Highlights Highlights Read more on the financing of fast-growth innovation Read more on how web3 could disrupt today's largest tech platforms Read more on the battle for the cloud software market Read more on the shockwaves of the US-China decoupling Read more on the road to recovery from the chip shortage Read more on the firms that aggressively pursue growth beyond the core Value Evolution Don’t Count Out Growth Equity Investors This class of tech investors has been battered by the market downturn, but their approach has permanently changed the financing of fast-growth innovation. How to Compete and Win in the Multicloud World After a crash in valuations, multicloud infrastructure software vendors (ISVs) and “hyperscaler” cloud service providers battle for the cloud software market, each bringing unique strengths. Web3 Could Rewrite the Rules of User Identity A reimagined form of digital identity could disrupt some of today’s largest tech platforms. US-China Decoupling Accelerates, and Shockwaves Spread The separation of the world’s two largest economies is growing faster, wider, and deeper than predicted. Competitive Battlegrounds Incumbents vs. Disrupters: The Best Defense Is Offense Traditional enterprise software companies face intensifying competition, but they can regain their edge with a three-step plan to fearlessly disrupt themselves. Now Is the Moment for Tech’s New Growth Imperative Serial business building can reignite growth at big technology companies. Recent market volatility has created a rare opportunity to kickstart the process. Customer Success: The Next Frontier of AI Leaders are using artificial intelligence to create personalized customer journeys from product engagement through customer success. To Scale the Industrial Internet of Things, Don’t Forget Hardware Just like software companies, OEMs and hardware makers are critical to getting the industrial IoT to the next level. Operational Advantage Is 60 the New (Rule of) 40? Setting a New Standard of Software Excellence Elite software companies are beating the gold standard of performance and pointing the way for others to follow. Four Ways Tech Companies Can Boost Sales Productivity, Even in a Downturn To grow revenue faster than sales and marketing expense, leading companies systematically improve their coverage models and invest in their sales reps’ productivity. Is Consumption-Based Pricing Right for Your Software? Some of the most successful SaaS companies charge for their software based on its usage, but that model works only when the conditions are right. Product Management: The Key to Unlocking Return on Your Software R&D Investment Product management is instrumental to boosting returns on software development investments, but few companies do it well. When Will the Chip Shortage End? Even with recent investments and signs of improvement, the recovery will be uneven and depend on such wild cards as general economic activity, geopolitical tensions, and shortages of “bleeding-edge” chipmaking equipment. How Companies Can Build a Supply Chain for the Circular Economy Reselling and recycling products can offer tech hardware providers a competitive advantage.
