the horizon when we think about the benefits of transformation and innovation results. But this approach has many design, organizational, and operational flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          First, it is hard to design something that won't materialize in the next several years. Hence, there will be many gaps, assumptions, and flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Second, changing the status quo is hard as is, and putting the benefit of this change in the future discourages people from embracing this change fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lastly, it is almost impossible to create the right ecosystem around new things that innovation brings without known interactions and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Focus on current developments, existing infrastructure, and your corporate culture to find where new initiative can gain traction and build upon that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 3. Technology no Longer Produces the Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          20 years ago you could install Excel in your organization and that would generate value almost immediately.  So it is quite natural that everyone is obsessed with technology, but technology is a tool and an enabler. Real transformation and value come from processes that you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The first advice that you get in design school is to draw the UI on paper. When you do this, you remove all the unnecessary technology distractions: alignment, styles, fonts. You focus on what matters -- is your UI intuitive? If it is, it will be as intuitive in the app or on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The same principle applies to businesses. Uber is not about an app; it is about freelance drivers with their vehicles and fixed payments to riders. Will this idea work with flip phones, a calculator, and a phone book? Of course -- it is not scalable, but still delivers core value. And this when technology transforms a good idea into a killer product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This approach will also help with almost every initiative you have, even in the corporate environment. Want to automate the HR process? Try doing it in Excel or google forms. Can you access or collect data? Does it still create value with 5-10 people sample group? If so, then you can think about AI, ML, Big Data, and other buzzwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 4<\/strong>. The Value of the Modern Organization Comes from People, not Assets.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          In the current economy, people are no longer gears in the mechanism but value-creators. Even the small group of your employees can become key competitors to your established organization despite all the assets you own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          This paradigm has been alive and blooming in Silicon Valley for several decades. Venture capitalists are considering the founding team as the primary value driver and a success factor. But now, this concept is far beyond just startups, venture capital, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Everything-as-a-service makes starting a new business and disrupting established companies is easier than ever. Even ten years ago, you needed a lot of capital to start a software company (most \"asset-light\" type of business): rent servers; hire developers, designers; set payroll and benefits. Now you can do all of these things as-a-service and gig workers in a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Moreover, the entry barrier for \"asset-heavy\" industries such as manufacturing and construction is going down as well: ubers of construction and manufacturing will lease their equipment as a service. Even banking operations could be done as-a-service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Think about how you can hire, retain and empower your employees to transform them into active value generators. Discuss with your team how you can differentiate your company from thousands other companies that ask the same question, as shown by this McKinsey section <\/a>dedicated to the future of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Lesson 5. Unknown Unknowns is where the Exponential Growth Happens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                          Without expanding the notion of possible, personal, and corporate growth is doomed to stagnate. Only by continually challenging the margins of our thinking box, we achieve remarkable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Known Knowns -- something that you know you have skills and knowledge to perform well. It is your bread and butter, but it is where little growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Known Unknowns -- something that you know you don't have skills or knowledge yet. You are aware that you need to learn to be better or to create new opportunities. This is where the linear growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Unknown Unknowns -- something that you have no idea it even exists and that it could change your life. It is a complete shift of paradigm, redefining what is possible. This is where exponential growth happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Did you know that you can have a compliance department as-a-service at a fraction of the cost? Or estimate how likely your employee to quit based on their communication patterns?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We work with the leading global brands in their respective industries  to provide innovation intelligence, to get a glimpse of those unknown unknowns, and every time we identify several technologies that we had no idea existed before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Those 5 trends are collected from our clients, from our innovation intelligence researches, and from our partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond. We are confident that those are applicable to many companies and hope you can benefit from them as well. If you are wondering how to turn those lessons into actionable items, read our step-by-step guide to digital transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"5 lessons from Silicon Valley about 2020 and beyond","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-lessons-from-silicon-valley-about-2020-and-beyond","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8417","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":772,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-04-12 17:56:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-04-13 00:56:00","post_content":"\n

                                          World leader WhatsApp hotly pursued by innovative rivals from China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Facebook-owned WhatsApp is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most popular messaging service and has been since at least 2014, when it could boast 600 million monthly active users. The corresponding figure today is 1.5 billion, over 50 percent more than its closest rival, WeChat, which had 963 million monthly active users at last count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Apart from being the market leader, WhatsApp is also unique for the fact that it is one of the few big-name messengers which does not generate any revenue. The company has said on numerous occasions that working on ways to monetize the app, including charging businesses to use it, although details remain scarce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For now, it seems that alongside its ownership of Instagram, Facebook is still using WhatsApp as a means to build its reach. Taken together, the three platforms \u201cgive [Facebook CEO] Zuckerberg a significant user base in just about every major country across the globe,\u201d says Forbes technology journalist and industry commentator\u00a0Gordon Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Innovation quote of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          Partner Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                          If you\u2019re looking to showcase your ideas to executives in the Senior Living Sector you won\u2019t want to miss this opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter April Edition","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-april-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-april-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":840,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-01-03 17:49:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-04 01:49:00","post_content":"\n

                                          It's a new year and a new chance to leverage ideas from leaders from Silicon Valley Tech companies for your business. In this edition, see the direction AI is moving, learn about blockchain in our cryptocurrency quiz, and see what executives have to say about FinTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          Google\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Just Made Computers More Human<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          How many parks are near the new home you\u2019re thinking of buying? What\u2019s the best dinner-wine pairing at a restaurant? These everyday questions require relational reasoning, an important component of higher thought that has been difficult for artificial intelligence (AI) to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          Built for financial services executives, the program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies and presentations by experts to provide insights into the impact of technology innovations on finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early Bird Discount Ending Soon!<\/strong> See the schedule.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Leading Digital Transformation - Executive Immersion Program - \u00a0Mar 12-16, July 9-13, Silicon Valley, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                          The program includes 5 full days of immersive experience with the most innovative Silicon Valley companies. It is designed specifically for corporate executives leading digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Early bird registration open now. View the agenda.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"SVIC Newsletter January Edition\u00a0","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"svic-newsletter-january-edition","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/svic-newsletter-january-edition\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":846,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-21 19:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-22 03:30:00","post_content":"\n

                                          As the year comes to a close, we are looking ahead at what's to come. Check out the insights on the 3 Business Trends for 2018 and get ready to accelerate your innovation agenda next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          We wish you a very happy holiday season. May your year be filled with happiness, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          From the SVIC Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                          3 Business Trends for 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          These three emerging innovations reached their tipping point in 2017. Although they weren\u2019t necessarily developed in 2017, they reached a high enough market adoption to indicate that they will be adopted on a mass scale in the next year or two. These three innovations are ones you need to plan for in 2018. Read the rest here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Is your business ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. This \u201cFourth Industrial Revolution\u201d brings us a world of cyber-physical systems, characterized by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          State of ICO (Infographic)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Fast Facts on ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is an unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          YOU'RE INVITED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          For a limited time only, we are offering a 10% discount on our 2018 programs to our subscribers. Register with the discount code: SVICHoliday<\/strong> - Offer ends on January 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          Navigating Fintech Disruption - Executive Immersion Program - <\/strong>Feb 12-16, May 14-18, Silicon Valley, CA <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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