CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $11B.

Google 76

Google Software Company Innovation 76

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

FICO

JUNE 21, 2022

Digital decision platforms have been driving a diverse mix of innovations. For a fixed monthly fee, Volvo provides subscribers with a brand-new, while covering all regular service, maintenance costs and breakdown cover. Richard joined FICO in 2002 and was previously a project manager at Brokat Technologies. See all Posts.

Management 52

Management Customer Experience Regional Strategy 52

FICO

MARCH 28, 2023

When asked about their ability to effectively use the data for things like targeting customers, supporting their brand and products, and developing new products, there was an obvious lean toward being “ineffective” versus “effective.” Innovation and efficiency can go together. This points to a bigger issue.

How To 52

How To Analytics Data Strategy 52

FICO

JUNE 27, 2022

trillion across all industries in recent years – less than a third of them have succeeded in creating the types of customer service solutions and innovations that are critical to boosting client satisfaction and retention. For example, according to the PWS global research report, “ Experience is everything: Here’s how to get it right,”.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Analytics Strategy Management 52

CB Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Innovation in microprocessors — particularly Nvidia’s graphic processing units (GPUs) — have played a large role. iRobot launched its Roomba home cleaning robots in 2002, and later developed robots for pool cleaning and floor mopping. How did we get here? The concept of artificial intelligence was introduced in the 1950s.

Software 69

Software Industry Retail United States 69

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 16, 2020

The pull-back was swift and crushing with the Nasdaq falling 78% from its peak in March 2000 to the low point in Oct 2002 (a 2.5 Companies were abandoned and it led to a 5- to 6-year drought in fintech innovation. year run from high to low; for comparison the S&P dropped 48%). Projects were halted.

Fintech 15

Fintech Community UX Comparison 15

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of the most important innovations in history is the pendulum clock, which was invented in 1636 by Christiaan Huygens , a Dutch scientist and founder of the field of mathematical physics. Enabling people to use their scarce time more efficiently has been at the core of many disruptive innovations throughout history.

Innovation 209

Innovation Study Mobile Online 209

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2019

And classic films aren’t the only place where a flop can presage a hit: In fact, many of today’s favorite consumer innovations come care of a failed first iteration that was widely derided before it was praised. For example…. The Tablet. The Miss . Microsoft’s Tablet PC. ” That is not quite how the story turned out.

Video 152

Video Los Angeles System United States 152

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation. 2004: Free cash flow enables more innovation. 2002: Build your business on your fixed costs. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010 with a market cap of $12 million, down from $4 billion just a decade before in 2002 — the year that Netflix IPO’d. It could have packaged its mail-order DVDs with proprietary hardware or insisted on asking consumers to buy a branded set top box or piece of hardware to stream its content.

Payments 100

Payments Video Marketing Course 100

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It had a great brand. Companies have both tangible assets (factories, capital, inventory) and intangible assets, which include things like reputation and brand. When Buffett invests, he is not looking at the innovative potential of the company or, in a vacuum, its growth potential. But he didn’t always believe that.

Company 78

Company Omaha Capital Management 78

CB Insights

APRIL 3, 2018

Rival Nike is also focusing heavily on manufacturing innovation and speed. Nike has also applied for patents to automate shoe parts assembly and identification, underscoring its commitment to manufacturing innovation. As shown above, one of the earliest brands to start discussing AI solutions for online operations was eBay.

Retail 78

Retail Online Branding Strategy 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

When linked to the Amazon Chase card, the cash-back makes the experience even more of a win, in addition to serving as a natural pull toward card/brand share shift. it is the brand behind Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant, Martin’s, bfresh and the grocery delivery service Peapod. In the U.S.,

Branding 101

Branding Florida Retail Online 101

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2024

At the same time, CEO Tim Spence is pursuing innovative fintech strategies, with a BaaS play via Newline, its embedded payments provider and API platform, and the continued focus on the Provide division, a healthcare fintech acquired in 2021. Fintech Startup Innovation of the Year Laurel Taylor , founder and CEO of fintech firm Candidly.

Fraud 88

Fraud Fintech Marketing Industry 88

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2016

Walmart is already one of the biggest grocery stores in the country, accounting for 25 percent of all grocery sales ; that’s up from 7 percent in 2002. Its Prime customer base of which there is said to be ~54 million, who are not only brand loyal, but big spenders – outspending non-Prime customers by a factor of two to one.

Retail 100

Retail Online Training Innovation 100

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. Understanding failure is crucial since so many accounts of innovation focus on the successes and so are affected by survivorship bias.

Innovation 78

Innovation Google Apple Video 78