Over the last few months we have been researching, analyzing, and most recently advising clients on how the connected era is driving strategic shifts in many industries. As we continue to refine our analysis, we have started to make parts of it public. First, directed to the automotive industry, we conducted a Webinar with Automotive […]
A few weeks ago, while passing through the airport on my last trip of 2012 , I passed by a Brookstone store. I was enticed in by all of the gadgets. It didn’t disappoint. A bunch of items that I didn’t really need, but called out to me, were abundant . Typically I take it all in and exit empty handed, but not this time. This time I was sucked […]
So it is 11 days past the new year. The Mayan’s were wrong. The world didn’t stop. Not only has the earth kept spinning, but it is probably more connected than ever! Well before the holiday we contributed once again to Connected World Magazine. We called out a few trends we saw emerging in 2013. […]
Are you a believer? An early adopter? A visionary? Do you see the world connecting around you? As IBM says, the planet is getting “smarter”? Can you see your life becoming one big system vs. that of many independent sub systems? We believe yes, and if you do too, then you are starting to live […]
We will keep this post a bit shorter than our standard contribution at CGS Advice. This time we have it easy though, we have already included a lot of our thoughts in a recently released article. The print edition doesn’t come out until Sept, but you can get a sneak peek digitally right here: http://connectedworld.com/disrupting-innovation/ […]
Earlier this year we agreed to write a standing column in Connected World Magazine dedicated to exploring how the emerging connected world is beginning to demand the attention of the C-level executives in established companies. For any of you that have been following our posts here, you know we are convinced that we are the […]
Today Verizon announced it is purchasing Hughes Telematics for $612 Million in cash (approx premium of 176% over original share price). (Read more here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-01/verizon-to-acquire-hughes-telematics-for-612-million-in-cash.html) The telco market is clearly starting to signal that they want to be more than a “dumb pipe” in the “connected world”. With Sprint’s offerings they are beginning to take […]
“Doors.” This is the way one of my best friends used to answer his phone at his first job after graduating with his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering . He worked for a major auto manufacturer, and he was a program manager on the door seal system for an in-production vehicle. When you think of […]
We have all read the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, with its profound lines: “ Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ” Nothing can be truer, but so hard to recognize until you have walked […]
Last week I attended two industry conferences. Going in, I thought there would be no similarities….boy, was I wrong! The first was a “by invite only” summit hosted by a venture capital firm. It had approximately 100 entrepreneurs, advisors, and funders. Over two days the group presented to one another what their firms were focused on, […]