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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

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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

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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

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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

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Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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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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The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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
\"\"
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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Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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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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Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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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5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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  1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
  2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
  3. Validated learning<\/li>
  4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
  5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

    Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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    5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
    3. Validated learning<\/li>
    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
    5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

      Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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      Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
      2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
      3. Validated learning<\/li>
      4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
      5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

        Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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        In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
        2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
        3. Validated learning<\/li>
        4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
        5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

          Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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          The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
          2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
          3. Validated learning<\/li>
          4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
          5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

            Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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            Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
            2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
            3. Validated learning<\/li>
            4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
            5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

              Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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              Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

              Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
              2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
              3. Validated learning<\/li>
              4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
              5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                3. Validated learning<\/li>
                4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                  Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                  \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                  Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                  2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                  3. Validated learning<\/li>
                  4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                  5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                    Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                    This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                    Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                    3. Validated learning<\/li>
                    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                    5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                      Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                      Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                      Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                      2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                      3. Validated learning<\/li>
                      4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                      5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                        Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                        New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                        Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                        Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                        2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                        3. Validated learning<\/li>
                        4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                        5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                          Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                          These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                          Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                          2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                          3. Validated learning<\/li>
                          4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                          5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                            Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                            \u201cTo avoid allowing small, pioneering companies to dominate new markets, executives must personally monitor the available intelligence on the progress of pioneering companies through monthly meetings with technologists, academics, venture capitalists, and other nontraditional sources of information. They cannot rely on the company\u2019s traditional channels for gauging markets because those channels were not designed for that purpose.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                            Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                            2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                            3. Validated learning<\/li>
                            4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                            5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                              Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                              According to Christensen and Bower, one of the best ways to overcome this difficulty is to leave experimentation to startups but keep abreast of their progress. This is where visits to Silicon Valley come in, as they allow for the kind of contact with the world of innovation which is vital if big companies are not to be overtaken by new entrants. As Christensen and Bower put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \u201cTo avoid allowing small, pioneering companies to dominate new markets, executives must personally monitor the available intelligence on the progress of pioneering companies through monthly meetings with technologists, academics, venture capitalists, and other nontraditional sources of information. They cannot rely on the company\u2019s traditional channels for gauging markets because those channels were not designed for that purpose.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                              Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                              Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                              2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                              3. Validated learning<\/li>
                              4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                              5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                                Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                                Managers can create this kind of information only by experimenting rapidly, iteratively, and inexpensively with both the product and the market. For established companies to undertake such experiments is very difficult.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                                According to Christensen and Bower, one of the best ways to overcome this difficulty is to leave experimentation to startups but keep abreast of their progress. This is where visits to Silicon Valley come in, as they allow for the kind of contact with the world of innovation which is vital if big companies are not to be overtaken by new entrants. As Christensen and Bower put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \u201cTo avoid allowing small, pioneering companies to dominate new markets, executives must personally monitor the available intelligence on the progress of pioneering companies through monthly meetings with technologists, academics, venture capitalists, and other nontraditional sources of information. They cannot rely on the company\u2019s traditional channels for gauging markets because those channels were not designed for that purpose.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                                Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                                2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                                3. Validated learning<\/li>
                                4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                                5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                                  Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                                  The academics wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Managers can create this kind of information only by experimenting rapidly, iteratively, and inexpensively with both the product and the market. For established companies to undertake such experiments is very difficult.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                                  According to Christensen and Bower, one of the best ways to overcome this difficulty is to leave experimentation to startups but keep abreast of their progress. This is where visits to Silicon Valley come in, as they allow for the kind of contact with the world of innovation which is vital if big companies are not to be overtaken by new entrants. As Christensen and Bower put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \u201cTo avoid allowing small, pioneering companies to dominate new markets, executives must personally monitor the available intelligence on the progress of pioneering companies through monthly meetings with technologists, academics, venture capitalists, and other nontraditional sources of information. They cannot rely on the company\u2019s traditional channels for gauging markets because those channels were not designed for that purpose.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                  Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                                  Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                                  2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                                  3. Validated learning<\/li>
                                  4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                                  5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                    What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                                    Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};

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                                    In 1995, well before Ries\u2019 work appeared, Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower argued that corporations should take this approach when confronted with disruptive technologies even though doing so is challenging. They explained how corporations need to experiment with the technologies in order to understand their potential customers and markets. This is market information which, without experimentation, would not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The academics wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Managers can create this kind of information only by experimenting rapidly, iteratively, and inexpensively with both the product and the market. For established companies to undertake such experiments is very difficult.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                                    According to Christensen and Bower, one of the best ways to overcome this difficulty is to leave experimentation to startups but keep abreast of their progress. This is where visits to Silicon Valley come in, as they allow for the kind of contact with the world of innovation which is vital if big companies are not to be overtaken by new entrants. As Christensen and Bower put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \u201cTo avoid allowing small, pioneering companies to dominate new markets, executives must personally monitor the available intelligence on the progress of pioneering companies through monthly meetings with technologists, academics, venture capitalists, and other nontraditional sources of information. They cannot rely on the company\u2019s traditional channels for gauging markets because those channels were not designed for that purpose.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    These days, corporates are not satisfied by simply farming out experimentation to startups. Instead, they actively invest and partner with them. Others have taken things step further by setting up their own innovation labs. Whatever the approach, regular contact with Silicon Valley is an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    New, possibly improved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                    Thus it is only by visiting the world\u2019s tech hub that big company executives can really understand what it means in practice to apply the principles of entrepreneurship. This is essential knowledge because entrepreneurship is the only way to respond not only to the challenges businesses face today \u2013 in the form of digital transformation and technological change \u2013 but also to the ones they will face tomorrow which are as yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    This lesson was quickly assimilated by executives from International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) when they took an immersion tour with SVIC. The group's program included meetings at both startups and well-established businesses. The executives saw not only high technology solutions to IVC's pain points; they also experienced the culture of Silicon Valley and discovered opportunities they never  knew existed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \"For IVC, getting a first-hand look at the work being done in fields like precision medicine by newly-minted companies was both a wake-up call and an inspiration. It provided a timely reminder that new competitors are always appearing, but also threw up unexpected avenues for potential mergers and acquisitions which could secure the future market position of the vitamin manufacturer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    What IVC found is that being a part of the Silicon Valley ecosystem produces advantages impossible to emulate from afar. Only in person can a company cultivate contacts, take meetings and get to know the startups and entrepreneurs experimenting with what could be the next Uber or Airbnb. When disruptive technologies are accelerating the pace of change as they are now, it is crucial to have a grasp of these \u201cfacts on the ground\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Change is perhaps the only constant organizations can be sure of. The very notion of entrepreneurship is itself fluid and subject to constant redefinition. What does it mean to run a company today? Nowhere more than in Silicon Valley is that question being asked, and then answered in countless ways. Corporations must see for themselves what those answers are and what they can learn from them. Otherwise they risk having those answers destroy their business.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Corporate Executives Should Visit Silicon Valley: Learn to Innovate like a Startup","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup","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\/why-corporate-executives-should-visit-silicon-valley-learn-to-innovate-like-a-startup\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":744,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-07 23:21:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-08 06:21:00","post_content":"\n

                                    Corporations don\u2019t have five to ten years to waste developing a product that no one wants. Instead of building a plan and following it without question, companies should focus on implementing ideas quickly to determine whether they are good enough to spend more resources on. That\u2019s where the lean startup method comes in to jumpstart corporate innovation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    The lean startup method takes ideas around lean manufacturing and applies them to the process of innovation. Instead of using a business plan as a prediction of the future, a company turns the business plan into a series of hypotheses, such as what customers do or don\u2019t want, and then quickly performs experiments to test these hypotheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    In order to test hypotheses, companies create a minimum viable product. A minimum viable product is a scaled down version of an expansive vision of a product that can be delivered quickly and inexpensively. A minimum viable product allows companies to rapidly test ideas and determine whether or not they work in order to change directions without investing too many resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup<\/i>, presents five principles of the lean startup method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    5 Principles of the Lean Startup Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/li>
                                    2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/li>
                                    3. Validated learning<\/li>
                                    4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/li>
                                    5. Innovation accounting<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      What do these lean startup principles mean for corporations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1. Entrepreneurs are everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      A modern company sees the creativity and talent of every employee as a precious resource. In order to leverage its entrepreneurs, a modern company needs to address all employees as entrepreneurs. Why? One, because we never know who the entrepreneurs are. Two, because most ideas are bad. If everyone can contribute ideas, companies have a greater chance of finding a good idea. But there needs to be a process as a company can\u2019t implement every idea, even with a lean startup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      2. Entrepreneurship is management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Eric Ries defines a startup as \u201ca human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.\u201d A startup is an experiment. Any size company can perform experiments. The key is to have a strategy when meeting failure. That is to pivot. When a company pivots, they stay grounded in what they\u2019ve learned and change directions. Since time is money, the path to success is reducing the amount of time between pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      3. Validated learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Companies should move from simply making stuff to validated learning. With validated learning the unit of measurement is not how far along the team is on adding features, but how far along the company is on learning who they\u2019re customers are and what their customers need. As William Edwards Deming, an American engineer, said, \u201cThe customer is the most important part of the production line.\u201d Teams must rigorously assess whether they are learning how to build a sustainable business. And a sustainable business is one that first understands the customer\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      4. Build-Measure-Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      The question is not whether a product can be built but whether it should be built. Companies can build things very efficiently that nobody wants. The build-measure-learn cycle involves turning ideas into products quickly, measuring how customers respond, and then learning whether or not to pivot or persevere. A minimum viable product only needs to include features necessary to learn what customers want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      5. Innovation accounting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Entrepreneurs need to be held accountable, but to a different set of metrics. Instead of having product milestones, innovators should have learning milestones. A measurable metric for learning is customer behavior. Product development focuses on improvement in customer retention instead of product sales. With learning milestones, companies give themselves a timeframe to meet a customer behavior baseline and choose whether or not to pivot.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Competitive Edge for Corporations: The Lean Startup Method and Innovation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation","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\/a-competitive-edge-for-corporations-the-lean-startup-method-and-innovation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":750,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-05-04 00:03:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-04 07:03:00","post_content":"\n

                                      Partnering with Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Innovation Center partner to provide exclusive access to top innovators in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      April 24, 2018<\/strong>, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Maritz Travel<\/a>,\u00a0Four Seasons\u00a0Hotel Silicon Valley<\/a> and\u00a0Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0have partnered to organise a groundbreaking thought leadership summit in the heart of Silicon Valley. Senior business leaders will have unmatched access to unlocking the secrets of the global innovation capital with exclusive insights into the future of industries and strategies that will help transform their company into an innovation powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Held from July 18 to 20, 2018, the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit<\/a> is an in-depth, three-day program designed specifically for CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives and business owners looking to stay ahead of fast-changing technology trends. This thought-provoking, all-inclusive event will feature inspirational speakers and industry thought leaders from a wide variety of global innovation-centric companies. Participants will immerse themselves into the innovative culture of Silicon Valley through visits to leading technology companies, meetings with major venture capital firms, and experience unique networking opportunities with the most innovative startups and thought leaders. Participants will be following in the footsteps of executives from top brands who have all benefited from similar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      \u201cOur Hotel is the preferred destination for international business elite to connect with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. In helping to develop the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit we are creating an unparalleled experience with access to leading innovation thinkers and best practices for corporate innovation from some of the world\u2019s most progressive companies,\u201d says Florian Riedel, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      This summit offers direct access to Silicon Valley innovators and disruptors through a completely redefined conference experience focused on emerging technologies and enlightening innovation practices. Maritz Travel is recognised in the meeting and event industry for expertise in creating exceptional experiences that drive their client\u2019s business results and they are a trusted partner for many international corporations in expanding their global reach and strategic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      \u201cAt Maritz Travel we focus on innovative event design that aligns event impressions to measurable business outcomes for our clients,\u201d says Charlie Ferbet, Vice President Sales \u2013 West Coast at Maritz Travel.  \u201cAs a company that greatly values innovation, we are pleased to partner in organising this summit and excited to help key business leaders realise opportunities for growth in a unique and thoughtfully designed environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      The world\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem with more than 15,000 startups and more than 2,000 venture capital firms, Silicon Valley has long been viewed as the epicentre for new technologies and new business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      \u201cOver the years we have enabled multiple public enterprises and private businesses to better understand the ongoing industry disruption and to shape their growth strategy in terms of launching new products and entering new industries,\u201d says Andrey Kunov, Stanford PhD, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center. \u201cWe have designed this summit program to share with executive leaders the most advanced knowledge and tools needed to transform their businesses, foster an entrepreneurial mindset and successfully capitalise on new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      About Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Maritz Travel \u2013 A Maritz Global Events Company, creates exceptional experiences that inspire people to achieve extraordinary business results. By designing and executing innovative corporate events, meetings and incentive travel programs, Maritz Travel helps transform businesses and people. They focus on individual business objectives to provide business meeting planning and group incentive trips that drive business results and improve customer, employee and channel partner engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      About Silicon Valley Innovation Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                      Since 2011, Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) has been empowering senior-level executive leaders from around the world to uncover business growth opportunities behind the threats of disruptive technologies. SVIC provides expertise on the business impact of disruptive technologies by creating exclusive executive management programs, cutting-edge thought leadership summits, and breakthrough corporate innovation acceleration programs<\/p>\n","post_title":"Groundbreaking Silicon Valley Innovation Summit Invites Business Leaders to Unlock the Secrets of Silicon Valley","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley","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\/groundbreaking-silicon-valley-innovation-summit-invites-business-leaders-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-silicon-valley\/","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

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