By Prasuj Loganathan, Solution Engineering Leader for Startups and Growing Enterprises, Oracle Corporation Think Oracle and small, high-growth companies have...
By Prasuj Loganathan, Solution Engineering Leader for Startups and Growing Enterprises, Oracle Corporation Think Oracle and small, high-growth companies have nothing in common? You’d be surprised. Here, at Oracle, we’re gearing up to soak in the energy and innovation coming out of this year’s DIG SOUTH Tech Conference in Charleston, South Carolina on April 25-27. For the uninitiated, conference organizers bill DIG SOUTH as the event that “connects leading global brands to the...
By Prasuj Loganathan, Solution Engineering Leader for Startups and Growing Enterprises, Oracle Corporation Think Oracle and small, high-growth companies have nothing in common? You’d be...
Startup Toonimo launched its audio-visual “guidance platform” in 2013, with the promise of making it easier for consumers to complete complex tasks on websites...
Startup Toonimo launched its audio-visual “guidance platform” in 2013, with the promise of making it easier for consumers to complete complex tasks on websites without human assistance. Early adopters included small and midsize insurance companies and banks that lacked the support staff to guide their customers through complex policies, claim forms, and credit applications. But Toonimo struggled to attract large enterprise customers—a segment essential to its long-term...
Startup Toonimo launched its audio-visual “guidance platform” in 2013, with the promise of making it easier for consumers to complete complex tasks on websites without human assistance. Early adopters...
Many people start businesses because they have a great idea, and they hope that great idea will take off and (maybe, just maybe) make them some money. However,...
Many people start businesses because they have a great idea, and they hope that great idea will take off and (maybe, just maybe) make them some money. However, (and we have all heard this statistic before) 70 percent of all businesses fail within 10 years. But this is not the interesting part of the statistic. There is more. Four-fifths (80 percent) of new companies survive their first year Two-thirds (66 percent) survive their second year About one-half (50 percent) survive...
Many people start businesses because they have a great idea, and they hope that great idea will take off and (maybe, just maybe) make them some money. However, (and we have all heard this statistic...
Even though parts of the northern hemisphere are still covered in snow and apparently missed the memo noting the official arrival of spring, the season of...
Even though parts of the northern hemisphere are still covered in snow and apparently missed the memo noting the official arrival of spring, the season of renewal arrived last week. From secular and scientific to pagan and religious celebrations and observations, there are a plethora of words and phrases that highlight the equinox. Personally, my favorite word for spring is renaissance. Connecting this season with the concept of renaissance is particularly powerful for...
Even though parts of the northern hemisphere are still covered in snow and apparently missed the memo noting the official arrival of spring, the season of renewal arrived last week. From secular...
Sim International prides itself on being a full-service production house for some big players in the entertainment game. Their motto, “From first frame to...
Sim International prides itself on being a full-service production house for some big players in the entertainment game. Their motto, “From first frame to finishing,” covers everything a TV show or movie might need during and after a shoot: studios, cameras, lights, dailies, editing bays, special effects and post-production—even freelance talent. With studios in major locales including Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles, Sim’s clients include big names like Netflix,...
Sim International prides itself on being a full-service production house for some big players in the entertainment game. Their motto, “From first frame to finishing,” covers everything a TV show...
In many aspects of our lives, silos are not uncommon. I realized this the other day as I went to the grocery store near our house. Each aisle and section is...
In many aspects of our lives, silos are not uncommon. I realized this the other day as I went to the grocery store near our house. Each aisle and section is focused on one thing, from produce to canned goods to cereal. Trying to create a great meal while staying within the confines of one aisle is nearly impossible—you’d have pasta but no salad, or a fantastic steak and nothing else. In prepping for a dinner party, we naturally understand this. We have a holistic view of the...
In many aspects of our lives, silos are not uncommon. I realized this the other day as I went to the grocery store near our house. Each aisle and section is focused on one thing, from produce...
Entrepreneurs take pride in being on the cutting edge, in knowing what’s going to be hot even before it starts to sizzle. However, there are times when...
Entrepreneurs take pride in being on the cutting edge, in knowing what’s going to be hot even before it starts to sizzle. However, there are times when entrepreneurs are a beat behind. When it comes to going digital, too many business owners are playing catch-up. This is because digital is touching—and transforming—so many areas of a business that it can be hard to keep up. Let’s look at three aspects of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) that are experiencing a digital...
Entrepreneurs take pride in being on the cutting edge, in knowing what’s going to be hot even before it starts to sizzle. However, there are times when entrepreneurs are a beat behind. When it...
It is easy to view this year’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, as not only a series of top athletic competitions on snow and ice but also as a...
It is easy to view this year’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, as not only a series of top athletic competitions on snow and ice but also as a platform for multinational large companies. Between runs, heats and podiums, media of all types will be promoting many large corporate brands from multiple Fortune 500 global sponsors. But there is an important perspective often lost during these games that is applicable to small-to medium-size businesses (SMBs) with lessons...
It is easy to view this year’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, as not only a series of top athletic competitions on snow and ice but also as a platform for multinational large...
My teenage daughter recently opened her first bank account. As we were shopping around for the right bank, my wife and I discussed how we needed a company large...
My teenage daughter recently opened her first bank account. As we were shopping around for the right bank, my wife and I discussed how we needed a company large enough to have locations all over the country. That's because in two short years, our daughter will head to college and we're not yet sure where that will be. As individual consumers, people often take comfort in the capabilities, security and expertise that big brands offer. We’re far more apt to buy our laptop from...
My teenage daughter recently opened her first bank account. As we were shopping around for the right bank, my wife and I discussed how we needed a company large enough to have locations all over...
