By Jon Nordmark, CEO/co-founder of Iterate.ai Amazon is laying the groundwork for world domination. With a $22 billion R&D budget, 7,000 new AI hires, and 13 new AI acquisitions over the last several years, Amazon aims an army of AI-fueled brainpower and unprecedented innovation towards myriad fields: Whole Foods, healthcare,
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Eight seconds may not seem that long. But it’s an eternity when waiting for a website to load. So long, in fact, that an Internet shopper is bound to jump ship and go to another site. Boston-based Yottaa wants to alleviate those worries. The company built software that optimizes eCommerce
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Iterate had the pleasure of running 2 separate tours through the CES floor for our members this year. Each tour had a different focus on how innovation is getting done in the year 2019. Thanks to those who joined us. We hope you learned a thing or two (we definitely
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Bricks and mortar retail stores are king when it comes to the cross-sell. A store could show off the summer display of tents and camp chairs at the end of the aisle, hang the large yellow “2 for 1” sign above the stack of stainless steel coffee mugs and instruct
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Imagine a customer standing inside your retail store, loving a pair of your handmade sneakers and taking them to the cash register to buy them. You’re thrilled — until suddenly a guy from a competing store down the mall appears by the shopper’s side. He holds up the same sneakers
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By Jon Nordmark, CEO, co-founder @ Iterate.ai & eBags.com; Linkedin Top Voice 2017 Amazon’s AI activities are more extensive and complex than many journalists and research firms report. In addition, Amazon’s impact is immediate because Amazon has direct access to consumers via channels like Whole Foods, Echo Show, Echo Look, Amazon.com,
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From Supply Chain Management, to Marketing and Product Design, crypto is poised to disrupt every aspect of retail. But what are the major trends to watch? Whos’ really driving innovation and who’s just producing crypto theater? Join Lou Kerner co-founder of Cryptooracle.io and recognized Global crypto thought leader as he shares his perspective
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It doesn’t matter if you lead a big company or a small one, your company needs to innovate. Building a culture and an innovation framework to support the culture is critical. The framework needs to allow your internal teams to work without boundaries — build teams that thrive internally yet still connect with outsiders to foster fresh thinking.
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The former CEO of Lucy, Borders and eBags recalls how the demise of the second largest bookseller was “the ultimate wake-up call.” Those lessons and more have made Edwards a believer in technology.
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