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Overwhelmed, underwhelmed at the Web Summit, Lisbon

Paul Hobcraft

I am taking the opportunity to review the Web Summit, held in Lisbon last week of 5th (evening) to 8th November 2018. The Web Summit, originally Dublin Web Summit, is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey. Overhype is an understatement.

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Top funds for innovative ideas and startups: Asia — India

hackerearth

Big companies are relying on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing, with huge funds set aside to grow and consolidate, for continuous and disruptive innovation. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review. It is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Part 1: India. Read more here.)

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“Lift” Looks For Contemporary Opportunities to Make a Difference. — Foreword Clarion

Faisal Hoque

Linking big concepts, as of the advent of artificial intelligence, big data, and new technologies, to everyday decisions, the book ably captures massive social shifts; and it presents related challenges as opportunities, rather than as road blocks. Reviewed by Jeremiah Rood. Original review can be found here.].

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Because of problems such as pollution, climate change and loss of productivity due to long commute times, consumer attitudes towards car ownership and use are changing. These technologies and business models are not in the automotive industry’s DNA. Companies in the automotive value chain are faced with a challenging future.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Because of problems such as pollution, climate change and loss of productivity due to long commute times, consumer attitudes towards car ownership and use are changing. These technologies and business models are not in the automotive industry’s DNA. Companies in the automotive value chain are faced with a challenging future.

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The Future of Corporate-Startup Collaboration

The Inovo Group

New software technologies and tools will make it possible to create Startup Collaboration Platforms that enable the relationships to become more automated, structured and efficient. They had recognized that many innovative initiatives fail in the early stage of development due to, among other things, a lack of secure funding.

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Interview #2: Innovation through Network Thinking™ (Daria Tataj)

Innovation Walk

CEO of Tataj Innovation , international keynote speaker , author ( Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This is a special group of people I care about, they are alumni of the EIT ( European Institute of Innovation and Technology ) and part of KICs ( Knowledge and Innovation Communities ). There were a group of Ph.D. Why is that?