Roundtable Recap: November 5 – Conflict Is Good For Growth

During this week’s roundtable, we had a somewhat higher degree of conflict than usual. So I asked everyone after the pitches, how they felt about it. It was an interesting discussion, and by and large, people said they were comfortable with conflict in the process of making progress. CityFurnish.com As for the pitches, first up,

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Canice Lambe, CTO of TAS Group (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Is this primarily applicable to enterprise selling? You started off by saying it has a complex sales cycle, so it sounds like you’re dealing mostly with complex enterprise deals. Is that correct? Canice Lambe: Yes, that’s correct. Forester recently came out with a report on B2B sales that has a really nice diagram

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283rd Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 283rd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, November 5, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

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Today’s 283rd FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, November 5, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/9:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Canice Lambe, CTO of TAS Group (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: It sounds like you have some sort of a widget way of capturing the data and then you have a rules engine that is driving completeness and prompting to fill those gaps. Is there anything happening algorithmically that kicks in gear? To call something AI, basic rules engine is a good start. What

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What are the Most Common Ways Startups Destroy Themselves?

Chasing investors instead of customers is the most common way startups destroy themselves. It is a perfectly avoidable path to destruction.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: BlaBlaCar Expands Internationally with Acquisitions

There has been a surge of funding from VCs that has been driving the meteoric growth in valuation for car sharing firms including Uber and Lyft. I have my reservations on valuations of these companies. But then, there are companies like ride-sharing BlaBlaCar that have managed to enter the Billion Dollar Unicorn club while avoiding the

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Canice Lambe, CTO of TAS Group (Part 1)

TAS Group applies Expert System technology to drive methodology and efficiency in the process of selling complex products to complex enterprises. Their roots are in sales training, but they have productized their expertise. Very interesting discussion. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to your company. Canice Lambe: I’m

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